, 1859-05-06

1 On the 22d March, at Provo, Judge Cradle
bSugh ordered the criminals who were confined
in the custody Of the guard to be brought into
his presence, and addressed them briefly in sub
stance as follows:
"The Court will take occasion to inform the
prisoners that on Yesterday il discharged the
I Grand and Traverse Jurics The reasons which
induced the Court to adopt this course are, that
| it has been fully convinced that the community
here were endeavOrng to use the Court for im-
proper party purposes; that persons who were
Of their party, though guilty of the most heinous
crimes known to the laws and to humanity, We're
protected, screened, and secreted from justice,
while those who were not Of their society had no
mercy nor justice TO expect from them.
"The Court regrets the necessity that has in
duced il to adopt its present course, and admits
that justice demands that you should be tried
and punished for those crimes Of which you
might be found guilty; but prisoners have rights
as well as the public, and the Court is unwilling
to permit itself to be posttutcd to the vile pur-
poses Of insincerity. You arc therefore dis.
charged from custody"
In discharging the Mormon Grand Jury, which
took no notice Of crime, Judge Cradlebaugh
says:
81 might call your attention to the fact that
when officers seek to arrest persons accused of
crimes, they are not able to do so; the parties
are screened and secreted by the community.
Scarcely had the officers arrived in sight Of the
town Of Springfield before a trumpet was sounded
fom the walls around the town. This no doubt,
was for the purpose Of giving the alarm. The
officeTs were there to make the arrest; the OIL
GERS leave the town, and in q short time trum
Nho Nrall he
Of announcing that the danger was over. Wit
nesses are screened; others are intimidated by
persons in that community.
"An officer Of this Court goes to Springvilc,
meets the Bishop Of the town, asks him about
certain man for whom he has writ-he having
understood that the man was o scribe in his
Office. He the Bishop tells him that he has
gone to Camp Floyd, while the fact is, the per-
son the officer desires to find is at the time in
sight in the street. We have here q Bishop ly-
ing to prevent the service Of the process Of this
Court, and aiding IN preventing criminals being
brought TO punishment
"Such are the attempts made TO prevent the
administration Of justice in the Courts Officers
are prevented from making arrests; they are
thwarted upon all points when they seek to ar
rest those persons who should be brought to
punishment.
"Sueh acts and conduct go to show that the
community there do not desire to have criminals
punished it shows that the Parishes and Potter
were murdered by counsel; that It was done by
authority. The testimony goes to show that
the persons engaged in committing these murders
are officers 10 that community-pohcemen and
that they have since been promoted for commit
ting these hellish crimes.
"If It is the desire Of this community that
persons guilty Of crimes shah be screened, and
that high, notorious crimes shall be covered up,
It viii layo to be done without the aid Of the
Court"
Commenting on the above, the San Francisco
Herald says:-" Affairs 10 Salt Lake are again
assuming very serious aspect, and il is not i'm
probable that scenes Of violence have already
occurred in that city. The fearless and dignified
course pursued BY Judge Cradlebaugh will re-
commend itself to the whole nation With that
high sense Of the important trust reposed in him
standing in the midst Of thu most appalling villain.
les and ouirages ever consummated by villain
Gus and outrageous people; as the representa-.
tive Of our laws and tie majesty Of our institu.
tons Judge Cradlebaugh has not permitted him
self to lose sight Of his proud position, and the
important duties connected with Il, but has acted
with vigor, rromptitnde and dignity, not w.
coupled with jus sense Of the legal rights Of
the accused. The long vextd and impolt mt
Mormon question may now be considered as near
anal solution yet we look back with no little
wonder atthe lOng-sudering patience Of the Gov
ernment in its regard. 1t has heen proved be-
yond moral doubt, that no crime in the calen-
dar Of black deeds had been LEFT uncommitted
by the Mormons. Il was patent to every man
and woman throughout the country, that the
MOrmons had been guilty Of repeated murders
and wholesale massacrcs Of men, momen and
children. It was apparent to the whole world
that they were tainted with treason Of the rank
est description. Everybody knew that they had
risen in arms against the authority Of the United
States Their incestuous and unpunished ndul.
teries had len deep stain upon the national es-
cutcheon. Their bands Of " Dantites, or des-
troying angels numbering vagabonds employed
by the Mormon Church-had spilled rivers Of
human gore. The Saints themselves were the
very head and front Of those manifold and indie
scribable horrors, and yet the Government re-
Trained from striking the black-hearted wretches.
Terms were made with traitors who would have
adorned scafOld IN every other country on tho
globe. Even Brigham Young himself the arch
demon Of the whole iiendish crew, was permitted
not only to dwell in safety as before, but to con-
tinue, as far as possible, his former iniquitOus
course Notwithstanding the presence Of a mil
iiaTy force, insults and injuries innumeable have
been heaped upon American citizens residing
among the reptile horde. The national courts
Of justice have been mOekOd At, the laws con
vcrted into solemn farce, and even the military
authorities, sent to preserve order and enforce
obedience subjected to every species Of insult and