Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-04-30
AIiirsia Utah.

Juds, D.ummonl Chief Justice of tn
Z. 5. Court in Utah, has returned to tn
States. AMI published his resignation of hi
oiii:s in tn, New Orleans papers, at whicl
port h. Ian led few days since. having. a.
we suppose, rc.urnsi by tie way Of Cali
forn;a
In his letter to the Attorney General
communicating his resignation. he give,
his reasons for his determination and the,
are
''lst That Brigham Young. the Cover
nor of Utah Territory, is the knowledge
hea OF the Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter Day Saints commonly called Nor
mons; an as such he'd. the Mormons look
to nina, an to him alone. for the lao bv
which they are to Be governed; threfore no
law Of Congress is by them considered bind
IN IN any manner.
II. l know tina! there Is secret oath
bound organization among all the male
members of the church, to acknowledge no
law save the law of the Holy Priesthoo :"
which comes to the people through Brig
ham Young. direct from Col, he Youns)
being the vieegcrent of Col and prophetic
successor Of Joseph Smith, who was the
form Ter OF this blind ami reasonable organ
izatioa
81 am fully aware that there is a set
of men set apart, 10y special order of the
church. to take both the lives and the prop
erty OF persons who may question the au.
thosiiy Of the church (ths names of whom
| will promptly make known at future
timc)
4th. That the records, papers, &C., of
the supreme Court have been destroyed by
order OF the church.. with dire-t kaowl-
c.ige and appreciation of Gov b. Young.
and the fc=leral officers grossly insultcd for
presEming to raisa single question about
the reasonable act.
9th. That the feleral officers OF she ter
ritory are constantly ins,ated, hsrrasse
and annoyed by the Mormons. AMI for those
insults there Is no redress.
9Th That the felcral officers are daily
compelled to hear the form of the Amcri-
can government tradrced, the chief cxecu-
tives OF the nation, both living and dead,
slaHdcrcd and abused by the masses, as
wei as from all the leading members of
the church, in the most valgar, loathsome
and wicked manner that the evil passions
OF man can possibly conceive.
Again: That after Moroni Green had
been convicted IN the District, Court be-
tore my colleague Judge Kinney, OF an as
sauit with intent to commit murder; and
on appeal to the Supreme
court. the Judgment being affirmed and
SAID tireen sentenced to the penitentiarv:
brigham Young gavea full pardon tatha
said Green before he reached the penitenti-
AIRY; also, that the said Gov. Young par
donei man by the mama of Baker. who |
had been tried AMI sentenced to ten wears
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, for the
murder Of dumb boy by the nam, of
iNhitehouse; the proof showing one of tn. !
most aggravated cases of murder that ever
knew, Of being tried ;and, to insultthe court
and government officials. thisman Young
took this pardon,i criminal with him, in !
proper person, to church on the next Sab
bath after his conviction Baker in the |
meantime having received . fall pardon
rom Gov. Young. These two men were
Hormons.
On the othsT hand. I charge the Nor.
mons, and Gov. Young in particular With
five or six Young men from
Missouri and Iowa, who are now in the
'enitentiary ofUtail, without those men
laving violated any criminal law in Amer
ca; but they were anti Normons; poor nm