The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-02
From Utah.

The District Attorney read letters from the
United States Acknowledgement, showing that no
money could be furnished to pay Witnesses. jurors
or court expenses, without a provision of Congress.
and he, therefore,, by order Of the Attorney
General. moved to continue all the criminal cases
until the second Monday In March. The contInu-
ance was granted.
SALT LAKE. Jan. I3.-The act to provide for the
election Of 40 delegates to a Convention to frame
and adopt a Constitution for the admission Of Utah
as a state passed the House this afternoon. The
election is to be held on the 29th instant, and the
Convention to meet on February 18th.
The charge of Judge Strickland to the Grand
Jury of the United States Court at Provo on
Wednesday. published to-day, is pronounced by
the Tribune as the most pointed and able ever
delivered in the Territory. 1t calls attention to
the various assassinations and nameless mutila-
tons on Henry Jones. Henry Lewis and others,
some of whom died from these injuries, and de-
clared that the punishment awarded in the case of
Lewis, whose offence was being betrothed to a
maiden coveted by another. namely, that in another
world they should become the servants of the
dead victim thereafter forever, and that he should
be made whole and have the maiden restored to
him is not the legal putting in jeopardy once and
the Jury must disregard 1t. POlyeamic wives as
the heads of families were permitted TO preempt
h)meSteads and share the protection Of the Govern
ment. and II i notorious that many continue to
enter into pOlygamic relations and publicly coun-
seied to do 50. The Judge continued, e" There is
existing within this Territory a most peculiar and
startling state OF affairs. POlygamy Is the merest
nothing compared with the bloody despotism
. NllGI Il ltACGG anu INl HNihAACu dALOAz u pCUD4C.
\ d~espotiSm so strong that many are afraid to
demand an examination or make inquiries about
a murder committed at their own doors. l charge
you with the duty of causing the death of that
most terrible relic of baTbariSm. the blood atone
meut. the killing of an apostate, to save his soul.
That is legally murder
SALT LAKE. Feb. "A mass-meeting Of citizens
was held this afternoon in Masonic Hall. TO con-
slider the despatch from Washington in regard TO
bail for prisoners charged with murder.
d. +. Walker, OF Walker Brothers. was Chair
man, \. :. Gould and John Chilett. Secretaries of
the meeting. Over 800 persons We're present.
Resolutions were adopted that all the Gentle
and liberal citizens have an abiding confidence in
the honesty. integrity and ability of Judge VI. b.
Mexican. and believe him 10 be a faithful. impartial
and IucorTupuble Judge, governed by a conscien-
tious sense of duty beyond all ether cOnsidera-
tionS, whose whole course in Utah has been an
honor to the Administration and pride to all really
law-abiding citizens. Also, that the refusal of
Judge Mckean, to admit persons accused of MUIR
der to bail. some of them most atrociOUs criminals,
receives our hearty commentator. and there is
abundant reason to believe such refusal is fully
approved by all the so-called Gentle people OF
Utah.
1t was ordered that these resolutions be imme-
diately telegraPhed to the President Of the United
States.
\ resolution was also passed. that the President
be respectfully requested to appoint a successor to
United States Attorney George c. Bates.
The greatest unanimity prevailed, the resolu-
tons being adopted by reclamation.
\ large number OF leading citizens waited on
Judge Mexican this evening and extended their
congratulations. The despatch from Washington
that prominent Gentiles condemned Judge Mexican
is received there with surprise and Indignation.