Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-30
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H!:EAI HNA' Thursday. Sept. |. leJ9.


pnc!!c a sr,ssion 50 earnestly forced upon them
- IA. administration an" It's suPPo'' eis' '''''
..n,Dr, preeatl, ia ttoh
ITbs following chapter Of history, tru'hfu!
,.; NICER. which We have now TO lay before your
",IorS viii we trust, awaken the people 10 i
,trJ .rrsc Of the reality and the necessity 50
o,tcn urged by rs Of prompt and energetic re-
,rcI,.I action Oh thc part "f our National Lee
g,lators.
OF the many topics OF absorbing inieFes,
GROWING themselves daily upon U.s. an' "i
which the public remain either IN ignorance %
rer,.;y- The most erroneous impressions through
Mormon in.,ucncc>, We have only time at pre-.
son. 70 sneak o. the session 0t ihc United
States Third p;S.ictCouT; which has been !c.
Gently held in tbs City, and Of the incidents
connected herewith.
/, viii be remembered by many that at the
las, term of this Court held in October, ISIS,
and continued until January, l>5@, Judge Sin
clair found himself compelled to adjourn hi>
/ Court, wi;hou, going into the consideration Of
an; busincS, whatever arising under the sta
tutc, OF the Territory. The Grand jury At
tia. term oi the Court refused. i'll obedience
to church orders. 10 find indictments upon the
NOS. positive evidence The District Attorney,
appointed bv the President, opposing the
Judge. lent him no assistance whatever. ne
Legislature refused. positively, TO furnish iAe
necessary means 10 deiray the eSpeI.es "i the
Court, and Tie maintenance prisoners. lie
Probate Court As, u.ning concurrent; lur!sd!c-
ton with the United States District Court. re-
leased. upon wr,s OF Iiabcae Corpus, The pr
soners conii.cl under the authority oi tbs
Court.
II Wa then apparent that any attempts On
the part of the judges to administer lie Laws
oc the country, or even the Statutes oi the
Territory would be vain and futile
In the month OF March following Judge era.
ilcbau-h. atte, making the most vigorous and
Strenuous efforts to administer inpartlaiIy aad
tecisively the law by means oi regular So
sion OF hi, court. was al least compelled 10 ad-
ourn it. AMI i; was only by sitting a, = coi!.-
uniting magistrate with the protection OF III"
F,,.er.! troops thrown around him, that he was
enabled even 10 procure the evidence whct!
has brough, before the public the history OF
the most d..,ning and a'rOcious murders, ana
other crimes. 10 found Oh liz" pace "t modern
history.
For TAXING suc; Il s;ep and u:veiiins the
hidden :av> te.!cs o: MormonisIn the Judge w.!'
rehukcd ok the Administration. and the Nor
mons sustained and encouraged IN Their efforts
3
With ,i.. most coinmcndablc io:bcarance and
perseverance, the Federal judges, !ah1Ein: IN
her the Disadvantages which the past attempts
to hold terms OF the L. s. District Courts N
the Territory had created. aud which the Ia
s,rur,io.., OF the Administration had 80 unio!-
. tunatc!. Increased. determined 20 renew their
efforts in behalf OF justice Of order and o.
peace. ais. attempt once more - hold tvri::S o.
their respective courts in The three Judicial d.
tricts o; the Territory.
In accordance with the line D.! acton marked
ont bv the Judges. and il con. rnty 70 no
tee published 70 that effect. tie | nitcd State
District Court for the "a Judicial District,
Hon. rha>. f. Sinclair presiding, imct IN this
city on Monday. the 18th day pi July last. in
rhe ofiice Of tie Secretary o; STATE for the Ter
titory.
Up to this tin. tl.c La;'ei states Ma:>ha
had attempted in vain 10 rent suitable room
FOR the u>c of the Court. ic io;'aG it iiHpo>>.
Die TO obtain any o: the halls in the city 70:
that purpose. large tent then used by a cir
Gus company had however, been offered 70
him, and tn the Judge determined I" make
use Of. il no other place could Ice mad. End
in: the Judge determined to hold his Court,
even If IT had to De held in the open mir. t:!c
church authorities, upon the day that the Cour,
met. offered him. through the Mormon 1orrt
toriol Mar hal. the Use OF a large room in ilic
Council House which had formerly been
used n a Cont room. This offer the judge
accepted and adjourned his Court TO ,hat hal.
On THURSDAY, July 2sth. the Court was duly
" ,i ',i' 5000. ,rarc ;rl.nad;s,c
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c,,.s 80 .',,,.i, ,i,,. .rr,y Of the Grand
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$500, ac.,r,,;r, ,l. ,,ai,,,: o, the Terrific
t;, .,r.,.;.i,. ,ia, Tho t;,,r5 .Juro-. Shall
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these ,notjoI,i were oycrrued bv til. Court.
ard ,L. s,,,uto Tins declared bv him 10 b.. in.
valid The Grand .J..ry were then briefly. bat
.,n,bo,ic,IIr and pointellr. CHARGED b. .hc
.I.i.e mon ,h,;r duty.
On Saturday. july %0th. the .jG,:.,.. upon the
,..itio. Of the l'ui.rI state Dis,ri., Attorney.
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