New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-15
Some recent accounts from Washington have

Some recent accounts from Washington nave
stated that tie policy of the new Governor of Utah
is to be the issuing Of proclamation that such
persons residing in the Territory, male or female,
as wish to leave and go elsewhere shall be protected
in doing so, and shall be assisted in getting away
If it be true as The recent correspondence from
Utah so positively asserts that cOnsid ,rabe part
Of the MOrmons, including large portion Of the
women are held in subsection by Brigham Young
and his elders by system of pure terror, and that
it is as hard, OralmOst as hard, to get away from
Utah, as il was during the time of Walkers pre-
dominancy for American citizens, especially those
who had enlisted into his service to tet away from
Nicaragua, certainly it is high time for our Govern
ment to interfere They did not interfere in the
case Of Nicaragua, but that is no reason why they
should not interfere in the case of Utah. The case
Of Nicaragua stood upon peculiar grounds. The
lat Administration, to say nothing of the present
one, was fllibustering Administration. Walker,
if not acting by authority from Washington, was,
at least, acting in conformity to Cabinet principles
and ideas; and il is settled maxim of all fanati-
cism, more especially of flbustering fanaticlsm,
that the end justifes the means. Utah stands upon
no such ground-Utah is annexed already; aud
though Walker was allowed to go on not only re-
siraDing American citizens, but rObblng and shoot
ing such Of them as attempted to escape out of his
clutches. that is no reason why Brigham Young
should be allowed to emulate his example. If Brig
ham wants to do that, if no wants to shoot,
hang rob and imprison, with impunity,
let him establish fllibuster settlement
either in the Mexican territory at the
Then he may reasonably expect, not only to be
allowed to proceed to any extremties he chooses
against such unfortunate Americans as, having
been deluded by false representations within bis
grasp shall attempt to escape from it, but IN case
be ia likely to fail and to fall into the hands of the
Mexican or British authorities, that the Govern.
ment will send military force to hover on the
border TO aid in his escape, and even to intervene M
his favor by solicitations to the other party to allow
him to escape with hints, perhaps, of something
else in case'of refusal. So long as Brigham Young
is merely Governor Of Utah, he has no reason to
expect that our Government will at all cOnnlve
at his running the same rig with Walker in
Nicaragua. Neither need Brigham ATTEMPT t. re-
assure himself by calling TO mind the case of
Kansas, and the privileges of robbery and murder
and false Imprisonment allowed there by Gov.
Shannon, acting Governor WoOdson, Judges Cato
and Lecompte, "Sheriff" Jones aud other distin-
puish,d functonaries of the Territory. Neither
need he count at all on the high official positions
lately conferred by President Buchanan upon Muir
ply. Emory, and other leading Border Ruffans
That too, was fllibustering operation; these per-
sons were also illibusters, and stand on the same
ground that Walker occupied in Nicaragua. Steal
ing Kansas from the Northern States was In TIE
eyes of the last Administration and is III the eyes
of the present one an enterprise no less laudabie
and useful than stealing Nicaragua for the purpose
of making Slave State of it. Indeed, more so,
since the blow at Liberty attempted in Kansas Is
double one not only adding one to the Slave States,
but also taking one from the Free States. When
there is an object TO serve, Mr.. Buchanan can wink
as hard as any body Indeed he has Practiced 1t so
long that hsbitually he keeps one eye hall shut.
But as Brigham Young is not acting In the interest
of the slave.drvers he has no grounds for expect
ing that bis outrages viii be overlooked, or that
measures will not be taken to protect and relieve
the sufferers by them.
Nevertheless, we very much doubt whether the
President will have the courage TO adopt the very
reasonable and proper course indicated Tor him oy
the Washington letter-wrters. Unfortunately,
Utah is by no means the only portion OF the Union
in which nearly every household is at once seragho
aud prison and in which large portion OF the
people are kept from running away by terror OF the
consequences should they happen to be caught
Mr.. Buchanan. we fear, will hardly have the cour-
age to set an example Of Intervention on the part of
the Federal Government, however loudly the state
of things in Utah may demand it, which might
hereafter be incOnyeniently applied to other
no less suffering portions OF the omon.
In fact, it would be easy for Brlgham-and
be is altogether too shrewd fellow 10 overlook
ito put Mr. buchanan, his new Governor, pro-
clamation and all, in very awkward procurement.
Let the Mormon Elders only induce their extra
women and the rank and file generally OF the
Church, male as well as female, to enter INTO writ
ten indentures Of service, and thereby would not
only perfectly lawful authority be acquired TO hold
them in Utah, but should any of them succeed in
getting away they might be pursued, demanded,
arrested aud carried back under the provisions of
the Fugitive Slave Law. The very troops aooutto
be sent to Utah, instead Of being employed to aid
in setting the csptives free, might under the pro-
visions of the Fugitive Slave Law, be called upon
10 aid in catching the runsways
As the Common Council will meet this after
noon, we once more entreat the Aldermen to spare
half an hour from the political eIcitements Of the