Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-19

THEY CAN ELECT AT ANY MOMENT -Republi.
can-party leaders profess a willingness to elect
scme other of their number than Mr. Sherman vet
they declare that they concentrate the vote of
their party upon no other person insisting, by
way of illustration, that though satisfied that Mr.
Pennington can at any moment command the sup
port OF more than sufficient South American and
Ahn-LecomPton votes 10 elect him, if the Repub-
| lcans vote for him, that at least sixty Of their
| party will not vote for him, because forsootb. he
was staunch Wing before joining the Rspubli.
can party. That this excuse i. a mere subterfuge
to hide the fact that the Republicans will have no
| Speaker other than signer Of the Helper-book
| manifesto or one whose record proves him TO be
its endoser, in spirit If not in fact is proved by
| their unanimous support Of Mr.. Sherman, than
whom bitterer Wing politician ere joining the
| Republican ranks does not exist The Democrats
| the South Americans and the Anti -Lecom ptonit es
have all demonstrated their entire WILLINGNESS to
support any member Of their several organizatio ns
II by so doing they can terminate the dead lock
Not so the Republicans. The latter can make a
Republican-party Speaker in an hour if willing
that Z member Of their party not thoroughgoing
HelPerite to the extent Of having signed the mani
| fssto, shall be elected But they will have none
| snch-insisting on aboltionizinY the Government
as far as that can he done by placing HELPER
book slgner in the Speakership ONLY Who is
| there so blind as not TO comprehend tina, sucb 4
purpose OH their part and that only is at the bot
| tom Of the pient revolution now in progress
| under their auspices
| Utah AFFAIRs.-Bclow the reader will find a
letter from Judge Cradlebaugh, of the United
States Federal Court Of Utah Territory, who is
| now In Washington, inviting the Hon. Mr..
HOODPr fhe Norman I'm, full
now represents Utah Territory In the Representa-.
tives hall, to public discussion Of different Nor
| mon questions in issue before the people of the
! United States. Judge Cradlebaugh is gentleman
OF fine abilities ard great energy of character,
and is evidently earnestly bent on informing the
public mind Of tie truth concerning the practices
aud tendencies Of Mormonism which must be
dealt with by Congress, if 1t would put an end to
| the enormous expense now growing ont of the
necessities CT our military service in that quarter
| If Mr. Hooper accepts Judge C.s invitation a
vast concourse of intelligent and deeply interested
persons viii doubtless attend their discussion from
| its opening to Its close
| WAsHIxeToN, 18th January, leo.
! WI. Il. HOOPER,
| Territorial Delegate from rtnh:
| SIR i see from time to time tue New York
| H>rotd's correspondence from Utah, in which
dehials are made OF the charges preferred against
! the people YOU represent, and false suggestions
expressed to the condition Of aiiairs in that Ter
| rtory.
| Now to the end that the countrymay know the
| truth respecting these matters, have thought 1t
right and necessary TO address you this communi-
| cation. | assert
LIST. That the Mormon people are subject to "a
| theocratic government and recognizes no law
| as binding which does not coincide with their
| pretended revelations prOmul gated by their
| ''Prophet, Seer and Revelator,' Brigham Young
| I'd. They have taught, and still teach Treason
| against the GoctTnment Of tie rnited States
| I'd That they practice polygamy in a manner
| shocking to the neral sense Of the wcrd and ar-
gravate the offence by incest and murder
| 18th That they teach the doctrine of ..the shed
ding of human blood for the remission of sin, as
defined 10y their own ecclesiastical code. and these
teachings are carried into practice The murders
| OF Jones and his mother at Poudtown of the
Parishes and Potter at Springville; of the Aiken
party at Chicken Creek, the mud fort at Salt Creek
aud at the bone yard, and of Forbes at Springvile
are the natural results of these vile doctrines
godly that Morm tss d sSaaRdf h,
whenever they can do so with facility and escape
public exposure. The Mountain Meadow mas
|
9TH That they teach the doctrine and pract!c.
II, OF castratng men, and have declared from their
pulpit, with public acquesc.nce, that the day
was near when their valleys would resound witt,
| the voice Of EnnnchS.
am prepared here and now with proofs 70 sus.
ttln these charges, unpremeditatsdly taken from
humoerless enormitics; aud occupying the position
| Which you do lere-a member OF the Norman
church, having received your endowments and
taken upon yourself the oaths and obligations OF
| the church, have to say to you that will at any
reasonable time and place of your own select OH
meet you face to face before the people and Fed.
e'al authorities here, ready but sorrowfuly to
'nnSsah'iate every specification herein contained
| nave hie OF the Dsseret News your churcf h
organ, running frcrn 1850 10 1859 containing Nor
mon history Of current affairs during that period:
| and should you accept this proposition for calm
fair comparison of testimony on these subjects b.
fore discerning public, this file will be at your
call for reference Respect ully.
| JOHN CRADLEBArGU
| Personal ExrLANArIoN-la the Senate IN
| Tuesday, Mr.. Brown took occasion to correct =
| newspaper report which made him sly in a late
speech that 'four million slaves occupied Z birb.r
position, morally, socially and physically. than
| any other lahorers on the globe" What he said
WIS that the three or four million negroes in
| bondage in the Southern States of this Union =,
to moral, social and religions blessings, not only
| compare favorahly, but stand immeasureablv
above millions of the scil. roe. In freedom ANY
| where
NOMINATION CoNrIRMED-The Senate has co,.
hrneu Tie nomination Of Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana.
| 10 supply Tue vacancy In the Court Of Claims
| IHE EATHER--The following repor. of the
weather for the morning is made from the Con.
| soiidated Telegraph Line to the Smithsonian In
| St!tution. The time Of sosyation is ,hout :
| o'clock
! JANUARY 10 I-,u
1 New York cl,u3,. IL,