New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-27
AFFAIRS IN UTAH.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM JUDGE DRUM


Of the 10Th inst, IND communication over my Eg-
nature under date Of May 1857 from Chicago ILL.,,
in which make due reference to affidavit of Mr..
ii. A. Watson which was nclosed with the comnuni-
casn that had special reference 10 that want of fidelity
which seems TO characterize many of the American Lat
Day clergy and Elder Feramorz Little particular.
As Mr.. Watson had been a member of this peculiar
and new tangled Divinity he and is well prepared
from a real knowledge of the behind the curtQiH,
where the reasonable degrees are conferred called
Degrees of Endowment, 10 speak from The Record;
since il that the affidavit OF hlr. Watson was sent
for the sole purpose Of setting Elder Little IN proper
light the subject of his relation and direct duties 10
the Latter Day Saints but from cause or reason TO
NE unexplained, the communication was inserted and
the affidavit omitted. Now, | wished you 10 inser.
both the communication and affidavit at the same
time for the that the one is an essential part OF
the other.
In connection with those lawless and reasonable
creatures nOp nbabitng Utah Territory, il is proper
for me to make an explanation for the beneht OF the
many readers of your paper in relation TO the break
ing up Of the Court in Salt Lake City in February
Some of your correspondents from Salt Lake. in
speaking of the unblushng mpudence of Hosea Stout
at the time Judge Stiless Court adjourned for him
by an armed mob, said that Mr.. Stout was the at
"torney for the Government. appointed by the au-
"thority at Washington" This is not the fact Mr..
Stout never was appointed by the President, but
after Gen. Holman of Iowa returned from Utah,
Mr.. Stout was at different Terms OF Court
appointed United States DISTRICT Attorney pro
tenn, by express order Of the Court, but 1t
is true that in A. ID. 1855, Mr. Stout got up an ar
pcation for the office of United States Dis;
attorney for Utah, which petition was signed
by Gov Brigham Young and A. w. Rabbit, ana was
also presented to Judge King Gen. Burr, DIR. Hurt
and myself for signatures; but after we explained
to MI Stout the fact of there being secret OATH
bound organization i'll the Mormon Church TO resist
the execution Of the laws and Federal authority IN
Utah Territory together with the further fact that the
t;lo 70. Tho dm nizt
President Pierce i'll particular; that 1t was useless for
him TO make the application, as he would not succeed
and that il he did get the appointment ne couid not
fully discharge his duty to the Government, country,
and laws of Congress- for the simple reason. that ne
had again and again Sr0rn in Mormon Lodge Rooms
TO do all in his power 10 thwaTt the ends Of the law
save those of the Mormon law or Higher Presthood
and that as we were severally advised and believed
that such was the true state of the case, we coud not
in Justice 10 President Fierce, the Democratic party,
nor TO ourselves recommend him for the ONCE; ana
that he doing great wrong to ask Ior an once
which he had stcorn an ddcaHcc rol 70 -. ~ao'
fdlay but to resist and destroy IT possible 10 90 So
whereupon Mr. Stout concluded that his oath OF once
az an Elder in the Church, and his duty TO he Cnuch
as n faithful member of the " DANTE Band, was
wholly rreconcilable with that OF any ONCE IN tne
Gift of the Federal Government, and that as ne couu
not absolve his allegiance TO the Church ana Danite
Band" it was highly improper for him to hold the
commission of Attorney for the Government III Utdh
Territory. Indeed, Mr.. Stout, as well as j.. A. hSy
ing. A. p Chesley, w. NJ Wall I. 5. Williams, W.
A Hickman,
ali LAWYERS never pretended but that their oaths IN
the lodge-room where they receive endowment
degrees were more binding upon them that the oa!1
of Office attorneys-at.law, ana tdnHy sald
that the sole object of being licensed attorneys
was to carry the parchment with them when they
went into Gentle communities or into foreign coun-
tries missionaries as evidence OF good character az
home and at this day there are two OF those Mormon
LAWYERS now in foreign countries as Mormon Elders
preaching Mor1nonisn, to wit: Andrew j. Stewart ana
Almerin Grow, who were suspended from me prac'ce
of the law in Utah Territory by the Federal Judges lot
base and dshonorabe conduct in their profession ana
to rebuff this the Mormons have suspended Gen. buT,
who il the pink of honor
The present Government Attorney for Utah Terri
tory is the Hon. John NJ. Hockaday, who is gen
tleman of fine sense, good lawyer, ripe scholar,
and bold, fearless and faithful man, and above
all and over all, faithful to the Constitution OF his
country and laws of the land. But, as Mr. Heck
aday has been harassed for years by those Nor
mons, and at last by the most unjust and out
rageous manner cheated and swindled out of his
princely fortune by those land pirates, l fear That
he too will resign his commission ana cease ms
official labors which would be disastrous to the
new Judges who may go there under the present Adj
ministraton. frankly bear testimony to the honesty
and integrity of General Burr, SurveyorGeneral OF
Utah Territory of the Hon. Garland Hurt, the Indian
Agent, as well as of Mr. Hockaday, having seen all
those gentlemen repeatedly placed IN the most fearuy
dangerous situations in their official as well as social
capacities while in that desperate community and each
and all found them equal 10 every crisis and emer
gency certainly would be guilty of rank INJUSTICE did
not most fully give TO each of those gentlemen full
credit for their heightened courage, good sense, and
strict regard for the positions they seyeray occupy IN
public life and have hesitation in saying that tina
removal OF those would be followed with dsas-
rous consequences TO the country and the Adninstra
ton, and at the time that then lives in hourly
danger al the hands of Oand Of awless assassns the
most cruel Oh earth.
/ am respectfully yours Wv DRUMMoND.
Billiards Hotel Washington D. G., Friday, Msy p 1857
Mr. WATsoS's AFFIDAvIT.-The following is the
affidavit referred to in Judge Drummond's letter. 1t
accidentally omitted upon the publication Of the
| former communication:
State Of NiHo Cuntyo Of Cook a-Hiram A. Watson be-
ing st duly 9th says that be well acquainted vita
FerramOrz Little of Gre Salt Lake City Utah Territory;
Christ Of Latter Day Saints COMMONLY called Mormon. and
lived , Great salt Lake S5 for near three years danns
and that Re knows from the order and secret Ossnzaton
all other male members OF the Church OF the same
degree and standing IN the Church have taken oahs and
Government United states tina. he is acquainted
Judge w w Drummond late Judge in Utah Territory
read his letter OF snaon in oce and that from what he
knows Of Mormonn he fully vouch for much that Judge
Drummond charged against the Momons his letter es
nation and that iron what he heard from reliable inrns
ton he believes the whole b. tue that he kaos Ferramo
Little TO BE- worthy death under the laws Of the country aud
that said Little is bound by his oath TO the Mormon Priest
hood to contradict the charge. and statements Of Judge
MoImonism be they True or forfeit h life 20 the hand.
of Mormon asasins for falling contradict the statements Of
Genes snd that the said Little has often aided and betted IN
the commission ~ murders az the request Of his bTother
law, bIsham Young and thet II Is part ~ IN" church
duty, Of the whole Church, murder and pu, Of
the all who question the authority OF The Church,
dsobey the will Of Brigham Young and that the
eanzation Of the Church Is determined hatred the
American people and particularly the Consultation
and Of the United States and that MormoDism teaches its
Church members neither obey respect any Office
authority under TIE laws OF the United States Of
them unless that officer be Mormon and that he bound 70
execute the will Of The Church and dbey the aw Of the land
lose his life according TO the law Of The Mormon Church,
and further this deponcut saith not.
1851 H. A WATSON
w l. CHrSoH, Clerk Of Circuit, Court Of Cook County,
Illinois.
ST TNDTAN NEIVS