The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17

more Ike spring than winter. Psunsyiyania avenue,
our Broadway, b daily alive with proneaadsfs,
stranger. and rsddents, oaahins young man and
tines n the fashioaabls world afssr New Years
MILLS.
WAsHMaroN, Dec. Is, fssl.
Ifairs in CowgyGs-1hs CslIsxs Stssmsss- TIE
Nep Governor Of UtaA. &c.
Tho capital Of the United States 10 again beoom-
and turbulent debate. Fanaticism has again raised
its hydra head, and threatens. By it, early appear
ance In the halls Of Congress, 70 consume much OF
its valuable time which should be devoted 70 the
great interests of the people. Mr.. Mace, Of Indiana,
hAvrg applied the battery and galvanized the corpse
into newress OF lie, Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia, the
John Randolph Of the present Congress, In fine
Quixotic style, attacked aud demolished ths phan.
tom, knocked it into . noaentity, not leaving .
grAss spot Of it. Bat, unlucky day another Rich
mond in the field; and Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, wais
by the powers Of his Imagination, and the beauties
Of his orat,ry creates anew the man OF straw fights
the battle DER again, and comes of more than
conqueror-but all for Buncombe. And would
suggest the business Of the nation be first at
tended to, as the nation pays the addler and let
the dance come of afterwards. Quere-Is NOT she
services II go, Mr.. Badgers bill increasing the
pay 90 per cent snoud be laid on the table tor tbs
present.
In my letter Of Wednesday, spoke Of the ramon
that one of the belligerent powers of Europe had
made propositions 70 purchase the Collins line of
OCEAN htes mers 1t was said heie that this rnnor
bad been fabricated to effect Congressional legsla
ton upon pe ndiDg appropriation b'll but having
made proper isquiries into the facts, sm now
issd at the Emeeror OF France really desires che
steamers cruisers, and has made propositions for
could he net run down and capture? Or, on the
othef hand, waat vessels could catch them on the
ocesp, il thsy chose to keep out Of bar ms way
Ever the al ort sgbtedness OF our present distln.
euished Post Mas ser GsDe,al will not suffer hum 10
lose there steamers 20 government, pasti ,u!arly
at crisis when we know not the moment they may
be required to lfo:ect QUO commerce, our coasts
our cties from forsign invason.
In tbersPoit OF tae Secretary OF War, he speaks
Of United Ststes troops destaed for California and
wirseriug in Il e Salt Lake Valley, (Utah). These
troops are under tie command Of Col. 6septoe, of
the United States Army, WHO Is to receive the ap-
p0intment, if rumoc be true. as Governor Of Utah.
Can 1t be pos sble that the administration is weak
and imbecile as 10 be thus compelled to smuggle
troops into ore of the Territories in order enforce
q due exc cu;ion of the Law Had not the Honora-
bic Secretary Of War courage and independence
enough to arrange and locsts the military force
without resorting TO stratagem? rot, then indeed
are these the degenerate days of the Republic and
will think Themselves rather over-rea he'd by onr
Yankee President, when they wake up some mora
ing AND fed new Governor in the chair of Big
ham YOung-and one, too, ready backed by the
military arm of the goverpm ent to enforce his off
cial DEGREES. Il.