Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-23

Hon. W. W. Drummond, since his arri-
val in this city from Utah. and have learn
ed much from him OF the manner in which
affairs are conducted in that modern
Sodom. Judge Drummond expresses
freely his belief that the design of Brig
ham Young and the Mormon leaders gen.
orally is to build up sovereignty in Utah.
acknowledging no allegiance to the con-
stitution and laws of the United states.
Even now the Mormons draw broad
:. line of distinction between themselves and
American citizens. They glory in the
appella,ion of Mormon, while American
is term of reproach among them, synon-
ymous with "GentiIe.''
Hor Cor Young exercised the Pardon :.
ing Porer.-Judge Drurnmond states that
all the monsirosities that have been pub
lished concerning the Mormons. and their
acts, but feebly express the condition OF
affairs in that Territory. The first Court
he held there was at Fillmore. 1t occu.
pied ffiy-nine days. fifty OF which he was
engaged in twenly-seyen cases of pros.
ecution. The juries only convicted two
and before they went to prison Gov.
Young pardoned both OF them.
Marderers Acquitted. Muir.
ray, nephew Of Elder kimball, commit
ted cruel. cold. blooded murder, and fled.
The Marshal, Mormon, raised posse
and pursued him, arrested him. and
brought him back. He was tried, and
though the proof was as clear as could
be, the Mormon jury, without leaving
their seats, returned verdict of not gull.
ty. and he was acquitted The arres,
and trial Of this man cost the United
States Government $4,000.
The Way the Mormons Fleece the Cor
ernment.-One way in which the Nor
mons fleece the United States Govern
ment is as follows: Some OF the leaders
will bring complaints against "bad Nor.
mons" who. say they, we wish punished
BY the laws of the United States, so as to
put ourselves right before the world.
Warrants are made out, and as it is an
Indian country, posse-Mormons, of
course-is raised to assist the Marshal,
who ramble over the Territory, arrest
them. bring them to trial, when they are
acquitted by the Mormon jury. Mean
while the bill is sent in by the Marshal.
In this way the Government is robbed Of
thousands OF dollars.
A Mormon Leader eko killed sercn
Men.-Murder there is an every day &C.
currence. One of the chiefs of the church
is notorious fellow named VIM. A. Hick-
man. He has murdered rs many as
seven persons, and has never been
brought to trial. The last man he killed
was Mormon, who would not promise
not to sell goods to the Americans"
Hickman buried an axe in his brains.
Tho murderer is the same person svho
figured in the scenes of which Benny
gives an account in bis " Banditti Of the
Prairies." He has been tried for
different offences in Hancock county, in
this State. before Judge Purple, always
continuing TO evade the law.
The Design Of the Mormoss regarding
the Indians.-lti is. the design Of the Nor
mon leaders to gain over to their side the
chiefs Of tho various tribes Of Indians
have them baptized into the various
churches. and so possessed Of the malig.
nifty Of Mormonism towards the United
States, to make them hostile to all Amer.
leans, and in time be able 10 use them to
accomplish their own ends.
Searching the Mdils.-The mails Of the
United States have been habitually broken
open, and nothing could 60 out or come
into the Territory safely unless by private
carriers.
Wife Whipping.-Whipping women is
a common occurrence. Gov. Young's
hired man whipped one of his (Young's)
in his presence till the blood trickled down
her back-and that while the woman was
in one month Of her confinement. The
crime was disobedience to tho Laws Of the
church.
Judge Drummond to be Murdered By
Order Of the Church.-Elder Hyde, who |
has recently left the Mormons, stated that
he and Hickman. (spoken Of above, were
set specially apart by the DANTE band to
murder Judge Dnmmond. The deed was
to have been committed last July, while
crossing to Carson Valley. Hyde stated
this publicly before the Legislature Of
California.