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NseI"at u 'he A0ufe Ccp1miitee on the
Sono1tlon OF the Terrttory-rbe La1Ft
q ahe United States Openly Violated
FoIFcanY Authorized by thc mor.,,on
Lenders, and Homicide Ju.,.n-aNsa
"eiaA uocoment Ordering Murder.
WASHINGTON, July q, 1866.
Ihe House Committee on Territories b,.n
made report on the condition ot 1f4ah
1hcy say the testimony disclo.cs the fact th1t
the laws Of the United States are onen1v .1ss and
de1antly violated throughout the Eerr|torT 49,
qno taat m armed force is necessary 70 pre.
1fve the peace and give security to the !ros
aq property Of citizens Of the United Staissa
ltHHlns therein. The only witness introduced
, ~ Ite request Of the delegate from Utah Id.
Stas Iu..s Me necessity OF maintaining United
eIates e.. xoops in the Territory In order to Sc
psopeftSSase pf Rt,Seetion and safety to persons and
The eomsittee hare been unable to eaont
sns susgest1tps made by some Of the gentle
ans dnen reAamlnee for the abolition Of the pres
enl 1Gliltot1al Voyefnment Of Utah and tie
Thap 9Tsheaplsnment , o. q military Government.
,,neiaa ateo reslel 1estate that they have been
tIor X ~ ~ aglee p upt1 and submit for the &C.
Them to promise pr:ctical SOLUTION Of the
ABUSES and evils compNined NJ on1 wh;ch
arc admitted 10 exist. ISpv 1n mi aee,n II
aaffsable either to diyldetbe Territory and
annex 1t TO Nevada and theTerTilories ads.
Ill w w tte5 iAfoE Tue 1blishmcnt of q
anni&asy government. They haye. there.
fore, been compelled to p0.tnone tf,c f;,r,bnr
next. ~ Oecemoef
On the 18th Of juno Mr.. Hooper, thr :,.,e.
Ente from Utah, addressed letter to rs-e
Snaifman Iaa;1a n Of the committee, in which he
denies the statements OF some Of the WIT
nesses, and asks that no report be made 10
the House until the people Of Utah can be
beard in reply to the charges made against
Them. He also asked ior a copy Of tie
testimony already taken, which The com
mittee declined to furnish him. He sub
and requested that a select committee
Or subcommittee from tie Tcrritoriai
Committee be sent to Utah hy dfrectfon If
the uouse, with authority to examine ann
report on all the allegations made by the
Witnesses examined, as also on the condition
OF all classes residing in the Territory. Tie
lhat any material facts could be obtained.
even II Subcommittee should 70 10 Tic
Territory. They therefore declined 10 asE
tns House to make IN order which -wouId
necessarily involve q large expen diture Of
money IN sending such committee to Utah.
smith, tho son Of the founder of the Nor
mon Church, who says the Book Of Mormon
explicitly condemns fand forbids polYpnmy-
which was not known, acknowledged ar
held as an article of fifth until Brigham
ionng became the leader Of that part Of The
church did not, under the presidency of his
iathes, nor does It now under his (the vii.
messy presidency, teach hostility to the CIV.
Of the United States.
General Connor, who has been military
commander Of the Department Of Utah since
1859 testified that polygamy Is taught as a
fundamental principle Of tho Mormon reu-
sfon, md disloyalty md treason to the Coy
ernment az q practice eD}ofned br its tenets,
Il is regarded by good Mormons as not oniv
Allowable but me1fto-fous to assall and de-
sroll the Federal Government IN every uracfI.
.ad{ .anle wa{. Genefol Connor has no doubt the
Mormon leaders have assumed to AUTHORIZE
md Justify homicide. He believes It ffnm
heir own records, from current report amnnc
themselves, and from Mormon VII o confasE'
q TO him that he had committed m urder Nv
rection Of the Mormon leaders. and be.
Svea 9ngSt .. T. nc the time he was doing right, IS
As further evidence, the witness submitted
ne Following copy ofa special order Issued by !
T eighty Innocent men, discharged tesmsters
on Gen: Johnston's command, thsn at Fort
r1dger, Utah, who were En- rotRe for Califor-
Ia. Fortunately the officer designated to
kecute the order was humane person. and
Id not execute II, and lately Eare the orig.
lai order tc Federal officer ia Utah, aud L
no" IN Gen. Connor's possession. The sic- |
allure Of James Ferguson is authenticated |
; the nffldavits Of two respectable Mormon
lerchants Of Salt Lake City,
The following IL copy Of the order:
sALL LAKE CtIY, April Q, 1858.
seoIt is hereby ordered to zee that every msn ia
e3l prepared With ammunition, and aayeis ready.
I the time you see thosH tcamafer1 4 uundfGd I
'l1es INN tie ec.t1emenif, l1r-ioen1 YoQnc Id.
ZEE that they thouic BE- all killed, to prsycut
zen zen IRON Ttutnlnr 10 Gs1dger 10 totu our en-
'at not one eteapef. 81 c1ecy IL required.
by order o. General Daniel d. Wells.
o4,,, :s,zs StaLs fhhocsoS, Astt. Aojt General.
ondition Of the Mormons.