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

Jury advised in advance asto his VIII IN
relation to their i.bors, and that his charge
thus given is the only charge known, obey
ed, or received by all the Grand Juries of
the federal court OF Utsh Territory.
Again, sir, after careful and mature |
Investigation, have been campt He'd tol
come 10 the conclusion, heart-rending and
~ickeniug as it may be, that Cspt, John w.
Ggnni.op uud his party of eight others we're
nur1ert.: by the Indiana in 1853. under the
order, edvice and directions oi t. e MorEons;
.hst NV ilius'rious and dis,rguished pre-
dccessvr Hon leonidas Shaver, came 10
hifdes'h BY drinking poisonous liquors gwen
10 hilu uate. the ord,r Of the Leading men
OF the u rmon Church in Great saii Lake
! Ciiy. thst The lat, Secretary ofihe TER tory.
IA. w. Bsbbn;. was murd, red On the Plains
BY bcnd Gf Mur.n..n msrsuder<, under the
particular and special ,rder Of Brigham
Young, lle0er C kimball and J. H. Grant,
and no: by the IndiaTs, reported By the
Mormon themselves; and that they were
rem, f-om Salt Lake City for that Purpo>',
and that Un'y: end as members OF the DANTE
Band they were bound 90 do the will OF B.
Young, as the head of the Church. or forfeit
their uwn lives.
Those reasons, with many others that :
might give, which would be too heer:-rend-
ing 10 insert in this =ommun ca;ian, have
Induced Inc to resign The eff Q OF Justice
of the Terriicry If Utah, and ngsin return
20 nv adopted State Of I!linuis. hy reason.
sir, fer making this con.munisstca Tins
ru5iic is, that the Democratic party, ~ith
whom have always stric;y ;ctet, Is he
party raw in power, snd therefore Is the
parry that sko..lA ncr be held respons ible
for The Reasonable and disgrace.ui STATE Of
Iaffsirs that now exists in Utah Ter,i;ory.-
could sir, if necessary, rei"r 10 Il. cl'ud
OF iiretse. 10 attest The resscns have
given. snd tie charges, bo6 ss ,hey are
aga ms; those desputs who rue with an lion
] hand their hundred thousand souls in Utah
and ,hcir :wo hundred thousand souls gu, oI
;hat uotsble Territory, but shall not co So
for the reason that the lives Of such gentle
nsn .s should desisnste in Utah aid in
califurnis ould not be safe for single day
In conclusion. sir, have TO say, that n
r,y career as Justice OF the Supreme Court
10. Utah Territory, have the consolation o:
knowing that did ny duty, that neither
: h;ea e nor intimidaiions drove ne irom
that path; upon the ether hand, ! sm pain
ed TO sav, that accomplished little good
while there; that the Judiciary is only treat
ed Z. furce The only rule of law by
which the infatuated followers ofihis curious
. people will be governed is the law ofthe
!. Church and that cmsnates from Gov. Brig
ham Young, an i'm alone.
10 believe that il there were a man pu,
lin tfEce as Governor of that Territory who
is not a member Of the church, Mormon.
and be supported with sufficient military
aid, III much good would. result from such
course; Su, as The Territory is now gov
erned, and has been since the administra a.
sion uf Sir. Fillmore. II which siims Young
' received his appointment as Governor, it i:
: noonGqy madness and folly to attempt tc
; administer the law in that Terri,oTy. The
officers are insulted, harcssed and murdere,
Tor doing their duty, ana not recoeni sir:
B.ighsm Yourg ss the only lsw-ei:er, an
: law-mokcr on earth. Ofthis every man oal
,hesr iaccntesIible evidence who has beer
willing to accept an appointment in Utah
end ASSURE you, sir, that no man woui'
be viking 10 risk hi' life and property il
that Territory after once trying the cad ex
pertinent
With an ardent desire that the preser
Naturalization will give due and timely all
10 the officers that mzy be 50 unfortunate
as to accept situations in that Territory
and that the withrrirg curse which rest
upon This nation by rir,ue CT the pecutia
and hesrt-rending institutions of the Ter
ritory Of Utah may be speedily removed, t.
the honor md credit OF tur happy country
; now rem shin your o6enient servant,
w. w. DRUaMo>p,
Justice o. Utah Terri'ery.
March 80. A. D. 1857