The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-23

having violated any criminal law in Amer
lea, but they were anti Mormons, poor
uneducated Young men, on their way 10
California; but because they emigrated
from Illinois, Iowa or Missouri, and pass
ed by the Great Salt Lake City, they were
indicted by a Probate Court, snd mott
brutally and inhumanly dealt With ID ad-
dition TO being summarily incsrcefated IN
the sanity prison of the territory OF Utah.
also charge Gov. Young Efth constantly
. interfering with the federal courts, direct
ing the Grand Jury whom to indict and
whom not; and. sster the Judges charge
the Grand Juices as to their duties, tb,at
this man Young invariably has some
member Of the Grand Jury advise. d in ad-
vance as to his will in relate to their
labors, and that his charge lr own. is obey-
ed or received BY the G~ md 'Juries of the
federal courts OF Utah. territory.
y Again. sir, after a careful and mature
investigation, | lave been compelled 10
come to the coysiclusion, heart rending and
sickening "a IL may be, that Capt John
W. Gu~ isou and his party of eight 9th
ers Were murdered by the indians in
n 1873, under the order, advice and direc
8 tons of the Mormons; that my illustriaus
AID distinguished predecessor. Hon. Le-
1nidas Shaver. came to bis death by drink
ing poisonous liquors. given to him under
the order OF the leading men of the Nor
mon Church in Great Salt Lake City ;
that the late Secretary OF the Territory,
5 A.. w. Babbitt, was murdered on the
Plaias by band of Mormon maurauders,
under the special order Of Brigham
Young, Heber G. Kimball, and j. Nj.
Grant, and not by the Indians as reported
by the Mormons themselves; and that they
were sent from Salt Lake City for that
purpose and that only; ;.and as me mbers OF
the Dante Band they were bound to do
the work Of B. Young, as the head of the
Church, or forfeit their own lives. 49,
These reasons, with many others that
nigh: give, which would be tooheart-rend-
inc to insert in this communication, have
induced me to resign the office of Justice
of the territoryof 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 that should now be held responsible
for the reasonable and disgraceful state
of affairs than now exists in Utah terrific
ry. / could. sir. if necessary, refer to Q
cloud of witnesses to attest the reasons /
have given, and the charges. bold as they
are, against those despots who rule with
an iron hand their hundred thousand souls
in Utah, and their two hundred thousand
souls out Of that notable territory, but will
not do so for the reason that the lives of
such gentlemen as should designate in
Utah and in California would not be safe
for single day.
Ia conclusion, sir, have 10 say, that in
my career as Justice of the Supreme Court
of Utah Territory, have the consolation
ofknowing that did my duty; that nei-
ther threats nor intimidations drove me
from that path; upon the other hand, l
am panied to say, that / 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 will be governed is
the law Ct the church, and that emanates
from Governor Brigham Young, and him
alone. M
l do believe that if there were a man
putin Office as Governor of that territory
who is not member Of the church, Nor
mon } and he supported with sufficient
military aid, that much good would result
from sucha course; but, as the territory
is now governed, and has been since the
administration Of Mr. Fillmore, at which
time Young received his appointment as
Governor, it is noon day madness and fol-
d ly to attempt to administer the law in that
territory. The officers are insulted, har
assed and murdered for doing their duty,
and not recognizing Brigham Young as
the only law giver and lawmaker on
earth. OF this every man can bear incon-
testible evidence who has been willing to
accept an appointment in Utah, and l as
sure you, sir, that no man would be will
ing to risk his life and property in that
territory after once trying the experiment.
= With an ardent desire that the present
8 administration will give due and timely
aid to the officers that may be so unfor-
nate as to accept situations in that terrific
ry and the withering curse which rests
upon this nation by virtue of the peculiar
: and heart rcudfng institutions OF the terri
tory of Utsh may be speedily removed, to
the honor and credit Of our happy country,
! now remain your obedient servant,
.'-'''g w. w. DRUMMOND.
9aiaT e Justice of Utah Territory.
March 80, A. D. 1857.