Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-05-02
outra ses of Brigham Young.

10 Outra ges OF brigham founS
A correspondent of The San Francisco
Herald, writing from Salt Lake Cliy on
the 7lh of January, says:
81 have TO chronicle one Of the most
daring and insulting national crimes ever
committed in the United States, and that.
100. under the drec, care aud conuol, and
under the immediate order and direction
of this man Young. Early in January,
and lust in advance Of the meeting OF tho
Supreme Court, party of the Mormons
in high standing in the Church, repaired
to the office of Hon. 6. p. Stiles. one Of
The United States District Judges, the
law office of r. S. Williams, Esq, and
The office Of the Clerk Of the Supreme
Court, and took iherelrom all the papers
belonging to The Supreme Court, consist
ing of records, dOcksts, opinions filed
away, together with nine hundred vol
umes of Tie laws furnished by the Federal
Government Tor the use Of the Territory
of Utah. The reason given for this uea-
sonous act was that Congress would not
admit them as a State, and that they
would not allow The Federal officers TO
remain in the Territory; and tha! what
officers were now in the Territory must
leave as soon as grass grows or he Win
,end them 10 hell across lots. Now, Sir,
can YOU find parallel 10 this act ofirea-
son since the organization of The Ameti-
can Colonies if so, please note Tie time
and plare.
Ii seems now to be settled fact that the
laws of Congress cannot be carried out or
put in force in this Territory the only
law known or obeyed is the law of the
Church, and that is the will Of Brigham
Young, who most clearly Is the most
brutal iyrant now on earth. and in point OF
ireasonous designs, without an equal.
Ofen have the Courts decided agaifst The
enac.me of The Utah Statutes, but all
in vain. The Mormons 60 on after their
own order Of doing business. wholly dis
regarding and setting at defiance the opin-
ions and decisions of the Supreme Court
of the Territory, and openly declare that
they will not obey nor be governed by
any one unless he is Mormon, and that
any one who thinks otherwise can loose
his life by trying The experiment which
most emphailcally will be the case unless
a strong military aid is gwen by the Uni-
ted States government, ln vain may one
try for justice where the mandate OF one
man is The supreme law Of the land. when
you have Mormon jurors. Witnesses. Of
ticers, &C., all bound by secret cath Of
hostility not only TO all the laws Of Con-
gress, but toward all the officers Of the
| United States Government, from Pfesi-
dent down TO that of Marshal OF the Ter
rilo.y OF Ulah. ~ 49,.
At this time, Sir, there are FIVE young
men lingering out wary life Of misery
and wreichedness, groaning beneath hea-
Wy loads OF iron, in the damp and dismal
cells OF the Ulul, Peniienliary, for no
crime known TO The laws other than ex-
pressing opinions Of disapProbatiDn of the
doctrines Of Mormonism, which here is
the bIackest crime man can commit. it
is worthy Of remark that these young men
are not Nornons, but were passing on
their way 10 California, from Missouri.
Poor fellows they are iomed TO q sickly
and torturing death, and that soon. for u
is not possible TO survive such brutal treat
ment very long. Qliie recently a young
man by Tho name Of Lewis uas conIieIed
OF assault anI battery and sentenced to
FIVE years imprisonment IN the Peni'enti-
ary; aud while on iIirifway toile prison
a band Of refisns took him away from the
officer. anddepriyed him Of bis. and
lien pII him into the prison 10 die. These
things are too common 10 be endured
much longer; and unless The FederaiiGoy-
ernment speedily lends ard unto heraofi-
GERS now in this Territory. The miserable
ends Of both Mormons and officers Of tho
Government can be better anticipated than
told.
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