New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-05

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pressive, unconstitutional, and infamous avs; og

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pressiye, unconstitutional, and Infamous laws; ou'
the specimens already set forth indicate the whole
character of Mormon legislation. Gentlemen are
entirely mistaken who assume that The transfer OF
executive power from Brigham Young ~ Col Gu n
ming. and the appointment of so iRflexible pers N
as Chief Justice Eckes to be head Of the judiciary,
is all that is necessary to insure good government: 10
the Territory The Mormon statute book shows
that Brighsmi Young has long anticipated and pre-
pared for the transfer Of executive power. Wh.n
Gen. johnston and the Army of Utah have ln.tattd
Gov. Cumming and Judge Eckels IN their o'I,ces'
they will b. ineumbered by such laws as ba'e
cited, and which it will De Impossible 70 i1du'e
Mormon Legislature ever 10 repeal. Twill De va
10 anticipate that the control of the Legislature y"
be vested BY the people of Utah in Gentles during
the present generation Gen. Johnston is instructed
10 employ tie Army, whenever u may DE- neuG, ..
as "a POSSE comitdtus TO enforce tie avs. WEI"
laws Such laws as | have cited ii So the
whole expedition Of labor, money, and perhaP"
blood, in this Utah expedition, VIII lave oeen ior
nothing.
The remedy rests with the Congress and the
President of the United States. In lts Application
the theory of Sauater Sovereignty must be totally
disregarded Congress must either take on !tse
the task of revising and purifying the lefrI'oriai
laws of Utah, or it must invest persons IN whom u
can repose confidence with the power 70 perform
that labor. The simplest and most enecsuai iehle
dy would certainly b. by such change IN the or
psnc act as TO give the Governor and the Judges OF
the Supreme Judicial Court of Utah the same legs
latiye power as was given originally u Tue uo'er-
nor and Judges OF the North W estern Territory.
There ia not only the necessity for the applca-
ton of some such remedy by Congress aud the Ma
iona Executive, but also for speed IN the sPPhca-
ton Gen Johnston will have commenced his AL
vance on Salt Lske City by June l-iO, and 1t Is
fair to assume that if he is properly supported by
the Administration, the Army Of Utah Will have el-
tered the Mormon capital before the lst OF August.
If however. he is To be used other Ten have
been used by President Buchanan-to be frustrated
in lis movements by socret agents dispatched 10 SdH
Lake Cug By ,ody of CdlJoraid-to be induced by
tslse promises to rely on the good faith OF Ma
tonal Executive whose honor is not above suspi-
cion and at last TO find that his courage and pru-
dence and enthusiasm have been tOyed "ltn-then
there is no ground TO believe that the policy OF the
Administration leaders in the Senate and the House
of Representatives Will be honorable toward the
Territory of Utah.
At any rate, tie coming Summer VIII solve the
question Ii is certain tnat Is the wish OF certain
Democratic Senators aid Representatives from
Southern States that the MoTmOns may be induced
and permitted TO emigrate to Sonora. The public
can readily infer the purposes for which THIS wish
is entertained. The months OF July aud August
may reveal whether the President of the United
States and some one or more OF his Cabinet have
not plotted TO crafty the desires OF these Southern
gentlemen.