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Show I 1 fif In-- iia ihrrtnch all ih v.rimi nliafa o- r 6 an erratic government, through MUk4 K Villi IV EN IN (J. inudays exce)i its kings and commonwealth, under the dynasties of its Plantageneis. itsl'udors br th Oax Publmsiks Coirnar. and Guelphs, its Norman, Saxon, Danish powers, its feudal system, and Cuurles XT. Penrose. IMitar and ether of the that Roundheads; it has passed ad Bciiness Msutagtr. from Paganism to Catholicism, from and back Catholicism to Protes anti.-n- i, summer-raul- u then turned and another again, OUDEX. L TAIL It has had its Star Chamber, and the necessarily accompanying Tewer Friday Evenins, March G, '74 and axe, its with its Smith-fiel- d tires, and the rack and gibbet have followed in the train. Under all these Ululi and the phases it has had its laws and judiciary. Many of its judges have been high ton-e- l, LETTER III. honorable gentlemen; some of them load-yisi- s g consummate the most Editor Deteret Awi : and rascals that ever existed. Our DiaeSir: la continmtion f th fathers proclaimed that nation tyrants, ''Mormon" question, without circumlo- and from wrenched their necks cution I will proceed with the examina- their Would Congress . reyoke. tion of the Frelitighuyseu and Logan place it upon us? Would they throw us bills. back into those dark ages, and tell us to Sec. 19 provides, "Tliat in all caret of bunt among those musty tomes, among election by ballot, it shall be unlawful the records ef a barbario age, for justice for any person to put any uh tuber, mark and our liberties, which our magnanior defies upon any ttucii ballot, whereby mous Ctngress cannot grant? Why not any person may be enabled to ascertain refer us to the common law of France, by or lor whom the ballot wus given," Germany, Switzerland, Ansiria, Turkey, and make it a felony to violate this pro-isi- Russia, Japan, China, or Timbuctoo? And why? tuny be asked. We Blackstone, a leading standard interprehave the Dames of the persons for whom ter of British law, in speaking of com we wish to vote on printed tickets; we nion law, after tracing it through the deposit the tickets with the judge, who Romans, Picts, Saxons, Danes and othplace them in a box and our names in a ers, tells us that, "The notion or an oral, book; in this way we avoid repeating unwritten Taw, delivered down from age and ballot-bo- x siuffing.so common among to age, by custom and tradition merely, the mere enlightened and virtuous. 1 seems derived from the Druids, who am informed that in St. LouU they prac- never committed any of their inetruc-tion- s tice the fame, that in Illinois they did to writing, possibly for want of levote viva toce, that in the new constitu- tter." Book IV, Chap. 83. Alfred, of tion of renniylvn&i they have ndopti d England, made a digest in his , or this met hid, aud they are Beriously liber judicialis. After the Danish invaits use in Ohio. Why should sion they had their Dane-LagAl'red's it be considered "a felony" for us to was called the West Saxon Luge." Black-ston- e practice what others dot We should further says, 'Thai it is morally really like, if we could, to meet the impossible to trace out, with any degree views of outsiders, and with this view cf accuracy, when the several mutations the Legislature have been considering a of the common law were made, or wht registration act, - which is very cum- was the respective original of those sevbrous, and to which there are manv' ob eral customs we at present use, by any jections, They have again thought of chemical resolution of them to their first We can selmaking a provision for sealing up aud and component principles depositing the election returns, not to dom pronounce that this custom was debe opened unless required for a contest. rived from the Britons, that was left beThere is a decided objection, however, hind by the Romans, this was a necessary to open the door for stuffing and repeat precaution ngainBt the Picts, that wus ing by secret manipulation, a method so introduced by the Saxon, discontinued much desired by our federal otSoiuIs. by the Danes, but afierwardrrestored We are still under the belief that we are by the Normans." Ib. So far, thereliving in a popular government, and not fore, as English common law is concernunder the dominion of three or four fed- ed, it is simply common nonsense. Are eral ringites. we to go back to the aboriginal inhabiSec 20 provides, "That each district tants of England for law, to worshipers court chall appoint a reporter nnd pay ef idols, to a people who offered up him tea dollars per day, aud that all human sacrifices? Because they did, fees, or compensation for services in shall we worship the sun on Sunday, tile cases of proceedings arising under the moon on Monday, Tuisco on Tuesday, laws of the Territory, beinu taxed by the Woden on Wednesday, Thor on Thurstourt, or judye, shall be paid from the day, Frigee on Friday, and Staton on Territorial Treasury; aud in case the Saturday? Having adopted the names Territorial Legislature shall fail to make of their gods for our days, shall we also prevision for th b paynent of the com- adopt their laws, including their reverpensation, by this act made chargeable ence for the misletoe and their human upon the Territorial Treasury, then, in sacrifices? auch oases, the sum shall be paid out of But let me here quote tws or three the funds which have been or ahull be laws The first is selected under Catho-li- o appropriated, by Congress, to defray the rule An act ot Parliament Hen. IV, expenses of the Territorial Legislature, chap. 15, provides, "'That the Diocesan, and for the compensation of the members alone without the intervention of a Synod. thereof, and the compensation. tf such might convict ef heretical tenvnt;; and ' members shall be diminished accordingutiles the convict abjured bis opinions, , or if after abjuratiou he relapsed, the ly." Tl ii clause exhibits the animus of ids sheriff was b und if required projectors and abettors perhaps, its by the bishop, to commit the uulmppy-victimost atrocious light. If it wa even conto the flames, without waiting for sidered proper for the U. 8. Government the conseut of the crown." to put their hand into our Territorial Second, under Pto;estant rule. 'NonTreasury, which will be a subject of conformists are of two sons; first, such very great doubt, and one that is unpre- as absent themselves from divine worcedented in the history of our country, ship, in the established church. "These, the evil would not end here; but like ev- by the statutes of 1 Elix c. 228, Elia. ery ether aggressive act, it would grow o 1, forteit one sh lling to the poor and spread, and open the floodgates ot every Lord's day they so absent themfraud, peculation and oppression, both selves, and 20 to the King, if they conin public and private matters, and lead tinue such default for a month togeiher; to a thorough revolution in all our finan- aud if they keep any inmate thus irrecial affairs. For, if they can do this, ligiously disposed in their 'houses, they they can, on the same principle, put forfeit 10 per mouth." their bauds into the treasury of any Wrtb. regard to papists. "They can other Territory, State, county or city in hold no office or employment." "They the United States. But the States are may not come within ten miles of Lon100." are not So are don on pain of protected by the Constitution. five miles above travel to we, if the national compact, in the permitted Act, is of any value, for Section 18 from home, uuless by license, upon pain expressly provides that the Constitution of forfeiting all their goods; aud ihey and laws of the United States are hereby may not come into court uuder pain of extended over and declared to be in force in lorfeUine "And wueu these 100." taid Territory of Ulah, so sar as the same errors are also aggravated by apostacy or any provision thereof may be applica- or perversion," "the oneuse amouuts to ble." All the leading principles ot these high treason;" "and if they do not depart; bills are in exprexs violation of that in- or ff they return with the king's license, strument, the provisions of which arc ex- tbey shall be guiliy of felony and suffer tended and made applicable to us, by death." Blackstone, B. IV., Chap. 4. this section of the Urgan'o Act, as mueh Need I mention here the trial by batas in any State of the Union. But it tle, by fir and water; the walking over would seem that that instrument is fast tjd hit iron bars and dpping the arms in becoming obsolete, and that CtesariGtn boiling water; all of wuiou processes were and despotism are swiftly supplanting enacted by law and used by the judiciary "it. l it too much to say that national to prove the innocence or guilt of or to decide the rights of prooompucis, here, as in many other places, are nearly meaningless, affording Ib. perty. or protection, and that they ie It may be said that this section proreland the crumbling decaying, among vides, "That the commcu law of England ics of the past ? in force in the Colenies of America at But there is another feature of this the daM of the Declaratien of Indepenis intended. True; but then, BBuuou nuicu is uiauucsujr unjust, 11 ii. dence?,' is of any use using such a term, viz , under that law, these same colonies bantb it where the members of the Legisla-tu- o ished Baptists and Quakers and placed are threatened with being muloied them under the penalties of death, if in their per diem if th y refuse to pas they re:urnedand they found a way to an act making Territorial appropria- take the lives of persons accused of and drowning. tions, to carry out their iufamiea, lor if witchcraft, by burning Are one third, or nearly one hal , should be But we are more enlightened now.watchwill be that "A trial Bead: we? of induced fa barter away the rights Ihttir oortitituetits and their own honor ed with great interest by heupecked to take place ia Balti(which God forefend,) having madesuoh husbands, is soon that city has been of woman A more. una sacrifice of principle and manhood, the on arrested charge of being a com der the threat of a magnanimous laws cf Maryland make The scoU. mon to be have would mulct, still they ed the sune as honorable, 'decent men. no provision for the punishment of such under Now this is too ba t; having provided for an offense, and she is to be tried common law. This deold the English there of other vrry species rascality, oflense as common barratry, ought to he some provision made for fines such an as one of the means of this. Fur after having bartered honor, and provides, cor wiMDce and constituents at such a punisbment, 'coring a uuio .muu6,.1874 Junction, Feb. 15. price, and bowed the craven knee, and tongue.'" Ogden us they practiced the tells Blackstone kissed rhe fae'id pod ef thes ignoble scolds ia water. It is hardly of that of robbed bo to ducking 'hen syenphanti, ireud than supposable that in uaiuraorebut mey paltry suui, aiul be give his are honest men, is a poor reward for do this boring or ducking; honor, Judge McKean, the common law, treason, treachery and frnud. the .Sec. 23, Logan's Bill, provides. "That aud could he not find a way to gel amount or 100, or any in the common law of England, in force ten, twenty, the col in its cf America at i ho date of necessary ? It would not be any more i difficult to convict ot treason, felony, or be fAocluraiion of Independence, be to d4ath, than it was for the Catholics to hereby extended over aud declared in forc, iu the Territory of Utuh. o far fine, banish, and destroy the Trotestants a the ..same is applicable." What is and put them to death; or the ProtestIbis common law? Knglond has produc- ants, in their rule, the Catholics. Both we are ed s rnucli iu bulk, as perhaps any in their turn were heretics, asdifficult And it would ao. be otlur ustion, and as compl eted, kd. to She guurtion. gflcn pat-Kin- auto-da-f- e, Mormon. time-servin- n. tom-beo- e. i, o s; for a geutleman of bis temperament to Coal. tore a hole through the tongue or body; to tear, rend and destroy, for the love of God. aud "with the assistance of a PutroniM tb PcepUt' Man, diocesan or bishop." (Now if Dr. New :o:man could only obtain the tiara I Why WIU SELL THI was he not made a bishop?) Tbey WE ARE DOING BUSINESS IN might try their hands at the roasting n process, under the provisions of the AND law. I tell you frankly, gentlemen, we protest against such proceedings and won't have your common law. If we AT THE AND must be robbed and disfranchised, do it U. P FREIGHT DEPOT, decently like men. 'You possess no At 0 Cents, per too leas than their former Price right to place American citizens under BE SURE TO GIVE KIM A CALL. foreign law. Sells also by the 100 IU. at his place on 5th St., Are now Does the Congress of the United open for Wholesaling as well as Retailing. We beg to call sli-t-f t) States of America proclaim itself incom- between Wall and Franklin Street. attention of our patrons, and tbe public, to the fact that petent to make laws for its own citizens? Does it wisii it to be understood among OUR HOUSE the nations of the earth, that the great LARGEST IN OGDIX western model republic i a failure, that Our lines of the people are incompetent to govern themselves, that it is impossible for ConDDY GOODS. AK f gress to enact laws for the government CL.OTIIIXG, of the people, and that it is necessary to invoke the aid of mooarchs, despots and Rock Spring, $ 9.50. FAXCY GOODS, 10.00. Delivered, tyrants, and call to the aid of Congress these relics bf barbarity, to establish 7.60. Coalville, 8.00. Del vered liberty, and inforce republican principles? Do we require the Doge of Venice, Keep Warm by Getting Good Clean Coal. VISIONS, Ete., with its horrible Council ef Ten and its YARD AT U. P. FREIGHT DEPOT. ARE COMPLETE. necessary "Bridge of Sight?" Shall we Meat JJarket will be Orders at have need for the Inquisition, with its ac- promptly filled. Douglass' Do we require the companying tortures? IX COCK. Star Chamber of England, with iis Tower, d7e-3its axe and headsman? Do we need the aid of the whipping post, the stocks, the Are prepared to do the most extensile trade in this City Smith S el I fires, tho rack and the gibbet? Or do we require an autocratic guv.ruer, with his staff of judges and federal appointees, posessing all the power of the Doges, with their pains, penalties, and military prisons, to carry out Republi- WHOLESALE and RETAIL can principles in America. MALUSIK Surely so great and powerful a nation as that of the United States, with its forty millions of inhabitants, can afford to treat considerately, if not justly, its less fortunate dependency, numbering not more than about oue hundied and thirty thousand inhabitants. If it is their misfortune lo have imbibed bereiical doc-- :o trine and to be dupes of a false religion, surely their more enlightened confreres, who are n.oving in a higher plane, and The best place in town for a ore blessed with a true religion, can afford to exhibit sufficient mngnaniuiity ONE OF THE OLDEST AXD MOST to treat their less fortuuate bre lien, at This is least, with justice. all we ask; is it toi much to require? A OF nation that boasts by its representatives XJtali. W. in II British India, Seward, abroad, First-Glasp. 482, of bearing the vast responsibility of establishing, "an original civilization, We sqiicit Orders from Towns and in the so called Indies of America.' cau County. surely afford to be just. We boast, and AS LOW AS ANYWHERE IN UTAH. in architecour of too, progress justly ALL ORDERS ture manufactures, and agriculture; ol our trade and commerce; of our tele- Promptly and Carefully Filled graph, railroads and steamboats; of our progress in the arts, in sciences and in GOODS literature, aed exult in our expacsive i and enligl teued religious ideas. We AT TUK VERY i ttlk flippantly and bombastically about f.eedom and the rights of man. We Lowest Possible Prices. proclaim ourselves the champions of libdl08-6erty, the protectors of riligiousfreedon,, and thealvocates of the unrestricted worship of Almighty God. We proless in tiie scale of nior-ttl- s, to stand pi in the pi ot' ction ofvirln,Hnd ip lllll-'l- ' IMIiKI.HI 11111 A I i I li-- H III 111 I IMF i I 1 lllltllM 1 i IMJ n I UlUj 1 ILWil 1 Ul Villi the elevation ot woman, and boast that THE we are the model republic of the world. wish Now this people do not any special C. WOODJIASSEE. grants, franchises or privileges, but a fair modicum of liberty guaranteed to Tho Finest House all American citizens, immunity from of Entertainment oppression, persecution, despot isiii aud FIRSTAATIO.il IN CITY. OCDEN out rage,r and a just and reasonable resand liberties. pect for our rigtits Salt Lake City. AND WITH Respectfully, etc., John Tatloe. STAXD. OLD THE AT EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATIONS. WARREN HUSSEV " PRESIDENT. Stable. of south doors Three Livery For particulars apply to ANTHONY GODBE, CASIIIKR. Died For Love. MAIN STREET, OGDEN. Oldest Hanking Institution in Utah. W. THOMSON, Orders promptly filled. Repairs neutljr OGDEN. Irteeest Allowed on Tim Deposits. The community of Groat, Ky.,v?as executed. Look Here, Cheap GEORGE la, JA91IESOX, -- COALVILLE corn-me- OUR NEW BUILDING ' Grass Kanyon Coal Having Increased our Stock, 0 YES!! 0 YES!! IS TIIE SPRING JXOCIC COAL. COALVILLE HAT. 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Then, going home, he called a younger brother out in the yard and declared that he intended to shoot hinisell .before his brother could interfere, he placed the muzzle of the gun in his month, touched the trigger with the ramrod aud blew his head to pieces. Death was iustantaneous. The parents of the young man are verv respectable people, and are una ble to explain the cause of their son's suicide, it is yery probable that h s love for the young lady who w.is ma ried was so trreat thi.t the tl ou rht its hopelessness dro?e hint to this of unrequited affection shot-gun- Hoot and Shnenmkcr, Give me K E A K X'E Y 9 S BUCHTJ! HOSEOCKS positive remedy for KIDNEYS, - 1 Produce Taken. - Store! Drug City OGDEN. BUCHU MAIN KEARNEYS EXTRACT STRHET, Cures all Diseases of the Permanently KIDNEYS, AND DBOPSICAI. SWKI-UXO- Will' IS ITT Ogden. 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