Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-06-04

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Judge Stiles reopened the Court
the next day, the 18th of February, I
in pursuance of the notice given, and
proceeded to business. The Terri
torial Marshal, Alexander Mckay. oc-
cupied the proper station Of the Uni
ted States Marshal, thus giving the
Court an entirely Mormon aspect.
with Mr.. Burr as the only Gentle !
within the Bar The Journal of the
preceding day was then read. Find /,
ing that it recorded the Court as adj
Ijourned until tomorrow, Mr.. Burr
asked if the record was correct
Judge Stiles replied that the clSr had
misunderstood his order. and that in
stead of adjourning the Court sine die,
lie should have adjourned it until the
next morning-that he had adjourned
the Court "siae de- only as related
the United States business, and that
it was still in session on Territorial
business. He also remarked that as
the Legislature was creature of the
same power as that which created the
Court, they were coordinate; and that
ia all the cases to be tried before him
be should be governed by the laws of
/ the Territ ry in preference to all 9TH
ers, and that he would have recourse
to other laws only when the enactments
of the Territorial Legislature could
not be made to apply to the case.
/ Mr.. BUR then asked him if he
understood him to say that he
would be guided by the laws of
the Territory in preference to the laws
of the U. States. Before any answer
could be made, an attorney named
Ferguson. jumped upand commenced
a most foul and abusive attack upon
Mr.. Burr, exhausting thu stock of ev-
en- Mormon billingsgate in his malig-
, nant trade. He then turned to the
Judge, and told him that if he dared
to decide aginst their laws be could
sit on that Bench no longer, and that
the courtroom would be cleared
, Cd d quick!'' The District Attorney
: followed in violent barangue, in which
5 he accused Mr.. Burr of trying to set
, aside the Mormon laws. and said that
, the Mormons had submitted to Gen
e tile interference long enough, that they
: we1e now going to have their own way
|, and had good authority for what they
S did, as we'll as safe hackers. The room
r. was filled at the time with armed
: ruffians, demonstrated the crackers
r alluded to. AS soon as Mr.. Burr ant
: Mr.. T. s. Williams got to reply, The
! Territorial Marshal ordered them per
a emptorily to stop; and immediately
e the whole audience sprang to thei
f. feet, and the Dante murderers, VIII
e filled the Court, threw off their coats
a brandished their knives and revolvers
a and created SO great confusion tina
v the Judge was obliged to adjourn th'
n Court at once.
t, The next morning, which was Sat
le urday, the Court opened amid intens'
l. excitment The whole Mormon pop
g ulce were armed, aud had been in
famed to such a degree by the incen
Is diary speeches of FERGUSON, SToU
10 and others that the least pretenc
IS would have been availed of to massa
d ere every Gentle in the place. TIL
Il names of Messrs. BURR, and Will
l. JAMS were stricken from the list of at
al 'ftorneys, and the Court immediatel,
e adjourned SINE die. Thus closed th
e last term of the United States Cour
J. that can ever be held in this II rrito
e ry until the Government estabIishe
e its supremacy by vigorous exertiol
n of physical force. What disgrace
IS full spectacle is here presented to thu
n world F! A Judge, bearing the sacre,
t. ermine, laid upon bis shoulders by tn
IS Government of the United States, il
+ wellfounded fear fof his life is COMPEL
s ed to yield to the will of frenziet
l. and blood thirsty raLble; Unitet
+ States Court is dissolved and dispersed
: by mob of of armed desperadoes
It an immense territory isleft defenceless
It lawless, and subject to the caprices o
e a cruel and vindictive tyrant; ant
l. American citizens, in the very hear
: OF their own country. are left as entire
g ly unprotected as though in the pow
J. er of savage tribes, and in hourly dan
It ger of being mastered.
!. There can be no doubt that Fer.
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e were prompted to the conduct thul
h related by BRIGHAM YoUNG-for wher
It Judge STILES went to the latter al
j. Governor. and asked him if he would