New-York tribune., 1871-12-28
THE NIORMOES.
THE RELIGION OF POLYGAMy

CLINE OF MORMONDOM
IpRoM An OcoAAoKAL COR ORREsPONDssr or rHx ,p,,,-,
7 SALT LAKE CrTr, Dec. 13.-Oncc more Br;.Lo,.
Yo1ngs star II In the ascendant The Court baA n....
ms 70 nave him at hand and ready for tri. o
tne charge Of cohabitation with wives on Mondav
lth inst. n was impossible for linn In Ina bo, 49,.
earnestly desired 20 come. because the iourperv g.,
southern Utah could not be made in the period o,,na
But when to this was added the fact that
inchhed 10 come. and that the 5000 bail wns ur,cn,
ne"eu ny he oicefs OF to" lav against whom lsrys
number OF very troublesome bills have h,on o.o..
Iatn9 or latc-the forfeiture Of b.u v,a ,.,..
upon IA fixed fact, which pob,,o ,,... :.
miracle could prevent But tho n,,..,.
oecieo ana Brghams bondslnen escape scot free 10,
.',' % 'hhe az least Tho arrival OF the new District
Attorney the Hon. George G. Bates Of Chicn turneo
o Scaie temporarily IN Brgham's favor, as becaros
pTsSsary for this gentleman ask on Adjournment os
"e Conr for one month"; to enable him 20 prepare for ths
pending trials. The desired time was granted and tho
announcement then made by the District Attorney
tnh Oh The 9th day Of Jannary 1872 he should call nu
the care OF The People sgt brigham Young indicted 10,
murder ana should expect counsel 10 have the accused
In Court Major Hampstead, the whrchorsc Of tha
defense sfouy contendrd for three months time urging
THE horrible roads, the distance the ngor Of q Northern
Winter, the feeble state OF his venerable clients health
&C. but his rloqucnce avacd not The great trial was
fSed for the 9Th prox and there will be further p,st
pom meat. provided Brigham puts in an appearance
rRoBABILIrus
Concerning his probable action in the premises ,her.
Is no little speculation H' counsel declare that be will
be in Court on the day fixed while leading Mormons a.
sert that the lawyer, have authority 10 thus p dgs
their client. The fact s simply that he left for the
South, to escape imprisonment. he VIII remain South
Just long he deems his personal liberty In danger Of
restraint. II he knew he would be admitted to bail
any charge which might he brought against him. he
would return at once; wanting this assurance. he will
t.,rilv bark Tip of
who have followed this correspondence. aware thaa
he went away hnrriedy, by advice OF counsel and will
credit the assertion that he will not return OF his own
free will until assurances reach him from tho
source that he do with safety to his person. Ills
lawyers admit that they alarmed at the attitude OF
the prosecution and believed that tho life OF their client
was the objective point of attack. They knew ths,
tho Court earnestly desired TO convict Brigham OF
murder, Of any other crime which 1t migho
seem desirable fistcn upon him. and they did not be
leve would unduy exert itself to discover flaws In
tho evidence, that in the minds OF the prosecution
the benefit OF any particular doubt would be awarded
him. With the attorneys the defense 1t was and still
il question whether tho OF the prosecution
would be such i, to irriate rather than conciate
With abundant precedent for accepting bail IN the az
ton OF the Court the Of Wells 1t has been DO
lieved that such b"rality would be extended to the
moro distinguished as well severely denounced
prisoner Brigham.
FEDERAL OYFICrAIs IN CTAH.
With multitude OF ruunors calculated to nfame ths
public mind II is not surprising that Brigham should
keep at safe distance from this scene OF fierce embit
tered aud often niudcOus strife and conclude that the
post Of safety not OF honor. is private station re-
mote from the scene of excitement and danger. Ons
other Of recent occurrence has given tho
Mormons cause for infinite rejolcing-the removal Of
Maxwell from the position OF Of the Land Office
in this city This has made himself especially OBJ
noxiOs the people by his vndctve COURSE and their
criticisms upon his lconduct appear to have the suppo
OF evidence Why he received tho place originally.
would seem to be problem difficult OF solution savo
upon the ground earned support at the hands Of
the nation by wounds received during tue war That hs
was destined removal Whenever bis course OFF,
Ger and a citizen should be fairly reported few
presumed to doubt TIE hope OF the rapidly growing
element here. which regrets the fanaticsm OF tho
Mormons while admitting and rejoicing In their indus
try frugay, temperance, aud honesty las beon that
the parent would take unusual pains to pro-
vide Utah with sterling intelligent, honest and moral
men as it's during the transition period
the Territory. Fortunately President Grant seems
imbued this thought. recent changes indicate
The advent Of odfashiOned lawyer Of high repufa-
ton. in the person Of George c. Bates, who takes the
place of two men appointed by the Court is quoted In
support Of this position. to which additional force is
given by the removal Of Maxwell.
UTAH AND THE MESSAGE.
The auson to Utah affairs in the Annual Message
not looked upon unfrendy, considering tho known
determination Of Administration to destroy povgs
To the unreasoning all things Mormon, tho
language employed seemed tame and improbable; to
thinkcrs-amorg whom may he classad
the leading Republicans outside the circle OF the
odlceholdersthe words seemed Ally spoken and appro
priaey selected They carried out the sentiment 30 oen
uttered In this correspondence that the practice OF 10
lygamy the evil to be remedied. the religious SEN
tmcnt Of the offenders. Not without reason. however
do the Mormons that the President has been in
perfectly Informed concerning the legal attitude OF tho
United states Courts toward the Mormons the Pres-
idents view. the paramount nfracOn Of existing stat
utes is poly gamy-a crime as yet untouched by tho
Courts in Utah, although the law enacted b.
Congress for it, punishment nearly 10 years old
the Christian world does demand that the
of polygamy in Utah shall be suppressed then 1t de-
mands nothing at the hands Of the General Government
II the President honestly believes that his representa-
fairly fighting this great error he is labor
ing under mortifying dcllsiOn, and good men must
that he not earlier informed Of the fact No
Utah poygamist has thus far been indicted for the
crime Of polyGamy. Other ofenses have
been charged upon members OF tho Nor
mon sect. but this real, admitted evil. nauns
itself untouched and unchalenged by the law. The
practice is cOniessedy lcsscniDg but not through the
promise Of the Government which. II wisely sdminis-
tered attain this end rather than to hsrsss Al" "
tate could give death-blo the enfecbled sys'e'"
a fcw brief months BY fair and legal means tni' ocie
sion. completely circumscribed py xfo"'nk anu
antasunstic Intelligence, be met ana Vnnqui'heu.
By a system of trckery evasion. the warfare may
be gre atty prolonged and the real ofense may neve.
meet its appropriate punishment But the Presdent
been lrt n ignorance OF Tue iacIs 'n 'ue '''e'
gress scarcely be this decei'eo'
PoLYGAAl's ENEMY.
The most mplacable enemy Of Poygamy' because sue
most far the mseres which the prs'
cngendered is sconcerncds Its most secret one III
cyory thrifty pOygamOus household tina enemy h' -
wait The enmity may be fully concealed, but l's aeHo