The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-11

Of genuine repuo!icauism must be abandoned
its Probable Results.
The man for Utah has been foaud-so our ad-
vices from Washington state-snd COlouel Cum
mings will receive this week commission from
the President as successor to Brigham Young in
the government OF the Mormon Territory. Gen
Harvey is already moving troops across the
Plains 20 support the Governor in taking posses
sion of his new Office, should il be necessary, and
yiudicate che authority of the federal government
Politicians, who swarm round every appoint
ment that promises spois and safety, have fought
shy of Utah. because it was supposed that it har-
bored little profit for the purse and much danger
for the person. This self condemnation on the
part of the Office seekers that besiege the White
House is worthy of being remembered by the
Presiden. in weighing their claims for more
promising positions AS for the Mormons
and Brigham Young, we have not the
slightest idea that they are going to give
Governor Cummings and General Harvey
any serious trouble whatever They have blus-
tered about what they would do in order to pre-
vent the federal authority from appointing sue
cessor to Governor Young, aud their policy has
succeeded fer time. Poor Pierce and his Cabi-
net were outraged, and dared not show their
hands; but new rule has been inaugurated at
Washington, ard the federal authority will be
duly and properly exercised in the premises.
That is ali the Utah question requires. The
history of our government shows an abundance
Of valiant politicians who were determined to
resist the federal power to the last gasp but
whenever Uncle Sam fairly put his foot down
and said the thing should be so and so, it was so
and so. From the whiskey rebellion Of 1877 to
the Plug Uglies Of 1857, the result has always
been the same. They load their little swivel
with paving stones and pistol bullets and scraps
of iron, and brag ms! valiantly; but they never
fire it. Every grown man in the country remem-
bers the events Of the notification era, when q
State with hundreds Of thousands Of popula-
ton, unanimous al most, in their determination
to resist the federal authority, and that, too,
upon grounds that were defended by some of the
fiji st statesmen and logicians of the time, quietly
submitted to a proclamation of the President
backed by an evident determination to use the
military arm if necessary.
We anticipate precisely the same result. ia
Utah. If Governor Cummings goes there with
the proper sprit-to NEEDLE in nothing that is
none of his business, but to do everything that
appertans TO him to do under the law and the
constitution--he will find no resistance to his
authority. The federal government has nothing
to do with the religious creeds of men; nor whe-
Their they choose one form of social organization
or another But il hos to see that life and pro-
perty are safe, no matter what mans belief
may be or how many wives he has. And it has
further to see that when form Of State govern
ment is adopted, every man shall have free
expression Of his opinion guaranteed him. AS
for the religious and social errors of Mormonism,
we have no fear that they can successfully resist
the lights of civilization and Christianity.
THE NV SPLIT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
The democratic party of this city is again divided
into two distinct aud antagonistic organizations,
and the wars Of the roses which followed the
Van Buren, detection Of 1S4s, and the hard and
soft she'll quarrel and split Of 1853, may of course
be expected TO follow.
Throughout the State, according TO the Novem-
Der electiol these factions of the democracy have
already devoured each other like the Kilkenny
cats, leaving nothing but their tails dangling
over the clothes line In this metropolis, how
ever. and its surroundings, never was there a
more effective re union aud consolidation of all
branches of the party than in behalf Of Mr..
Buchansn's election 10 the Presidency. True.
little outside faction in support Of Mr.. Libby for
Mayor. wcre guilty of an insidious and deter
mined effort TO distract and divide the party Ia
this city; bat they signally failed The bulk Of
the party supporting Mr. Buchanan, made a
clean day. work of it' by voting also for
Mayor Wood. and the regulai nominations, ma
tiooal state sud municipal. Throughout
But THE November reunion appears to have
teen nothing b,titr thaa delusise arnistice.
With the diria'on Of ihc government spoils the
old chronic -croiula has broken ont in fresh
place. Instead ct a united hand Of patriots.
sticking together hike wax from the CO.
hcsive power or the public plumber" we find
tic democracy between two metropolitan Or
CARNATIONS, standing like the jackass between
bis two bundles Of hay. or rather like two fac
lions at a Douny brook fair, waiting only the sig
nal for a shindy. The clique Of spolsmen and
TCDmany managers. beaded by Isaac v. Fowler,
George n. Sanders, +. u. Hart, Captain Tynders,
and others. arc responsible for this work of dis
organization ard decentralization. After getting
their Eat Offices from generous and forgiving
President one would have supposed that Messrs
Sanders Hart, Fowler and Byndcrs would have
been satisfied to limit their patriotic labors for at
least month or So to their duties to the govern
ment. But no sooner were they invested with a
little Official authority, than they proceeded to use
il and abusc it, 10 connecting plot for the con
troll and management Of the party in this city aud
State, through the secret and thimble rigging
maohlneiy of Tamuany Hall The rcsul,s arc