Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-26

Mr.. HEwley has written another long
letter TO the Union, 10 which he befogs and
eyAdes facts, and discusses matters not now
IN issue We requss. bis attention to this
point Judge Wilson, in letter to Judge
EustAce, dated KswAuse, August l9Ih, says
AT the time SbEffer advised my removal
had under Advisement = question which
involved the oonslitutionNlity Of . terri.
torAl law, and which ShAHer, for reasons he
then stated, was extremely anxious should
DO held unconstitutional but which ! gave
hun 10 understand could not consistently
do. ShAifer then 80 he has several times
before done, threatened my removal, and
was removed"
Aud 10 letter 10 the editor Of The
ARGUS dated August 10th, Judge Wilson
says;
AT the time Shaffsr advised my removal
| had under advisemenI = question which
involved the oonstitu tionAlity Of q territorial
Law vhioh ShAller was extremely anxious
should be declared void, aud which | gave
him 20 understand / could not do, aud be
then threatened my removal, ~ he had pre-
viously done on account OF my opinions on
the questions set forth in the printed slip F;
and, he al al hwsy claimed 10 speak By he
authority Of he President
These extracts establish the fact that the
trouble was about a territorial law.
Judge Wilson, in his letter to Judge EuI
tAee, says
81 herein enclose printed proof slip Of an
article which will appear in the kewAnse
Independent Of this week and which cor
reo,ly states What passed between Mr.. HAv.
ley Sud myself At the Friday nIghs meet
ing
And 10 his letter to THE ARGUS, Judge
Wilson sAya.
al enclose printed proof slip Of an art-
ole which viii appear in the KsvAnss In
dependent ofthis week which was written By
Agsntlemau who vas present At The Friday
night meeting and took careful notes OF
all thai was said, aud has correctly stated
the same"
Now, what ia the point Sel forth in the
printed slip which Judge Wilson says i,
correct TbiS ia what the printed sir
Gays
Wilson then by dint Of some Of Ingenuity
compelled HAwley 10 own that he was pres.
ent at q conversation between the President
and Wilson, in which the President admitted
that there were no changes made against
Wilson that he was removed At the request
ofGov. ShAfsr, Of Utah, because Of . diff
ference Of opinion on certain questions Of
law and shat tho differences between
Wilson and ShAfsr were stated to be, that
ShAiTsr wanted the grand and petit Jurors OF
the territory selected by the United States
marshal, and Wilson was Of opinion they
must be drawn according 10 the territorial
stdtHts-by county officers. Furthermore
ShAffer wanted all candidates for nAturAlizA.
ton sworn and questioned on oath whether
they believed in and praeteed polygamy,
and that he Wilson denied his right As
Judge 70 do so. Also, that Grant said he
agreed With Gov. Bhsifsr in these things
agreeing also with ShSifsr that they we're q
part OF the "policy ofthe administration. He
also wanted harmony between the Governor
aud judges Of the territories, and must hav,
IT,
These are the damaging admissions which
HAWlsy made in the KsWAnee meeting.
Hon. Levi North, Of KswAnes, writes q
letter to the Chicago Tribune, dated Aug
II. the day after IswleY spoke there, in
which he says he was present and heard the
explanations which passed between HAWley
and Wilson, and in which Judge Wilson
said
"Mr. HAWley went to the White House
with me to see the President and Mr.. HAw
ley inquired ofhim il there we're any charges
against me to which the President replied
that there we're not. Mr. Hawley then in
uuired why was removed. The President
answered, You were removed on the recon.
msndation of Governor Shaffer.' Mr.. Haw.
ley, NOT being entirely satisfied with the
reply, pressed him for the reasons assigned
BY ShAfsr. The President SAID there seemed
to be a want of harmony between Governor
shaHsr aud myself, Wilson and spoke
particularly Of the naturalization of Nor
mons. That point OF difference between the
Governor and me Wilson was this: Gov
srnor ShAfer said to ms that Mormons
asking to be naturalizsd in my Court ought
to be compelled to not only make the proof
and take the oath required BY law. bat
should alao sI0sGr that they qrere not 4,olv-
gdmtSts, and did not believe in polygamy,
told him that polygRmy was made a feiony
nY law OF Congress, the same as murder.
larceny and robbery was, and was punish
able BY imprisonment in the Psniteutiarv
that q man was not bound to criminats him.
self that the law on the subject Of natural.
ization applied to the States and Territories
alike; and that a man coming into cour. tC
be naiuralizsd could got be asked II he haG
committed muir. Ser; there was no Law
requiring it could ujt, sitting as Judg'
seg,SlAts upon it. The subject was dicusseC
Oy 'ns PTesident, Mr.. Hswley and myself
nu the President seemed familiar with tn,
P0in' oil controversy between GoyeYno