The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-03
From UTAH.

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OnACY DxyIEs fHE LAWS AnD THE CoURT
or TEE UHIrnD 61ATEs.
CofrsspsoAsnce " The chicago Press and Eribane.
CAMP FLoYD, March 80, 1869.
Ienclose you proclamation OF Gov. Cum
ming, ard also the remarks Of Judge Cradle
baugh, on the bench, when the expressma
handed ii TO him. send you bv this mail also
the "valley Tan" and an Extra" Of the Churc
organ. !,
tending to point in this Territory. The Gov
ernor 10 beginning more and more to show hi
hand, and in the most silly way, too He ha'
only to add one more sentence-one that
quite usual to put into proclamation, l. e. :-
sand I call upon al good citizens" &C., &c.,
and he would then stand about where Brigham
Young stood with his proclamation against tn
entrance Of the army in 1857. As il is, Gov
Cumming stands arrayed in an exceedingly hos
tile attitude against the Judiciary OF the Unitet
States, in Utah. and against the q. 5. troops
ard the Commander. This state Of affairs can
not last. The government must take decided
measures for one or the other. Either the Ju
dietary, and the Military Commander here mus
60 under, and Gov. Cumming and the Mormons
with all their system Of plumber, theft, murder
and polygamy be fostercd by the country, o.
else Cumming and his Mormon friends mus
be removed and the Judiciary sustained. W.
all are waiting to see which will he the course
Of the home government. The Administration
cannot ride three horses any longer.
Would you believe it, that General Johnston
has never received one line Of instructions from
Washington in all this matter, save and except
those given 70 VIM. s. Harvey in 1857, at the
time be was under orders to come out! Strange
az this may appear to you, it is yet the fact
Now, the objects in this are evident to General
Johnston and every intelligent officer here. The
government at home have not the courage to
meet this Mormon "7heocrdcy," and they there
fore wish the commander to do just as he thinks
best, and they at home stand and wait till it is
done, and then condemn or approve his course
as the political stock market may render most
expedient. More than one here sees and knows
full well this dishonest game is being played,
while there is every evidence Of the move
ments Of the present Executive of Utah being
quite in the confidence, support ana advocacy
Of this horde of robbers, outlaws and muir
derers.
Great excitement exists, and it is hoped that
the ball will get in motion somehow. Cradle
baugh is q man, every inch of him. despite Of
all opposition from Mormon Governors, and all.
He is sustained by every military officer here,
and he knows it, and will doubtless adjourn
mis- Court to this camp, having already four
nurderers and in chase Of three more.
CHlcAGoAN.
JUDGE CRADLEBAUGH DISCHARGES THE GRAND
JURY.
The following are The remarks of Judge
Jradlebaugh upon the occasion of discharging
he Grand Jury.]
This day makes two weeks from the time you
we're empannelled. At that time, the court
vas very particular to impress upon your minds
he fact that it was desirable to expedite bust
less as speedily as possible. The court took
occasion to call your attention to the difficulties
lnder which we had to labor. II told you of
he condition of the Legislature it told you of
he fact that the Legisl 4ture had not provided
proper means to aid the court in bringing Grim
mails to punishment it told you that aside
rom that, the legislation was OF such
character as to emblrrass the court in the
discharge of its duties; and that they had
,iven criminal jurisdiction to courts of their
,wn c cation, which by the organic act can
exercise no such jurisdiction. They had sought
o throw the punishment of crimes into such
tribunals.
The court also called your attention to the
legislature, an attempt by persons within this
Territory to bring the United States Courts into
isrepute with this people. 1t particularly
allied your attention to the fact that Brigham
Young, the late Executive Of the Territory, at
he time when he was b sworn officer of the
iovernment-sworn to see that the laws were
taken occasion to denounce the
ourts as vile and corrupt; also that he had ia.
en- occasion to denonnce all attorneys and ju-
ors of the court, and this was done to prevent
be proper and due administration of Justice in
be Territory.
The court felt it to be its duty to repel such
anders; that it owed to the position it occu-
led and to the members of the bar, who were
,oked upon as honorable men, and from its
ssociation with them, it felt it to be its duty to
apel such ISLANDERS, let them come from what
ource they might. Tins was done for the pur.
ose Of showing the difficulties that you and the
Durt labored under in bringing criminals to
lstice.
Aside from this, the court took the unusual
purse Of calling your attention to particular
rimes-:he horrible massacre at the Mountain
eadows 1t told you Of the murder Of young
ones and his mother, and of pulling their house
own over them and making that their tomb; it
I'D you OF the murder of the Parishes, and
otter, and Forbes, almost within sight of this |
,urt house. 1t took occasion to call names for |
e purpose of calling your particular attention
those crimes; the fact that they have been |
Is notorious.
The court has bad occasion to issue bench |
arrantS to arrest persons connected with the |
irish murder; has had them brought before it
ID examined; the testimony presents an unpar-
alled condition Of affairs. 1t seems that the
nj ,ptt, ,.,,
at crime Facts 60 TO show it. There seems
be a combined effort on the part OF the
to screen the murderets from the
nishment due them for the murder they have
mmitted
might call your attention to the fact that
Zen officers seek to arrest persons accused Of
mes they are not able to do so; the parties
} screened and secreted by the community
afcely had the officer arrived in sight Of the
yn OF Sprngyille before trumpet was sound
from the walls around the town. This, no
ubt, was for the purpose Of giving the alarm.
e officers were there to make arrests The
GERS leave the town, and in short time
mpet sounds again from the wall for the pur- |,
'e Of announcing tina; the danger over.
theses are screened, others are intimidated ,
persons in that community.
An officer of this court goes to Sprilgville, +.
cts the Bishop of the town, asks him about
certain man for whom he has a writ, he hay
understood that the man was scribe in
office. He 1.-THE Bishop tells him that he !
gone to Fort Floyd, while the fact is, the :,
son the officer designs to find is at the
e in sight in the street. We have here !
hop lying to prevent the service OF the I
cess Of this court, and aiding in prevent
criminals being brought to punishment. :.
uch are the attempts made to prevent tho :
Of justice in the courts. Officers :
prevented from making arrests, they are
arted upon all points when they seek to ar :
those persons who should be brought 10 (
ishment. =
UGH acts and conduct 60 to show that the :.
immunity there do not desire to have crim- =
punished;ft shows that the Parishes and q
ter were murdered by counsel, that it was -
e by authority; the testimony goes to show
the persons engaged in committing these "
'ders are officers in that community, police M
], and that they have since been promoted iii
these hellish crimes. h,
L the commencement of this term of court | T.
'e persons were seen elbowing about the | N
cts with the Bishops and other dignitaries. 10
now they are not to be found. rc
say all the facts 60 to show that those Of as
.es were committed ny officers, in that town pl
there is a determination to cover up and to ia