Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-14 | Page 13 | Now and Then

9 I NOW AND THEN I President Grant in his h special message pont pointed d out that in the act creating the territory of Utah it Is provided that a writ of error may be flom the decision of ot any Judge of ot the supreme or district court of ot of the territory to the supreme court ot the United States upon any ny writ wi-it of habeas corpus involving the question of ot person personal l freedom freedom freedom-a a provisiOn n never inserted in any other territorial territorial ter ter- ter- ter act except that creating the territory of New Mexico He also pointed out that the legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture tune of ot the territory could not give ghe to any court whatever the power to discharge by habeas corpus persons persons per per- sons eons held by or under courts created created created creat creat- ed by congress He feared unless action was vas taken by congress that military Int Interference might be necessary essary Later In 1875 1873 President Grant visited Utah