Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-30
Affairs at Salt Lake.

"NJOui~ ~ihS MS SV"l1 haue an entry upon Lne
record, of which the following is an extract
The whole community presents a united
and organized opposition to the proper ad-
minlstration of justice; every art and every
experiment have been employed to cover up
and conceal crimes committed by Mormons
Witnesses have been prevented by threats OF
violence from obeying the summons of this
court; Others that have testified have been
driven to seek safety in the protection of the
United States troops stationed near here
who, 1t is proper to say, are here on the re-
QUESTION of the court, and for whose pres
ence the court is responsible. The ab
solute necessity of having these troops here
has been fully demonstrated by all that has
transpired during the session of the court.
To crown all, the grand jury, sworn to per
form high public duty, has lent itself as a
willing instrument to this organized opposi-
tion to the laws of the country, and refused
to meet its obligations
| A most willing inclination has been mani
tested to prosecute Indians and other persons,
not Mormons, for their offences, while Nor.
mon murderers and thieves are allowed to
go unpunished.
Soon after the adjournment of the court,
the troops, under the command of Mai. Paul,
marched with the prisoners for Camp Floyd.
The following are the names of those com.
mitted for the murder of the Parishes and
Potter. Kearns, Mcdonald, Durfee and Bar.
tholemew. Durfee, it will be remembered,
was the principal agent of the Mormon
Church, in that horrible transact IN.
CO.. Hoyornor T,o,r,;no. rotb;.,, l.
been heard from him, since he issued his pro.
test. Out side of the Mormon Church, there
are none who coinside with him or approve
of his position, except Secretary Hartnett
DR.. Forney, Superintendent of Indian Affairs
and District Attorney Wilson. The conduct
of this last named person is condemned even
more emphatically than that of Governor
Cumming The Bulletins correspondent
says:
He has in every instance, done eve
rything in his power to sustain and encour
age the Mormons, whom it was his duty to
prosecute for crimes, without actually and
openly defending them. The impression that
he is closely allied to the Mormons by some
mysterious tie, is fully confirmed by his con.
duct at Provo. He was, during the whole
session of the court, constantly in conference
with the Mormons, and kept entirely aloot
from the Gentles, except when compelled by
business to meet them. Before the court, al
though his attention had been called officially
to some eight or ten horrible murders com.
mitted in the very valley in which the court
was held, and to the almost incredible massa
ere and butchery of l4O emigrants at Noun
tain Meadows. in 1857, not one of whom was
left to tell the tale-still, he endeavored tc
lay these aside. and to cause difficulty and
delay in the examination of these cases and
the apprehension of the criminals, by first
calling up number of complaints against
Indians for larcenies and other petty crime:
alleged to have been committed several wear:
ago, to arrest whom would occupy the whole
time of the Marshal and the deputies fol
weeks and even months
1t was mainly through the exertions o.
Thomas S. Williams who was employed by
Mrs Parrish to prosecute the murderers o
her husband and son, that much of the testi
mony in that case was elected. We quote
again as follows:
In regard to the prosecution by Mr.. Viii.
son of the Parrish murder case, before the
Judge sitting as committing magistrate. the
following remarks of the Deseret News. Brig.
ham Young's own paper, will furnish the bet
ter commentary. The News first speaks o
Mr.. Williams speech on the part of the pros
eeution, as follows "Mr. Williams delivered
an infiammatory sp' ech of nearly an hour:
duration. 1t was most singular admixture
of chaotic matter in the shape of sympathy
defamation and wholesale charges against
the ecclesiastical authorities in the Territory
and, finally it contained many assertions but
no arguments In regard to Mr.. Wilson.
speech at the same time, it says: "Mr Will
son concluded the argument for the prosecu-
ton in his usual gentlemanly, yet firm and
respectful manner. He recapitulated the
principal items of evidence that had been
brought out, in masterly style, selected the
conclusive and positive testimony from the
vast amount of extraneous matter which was
before the court
When it is known that the same paper
which thus compliments an attorney who is
prosecuting, one might say the editor, brig
ham Young is, in fact, the edtor,) indulges
in abuse of the Judge for the course which
he has pursued in the same matter, it demon.
strates at least, that the District Attorney
and Judge are not "on the same side of the
fence
Judge Cradlebau h, after resting a short
time from his fatiguing labors at Provo, will
resume his examinations into the cases which
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