, 1859-05-07
think cannot now be told Tic CcmbattAIt:

determined. all speculation as to the conse'
auences to the commerce. industry and civza.
ton Of the world, is 50 much labor lost Time
and the succession Of events will allot to each
Of the Powers its part: and then the calcula-
tions Of the economist begin In the n'can-
time il should be the cause Of congratulntion
among our people now at peace Will! all tue
world, that their lives, their possessions and
their national honor do not lie in tile keeping
Of the crowned despots, whose struggles Tor
supremacy are about to shake the world to its
c.ntr. BE it ours to SOW, plnnt and reap Ill
peace, until the influence Of Americ-n e1a''l-
pic shall make dcspotism powcrless aud var
impossible.
THE UTAH 1mBR0GL1o.
1t is now quite apparent that President
Buchanan designs sustaining Gov. Cumming
and the Mormon Hierarchy. and thai Judge
CradlebaucA is to feel the full force Of Execu-
five lispleasure, for having attempted TO s'na'-
cate the authority Of law and to execute JUS
ticc upon 4 set Of ,natchless villains. Ina
moment Of excitement. occasioned Ivy the prat-
tica. exhibition which Mormon jury had Just
given Of utter defiance Of law and Of lie
outhor;tv If y United States Court. Judge
Cratlleaugh uttered an unguarded eSl'resslon'
thc put,.ort Of which was, that il tile Mormons
werr above I'LL law-f they were to le per-
mittcd to rob and murder mcll. women ana
children outside Of the Mormon 1old' Will
entire imp,lnity-he should not draw the
rcins very closely upon their Indian nclghbo:s-
who, i'll that event: might visit upon the Mot
mons some Of that rctribution which their
crimes deserved. The remark was ellcited hy
the peculiar circumstances which surrounueo
the Judge, and no one who has made himself
familiar with the manner in which that DILL
cial has endeayored to maintain the supremacy
of law. and to preserve inviolate the authority
Of tie federal Court in lta1, will for moment
| entertain the thought that he scrl.
ously intended what he was prompted to
| utter as a threat. Considering the character
Of the people with whom he had to deal, it is
| more than probable that he believed direct
| appeal to their fears would he more likely to
| promote tue ends Of law aud order, than any
thing else he could say or do. That tho re"
mark was highly improper one, is not to be
denied, hut il ought to he received in view Of
the a1rocious proceedings which called it forth.
and As ,non,entarv ebullition Of inst indlG-
nation. not to he reduced n practical test. or
likely to he thought Of :gain after the excite
,ucnt Of tue momcnt had passed away.
But the administration has no potion Of
grappling with the ugly Ctall question. and
settling it upon the principles oflaw and Of the
Federal Constitution. There arc other Terrific
rics to organize aud settle, aud it may be that
more will be acquired hy conquest or purchase
from Mexico: and rs it is the purpose to ILL
| troducc s}arcry into all these Territories
| through the agency Of the Dred Scott decision
and the Democratic party, ii is a1l important
that existing theories Of Territorial govern
ment bc not rudely set aside in Utah.
however strongly justice and outraged
law may demand it. In order that slavery may
| 60 wherever the propogandists have mind
| to carry it, it becomes necessary TO surrender
to BriEllum Young and his Legislature oil con-
| troll i'll Utah The latter understand this per.
fectly, and they use the knowledge to strengthen
and pcrpctuate tlc power Of the Mormon l1leF'
archy. Coy. Cumming, also i shrewd man,
ycrsed in Democratic tactics and well knowing
the necessity which impels tile President te
/ ..IJ a., .,,t.ota,-,n P-;ol,,,u rony 1amsni-
sides with the latter and exercises tue functions
Of lis Office in allegiance to the wishes aid
policy Of the 1Iierarcv, The President sus'ains
: Cumming as matter Of state necessity. He
| cannot do otherwise, without running counter
| to tie theories and purposes Of the Slavery
, | propagaudists whose agent he ls--Wlthou
+ subyerting tile entire policy Of Ills administra
! ton, aud putting himself bevotld the pale
, the Democratic party The same necessity
r | which conlpcls him to iudorsc the. course .
! tic Governor. requires him to recall Judg;
Crade'augl, who has had tho hardlhood t
throw himself athwart the track o[ tie propl
gandists. To remove him for seeking tn exc
cute tic law upon the robbers, mur.ercrs an'
polyga.nists of Ctall, would too gse;ltly slloc'
> tile moral scusc Of the nalion to he llaxardcd
Unfortunately for justice and deccney, ll'
fortunately for the plotters against freedom
the ;lnprudent declaration Of fudge Crallt
6 baugh about turning loose tie Indians npo
r the Mormons: is to be made the prcte1t f.
l. lis removal. Already, VIC presume, Ills rcca
ID is OH it's way to Utah. and while it is eyidcs
g that l,e falls ! sacrifice for milking faitlii
{" efforts tn discharge his duty as Il Judge. I'll
c" administration will seek to sllield itsc
70 behind tie ptiiul subtcrluge, that single III
n prudent remark Of hs on the bench req,lire
H. his removal.
c, What course the llieh-splrited o01cersin com
ie uand Of the army Of Utah will pursue undt
is | these circumstances, remains to be seen.
in the contest between tie Judge on one side al
e the Governor aud tile Mormon dignitasios c
i'll the other, they arc known to have sympathizc
t. fully with the former. Colonel Johnston di
e. patched troops to Provo to protect the cou
Sc and tile witnesses, against the protest Of Il
1T / Governor The officers, We believe to a M
d. understand that coalition exists between Il
he Governor and Brigham Young, and that il
IL former in llis official action liz eos erred hr Il
IL wishes Of the Latter In their souls they loat'
nt the Governor as much lis tt1ey do tile 1(ormf
ty Priesthood, under whose authority Utah III
IL been converted into community Of legalizt
IL polygamols robbers and murdrrefs. The r
IT. moval Of Judge Cradlehaugh and the iudors
st ucut Of the course Of Gov. Cumming will
cd tantamount, therefore, to a ccnsurc upon II
MS officers Of the Ctal, army.
y, 1t !, said at Warrington. that efforts W
cr ho made to reconcile the latter and the Go
eruor; but we doubt whether this Gun
ly effected. If anything is done towards it,
be will he but hollow tr1ce at best. Should Il
D. officers in command at Salt Lake conclu,
q! that respect for their profession, ii well as
Or just regard for the supremacy Of law, and I
III tic deccncies and propricties Of official static
D. require an unconditional tender Of their resi-
CT nation, VIC shall not be greatly surprise
m Such a course would reflect rare honor up
by themselves, and shed new lust.e upon til,
IL. | DrpEtasiOn But 5rfateynr they mar or n,