Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-23
Resignation Of Judge Drummond.


75sAs Hon. Jeremlah s. Bac.:. AHorn:y
Gsnsrai of ths Uailed States. WasAin9-
fSz City, D. c.:
Mr. Dear Sir: As have conc 'uded to
resig, The Office of Jus, ice OF ,re Supreme
Court of the Territory of Utah. which posi-
hon ae esptea in A ID 1854, under tho
Administration of Pres iieni Pierce, deom
j, due to ias public to give some of the ren-
sons S=hy do so. In The drst place, Big
ham Young, ,hc Governor of Utah ferF,tary,
is the acknowledged head of the Church
Of Jesus Chris, of Latter Day SaiHis,'' ccm-
Ronly called "MUrmon >" and as such bend
tie Motnons look TO him, sEd TO him G'one,
for ,as iap by which they are to be govern
cd: ther.;sre, no law by Congress is BY them
&C 1siaersi binding in any mannsr.
Secondly. ! know that there is secret,
esthbound organization amqIg bill the male
neu ters si the church, ard TO scknuu ledge
rs law ssve the law of the Holy Priest
hood," which comes to the people through
Briehsm Young, direct from God, he. Ioung,
being the vlcegercnt OF God and prophetic
successcr OF Joseph Smith, who was the
founder Of this blad and ireasonab.s organ
izzt:ca.
TsirSly. Ian fully aware that there is d
set Of nsn set apart By special order OF III"
church to take 5oth the lives and property
of psrson. who nsy question the sut hoiity
Of the church, the names OF whom ~ill
promptly naks known at future time
Fta;thy. 1htt tie rec rSs, faPtfs. etc,
ofths Supreme Court have beeu destroy ed
ky orcer of the church with direct kIowl-
edge and appreciation OF Governor 8. Young,
end tie fcIsra officers grossly infulted ior
rres1mirg TO raise single question about
tie t-essonsb!s act.
FittEy. Thst tie federal ofirers of the
Territory are coasta nIly insulsed. harrassed
.ni annoyed by ,he Mormuns, and for those
issrhs there is no redress.
Sirihfy. That the FEDERAL officers are daily
compelled to bear The form Of the American
government irsduced, the chief executives
tf shs nation both living and dead, SANDER
ID Sud abused from the mssses, as well as
frsR ell the leading members of The church.
in tie most vulgar, luahsome und wicl ed
pshnsr .hst the evil passions OF man can
pass bic conceive.
a9sin: That after Moron! Green had been
eeHriete3 in the District Court Se eore my
colleague, Judge Kinney, of an assault with
intent to commit murder; and aft rwards.
an appeal to the Supreme Court ,he judg-
nent being ufhEmsd and the said Green
eortencod 20 the penitentiary, Brigham
Young gave foil pardon tn The said Green
before he reached the ren!ten;ieTy; uisn,
, that the raid Governor loupg poidoned
man BY the name OF Baker. who had been
Tried and sentenced 20 ser yeGrs' imprison-
nent in the peniteut for the murder %;
adumb boy by the name Of White House.
the proof showing ore Of the most aggTa-
vated cases of murder thst even knew he
ing tired; and to insult the couri an govern
Rsnt officers, this man Young took th'-
psrdoned erin inal with him, in proper per-
son. 10 church on the next Sabbath after
his eenvictioni Baker in the meantime hav-
ing received q full pardon from Gov. Brig
lam Young. These two men were Nor
rHurs
Or the csLrr hand, chsrge The Mormons,
and Gov. Young in particuia-, " iih iinprie
tniHE fire or six young men from d s:ouri
and Iowa, who are now in the penit, htiary
o! U;sh, without those men having vin.aleu
eny criminal Law in Am erica. bu' they WIRE
Antrbiormons, poor uneducaied youne mei,.
on their wy ior California;; tut uccanse
thss sn.;gra,ed froE, Illinois, Iowa, or M.<-
eu,i, ard psssed by Gres, Salt Lake Ciiy,
tl.ev we're indicted by Probate Court. und
mo., brutslly and in humsnly dealt eth, in
.ddition to being eummnrily incarcera'ed IN
tbs ssintlv prison Of the Territory OF Utah.
| also charge Gov Young with constantly
inter ering with tie federal courts directing
the Grand Jury whom TO indict and whom
not; and, after the Judges charge the GRAND
Juries as to their duties, that this man Young
inYar;ablY las scme menbe Of the Grand