Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-29

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II The Hon jeremiah s Black, Attorney
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Dear Sir 1 have concluded 70 rcsign
the Office Cf Jussies Of the Supreme Court Of |.
the Territory n Gtah, which position nc !,
ccpted in A. D, 1854, under the .administra-
ton Of President Pierce, deem Il duo s6the
public to give some Of the reason. why do
10. In the frst place, brigham Young, The I
Governor OF Utah. is the acknowledged head |
Of the church Of Jesus Christ Of Lstter,Day /
Saints commonly calied Mornsons, and -
such head tho Mormons look 70 him, and TO |
him alone. for the law BY which they are to |
be governed therefore no law Of Congress
is by them considered binding in any man.
second, ] know that there isa secret oath
bound organization among all the male mem.
Der. OF the church, and to acknowledge no
law save the law Of the sholy prieshood,'
which come TO the people through brigham
Young, direct from God, he, Young. being
the vicegerent Of God and prophetic success
cor of Joseph Smith, who was the founder Of
this blind and reasonable organization.
Thirdly ain fully aware that there Is
set Of men set apart by special order Of the
church to take both the lives and property Of
persons who may question the authority Of
the church, 1.-THE name Of " HON l will prompt
ly make known Mt future time.
Fourfhly. that the records, papers, &c, Of
the Supreme Court, have been destroyed by
order Of the church with direct knowledge
and appreciation If Gov. B. Young, and the
federal officers grossly insulsed for presum-
ins to raise single question about the trea-
sonable act
Fifihiy That the federal officers Of the
territnry are constantly insulted, harassed
and annoyed BY the Mornons and for those
insults there is no redress
.SixMiy That the federal officers are daily
compelled To hear the form OF the American
government traduccd, the chief executives Of
the nation, both living and dead. slandered
ana abused from the masses as well as from
ali the leading members Of the church. in
the most vulgar, ioathsome and wicked man.
ner, that the evil passions of man can posi-
bly, conceive. g
Again Thataf Monroe Green had been
convicted before the District Court before nv
colleague, Judge Kinney, of an assault with
intentto commit murder; and afterwards,
on appeal of the Supreme Court the iudg-
ment being affirmed, and the said Green SEN
fenced 10 the penitentiary, Brigham Young
gave full pardon to the said Green before
he reached the penitcntiary; also, that the
said Governor Young pardoncd mandy the
name of Baker, whu. had been tried and SEN
fenced to ten years imprisonment in the
penitentiary for the murder Of "a dumb boy
by the name ofWhite House the proof show.
ing one OF the most aggravated cases Of muir
der that ever knew being tried and to in
suit the court and government officers, the
man Young took this pardaned criminal with
him. in proper person, to church on the next
Sabbath after his conviction, Baker in the
meantime having received u full pardon from
Gov b Young. These two men were NOR
mons.
On the other hand, | charge the Mormons,
aud Gov. Young in particular with impris-
oning five or six young men from Missouri
and Iowa, who are now in the penitentiary
Of Utah, without those men having violated
any criminal law in America, but they were
anti Mormons, poor, unedncated young men,
on their way; but because they cmigrated
from Illinois, Iowa or Missouri and passed
by Great Salt Lake City, they were indicted
by Probate Court, and most brutally and
inhumanly dealt with, in addition to being
svmmarily incarcerated in the sanity prison
o. the territy Of Utah. | also charge Gov
Young with constantly interfering with the
federal courts, directing the Grand Jury
whom To indict and whom not; and, after the
Judges charge the Grand Juries rs to their
duties that this man, Young, invariably has
some membr of the Grand Jury advised in
advance as to his will in relation to their
labors and that his charge thus given is the
only charge known, obeyed or received by
all the Grand Juries ofthe federal courts of
Utah territory.
Again, sir, after a carlu and mature inves-
tigntion, have been compelled to come to the
conclusion, heart-rending and sickening rs it
may be- that Capt John w Gunnison and
his party of eight others were murdered by
the Indians in 1898, under the order advice
and direction Of the Mormons; that my il
lustrious and distinguished predecessor, Hon
Leonidas Shaver, came to his death by drink
ing poisonous liquors given to him under or
der of the leading men ufthe Mormon Church
in Great Salt l.ak e City that the late Sec
rotary of the territory A. W. Babbitt was
murdered on the Plain by u band of Mormon
marauders, under the particular and special
order Of brigham Young, HerbertG. Kimball
and }. NJ. Grant, and not by the Indians as
ieported by the Mormons themselves; and
that they were sent from Salt Lake City for
that purpose aud that only and as members
of the Dante Band they were bound to do
the will Of 3. Young, as the head of the
church, or forfeit th,.ir own lives
These reasons, with many others that
might give which would be too heart rend-
in to insert in this communication, have ill.,
dnced me to resign the Office Of Justice Of the
Territory of 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 now
in power and therefore, is the party that
should aQ,c he held responsible for the trea-
sonablo aud disgraceful state of affairs that
now exists in Utah Territory. l could, sir,
Unnecessary, reior to cloud of witnesses to
attest the reasons | have given, and the char
Ses, bold as they are against these despots
who rule with an iron hand their hundred
thousand souls in Utah, and their two hun
drcd thousand souls out of that notable ter
ritory, but shall not do SO for the reason that
the lives of such gentlemen as I should de-
signatc in Utah and lie California would not
not he safe for n single day.
In conclusion, sir | have to saw, that nv
career rs Justice of the supreme Court OF
Utah territory, have the consolation OF
Knowing that did my daty; that neither
threats nor intimidations drove me from tina,
path; upon the other hand, | 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
viii be governed is the law of the church,
and that emanates from Governor Brigham
Young and him alone
do believe that il there were n man put
in Office as Governor ofthat territory who is
nor q member of the church, tNlormou) and
be supported with a sufficient military aid
that much good would result from such a
Course; but, as the territory is now govern,
ed, and has been since tho administration OF
Mr., Fillmore, at which time Young received
his appointment as Governor it is MONDAY
madness and folly to attempt to administer
the law in that territory. The officers are
insulted, harrassed and murdered for doing
thier duty, and not recognizing Brigham
no fha w 10, I,