The New York herald., 1870-02-14
Ballots and Billet Eoux for tho aIormon
Women.


Ballots and Billet Boux for tho aIormon
Women.
The polySamic wives Of Utah and the few
women Of Wyoming have reached the goal Of
Suffrage far ahead of the freer and more null
titudinous women of New York and Massa-
causetts Brigham Young, by one bold stroke,
has accomplished more than Miss Susan An
thony in fifty years. The tclegraphic report
informs us that the suffrage has been given to
women in Utah, that the acting Governor has
signed the bill, and that the women will rally
in trne election style at the polls in Salt Lake
City to-day. Brigham has recently been in
unusual difficulty, and this, we presume, is his
way out of it. 1t is now merely question Of
wives between him and the schismatics The
municipal election to-day viii decide for the
present the fate Of the schism-whether tho
temporal power shall go into the hands of the
disaffected Mormons or shall remain with
Brigham. The matter is, therefore, one
of votes, and in view Of the right of suffrage
wives. IF Brigham can secure his family vote
intact he will make q good fight against the
combination of Gcntiles and schismatics but
if he will take leaf from the ward politicians
OF New York and vote Mrs. Young twice he
| will come out with an overwhelming majority.
All that is wanted is wisdom and wives, and
Brigham Young has both. Or course we 60 on
| the hypothesis that he has been married enough
| to know how to keep his better halves in obedi-
! ence, and that if he says they must vote Young,
! that Young they will vote This hypothesis is
sustained by the voice of the Mormon wives
themselves in their recent mass meeting, when
they protested against Mr.. Cnllom's bill. We
may, then, safely assume that the great Nor
mon saint has secured his position for the
present against the schismatics, and will
strengthen his WORKS for the battle against
Cullom and Congress.
| One or two beautiful and touching coinci-
dences occur to us here. To-day is the day
devoted to st. Valentine, the patron saint of
lovers, and it is fitting that the multifarious
women Of Utah should send their little billet
dour, in the shape Of ballots, that they should
testify their love and loyalty by their election
eering, that they should seal their vows with
votes, and that they should give public Office
| with their private affections. These are love
tokens better than rings, or caresses, or
| locks of hair, and are more suitable re-
! turns for the huge Valentine Brigham
! sends to all his sweethearts in the
| shape of suffrage. BY another beari-
tiful coincidence, Miss Susan's fiftieth birthday
comes the day after st. Valentines. She has
elbowed her way through the crowding years
| up to fifty without having to regret one single
moment lost in useless dalliance or the smallest
| atom of her heart thrown away upon stony
| hearted man. She ought to send Brigham
| Young glowing Valentine upon this occasion,
! congratulating him as the champion of the
| world in the matter Of female emancipation.
| ifany tenderer emotion should thrill her bosom
| in contemplating the work of the great Young
! in behalf of her sex we beg her to let it thrill
| to it's full extent. Let not "concealment like
| a worm i the bud feed on her damask cheek. y
| We can recommend Brigham as a good provider
for his family. and, in view of his great political
| achievements probably Miss Anthony could
| not do better.
| TIE GOLD CONSPIRACY INVESTIGATION -
| The Congressional committee engaged in
| investigating the gold conspiracy agreed on
Saturday last to close the testimony on the
gold panic inquiry. Catherwood, Corbin's SOU
| in-law. was called to the stand and gave his
] testimony in frank and ontspoken manner.
Corbin's testimony, as was expected, was the
most important, and, so far as can be learned,
he was chief engineer Of the whole job.
Many of the questions asked him proved
exceedingly disagreeable. On one occasion
| he was 80 overcome by them that he had to
! retire and cool down before the investigation
! could be continued. From the testimony
obtained tho committee can now make its
report to the House, and the public will
shortly learn Of the origin Of the speculation
and those who conducted the movement
I
EXALTED STATE OF INTERNATIONAL CoUR-
TEsY-For United States Notifications to salute
the Spanish flag while the blood Of American
citizens slaughtered in cold blood under that
flag remains nnatoned. This spectacle was