New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-25
UTAH TERRITORY AND IT'S LAWS.
POLYGAMY AND ITS LICENSE.
SPEECH Of the Hon J. 8. MORRILL,. Of Vermont
In the House Of Representatives, Feb q, 1851

N ue aouSe VI hcPlee6nt4klVBs keo ~ 1904
re aonss being Of the Whole tie s.s,
of The Uu aid bsviss usdet consideration The b aAka
s,psoy,,sticss fcs toe Tern efy Il " A.
nr. AoRsIIL said: Mr. Chairman, 1t was mv pr
pc.@ at Al earlier period Of the isa 10 have sabA
Seo seme remarks upon the Territorial lavs 1t UtaA
and the ps'rsrchsl ins.itaion of pcl.g.my ShidA
th-re prs walls With tss otjot 10 vie =, otrodacs4
resolution inte the House early ss the l9t da' q
Jssuary ealing upoU the Pfes,deot f1 oficsl ,ocfms
tion kpc~n 70 be On file toe Departments rc,snve 70
certain facts pertaining to the sabet Bat p ~ to-
tune resIo has been made whether because.
mede, it woo hsve eeeo fcond incompatible ~sth Ne
Inter, ci NJ cni n OF the Interests OF the outgoing
Ac mipi t. a,,cp. the pushc viii jadge. Having rcsd
u T.riu risl avs Of Utah. witch macy Of the mea-
bers Of tos House may not have oac opportunity o
dong. bsve tboos sht is might prove Of service
10 male A. ey,ost their P-casr chara~ter. osald
have reached my otj-cs any tune that coai have
go, the fcor, by making nc'ion " t,he W bA
which il pc~ pei difg upon . moen eo'ered for 70
c..sd. rata n; but felt uosilling 10 coosaus TIE
time OF the HOuss when 4 ws evideat inst friM me
of "ihsr mstt-'s, no lesi'l,ion coaia tca"v.
For these fe.sors gave notice OF my irposc snd CO.
teiD+ ,ons. publish What had 10 say. vita some
hb+ . Il eXpaDsi't-
The r.ros, Of Chie' Ju-tics Brsnderbery, Associate
Just Bo cus, sod Secieesr se'ris fot toe rcoi-
,ory " Ct,b to tts Piesicest tf the Un,tsi States
Dee. ~ 1851 uao ltints-i ia Executive Dcimeots %
ISLE vss r.guced at the 'ine IS 90 e,travAgaoS
T. toi,.f Subs,qu,tt events h-se sh"So that IN Pc
turt mott hisst col lr.o Al ,n, 4" me safe asnS
~, De j. th- 3, port sllu I'd to - grave import,
Al a tie NJ I'll obs h>viUg, hs con iOeed otbhlog,
fpsy suoOuui the q. ners q veruuleut io'o absolute
compliance nj iheT ~sh-s cn, shall e'"dncs
h. here, III Greer 80 rei EN- the ' uory "' gsnh men
xith q ci.~pes al his.fy. Goa @eoc,cs Ga pas 8,
documeI. - f he rep'rt. t r ans:
we ouud arrival iha, slu,s the entire eepais-
Ie.f,i "a q LEE
Cbuch ling aud nsn'us toe opn'pos III" .eeas
4 DR. .. ~ A. .r the live. of its m.Inb usurPos aud
xi.ns fupct. of io-sioo sud the judcs ba.isess
of the Territory and commanding IN. nntuyt
.mOrd I"% to- toe Iorj ssd oeius il. ccs
sou card ht-n or .e ~ GER cso'um asov- . sss
any pur.sy of wi' -,sc,ins the tenth pat Of evy
as tax. from citizen. not nemSer. pene.r,ss super
ius social snd bcsnr: circles and and reaaaE
Of ,he Church paramount 70 al the Obligations 0 n'.y'
oar mail nc. wa. spoa Bhshun Young the Governr.
for could govern tse@ ssAD't hs influence "aooss
1--WE wer, informed snerwsd that Mr Blair Dad made
es spp c,ton, to the Governor 10 tnos be sood
he did wsh introduction or oopc but aes-
iy other. bat lie would A.,. cO~' .uOas
"Tb- ovcruo, roe to .ddr-. the audience ard pr,uoa
.eoo- .nued s~s,s the c-se when be me-. to .pe.e
s. S.s S ca roT to ss Ser%Sn.
sovetpnent he enci.mec 10 loud spd .ia, tose bas
drawing bimrlf up TO b. umo. hight. asd sreehas his
h.nd toward be declared In s violent vSes:
tn, pesiScod that is upon ms thu, any Pre- id.nt u the
United who r. bis anseI s.an.t ,h' people s.a d's
up from those SEATED around u.s. and ho% Al. Psis. :.
house loud and mingled responses OF Amen! 'Go0d'
Upon Subsequent occasion che 9Th Of sep,ember in rspy
dee Bot chu.) upon the subject before lrse audience the
Governor nie;.re and declared did '.y that asa p.,Gs
:etnr al. to ve tSe GSvstno a. opp'ooy 1,1s AZ hss
the Go,srno, proapy answered God told =:
sdr second only 70 the ~ e esu'Gs
added ve' Judge and you'll know IT, too Tor Jou 'ee III"
he following Sunday the m.yor city, Jedsdi.A
GrsDt Ia eulopg strength Of the mormons eIulaps-
& S R ad% !" Ss
them BY :ms Brigham f;nn: ~. n s Am
while ibe people thus excited By such ,samerts.
ss p. S N. snS saaa IN the s' Teo
their salaries but they should never try cause be
Asur speaker already referred to- standing second 10 the
shWeh s.seI kmns eaeOa.ssd y 10. 'a.%Ps &C.. ns
h.. the United s, might ,1%ar mai s. q tns % 20
f,6t, didbet The, phe Mo'mon') ~ous kick them !" bell
where they belonged ~,
anons OF rxpr- feeling declared that tho
ann polio, United States Goseronso ~eIs Intended 70
p. ,Ss .Sdpnee sSa q tho
uDsd .si N tie n''S ., Js.'.h b. ,nS no wes
S, ,f rhr isD saw ~e NY other vs., We viii .e "a
SsSl @%Ss Me- a & APT % d s JG
sno otbrrs that Uni'ed staes going hell fast
l. conld, snd the the beuer'"
HOSTILE TO REPuBLIcASIsN.
The Mornops are quite ~ hostile 10 the Repubiosn
form Of Government as they are to the uaosl forms o.
Cbrsfis ity 10 their official correspondence With
G,ye,Dneot hey are respectful, but at nOme publicly
snd lrvutely, t@y indulge in the coarsest aed mos
brutal as aaus upon The United States Government aud
its officers Officially courteous they are every~bere
sIse aligI ant back btep and t,adacers Ian u
or vep by The correspondence pub,hec in the EIeou-
fise Docum. Dts iFnst Sc sion of the XAAIld Cpn-
gr.ts) n, NJ which liberal extracts have been given.
IL IL proven by the uni I'd tes inooy OF Gentiles
who hsve yisted the country, and coroborsed 20
any extent by 'be passages from the sermons weekly
delivered at Great Salt Lake City and heo revised snd
published in The De,eret Ners. Tnsy de'ire kingiy
aoverr ment n order to make their patr.chal iasu'
'ptiobs homogeneous Wnen they started out for
Utah Il was with the purpose OF establishing kingIy
government; but the Mex'can war coming on, the
Uped s ates boundaries overlook and again inclosed
tn, m Chagnned ut ibis uncsc .4,ed result thew seos
TO England for pernrsion to occupy Vsncouvere u:od
ard to er ct an Independent government Thn oeto4
iefu.ed lhem they ,ubmit 10 q nominal allegiance,
AID lie in wait for opportunity OF defiance
ard revolt wien they can resch the Gro ~nng siofv
Of their schemes and Of Brigham Young Ct onoe
This man publicly prOclaims, as ls$n upon inc su-
fhorty Of penuemsn but recently an officer 10 the Ter
| ritory tMsior Holmsn) ths, God Almighty msde
BIN Governor; tbnt the commission doesn't DO IL 10
the report ysge Is Of the Exsc tive D,cumeofs before
| cited q specimen OF the hostility o. Governr Ypung
| NAV be seeo in his Own words thus: 81 bnow she
United Sstes cid murder our wives and children,
"burn our houts and rob US OF ur property, oottoey
"s'ood by AID saw It done, and never opened toen
| mouths the id scoundrels" The number Of the
wives Of Brigham Young Is vaiousiy ct .tsd from 60 70
9O and whether 20 large fnst can number the
Or Dot be is undsstood u declare they are % ags t1ss
be does not know the hummer, and does not si~:ys
know or remember tn ,,e he meeS who ,la " De om
| wives Yet this man holds his commission ~ CIV.
snor 10 defiance Of the whole po~er Of the Uoi'ed
States Goven ment and procai ms, shall scs - GOV.