Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-06-12
Correspondence Of the Missouri Democrat.
Arrival of Judge Stiles and General
Burr From Utah-The Mormons.
TEAAER DAVID IATUA, MISSOURI I

CIEAhEh DAN ID MlsSuChl Z
RIVER, May 30, 1857, (
left Leavenworth this afternoon for
Quindaro on the fast sailing steamer
David Tatum, and am now steaming 1t
down river. Before leaving had a very
interesting interview with Gen. Burr and
Judge Stiles, both of whom have just ar
rived from Utah.
Their accounts of affairs in that Ter
ritory are very exciting. The Mormcns
during the past winter have been per-
petrating many outrages upon the Gentiles
and the United States authorities, Those
gentlemen confirm the accounts furnis he'd
the press by Judge Drummond, and say
that 1t is worse now in Salt Lake City than
it was at the time Drummond left Several
have been murdered and many robberies
committed by the Mormons during Ia st
winter, The laws and courts of the United
States are repudiated by order of Gov.
Young, whose will is supreme in that section
of our country, and the authorities of the
general government treatedyery Indignantly.
Judge Stiles court had been compelled TO
adjourn in consequence of the mobocratic
spirit manifested IN opposition to it by the
devoted followers of Young, rendering it
impossible to issue a process in Utah
emanating fromithe district courts establish
Gu tHeTt ny hct Oh congress. ne
claimed exclusive jurisdiction, and repuda-
ted the idea that government has any
authority in that Territory in any manner
whatever.
The Surveyor General had been threatened
with violence several times, and at last
forced to leave for safety. Judge Stiles
could not execute the functions of his Office
and concluded to visit Washington to see
what could be done
Mrs. Farnam, of Salt Lake City, had been
threatened and compelled to leave, and she
came in the company which arrived yester-
day.
The crime alleged against her was
boarding Gentiles, which was contrary to
the will of the Governor
The Mormons express themselves deter
mined to resist to the death every attempt
of the general government to establish any
authority in Utah That was their coun-
try and no power on earth shall interfere with
them. They had a codeof laws made by them
selves, and they should enforce them, estab-
lish and MAINTAIN their own courts in spite OF
all opposition, This is illustrating the
principal of squatter sovereignty with
vengeance and wonder if il is in accordance
with the ideas of Douglas on that subject.
A mormon by the name of w }. Appledy
CleTh VI lut puIItlht NOuih' Nho WIZ hNbfOi
of several letters sent on to the States and
published, which pretended to give correct
account of affairs in Utah during the many
charges made against Young and his
followers, and signed A Gentle.
His communications are not reliable, as
he Is one of the principal men in Salt Lake
City devoted to the Mormon church, and
all his Iretensions of being a Gentle
were humbug.
Judge Stiles and Gen. Burr consider it
absolutely necessary for the govei nment to
take the most stringent measures for the
restoration of law and order in that Ter
ritory, the inhabitants of which were in
open rebellion against the laws and
authorities of the United States, and unless
something was done no one could foretell
the evils that would result from delay
Life and property was not safe, and injured
parties have no means Of obtaining redress