Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-13


OUrRAaEs OF BRIGHAM YoUNe-A correspond
ent of the San Francisco Herald writing from Salt
Lake City on the 7th of January, says:
al have to chronicl one of the most daring and
insulting national crimes ever committed IN the Uni
ted States and that, too under the direct care and
control and under the immediate order aud drec-
ton of this man Young. Early in January and
Just in advance of the meeting of the Supreme
Court party OF the Mormons in high standing IN
the church, repaired to the Office of Hon 6. P.
Stiles one of the United States District Judges the
law Office of T. S. Williams Esq, and the Office Of
the Clerk of the Supreme Court, end took there
from all the papers belonging to the Supreme Court,
consisting OF records, dockets opinions flied away,
together with nine hundred volumes of the laws
furnished by the Federal Government for the use
OF the Territory of Utah. The reason given for this
treasonous act was that Congress would not admit
them as State, aud that they would not allow the
federal officers to remain 10 the Territory; and that
what officers we're now in the Territory must leave
as soon as grass grows he will send them to hell
across lots. Now, sir, Can you lind parallel to
this act of treason since the organization of the
American Colonies? If so, please note the time and
place.
1t seems now to be settled fact that the laws
of Congress cannot be carried out put in force 10
this Territory-the only law known or Obeyed is the
law of the church, and that is the will of Brigham
Young, who most clearly is the most brutal tyrant
now on earth, and in point of treasonous designs,
without an equal Often have the Courts decided
against the enactments of the Utah Statutes, but
all in vain. The Mormons go after their own or
der of doing business, wholly disregarding and set
ting at defiance the opinions and decisions of the
Supreme Court of the Territory, and openly declare
that they will not obey nor be governed by any one
unless he is Mormon, and that any one who thinks
ofharw;aa oa1 losa his hfa nv trvinO he axnpri-
ment which most emphatcaly will be the case, un-
less strong military aid is given by the q. s. Gov
eminent. 10 vain may one try for justice where the
mandate of one man is the supr me law OF tn land,
when you have Mormon jurors, witnesses, officers,
&c all hound by secret oath of hostility not only
TO all the laws of Congress, but toward all the Off
GERS of the United States Government, from Presi-
dent down to that of the Marshal of the Territory of
Utah.
AT this time, sir, there are FIVE young men ling
erng out a weary life Of misery and wretehedness,
groaning beneath heavy loads Of iron, in the damp
and dismal cells of the Utah Penitentary, for no
crime known to the laws other than xpressing opin
ions of dsspprObation of the doctrines of Mormon
ism, which here is the blacklist crime a man can
commit. 1t ia worthy Of remark that these young
not Mormons, but were passing on their
way California, from Missouri Poor fellows they
doomed to a sickly and torturing death, and
that Soon Tor It s not possible 10 survive such Oru'
tai treatment very long Quite recently, a young
man by the name of Lewis was convicted Of assault
and battery, snd sentenced to five years imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary and while on their way to
the prison a band Of rufians took him away from
the officer, castrated him. and then put him into the
prison to die These things are too common to be
endured much longer, and unless the Federal Gov
eminent speedily lends aid unto her officers no" in
this Territory, miserable ends of both Mormons
and officers of the Government can be better antci-
pated than told.