The true Democrat., 1857-04-21
Resignation of Judge DrummOnd of the
 Supreme Court of Utah Territory.

General of tue Unitea States, Vas1inqton
 City, D. C.:
 My DEAR SIR-As have concluded to re- sign the office of Justice. of the Supreme Court of the territory of Utah, which position ac- ceptod in A. D. 1854, under the administra- tion of President Pierce, 1 deem it due to the public to give some of the reasons why do 50. In the first place, Brigham Young the Co., vernon of Utah territory, is the acknowledged head of the " "Churce of Jesus Christ of Lat ter Day Saints," commonly called " Mormons," and as such head the Mormans look to him, and to him alo,ae, for the law by which they are to be governed; therefore no law of Congress is by them considered binding in any manner Sec0mtfy. 1 know that there is secret oath bound orSonlzatlon among all the male mem- bers of the church to resist the laws of the country, and to acknowledge no law save the law of the Holy Priesthood" which come to the people through Brigham Young direct from God, he, Young being the vceregent of God and prophetic successor of Joseph Smith who was the founder of this blind and treason- able organization.
 Ihtrdy. 1 am fully aware that there is a set of men, set apart by special order of the church, to take both the lives and property of persons who may question the authority of the church Qhe names of whom 1 will promptly make known at future day.)
 fouthy. That the records, papers, etc., of the Supreme Court have been destroyed by order of the church, with direct knowledge and appreciation of Governor B. Young, and the federal officers grossly insulted for preSum- ing to raise single question about the treason- ble act
 FifAly That the federal officers of the territory are constantly insulted, harrassed and l aDpoVa1 hXyt ba f,, i, there is no redress
 Slrtlly. That the federal officers are daily compelled to hear the form of the American government traduced the chief executives of the nation, both living and dead, sandered and abused from the masses as well as from all the leading members of the church, in the most vulgar, loathsOmc and wicked manner that the evil passions of man can possibly con- ccive.
 Again, that after Moron Green had been convicted in the district court before my col league, Judge Kinney, of an assault with in- tent to commit murder; and afterwards on ap- peal to the Supreme Court the judgment being affirmed and the said Green sentenced to the penItentiary, Brigham Young gave full par don to the said Green before he reached the penltentlary; also that the said Gov Young pardoned man by the name of Baker. who l prisonment in the penitentiary for the murder of dumb boy by the name of White House the proof showing one of the most aggravated cases of murder that ever knew being tried: and to insult the court and government officers thls man Young took his pardoned criminal with nm, III proper person, to church on the next Sabbath after his conviction, Baker in the meantime having received full pardon from Gov. Brigham Young. These two men were MormonS. On the other hand charye the Mormons, and Gov. Young in particular. with lmprisoning five or six young men from Missouri and Iowa, who are now in the pen- tertiary of Utah, without those men havin., violated any criminal Eaw n Anaerica, but they were anti-Mormons, poor, uneducated young men en route for California; but because they emlgrated from Illinois, Iowa or Missouri and passed by Great Salt Lake City, they were in- dicted by Probate Court and most brutaIIy and lnhumanely delt with, in addition to being sdmmarily incarcerated in the saintv prison o! the territory of Utah. 1 also charge Gov. Young with constantly interfering with the Federal Courts directing the grand jury whom to lndlct and whom not; and after the judges charge the grand juries as to their duties, that this man Young invariably has some member of the grand jury advised in advance as to his will in relation to their labors, and that hts ctarge thus giuea is tue only chaye kaolOn, oJeyea or recelret, by aH A1e graai Jujes 9f tte te,ielM courts of Utah territory
 l Again, sir, after a careful and mature inve 1 tgation, have been compelled to come to the conclusion, heart-rending and sickening as it may be, that Capt, John w. Gunnison and his party ot eight others were murdered by the Indians in 1853, under the order advice and direction of the Mormons and my llustrious and distinguished predecessor Hon. Leonidas Shaver, came to his death by drinking poison ous liquors given to him under the order of the leading men of the Mormon church in Great Salt Lake City, that the late secretary of the territory, A. w. Babbitt was murdered on the plains by band of Mormon maurauders under the particular and special order of Brigham Young Heber c. Kmball and J. M. Grant, and not by the Indians as reported by the Nor mons themselves, and that they were sent from Salt Lake City for that purpose and that only, and as members of the Danite Band they were bound to do the will of Brigham Young as the head of the church or forfeit their own lives These reasons, with many others that I might give, which would be too heart-rendng to insert in this communication have induced me to resign the office of Justice of the territory of Utah, and again return to my adopted State of Illinois. My reason, sir, for making this communication thus public is that the democratic party, with which have always strictly acted, Is the party nol0 in power. and therefore IS the party that sh0u2d a01O be hei responsible for the reasonable and disgracefu state of affairs that now exist in Utah territo. ry could, if necessary, refer to clould of Witnesses to attest the reasons 1 have given and the charges, bold as they are, against those despots who rule with an iron hand their hun dred thousand souls in Utah, and their two hundred thousand souls out of that notable territory but shall not do so for the reason that the lives of such gentlemen as 1 should designate in Utah and in California would not be safe for single day. In conclusion. sir. I have to say, that in my career as Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah territory. I have the consolation of knowing that did my duty; that neither threats nor intimidation drove me from that path; upon the other hand. | am palned to say, that l accomplished little good While there, that the judiciary is only treated as farce. The only rule of law by which the infatuated followers of this curious people wlll be governed is the law of the church, and that emanates from Governor Brigham Young, and him alone
 do believe that if there were man put in office as Governor of the territory who is not member of the church, (Mormon,) and be supported With Sulncent military aid, that much good would result from such course; but as the territory Is now governed, and has been since the administration of Mir. Fillmore at which tune Young received his appointment as Governor 1t Is monday madness and folly to attempt to administer the law in that terri. tory. The officers were insulted harrassed and murdered for doing their duty and not recognizing Brigham Young as the only law glver and law-maker on earth. Of this every man can bear incontestible evidence who has been willing to accept an appointment in Utah; and l assure you, sir, that no man would be willing to risk his life and property in that ter rtory after once trying the sad experiment..
 With an ardent desire that the present ad- ministraton will give due and timely aid to the officers that may be so unfortunate as to