The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-02
Territory of Utah.

The attention of the public is. just now,
very much occupied with the anomalous state
of affairs in the Territory of Utah. This has
been chiefly occasioned by Speech Of Hon.
Justin S. Morrill,, our Representive in Con-
gress just published, and by the Simultaneous
publication of "a letter from Judge Drummond,
addressed to the Attorney General of the Uni
ted States, and assigning his reasons for re-
signing the Office of Justice of the Supreme
Court of Utah Territory. The speech OF Mr.
Morrill, gives very full exhibition OF the
system of iniquity instituted and practised
by Brigham Young and his apostles, under
the sanction and by the support of the Gov
eminent of the United States. This same
Brigham Young, the successor of the notori-
GUS Joe Smith, as the head of the Mormon
hierarchy, whose authority is the highest and
only law recognized by his followers, and
whose immoralitics and crimes hitherto UNI
punished and unrcstrained, are without a
parallel in any civilized or uncivilizcd COM
munity of modern times, has been and still is,
by the appointment or permission of more
than one Executive of the United States,
Governor of Utah Territory. This ought not
to be so. Whatever difficulties there may be
in the way Of instituting and sustaining a ter
ritorial government that will restrain the i'm
moralities and punish the crimes practised
and approved by this Mormon community.
now numbering nearly one hundred thousand
souls, the attempt should be made. These
difficulties will not be likely to diminish by
delay, but will rather increase, as they have
already done: and the President will soon be
obliged to abandon. entirely, his present NOM
inal control in the Government of the Terri
tory, or to support the officers of his appoint
mcnt il di>charging their duties by military
force. The sooner he adopts the latter course
the better.
AS specimen of what this Territorial
Governor and his accompliccs are doing. We
quote the folowu. from the letter of Judge
Drummon;l already referred to:
On the other hand, I charge the Mormons. aid
Gov. Young in particular. with iinpr!>oning five
or six Young, men from Missouri and Iowa. who
are now in the pcnitcn:;ary at Utah. without those
men ha, I'M, violated any criminal law in America.
but they were anti-M urInon>. poor. uncduvatc!
Young men. their way to California: bat he
cause they emiyra,cd from Illinois. Iowa and Mis-
souri,. and passed by Great Salt Lake City they
were indicted by Probate Court. and most
brualv and inhumanlv deal, with in addition I"
being summary incarccr,tcd in the sanity prison
of the territory Of Utah. also charge Gov Io,rn.
with constantly interfering with the federal courts
directing the Grand Jury whom to indict and
whom not; and after the Judges charge the Grand
Juric> as to their duties. that this man. \ "ung
invariably has member Of the Grand Jur,
advised in advance As to his will in relation I,
their lahur. and that his charge thus give is ihe
only charge known Ghcycd or received BY all III,
Grand Ju!ic> Of the federal courts Of Utah Terri
to.v.
Again. sir. after 4 careful and mature in,c>'
CATION. have been compelled to come to In.
conclusion. hcartrcnd- and >ichcning rs II ma,
be-. ,ha, Capt John W. Gunni>nn and his part,
Of eight t.nrrS were murdered Ky the Indians il
lS:,. under the order. ad,c and directions 81 th'
NoTinon>: that NV illu>tIiou> and distinguished
pred, ct>>or. Hon. Icoliida> Shaver. came to hi
Il, ath by drinking POISONOUS liquor, given him
unNCr the order 4" t!ic :;.tiNv men 81 Inc Mormon
Church in Great salt Lake Civ: that the lat,
Secretary of the Territory. y. ". Eabhiu. va
murdered on the Plains by = band of Mormon
n.urdcrcr>. under The particular and special ordc
of Brigham Young. lIcbcr G.. kimhall and j. VI
Grant. and not by the Indians. A. reported l., th
MormonS themselves; and tina, they were sen
from Salt LAKE City for that purpose. and 'ha
ON, and a members If the DANTE Band the
were h"nul 20 Il" the viii ot Il. Young. a. N
head Of the Church. or for:'i, their own lives.
There can be little doubt that all these al
: legations can be substan;iatcd with ample ties
timony; and the inquiry naturally ARISES
' why the perpetrators of such vilainics ar
II not brought to justice: and, especially. VIII
l. this ringlcadcr has been for years, and ST
IS. permitted TO retain the highest office in III
It Government of the Territory? We had NJ
It supposed that the democratic theory of >Gua
" ter Sovereignty included the liberation
!! such al organized system of villany and erin,
It as these Latter Day Harbarians are cnactin
II under the protection of our CONSTITUTION
+ But We may have been mistaken: if not. "
RI can only account fer the neglect of our Go,
IS crnmcnt to do anything in the matter hi,hc
" to, on the supposition that the Prc>idcn, b
2; icvcd the anti-social tendencies of the Mo
rs mon dcluSion. with the wickcdncSs and Grim,
'e of the leading impostcrs would, if let alon
$ soon work out a dispersion of its victims.
It force them to invoke. for their prcScrvatio
IN the aid of a more decent morality and the oil
C. servancc of ordinary respect for the author
IS ty and sanctions of Law
at In justice to the present administration "
!! should add that there is rumor from VAS
n ington, that the President las rendered
III Govcrnorship of Utah Territory to Maj'
a. Benjamin McCulloch. and. that it is believe
|! he will accept the post.
ne ANOTHER EICTlM.-John G.. MontcOmcr
democratic Congressman elect from Pcnns,
yania, died at Danville, in that State. April =
On from the National Hotel disease contracted
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