Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-15
0nTRAGES OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.

A correspondent OF the San Francisco Herald:
writing from Salt Lake City on the It'll of'Jan-
uary, says:
81 hove .e & chronicle one Of the most daring
in the United prv---1---Ia--v -----'--"itted
direct care and control, and under the 1IfIuretr-
ate order and direction of this man Young.
Early in January, and just i'll advance OF the
meeting Of the Supreme Court, party OF the
Nlornolls in high standing in the church, re-
nired to the Office of Hon. G. p. Stiles, one ol
the United State District Judges, the law offlce
Of T. S. Williams, Esq, and the office OF the
Clerk of the Supreme Court, and taken there
from all the papers belonging to the Supreme
Court. consisting Of records, docknts, opln'ons
filed awav, together with nine hundred volumes
Of the laws furnished by the Federal Govern
ment for the Use of the Territory OF Utah. Inc
reason given for this trcaSono,lS, act was that
Congress would not admit them as State, anu
flat they would not allow the federal officers
to remain in the Territory; and that what otti-
ccr. wore now in the Territory must leave rs
soon as grass grows or lie will send them 10
hell across lots Now, sir, can you ind par
ale to this act OF treason since the organization
of the Amcarican Colonies? if so, please note
the time and place. .,.
n seems now to be settled fact that the
laws of Congress cannot be carried out or put
IN fnrcc in this Territury-thc only law known
or obeycd is the law Of the church, anu that Is
the will of Brigham Ioung who most clearly
* tile most brutal tyrant now on earth, alu III
mint Of trcasonous designs, without an equal.
nItcu layc the Courts decided against the en-
,c,mcnts of the Utah Statutes, but all IN vain.
The mormo,,s 90 on after their own order OF
doing business, wholly diSresardlng anu settlhg
at defiance the opionS and decisions OF the ou-
nreme Court of the Territory, and openly de-
clare that they will not obey nor be governed
hv any one unless lie is a Mormon, and that any
ono who thinks otherwise can loose his lie by
frying the experiment, which most cmplatlcal-
u, viii he the case unless 4 strong military All
i c;vcn by the United States government. In
vain NAV ono try for Justice where the mandate
| oe onr man is the supreme law OF the land,
whom Won have Mormon Jurors. witnesses, otl-
c,,,s &C.. all bound by secret oath OF hostility
MT r[t onIv to all the laws Of Congress, but to-
worJ I'll the officers of the United States Gov
ernment from President down to that OF Mar
sha, of the Territory of Utah.
At this time, Sir, there are hVe young men
,;nnerinr ont weary life of misery and wretch
edness, grooming beneath heavy io1as % G' pS 5roi'
| in the damp anu dsiiai eeii' W va IL.
tentiary for no crime known to the laws othel
tLan expressing opinions of dlsapprooatiof ol
the doctr;nes Of Aiormonisln, which here Is the
blackest crime man can commit 1t Is worthy
Of remark that these young meieare not Nor
mons. but were passing on their way 10 Cahlol-
mia from Missouri. Poor fellows they nG
doomed to sickly and torturng death, ah,
that soon. for it is not possible to survive sacn
brutal treatment very long. Quite recently
Young man by the name of Lewis was convicted
If assault and battery and sentenced 10 hVe
wears imprisonment in the PenitentiaIry; ana
While on their way to the prison band o.
ruffians took him away from the officer, castra
ted him, and then put him into the prison &c
die. These things are too common TO DC en-
Jnrod much longer; and unless the Fedora
Government speedily lends aid unto Ier oIlicel:
now in this Territory, the miserable enus o
both N1ormons and officers Of the Governmen
can be better anticipated than told.
Anv,cr-sOvER rHE LErT.'-When you en-
Tor nr;nt;ne office, leave the door open behln'
YOU. Then gawk about read al! the inan.lserlp
YOU can get your hands on; 1T is no oiIelei,c ao
editors have no business with secretsIoeslae
Won might discover some plot against the gov
sanment-crush it in the bud, and thus oecom
nnblic benefactor! Be sure to ask the com
Is;tor p to let YOU look at the copy he is at wor
poS'.f e curse he won't be oimpolite as to retus
5 so CO. reasonable a request Examine the !yPe
pick them up, look at anu Ilro" .s tne dros "G \