New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-30
fudge Eeasles and the Mormons.

As we published portion Of the article alluded
to below containing the charges against the off,
cial conduct of Judge Eelsles, in Utah, VIC willingly
give place to the following remarks in his defense,
from the st. Louis Republican:
The New York Herald. of the I'D, contains a
communication from Great Salt Lake City, which,
notwithstanding its guarded manner. bears evil
denee of having been written by Mormon; the
ear-marks are apparent and, moreover, 1t would
be no difficult thing to guess who the man is.
In that communication the action Of Judge
Eekles, of the United States Supreme Court IS re-
Elected upon in manner to convey the impression
that he had transcribed his duties. The eommu-
nication is Mormon all oyer-eevert, sedi:ious and
hypocriteal- we propose to expose it.
The writer speaks Of the action OF the Probate
Court, and of Judge Eckles, a United States Judge,
as having released, under writ Of habeas corpus,
prisoners from the penitentiary. Now we would
inquire what is this Probate Court? 1t is Mormon
institution, not recognized by the Organic Act, and
which was created by q Mormon Legislature, and
| nsnrps the powers OF the Federal Courts. 1t is q
defiant Genrt, insulting in its authority, and in.
| tended narposely to harrass the United States
| Courts, and treat them with contempt That 1t has
had this effect is matter of history plan TACT,
| which can be substantiated by the evidence of
many who are now in the States. As Probate
Court, it chained exclusive criminal jurisdiction,
although not contemplated in the organic act for
4 any purpose whatever. Had 1t given its attention
simply TO Probate duties and no others, even though
unauthorized, It's action would not, probably, have
been questioned but then. its Jurisdiction Is
directly i'll conflict with that OF the authorities ofthe
United States.
A Mormon Legislature 80 decided It, and BY it the
United States Judges were paralyzed and check
1 mated in every effort they made to punish otend-
ers. They worked faithfully, zeaiously and hon.
estly, to assert the dignity and supremacy 81 the
| law, and were warded by Teproaeles from those
| who sent them into wilderness among band OF
traitors eutthroats and thieves. But Judge Eckles
released some two or three prisoners from the
penitentiary-that is the charge. 1t has coat the
Government of the United States thousands of dol
lars and appropriations have regularly TO be made
for it, and Notwithstanding the crimes OF the Nor
mons in that region, it never has contained SIX
I men altogether. True, two poor, miserable Indian
i boys, who were tried in the Federal Court, were
convicted and put in, and negro was also con-
i ricted in a Federal Court for shooting another
negro and imprisoned; but for the space OF htteen
months, certain no other person was ever in ITS
/ Adobe precincts, except visitors and it's warden
/ mr.. McRae, who 1ouTishes in the Heralds eommn-
nicaton in letter addressed by him to Gov. Cum
ming hfr. MeRae has good situation-money Is
appropriated for prison surrounded ny q mud
wa-he has q house there, ana i1Xuriates IN the
blessings of about seven wives.
/ The pantentary at Salt Lake City, IS thing de
signed to suck money from the Government; e
incarcerate probably GENTLE, or some OF the
Mormon crew who have become obnoxious Il
them. But even this was never contemplated, fai
the principle practiced by the leaders OF the Church
that blood should rise as sacrifice TO Heaven,
DpViated tine necessity vi u iiuu P.isoh, WHIST
DANTE assassins we're ready, at word, to plunge
the knife into any one SO unfortunate as to incul
their diapleasnre. Penitentiaries are not wantes
in Utah, where the creed is to cut throats and tht
Government, in its sublime economy, might save :
little, if Tetrenehanefk is consideration. by aboi
ishing the mul-house and its adjacent haFein Thu
conflict waged by local Mormon Probate Couf
against the Uuited States Courts cannot DC gam
/ aayed and Judge Eckles, in doing What he did, VA
right for in SO doing he asserting the suprena
any of Federal authority and acting upon principle
We also observe that this precious correspondent
marin Grow, who once psached, and, greatly to TIL
delight Of the Herad's correspondent, comes bacl
and says he told lie.
referred to;
g Among the number of those who spoke we
, that singular genius, Grow, whose name wa
| mixed up with prisoners during the winter can
pairn of the army ON Hams Fork, afterward q
/ Warrington, ~ one Of the aoeusers of the MOI
mons for burning the United States library, TIA