The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-28
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A ectttepcnient Of Tho New. York 't'lnc., wti.
tng ftui,i eelt Lake City, Under date uf Match
20, details tile recent UOttages at that ely, where
n bund Uf artued Danites entered the Vmiled
states court room while the court was Ia session,
aud by threats Of personal violence compelled
Judge Stiles 70 adlouurn tho couft sfns de. The
Judge, previous 10 submitting, appealed 10 Brig.
ham Young for protecllon, but that functohary
replied that he would not interfere, bot let tho
boys" have their own way, for tho coNst had al.
ready given him too much trouble. The CORES.
All the members Of tho bar are Mormons, OK.
cept Mr. David II. Burr, United States surveyor.
general; I. 8. Williams und DR.. Hurt IAN officer
of tho United States Indian Department. It is
sontendsd C, by the Mormon' that the United
ted Statesicasss, and that all offences committed
in the Territory and all territorial suits must be
tried before the terrtori1Bcourts and by the ter:
ritorial laws Starting upon this pretex,. wiriiet
the court was In progress on the 18th ult., the,
Mormon members of the bar and others of the
DANTE band inveigled Judge Stiles into private
room, locked the door, barred the windows, and
then with revolvers at his head aid knives within
al inch of his throat, forced him to promise to
uphold them in whatever they did, and to "sus-
tain the laws of Utahi" Thus oyernowered.
ded,. dismissed the jury and adjourned the
court. - 81 =
Theswritergoes on to state that the Morrnons
then informed the United States Marshal that
his services were no longer required, ae they had
asMarshal of their own. On the 18th. Judge
Stiles again opened court for territorial busn ess,
when Mormon lawyer commenced TRADE of
abuse against the court, and Messrs Williams
and Burr. When the the latter got up to reply,
the territorial Marshal ordered them psrempto
| rily TO stop; and Immediately the whole audi
| ence sprang to their feet and the Dante mur-
deren who filled the court, threw off their coats,
| brandished their knives and revoIyers, and crea-
! ted 50 great confusion that the Judge was obliged
to adjourn the court at once. 81 -.
The next morning, which was Saturday, the
court openedsamid immense excitement The
| whole Mormon populace were armed, and had
been inflamed to such degree by the incendiary
speeches of Ferguson Stout md others that the
| least pretense would have been availed of to
massacre every cntile in the place. The names
of Burr and Williams were stricken from the
list OF Attorneys, and the court imm mediateIy ad-
Jonrneds sine die. Thus closed the last term of
the United States court that can ever be held in
this Territory until the Government establishes
ITS supremacy by q vigorous exertion of physical
| force
;, Cnriou: Scene il. the House Of commons.-A
| distinguished English gentleman and member
OF Parliament tells the following pleasant story
Of an occurrence in. the House Of Commons:
| 1t was just about the hour, n ear twelve, when
the dondies turn in from the Coventry Club, or
| some Belgravian rout, when, except three or four
| OF the first men in the House, no one would be
endured, and no one is listened TO- unless perhaps
buifo like Col. Sibthorp, or a Rabelasian wit
like Henry Drummond, or flashing hussar of
debate like Osborne, who rushes in every sen.
tcnce at some opposition foe and levels him with
his his lance, The hour Of twelve is death to borcs
| Utpnyy Hor ,,nf
OF the Whig benches an old man arose. tall and
silvered From his dress of top boots and drab
breeches and blue coat with gilt buttons. one
| would have fancied he had been dug up from
some reign of the Georges, had not the fresl,
bloom Oh his cheek, caught in many n hunting
the fine. old English gentleman.' This was
Galley Of Yorkshire. 'Alfirst the dandes started
and were inclined to chastse such unusual an :.
dacity IN invading all hour sacred to Peel, Stan
ley Bussell, Gladstone, and D'Israe Buisome-
how the genial, kindly presence of the man, and
| the good old garments he wore, to which even
Olase young England soitened. saved him, and
the House relapscd into lisessness But lstless.
| ness soon grew into interest when, after q most
earnest and touching appeal to the Premier to
save the old glory, and old customs and old peas
an1ry OF England he repeated. with q manly,
touching pathos, the song of 'Woodman, Spare
that Tree cannot we'll describe the effect
which these beautiful words, which do honor TO
| the head and heart of their author, produced-
The House was perfectly still when the old man
sat down. Sir Robert Peel, against one of whose
measures Mr. Caley'sappeal had been made, felt
] 1t, and when he rose his voice faltered. Il ad.
mit, he said, the touching beauty of that ballad,
] but i denyT its application TO any measure of
mine 1t was some time before the sensation
hubsided, butafter it did So groups gathered
around Osborne and DIsraei to listen 10 per-
sonal description of the author, who was familiar
| 10 ipfn nc 4
Morris is now as well known to many of Us as il
We had looked into his kindly face, or felt the
warm pressure;o of his hand"
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Jenny Lind Coming to america "A correspon-
:. dent Of, the Christian EndHirer; writing from
Vienna, says:-
"while in Dresden we had the deliehtful
| pleasure of seeing Jenny Lind often in her do
mestic capacity of.wifs and mother, and it was
great source ofsatisfaction 10 me to find her in
those most interesting relations Of life as happy
as it is possible TO- Imagine. She has a fine boy
three. and a half. years old. Her voice is as ex-
celent and touching as ever; if anything moro
80; aud am glad to be able TO say that We have
at last a chance Of hearing her again in the Uni
ted States, for she will probably settle down.
permanently, either in England or The United
States within six months = and although / think
that she sill prefer the former country, am al
1 meat sure that she would in such acasc visit us,
\ as she has "a great desire to revisit America, but
not for the sake Of making money, but because
she likes the country ,Gnd the people. Still, if
once there, she will sing,rfor. she must be sing
ing" -.
'.Ren,iniseeacesof th4 IYeathet.-s;uce the year
lsa6, as We aree informed by one Of the .;oidest
nhabitants, says the Boston Transcript, no sucti.
season as the:present has occurred. In the ysar.
depth of Ave INCHES, od the 4th Of Msy. At.that.
time the trees were in all the glory of full boas.
soming, and So rapidly did tFs, snow disappear:
that injury befel them. The.menarab Die yeaf
ofl816, it will be remembered, brought frost with
Monday. snow Law uhon. tie prnnI1Sa ss{yueue