Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-09-03


found necessary The Parishes were apos-
ties had they been allowed to pursue their
journey TO the States, they would have met
many Saints coming up the road. whose
minds they would have troubled if not poi
soned and they would have told stories
after reaching their destination which
would have deepened the general prejudice
against the Saints SO the up-building and
well-being Of Chrls's kingdom required
that they should die. The Arkansas cmi.
grants had in some way abused the Saints,
or interposed obstacles Of progress of Gods
work and they were consequently given
over to destruction. Far be It from me 20
hint that one-ffth, one tenth, one-twentieth,
of the Mormons ever bore any part in these
bloody deeds, or even know TO this day
that they were perpetrated. The great
body of the Saints undoubtingly believe
all the current imputations of Mormon
homicide and outrage to be abominable cal
umnieS. Many of the highest dignitaries
of the church may be included in this num-
ber. Rut there are men in the Church
who know that they are not calumnies
who know that Gentiles apostates have
been killed for the Church's and for Christ's
sake, and who firmly believe that they ought
to have been. l grieve to say it, but /
hold these more consistent and logical Nor
mons than their innocent and unsuspicious
brethren. For il / were latter Day
Saint, undoubtingly believing all opposcrs
of Mormon Church to be Gods enemies,
obnoxious to His wrath and curse, and
powerfully obstructing the rescue of souls
from eternal psrdition aud torture, should
be strongly impelIed to help put those cp-
posers of Gods purposes out of the way
of sending more immortal souls to ever
lasting fire. feel it my duty so to act,
as a lover Of God and Man. And conf
IDENTIFY predict that not one Mormon who
has killed a Gentle or apostate under
like view Of his duty will ever be fairly
convicted in this Territory No jury
can be drawn here unless in fragrant def-
ance of the Territorial laws which is not
mainly composed of Mormons and no
such jury will convict Mormon of crime
for any act done in behalf Of Gods king
dom-that is, of the Mormon Church.
1 ask, then, the advocates sof Popular
Sovereignty" in he Territories to say what
they propose to do in the premises. How
do they intend to adapt their principle TO
the existing state of facts They have
superseded Brigham Young, with q full
knowledge that at least nine-tenths of the
people of Utah earnestly desired his reten-
tion as Governor They have sent hither
batch of Judges, who would like to earn
their salaries but the Mormon Legisla-
ture deVotes its sessions principally to the
work Of crippling and lettering these Judg-
eS so that they shall remain here us mere
dummies or be driven into resignation
Their juries are all drawn from them by
Mormon officials, under regulations which
virtually exclude all but Mormon from each
panel it is violation Of the laws of
Utah to cite in argument before any Judge
or jury here the decisions of any court
even the Supreme Court of the u States
but the courts Of Utah ; so that even
the Dred Scott decision could not lawfully
be cited here in Fugitive Slave case in
short, the Federal Judiciary, the Federal
Executive, and the Federal Army, as now
existing in Utah, are three transparent
shams-three egregious farces they are
costing the Treasury very large sums to no
purpose and the sooner the Governor,
Marshal, Judges, &c, resign, and the Army
is withdrawn, the better for all but a hand
ful Of contractors. Popular Sovereignty"
has such full swing here that Brigham
Young carries the Territory in his breeches
pocket without a shadow of opposition
he governs without responsibility to either
law or public opinion for there is no real
power here but that of "the Church." and
he is practically the Church. The Church
is rich, and is hourly increasing in wealth
IL oil .usl
which elsewhere cause lawsuits; the Church
spends little or nothing, yet rules every
thing while the Federal Government,
though spending Two or Three Millions
per annum here, and keeping up a fussy
parade of authority, is powerless and de-
Spised. IT, then, we are to have Popular
Sovereignty" in the Territories, let us have
it pure and without shams. Let Brigham
be reappointed Governor withdrawn the
present Federal Office holders and Army,
open shorter and better roads to California
through the country north of Bridger, and
notify the emgrants that, if they choose
to pass through Utah, they will do so at
their own risk. Let the Mormons have
the Territory to themselVes--it is worth
very little to Others but reduce its area by
cutting off Carson Valley on the one side,
and making a Rocky Mountain Territory
on the other, and let them go on their way
rejoicing. believe this is not only by far
the cheapest but the safest and best mode
of dealing with the difficulties already de-
veloped and daily developing here. unless
the notion of Popular Sovereignty" in the
Territories is to be utterly exploded and
given up. Popular Sovereignty" in a
Territory is a contradiction in terms but
popular Sovereignty" in a Territory back
ed by a thousand sharp Federal bayonets
and battery of flying artillery is too mon
strous futility, too transparent swindle,
to be much longer upheld or tolerated.
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