, 1870-11-30
UTAH..
Governor Vaughan and the
Nauyoo Legion.
Decision Of Judge Hawley on the
Arrest Of the Militia
Officers.

| 0eclAoA oI JuQ1e daWleY on the
Arrest Of the Militia
Officers,
The Mormon View OF tic
Difficulty
(FRoA 0UR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
-. SALr L4EB CRY, Nov. q.
The Mormons have been guilty OF another
| impruden:e, to say the least, which gives
| Whit the Ne1cs terms 'ttha infamous ring "
the advantage OF them-rather, which COM
pels the officers Of the government to enforce
their authority. After the deed has been
done the hetcs says to its people: u Be calm,
refrain from excitement; do not g,Te the
miserable, cowarilS crew CHATS us) single
advantage" 1t doesn't seem to strike the
St7es, nor the Mormon people, that it is tEieiE
usurpation Of authority, arbitrary exercise Of
power, di=obedience OF the laws OF Congress,
End defiance Of the power that enacted
them, which gives those whom they are
pleased to regard II their enemies, apd to
augmatize u all that Il lo~ and mean. = the
advantage" to use the words OF the Aes.
tholone~ massacre Of Mormons il contctn-
plated By the United States Gnyernnsnt. Il
ktoWs better. It mowa thst the "slarary'
Of the law, broad As the continent atself, il
the only Eiav.rE to WHICH - the miserable,
caward}S. Infamous representatives OF the
Federal Government eeek to reduce the Nor
naoiss: The only question At issno in tiali, 10,
Are the Mormons subject to the laws Of tue
| land, the same a. the rest Of us, or not And
10 amount OF peu.and-ink bushwhA:king on
their part will aetre 70 divert our tire from
this plain mark.
EEe,ybo knowa that the able-bodied male
| Mormons arc enrolled in military organiza-
| ton styled :. The Nauvoo Legion. command-
ed b3 the Second Vice President Of the Church
who in this capacity sports ths title Of Lieu
aforuons practice polygnmy in dedance Of the
law Of Congress prohibiting the practice in
| the Territories rerhaps everybody doesn't
knew tt1at the Sauvoo Legion Was organized
| and il maintained solely in expectation Of :
collision between the Mormon power and that
sooner or later. They tAlk about having
gune to all the trouble and expense they
have in this organization for the purpose Of
protesting themselves 2gainst luaians. Where
the Indiana? Where, On tho contrary, has it
not teen used against the legally constituted
authorities Of the 1and7 II was 80 used in
| Missouri, in Illinois, and in Ut2h. We're thsre
Indians to guard against in Illinois in 1sl42
Ye, the Nauroo Legion fourished there in al!
Montana, Colorado, Idaho-as much exposed
to Indian raids as Utah? Yet in neither
I OF them has it ever been found
| possible to organize and maintain 80 much ~
regiment Of Dllitia, even for an active cam.
paign. Something more pressing than dan
| ger from the Indians must be sought for to
/ account for the time, trouble, and e1pense Of
the Mormona ih the creation aud maintenance
| OF u toierably well-appointel militia force.
numbering 10 1000 to 5000, and j: is found in
fheir utter antagonis1n, social, religious,
moral, political, to AMERICAN itleas and iu.ti.
| tutionH, and the certainty OF the ultimate,
forcible collision botTccn the two srsteus,
uLIees Que OF the other rhall die first from de-
moralization.
This military body ia so organized and
cficesed as to be practically Independent Of
the Governor Of the Territory, and il has in
effect ignored that officer since Drigham
Young wss superseded. About thrse months
Legion putlished General Order No. /, pro-
yi1lnG Tor Tho customary annual muster and
dill. The late Governor shaner, soon there
after, OF the ground that it IVES 10th ao ile-
gsl, and dislosaf, aud hostile organiza-
r.ato rmrpoee Of resisting b. force
and war tGa suthority Of The United States.
hy public proclamation, forbade tho proposed
unless upon his order. This in virtue Of lis
Office as COMMANDMENTS Chief OF tue Terrific
/ rial militia The Mormons, OF course, claitncd
| that this action vas undertaken in spirit Of
petty persecution, and wac an attempt 10 o.
ercise authority that did not pertain to his
proceeded 10 hold tleit !" training" regardless
oft. But apparently deeming ii little too
| andac,ous to do SO in this county in the face
Ct tho order forbidding it, tho Lieutenant
General addressed a letter to the Governor
asking lin to suspend It. The GoSefnor re-
| At this Ill the Mormon batteries opened on
him, fu1i-mouthod, and while the ar was thick
with their foul breath, he died quietly Of cQn-
sumption. This news was received By parts
with cheers and hoHls Of triumph. There 10
something TO manly in dancing on 3 fellow.
creatu1e'slifelera clay. Mr.. Vaughan steppedln-
| to the leceased G3yernot's 4h0es, and tho
''tIalninE approached - reat . these head
| quarters a. Provo on the sonth and Ogden
Wells being preeent and reviewing the latter
ilena1lion pasale at Provo. They seemed forta
| few l1aysrto have entertained the hope that
Vaughan would prove more yielding to their
wishes than Shatfe1, and to this end hatteEel
him through the newspapers. serenaaea lin,
rent in Eden. Finally the Squire's Adult ant
situe1al called on him and asked him,
plumply, if ho intended to carry ont
ShafIers ideas regarding the militia Find
ing that be vas. the Squire published General
Order No. H., postponlng the proposed mus
Ter in this county. and wherever it hid already
teeu held, until further oylete."
CT what followed it is not difficult to fur
nleh the explanation. Having, By tho publi-
location OF this order. seemed to yield the
themselves right on the record, tho word was
quietly sent round to the men Of . certain
| regiment TO assemble a. such = time and
place for muster and drill, the object being
10 do clandettine!J what could not be done
openly and boldly, md thus get the credit
wath tho ignorant rahble OF tha aect OF having
braved the government with imrunlty.
know they cry it WAS mere informal yolun'
teet meetlog to hear rome new musical lnatfu'
ments, air eoIne new clothes. and have ds1l!
hut it W.s meeting Of the cl,azsctef forbid
! whi.h doesn't figure in the mat
ter At al; the act j. what We have te
do with 1t is not denied, 1t MAS q violation Of
the Governors order, and was eerious pro
; ceeding, whAtevtr face may ba sought to be
put on it now and it is not at al Likely thai
it w.s undertaken in the theocratic Kingdom
Of Ctah without authorization from heaa
quarters. The object was, undoubtedly, te
J. force the Governor to withdraw his order. o.
. to make himself ridiculous IN enforcing it
G for the Alo1mons are fools enough e
believe, from high to low. In
e militia are rot binding on tie militia, aud
: further, to create = Eublic sentiment nnde'
!; the CRY OF ''Ferrecution," Which should re
: etrain Congress from lcgis1asing against theu
= during the coming sestion. 1t was Tor thl
: purpose, tno, they abnsed and maltreate'
+, ihe tolce1e,stationed near Provo until the
- hadsered them into spree, and sort or tiol
- tiat enabled them to appear TO DO "psFse
cuted." -.
1t III eyents, dsy before yesterday four 9
FIVE companies assembled On TUG paraa
6 customary evolutions in such cases. IA 500
Is as word rot rouId. Governor Vaughan Mov
Il to the SPOT with two Or three gentlemen, ~
latter OF whom. At his solicitation, made 1T
}. dayit to the fact Of the meeting Of armed mel
r. IN violation Of the proclamation. before Jade
:. HAwlev, who thereupon issued warrant. d
rectcd 10 the United States Marshal. for the
>, ar1est on the charge Of :. engaging IN 1eocLio
sgainst tile authority OF the United Siases
which Was made criminal by the toi!o~1ng se
tion Of an act OF Congress passed in 1861.
Wit:
person shall hereafter inctte. ses on foot, as1ls
! The aaihortty Of the Tuised Ststcs, or the la'
:. thereof. or shall give aid o. comfort thEeetot
sns s1Eas i9 q s1e " ana ia
convicted thereof, such PERSON shall be pnntsn'
hy Imprisoned for 3 period NOT exceeding Y
tears. or by a nne not exceeding ten tno1ssl
. iotlars and By the liberation Of MI his slaves,
Z any be have: or by both Of saic pun!sn1nents,
e ,nc discretion Of the Court
\ No resistance Was made to the serving
IS +,,s w.-.rt .ni in d1e time eicht ceutlecse
q = Who seemed 10 be in command Of the :. Az
:, ward squad" were brought before tho Jndg
IS Considerable interest uas manifested to Il
Is proceedings: the court room was crowded, b!
there vas little exc tement, and no outoret
G.$ rS. kill oh
= show. think. that it WAS ap1t-up job On Il
& pa1t Of Squire Wells. After scaexh
g lengthy examination, considering. that Il
Il offence vxr patent and Was not denied, the