The national Republican., 1869-01-18
Our Warrington Correspondence.
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BRIGHAM YOUNG AND UTAH rERRtToRY.,
Those In this city most oonVerssnt with
western affsirs are firmly convinced that the
end Of brigham Young's dominion 10 rapidly
/ approaching, without the occurrences OF the
civil eouvulsions which IL was thought up to
very recently would necessarily attend its ex-
! tinction. The influence OF the opening and
operation of the Pacific railroad to and
through Salt Lake City and Utah are 10 be
the great levers working most Of the changes
which are to diyest Brigham of his power
over his deluded followers. The proposition
to divide almost the whole Of Utah Territory
| between bordering territorial governments,
| leaving Brigham little more than his capital
now pending here, will surely become law TO
the end OF weakening his power. These are
the two events relied on to null down in /.
brief season all that Brigham has built up in
the last twenty years There can be no doubt
OF the efiieiency OF the powers referred to to
accomplish the work. Instead Of q thousand
stif.necked gsntlles In his domInions, Brif.
ham will shortly have twenty thousand active
workers against his authority surrounding
him, while his control over the Mormon out.
settlements will be destroyed In trice By the
support which the United States courts and
laws will receive from the different territorial
governments and anti-Nrormon peoples, under
which and with whom Brigham's outside set
| Elements will hereafter be afllIated BY force OF
law. The simplicity and ease with which this
great change is about to be worked out
smazes all public men here. Yet all Of them
realize 1t. Mormonism, up to very recently,
was considered in Washington the knotty
American problem Of the times. It's approach.
ing easy solution by natural and apparently
Inevitable occurrences, 10 but an additional
proof OF the eternal ntness and adsptsbility
Of American ideas and American progress.
AN APPRoAoHIEo COALITION.
The railroad subsidies fight has fairly
opened In the LOBBY. The agents OF a hundred
| schemes are now at work urging members OF
Congress to press their several little bills.'
| The adjournment over Of both Houses from
| Friday TO Monday, which has occurred twice
| since the close OF the holidays, was TO the end
| Of preventing the consideration Of such pro-
jects. Heretofore the class Of members now
most anxious for these 'adJournments overr
were Invariably opposed TO them, As they are
the workers and economists OF both Houses
Their plan is to keep Congress occupied be-
tween this time and the 4th OF March a. near
a. possible with public appropriation bills
only, leaving no time whatever for the consid-
Grafton OF Jobs" There is danger, however
that the friends of "jobsr Of all descriptions
may make some sort Of q coalition or combina-
ton to the end OF forcing their confederation
upon Congress. How this may be accom-.
pllshed is not yet known, but the effort will be
| eIsAyed, however. l entertain no fear Of Its
| success, In view Of General Grants emphatic
hostility to any such legislation. His will
amounts to power In both Halls Of Congress
greater than that welded by any President
| 81 zee Jaekson's days probably actually greater
! than he will WELD In them after March 4 nexti
after which date gratitude among the men,
| mers for favors expected will gradually grow
less and less ardent.
INAUGURATION BALLS.
| The tempest In teapot over the Senates
deele nsIon to turn the Capitol building into
dance house for the qualification Of those en-
gagged In getting up the proposed Inauguration
bali, Ia rapidly dying out. The truth 10, not
one 10 hundred Of the people assembled In
the national capital at Inauguration times
ever dream Of attending these balls, or taking
any interest In them. The office seekers
tn ose anxious either to get or to keep ONCE
are almost invariably most ardent and inter
ested concerning them. In niue cases out Of
ten these balls fail to pay expenses leaving a
heavy deficit to be met by two or three AN bi-
tious gentlemen with more money than brainsi
or to remain wholly upaid, to the great grief
| of confldlng tradesmen who do work or furnish
supplies In connection with these entertain
ments without exaeting in advance adequate
security for the eventual payment OF their sew
eral bills. For twenty years past ordinations
and recriminstions have attended the settle
ment Of these Inauguration balls accounts.
Some adroit schemers have gotten office
through connection with them but more men
thus seeking office or after special favors
have but reaped curses and cuffs from their
associates in them, and rebufS from official
quarters.
THE VIRGINIA RECONSTRUCTION QUESTION.
There Is no longer a doubt that the Virginia
Conservative Committee-As they are mis-
nAmed-haye carried their point before Con-
gress, as little prospect OF success as they ap.
peAred to have on arriving here. The House
bill dxIng the day for the submission of the
new constitution OF Virginia Will shortly be
called up in the Senate, when 1t will be
! amended by the addition Of a clause directing
the vote to be upon that Instrument, diyested
| of the two clauses which Ak supplemental dis
abilities upon all In that State who cannot
take the iron-elad oath leaving, as the only
disabilities resting on the people, those or
dained by Congress In the general reconstrue-
, tIon laws and those embraced In the iIth
. amendment to the Constitutions all Of which
! are under the control OF Congress, and not Of
l State Legislature, as the paragraphs to be
stricken out propose. Three fourths OF the
! Republicans OF both Houses OF Congress will
( vote for the House joint resolution thus
amended, and l do not see how Democrat
= can consistently vote againstit.
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