The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-30
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY APRIL 80

would say no more, he would drop the subject;
still he thought that it was but right. Well ne
knew that there could be no objection offered 10
anything that he desired, and In a moment bishop
sprang up and proposed that Brother Brigham take
up all the lands that he wanted. Still they did not
Before the two great roads met at Ogden in May
OF that year there was great uncertainty about
Hooper, secured ogden; but there was still Taylors
MIL the nearest objective point to Salt Lake CITY,
They might decide upon .nas place. ana ~ was 'e
sengers and merchandise to Salt Lake City. Bright
and early the next morning the man Friday mus
ser) was at work with surveyor, and close upon
his heels were all the men who could be roped In
with spades. Before they stopped their operations
a ditch was dug in the line OF that survey, as an
miles square Had the junction been formed at
Taylor's Mill, Brigham then possessed the only piece
of unoccupied land fit for occupation adjoining that
junction, and II the junction becomes permanent al
Ogden, and the stations round houses, machine
shops and rolling mills once contemplated are
erected, Ii will bring population of thousands TO
Ogden, and Brigham Young possesses every 1901 oi
had as all this is the worst has to be told. BY the
simple act OF surveying and ditchng he knew that
he could not hold the five miles OF United states
land without purchase. This A. Milton Musser got
hold of all the young men In the country who had
not taken up quarter section OF land Tor their own
homesteads, to go and enter land on tnat nve es
Brigham, and thus he euchred these young men
out OF their inheritances as citizens OF the United
jure themselves. Hooper, and Eldredge, his part
ner, had share OF this.
where Brigham Young has not gobblcd up valuable
estate, through the aid rendered him by the Legls-
lature and local governments. NO one the least &C,
uuainted with Utah will honestly dispute this, anu
when the Delegate In the debate denied this fact the
Hon. Mr.. Stevenson sprung upon him the acts OF
the Legislature, which perfectly astounded Con-
cress More than q dozen members Of the House
entertained the proposition OF asking for the ex-
pulsion OF Mr.. Hooper from Congress ior seeking 10
,,fofao naf{on hvh Ia 1anl a nj
In the next debate all this VIII come up, Tor the
Hon. Mr.. Claggett has been In Utah and Is fully
HOW HE GOT HIS CITY ESTATE
This pliable Legislature Of Utah. that gave him all
the waters and wooded canyons that he wanted,
were afraid to see that he was rOhbing the Anerl-
can people Of their rights In Salt Lake Valley and
when he asked for q whole strip OF land on the
'The Bench,' which is now the most populous ward
In that city, they gave him that also. He had 1t
surveyed into blocks OF five acres and divided these
into four parts and he made an immense amount
OF money out Of their sale. With his stealngs from
the Church and the robberies OF his brethren the
nation has no particular right to grumble, for II
'the Saints" are willing to be eeced that is their
business; the rest Of the world can only look on
and gaze with astonishment at their meekness ana
on the next debate the whole budget here fore
Swallowed will be unfoded, and the Delegate will
need all the patience for which he is ordinarily pro-
verbal It was mistake for him to lose temper
with Delegate Claggett Before the fend IS ended
Brlgham's loyalty for and attachment to the Union
will be well ventilated and the nation will see how
easily the people of Utah have been swindled There
are here energetic men from Utah. fully conversant
with It's history and extremely urgent for proper
DELEGATE FULLER's SPEECH BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ON TERRITORIES.
Frank Fuller, the dentist, spoke before the Com
mittee on Territories on Tuesday last urging the
admission Of the State of Deseret He represented
the MOrmOns as the most loyal people In the United
States. One OF the National party's delegation,
after hearing this speech, Furnished the writer
with some interesting points ON Utan loyalty.
that the Mormon priesthood have imposed upon the
entire adult population, in their order Of endow-
ments to regard the national government as re-
sponsibe for the murder Of Joseph Smith, and that
1t Is the duty Of all the Saints to pray for the over
same to their children, and to seek by every
means that ia In their power whenever favored
by opportunity to annoy ana work Ior tae over
waite "circles' for prayer they do constantly I'M
plore ''the overthrow Of all who are In authority
namely, the Mormon priesthood. Personally Mr..
Fuller cannot speak Of this on his own knowledge,
but he is as well satisfied with Its being fact as ne
possibly can be- the strength of the most reliable
evidence. While this delegation Is working for the
admission OF Utah into the Union would 1t not be
Apostle Cannon upon his oath and question him upon
these points9 he denies 1t or prevaricates let his
be and IT win 20 back to uah
My informant aflrms that what have written can
be .vouched for by hundreds OF persons now in
Mr. Fuller, who is now so loud on the loyalty Of
Brigham Young, knows that during the reverses OF
the federal troops in the early part OF the rebellion
brigham Young did, Sunday after Sunday, mock at
the nations calamties. and predict with Joy that
the North and South would eat each other
Fuller knows this for he was Secretary OF
the Territory and Acting Governor at the
time, and he knows that when some MOrmOns and
some "Jackn Mormons urged upon this same Fuller
to telegraph to the Secretary Of War, in order to
restrain General p. Edward Conner, who threatened
to arrest Brigham Young for his copperhead
speeches and for innamng the people to rebellion,
that Fuller refused to do so, stating that he could
ham would desst, but, as he then said, on the con-
trary, he would probably enter the Tabernacle the
following Sunday and belch out again his treason
able speeches. My informant was there during that
tme and airms that Fuller's course as here stated
can be substantiated.
These are the loyal leaders Of the Utah people
seeking to become part Of the national govern
ment