, 1870-10-11

No", everybody knows that the M0Emons
practice polygamy in dedaEce Of the Laws Of
charge Of their sworn dut,os the oficers Of
the law should require a force OF militia as
posse cosnit0tus! VITO doesn't soo that In
tuch casc it would ueror ID 10 call On tho
Lieutenant General commanding the Sauyoo
Legion?
Why it is church organization, dating from
the paling days Of Nauyoo ; = church which
denies the supremacy, deiiaa the power, nnd
yefuecs to obey tho laws of tho country; q
church whose treasonsble spirit has twice be-
against the lava Of the land IN fine it is tho
army Of - the Kingdom Of God" asovereiEuty
claiming allegiance fron. the Government OF
the United States. not yielding it, even in ap-
peara1ce, an inch further than it isoblised to.
Finally, uncer the third section Of tho |
fourteenth article anendmont tu tho consitu-
tiou o{ the United States, aud under the four
tce11th md fifteenth sections Of tho act of \
Congress :" to enforce the right OF eitizons Of |
tue United States to vote in the several States !
proved, alsy 81, 1870. these legion o.licers:
Who took part in tho Mormon rebellion Of !
1857, aie ineligible to any Office whatever un-
der tho United States, or any State or Terri
tory. It is tnisaemeanos for them to A.
TEMPT 10 hold such office, aud the duty OF tho
ruited States District Attorney 70 proceed
a:a.nst them for 30 doing. bs writ OF quo
Mstranto, md tn I,rorccute the came to their
removal from tuch office. Nor can the rresl-
lcnt'spar,lon Of the Mormon rebels bc plead
cd in lar OF this statute, because thers eau be
no pardon till there hhs BON conviction.
aud none ot them were oven brought to
trial.
authorizing the existence Of the Nauvoo Le-
glou, aud. lnas,nuch as IN origin, nature, and
history, it was Illegal, reasonable, and rebel
lious. Governor SLafrc1 saw no other way
than to dise'aua it. Accordingly ho issucl .
| pa1t or in Nhole, for any purpose, aud to sar-
render such arms IL it had received from tho
| StAtc to n designated authority.
The ne1t step was to provide, in tho alb
scuee OF valid legislation on tho subject, for
the organization OF Territorial militia For
this purpose an AdJnsant General and Ma
jor GeLera1 were appointed. They have ac-
l certed the appointments. For this action the
Governor hud warrant in tho laws Of tho
United States, in the orgasic act, and in tho
| much in the way OF organizing = Territorial
usiIitis--it ie no: to be expected thst tholegion
wilt organize under their dirtctiuu-but at
least tic hostile Church army il SGT aaIlc,
nrd ro far il duty done. Anl do not sec
how any mhn OF ordinary aclf.resrect in
SiaNer's position, could have douc lcsa.
I have written at length on tlis subject
witl an eye to an hrticle iu tho New York
1rilmne OF the 22d, hradel danger OF He
be1lion in Utah, y coui1emuing Governor Shat-
| ltEH ulSthNAAk W AuE NAllh W lux
fcsr that it will provoke collision, asrl at the
Bnme time approving Judge AlcKeans ruling
| against Mormon control OF the courts, on tho
ground that "a It il rtep in securing justice
i, the Gentilo population. sud will doubtless
be the mems Of securing the Indictment OF
offenders against tho anti-polygamy laws Of
; Congress-" AZ MrEcan'E decision and Shsf-
! fcr1 dieban1ing of the legion ar0 part and
! laIccl Of the r,me pelicy, looking to the as
scrtign Of tha 1i:lliful authority OF The United
l. At.x
: succcr- OF that policy, it seems strauge that
the Tribune should approve one nnl coalouan
the other. Iii difficult 10 sec why it ID we'll
to wrcst the conrts fram Mormon usur,sti1n,
: and i'll 10 do the sar1e by the 1niitia-bow, in
= dcctlt the courts are gniuE to enforce tue anti
= mals population in hortile military ntray, or
en1,izel. in fact. into completc army, and fot
=. tho purpose Of oprosing tho enforcement oi
;, said law. In either words, OF Whist nae arc tho
; lalving things in this matter. We must em
brare Mormonism OF fight il, and in self-icfenst
- fer il il ns oppressive hs ever Mohnmmelisr
z was. II we arc not going to oppose It, in toto
md to the end, We have gone too far alrcady
II We arc, why weaken and c1inkle down a
- for rashnesa, hut All opposition to Mormonisu
+ that il judicious aud Thorough, eound and ID
~ gal, il right and entitled to tue support Of III
Il great oESaus OF public opinion III this country
| OF titG OuI NItUlt Auo AAUl
~ III tho past has boen wrong, aud the sooner W
repeal the anti-polyEamy Law, and alloy pros
- titution to tako rank with tho other legal M
80 religious institutions Of the country, IL
so better.
n. As TO TIE coTn1s, ETC
on Cleif Justice Mexican rendered decisic
rit Oh the question OF Jurisdiction wrote Of
to my laRt, few days since, the points Of wlllc
III aro that there in no sovereignty ia Utah bs
lis that Of the United States; that tho 81
preme and District Courts q the Telrito'
ii executive officer IL tho Unite1 States Marsh
3 for tho Territory, or lis Deputies; thst amou
ID his ilrtiee ia the summoning Of juries Al
al that theTerrisoEial laws assuming TO present.
tl how this shall be done, and who shall do i
lal nre in conflict With the laws OF tho Uuite
90 States, and, therefore, mil and void
W. Thir decisior, in Nhic!, Associate Justict
lb- uAx1cy and Strickland a:o kno.n to concu
he because it has been up, IN one form or othe
in almost every caee. in All tho district court
in for 81 ar. scts aside, TT far as the juditia
us Of Utah is couee1ncd, tho attempt OF tho no
ir- mous, through Territorial legislation. to CO.
for trc1 tho jury system Of tie courts in Ut3h,
~, which they havo rucrccled since 1859
; About that time. JnaCe Cradlebanch had
as | grand itrs 1t Carson City-thcn in Utah, nc
30 in Neyada-of whose report, under oath. Il
tho following extract will ecTve to chow the spi
I'D 1.-THE Mo1mou people aTe at rEcseat titte1
hts hostile tn 1hr government OF the United sta'.
|
lod aanic Act, qud daily cnmmt outEa :rs on the r.
,ale sons ans. Liberty Of American cttl1rns IN
10 70 tut constitution. They ample nu sac Il s.,
tof ,c the Fe1tcras uctf AMI resist 3ttr cxscut
er1me and ~ n,n1sss ts 1, ~ ss'.
Inl n,ut'le1ing Individuals. merely f"r tein. Ams
can c1rzens Thief prostitute their awu iera1
ght and nave ,. nssss aneesn sx Mo,
nco 1Alttan snynxcs to at,ack aud Lurtcr lasgc ool
tne OF unptH;t cttt, people
the ! It woul1n't do to have grand jn7ies talki
tnc o,lt in meeting in tha: candid aud point
ses mrnuer, 10 the Legislature put the helccsi
WI WI Of irrics in tlIe AaEds OF ceflziu county O
a!u ccrr, independent OF tho eout. y. nud the cou
a.. ~ to this day h2Te submitted to it. W. e1pe
': ass within few months. to roc tho District .
~ nn proper functions, as given them hy Congre
~ aud With iurics no: bound by secret t-thrt
n az oatlis to stand by the church and the bro
ous ren though The heavens fall.
Leet somc should think this an uufound
uu- t' charge, will give an extract from ! seru
. nsi preached in the Tabernacle, March =, 1856.
1T! Ut. 1edet1iah II. Grant, at taat time Second
s"y President Of the Church, since deceased.
!1: !as said:
.ng "last Sunday the President chas:,sc,, Isome
lust tI5. Did nc iuis succeed IN clearing away
,ul5 their rom, and again disiRtce, though to II
,nt c-rt,1, bu 1t said. little explanation made tn
40. EHauutHs y iteir aSllfu- uut HOW Is u VIII
tab tO sucS down tht vuris and cat the Min OF {;
Itch tile court, ostenslby court ID Utah.
led. That il enough, they spoke out in meati
IL iu tEose days. But they have not Chang
the though they baTe learned some discretion.
ling is this estimation OF Gcntile courts, and of
Iar- duties Of jur.men that maKes mo choose
ntly Gcuti!e ralhar than all Mormon jurics "a
'ons least Of two evils.
inst rsl1Ep STATES sn1p1Ena nHHayE nan1Y.
sion two-coupauy port is being built n
m Provo, cafletl Cstnr Nswfns. Two &C.
tho comranies have baen there j abort time
3 Of Gently from ATontnn.. II accms fi,,f II
wno hal become eomeHhas exasaczatci at [
ions tnotm. and Srnrn soma rn,err3s-st.n
sol- shout the hiring CT hall for party, where
y = OF they imagined themselves imposed on, TO
aon, or htty O! them, With more or lcas of II
onat ar7ne. cstai cd from the camp QUO nigllt,
10 " reutirc1s lscing few and perhaps in The me-!
ated went to town. Ind their ianco and their b
auclf ! Of raid through Tie town. hrr,,,irr ~ un
aud windows. shooting III the air and ;ntn :. H.,
, ano or two, ssearipg like our suny in Ei,ni,
- NJ aud fonleWlat roughly treating o.1e OF two
lug luz .s,s'auals whom they thought thsy owe
h"n- Srudse.
'neer ticutral Dc Tzoh,.anl. in Command
,tssa CAMP Douglas. :umetf5at ely tcIcs.apllcd
4ett. eF.f AnEut, and WAS directed to proceed tt
!. \ At ccce and investigate the affair. He
4.V tcen thtro eiIee. Init there IL Official rel
en. Al get es 10 the csrsc or e3tcat uf tho out1:
uses excerpt from the NoEmors. My statener
OF fro,n their showing.
II There il good deal CT feeling au3nc
Id Moslnci,s about it, and rctllars justly II
5rrr,- Il 20 excuse for il, and it is lis;r.cafal
der''fsb!c. don't donhs .he so!iites IL
~. | selves wrre Thoroughly ashamei Of it I
| N.4rS Sft.sr,3 !.