The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-31
NEWS FROM SALT LAKE, ELECTIONS IN BTAH-
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
roorresponaouce Of the Now York Times.

GREAT SALT LAKE CrTY, Friday, July 80, 1858
On Monday next there will be held general election
throughout the Territory for members of the legislator.
and for county officers The Gentiles making prepa
rations to vote Independent ticket and TO elect
possible good and true to fill the offices which arr
now occupied by tools of the Mormon priesthood
The Gentile inhabitants reside principally In Great Salt
Lake, Cedar and Green River counties
At caucus held in this city few evenings since the
following persons nominted for election upon that
ticket in this county
For Representatives. OrsoE Hyde, Abel Gilbert John
Taylor James Monroe Livingston, Edward Hunter JEFF
erson Hunt, John W. Powell, Seth M. Blair, Thomas
Williams, Daniel Spencer, Albert g Browne, jr.. W.
Mccormick.
For iSelectman--Wm. II. Hooper.
For SheriD---John b. Kimball
For County Recorder--Curtis Il. Bolton.
For Teasmer--Thomas ID. Brown.
For Justices IF The Peace David A, Burr, VIM Nixon
For Cdlstablcs--E. NJ. Scott, T. T. Jackman.
For Pound Keeper--John Geer
AS il would be impossible to obtain single vote other
than those Of the Gcntiles upon ticket composed
trely of Gentcs it considered best that the vote
should be cast upon Union ticket, comprising Of
the more liberal and influential Mormons
Even with this modification which may be objection.
able in is not at all probable that our
candidates will be elected ia opposition to the Church
ticket for the section CT the law regulating elections In
this Territory which provides that the vote Of each eec
tor shall be numbered, and that, wheh he has deposited
it in the ballot box .'the clerk shall write the Of
the elector and opposite it the number of his vote :"
will prevent large number from voting who would
otherwise do 30.
This election will serve however, as an earnest Of
what hope accomplish in the future. But the fu.
welfare OF Territory depends not upon efforts
alone. We need the active cooperation of our friends
home.
As long as the church charter remains in full force
civil government cannot BIO supported in this Territory
The church three fouths of all the available
property in the Territory by its charter this property
exempt from taxation and nearly all Of the church lead
ers and most prominent Mormons have ''consecrated
their property to the church, the whole burden Of the
falls upon the poorer classes of the Mormon
population and upon the Gentiles residing in the Terri
tory Again, by the territorial laws passed by the church
legislature, large proportion Of the moneys which should
egtmatey pass into tho territorial treasury diverted
from this their proper and lawful depository and paid
into the church fund. We may cite, for instance the
statute which provides that all property left by
ceased or abscondent person. wien there Is no legal
claimant known, sufficiently to to 1t in
son, the avails thereof shall lie placed in the pos
session Of the perpetual emigration fund.
Congress must repeal the church charter, and revise
code of laws.
am informed that the authorities of the church have
recently refused to receive redeem the notes Of the
Deseret Currency Association These notes made
payable in live stock upon presentation Of 500 Brig
ham Young is the president of the association. This has
become almost the only money in circulation among the
people, the church having taken in all the gold and
sued these notes in its stead. The Gentle merchants
have, however, Of course refused to receive the notes In
payment for goods and the church has adopted the
course.
This course has created more dissatisfaction among tho
people against their leaders than almost anything which
could have been donc for it il generally in circulation
that its sudden depreciation will be felt severely by al
most every Mormon in the Territory.
II is significant fact that constantly besiegd
by females begging to be permitted to do washing
sweet little girls, nice young women, said matrons
cradle females first wives and spirtuals first and
then another call upon for washing Our efforts TO
supply the demand avail not, for the cry is still they
come