The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-04

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1t will be perceived that both ques
tons and answers were sharply put
They are SiYen here as reported by III.
editor himself who Itherenpon proceed
to denounce the packing" of the jury
and to assure the brethren that til,
action of such a court will not stand 4
moment when it comes to- bsreviewed
by 9 competent and gupprejpdicedr trib
unal. After Elder Cannon two zpthel
prominent apostoles O. the, Latter, DaJ
combination were -chail enged-;Fiz..
Elder Clawson and Elder Townsend
the former, the keeper OF Brigham's
store, and the husband Of one OF two
of Brigham's daug6terss and TIE. latter
the landlord Of Brigham botel, and
his brother-in-law by one OF two mar
riages. Finally, after a panelof twenty.
four. jurymen had been obtained, it was
found that ten of them were disqualified
from serving by the factof their having
previously served within the limit pres.
cribed by the Federal statute. This
fact, while furnishing the polygamists
with an opportunity TO exclaim at the
Federal tyranny which has sought to
employ professional jurors in an'imi
portant criminal proceeding, also served
to retard considerably the progress of
events. 1t did not, however, prevent
the impaneling Of a full jury ON the
following day, 20 whom Judge Mexican
gave strong charge, telling them that
it was their duty to indict any person
presumably guilty of rmurder, arson,
bigamy. larceny, adultery or riot !" and
that the nature of those crimes was the
same everywhere throughout the
United States and throughout Christen-
dom. "If," said the Judge, there is
anything peculiar to the situation in
Utah, i; is the peculiar conduct of some
men here, and not any peculiar prin.
ciples or policy enforced here Utah
belongs to the United States, and the
people of Utah like the people Of the
rest of the country, are amenable to the
laws Of the United States" etc.
The bills found by this grand jury
have not yet been reported, but it is ex-
pected that they will indict some of the
highest dignitaries Of the Mormon
organization-probably Young himself
-tor some Of the crimes mentioned in
the Judges category, and that they will
be brought to trial Tor those crimes. 1t
was given out few days ago, that the
Mormons were gathering for new
rebellion, exceeding that Of 1857 in
magnitude; but it has since been an
anouced that the Saints" would not
resort to force unless the Prophet should
be hindered Of his personal liberty in
which case the United States would, we
grieve to learn, be formally notified to
surrender Brigham has, it would seem,
been attempting to switch the United
States Courts off the track by running
all the chancery and common law bust
ness of his people through the probate
courts of the counties, the judges Of
which are ignorant janizaries of his
combination. Perhaps he even intend
ed to organize through these lofty tribu-
nails a system Of injunctions, Of the
Barnard CORDOBA pattern, which should
serve as checks and balances upon the
proper Territorial authorities, or give
him some color Of law for such high
handed proceedings as he should be led
to inaugurate in case Of any further in
subordination on the part Of the United
States authorities. But this mode of
warfare has been forestalled by Judge
Hawley, of the second district, who has
commenced enjoining the theological
magistrates against pursuing any such
course as they had inaugurated.
OF course there will be loud outcries
in Utah and perhaps some snivelling
elsewhere, over this attempt to coerce
the conscience and override the religi-
Gus convictions of the Mormons. All
this can be spared. About one in three
hundred of the male Mormons is able to
set up and maintain a bawdy house for
his own accommodation and for the de-
Element Of society. OF course it is con-
venient to call this sort Of thing piety.
The question is whether the people OF
the United States are SO green and cal.
low as to regard unbridled lust relig-
ious conviction in Utah, but vice and
pest everywhere else. If Brigham
wants to get up fight on this issue
now, let him try it. He will never do
so. When the crisis comes he will
skulk back to the Lion House with no
end to Pecksniffian reproaches upon
his prosecutors" but there will not be
a drop Of blood spilled, nor the smell OF
fire on any Of his garments.