Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21


their property to the church. Those who comply remain
tenants at will subject to the caprice and any new
laon Of the rulers of the church. would be difficult
to conceive of people doomed to abject submits
sion than the forty thousand Mormons in Utah Con-
gressional interposition " is demanded.
propose now to give statement of of the ap-
popriations which have been made for the benefit Of
Utah from 1851 to August Is, 1856:
For salaries of Governors judges secretaries 90
compensation mileage, and contingent expenses
of Legislative Assembly 155,I6S 81
1854, refundng to Territory of Utah expenses in
suppressing Indian hostilities 90 $40 IS
1929, incidental Indian 10000 90
1855, pentsntary l., 900 90
Under treaty obligations for annual pressnts 10000 90
2s2 200 OF
Here is nearly three hundred thousand dollars and it
does not include the mail service public buildings and
twenty thousand dollars penitentary and some
other items Part of this has not been expended and
part expended is understood to be unaccounted for
Large appropriations still asked for the Territory
The cost of the transportation of the mail in Utah is
S4 o. while the whole amount of postage collected
is but $1,000 "a Notwithstanding the United States
have refunded the S209 $40 IS for suppressing Indian
hostities yet the United States officers there at the
time affirm that there was no Indian whatever.
Two townships of land have been voted by Congress
to establish university but the university exists only
in name. Money was asked for and when land was
given instead 1t turned out joke for all the land there
worth having be had the squatter stealing prin-
cple Instead of such drblet as two townships they
seize the whole Territory. Even the act for $4,000 at
first passed by the Utah Legislature in behalf of the
university, has been repealed.
we have memorials from Utah begging for money to
pay for the provisional of 1849 for geo.
detic survey for completion of the capitol for weekly
mail railroad military road magnetic telegraph &c.;
but 1t seems to me, when much has already been APP
propriated and when such liberal sums are asked for
many folds of favor" that ingratitude and disoy
atty furnish sorry requital for our liberality.
governor Young spmemory touching money matters is
hardly as accurate prophets should be. In his report
to the President, jude 49,, 1856, he says
atsa o oSsr 5s the
making treaties, &C. with Sac Indians of Utah; that their
lands have been traversed " Government parties
almost year, and stnot dollar of that appropr
alton has yet been expended within this superntendency
and for aught know, s fast in the Golfers at Washing
ton Is this just? Has it any precedent in usage towards
tribes any other State Territory especially when
the relative conduct facilities and advantages Of the various
tribes are taken into account?'
Upon this statement the Secretary of the Interior
a foot note put the following extinguisher:
Governor Young is mistaken in this as the records of
the Indian Office show that the S27074 So
drawn by himself and agents Hurst and Armstrong
been paid of this appropriation for Indian purposes
Utah."
1t will be in the Territorial Laws page 1872 that
besides jurisdiction relative the estates of deceased
persons
Sec 30 The several probate in the respective
Ties power 10 exercise both
criminal and well in chaneery common law when
not prohibited by legislative enactment, &c.
This would seem to be pretty extensive jurisdiction
for court comparatively ranking with the common JUS
ce courts of the States but although they are to have
criminal as well chancery and common law urisdic-
tion there another act which relieves the from
throng of pulling endorsements 1t is to be found
on page 260 Of Territorial Laws and proudly eevates
the courts of Utah high the heads of all other courts
and the Territorial Legislature above all other law-mak
ing tribunals, as follows:
See l. Be it enacted BY the Governor and Legislative
assembly Of the Territory Of Utah, That all questions of law
by testimony shall be decided by the court and no ar
Of tac shall be read argued cited adopted
any court during any trial. except those enacted BY the Cor
and Legislative Assembly of this Territory those
passed the Congress of the United States applicable
and decision doings shall be
argued cited, adopted precedent any other trial.
Here is studied attempt to cultivate legal ignorance
or, if not that, to ignore all the world the legal
soons of Utah. The solon Of to-day is besides to have
no respect for the solon Of yesterday! The policy Of
bringing up precedents would institute comparisons and
comparisons odous " therefore they nterdicted
by the Governor and Legislature of Utah.
There many other laws of the Territory which in
vite comment quite much those already cited For
instance there is law which allows them to remit
to amy fayortes they choose to any person they may
think is about to from ountry to take into
custody the property of any complaint Of any
body that he is about to is indebted to some
person. to take "al property lft by any deceased
abSconded person. when there IS no legal claimant known
sufficiently to to it in season. for the benefit
of the perpetual emigrating fund. All these laws
worded liable to very great abuse and would not
harmed by considerable pruning.
According to the theory of Mornonisn, Divine reve
ation has made progress and neither Christianity
nor Mormonsm they say, denounces habits or prac
tees which were permitted unto Abraham or Solomon
In discourse delivered August g. 1856, b President
M. Grant, published in the Deseret News, find such
ideas the following:
When you read of the gifts that we're bestowed upon and
circulated among the people of God certainly would
wish others to suppose that reading puts
in possession Of the same blessings.
Brethren and sisters understand the difference be-
tween enjoying reading of enjoymen between history
feast and feast itself also, between the history of the
law of God and the law ITSELF"
Bondage and polygamy therefore Bible doctrines
and no revelation be true that Is Inconsistent with
any portion thereof Vices crimes recorded in the
Bbe-as for instance the incest of drunken Lot and
his daughters the murder Of the Egyptian by Meses
the seduction of the wife of Uriah by David-woud ap
pear to furnish precedents of much authority with
Mormons as virtues, the example Of Joseph Of
the good Samaritan.
Negro slavery already exists, to limited extent, il
Utah Perhaps there are not more than one hundred
negro slaves now in the Territory The law rnder which
they are held is follows Tsrrtoral Laws Of Utah,
l6l, chap. IL, sec 81
That any person bringing servant servants and his
her. children from any part Of the United States
other country and shall place in the office of the probate
the certificate any court of record under SEAL
pey attested that he she they entitled lawfully