The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-24
MoRMoNISM tn WASHINGTON
Brigham's Hench-..on "Working"
the Legislature.
rhe Voorhees, Bill Completely smothered in the
coum;ttses-The Federal Judiciary Power
less-Tcm Fitch's Balderdash to the
Rabbi Of Utah-Liberalism Shut
Out Of the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1872.

WASHINGTON, May 20, 1872.
For twenty years there has been controversy
between Brigham Young, the Mormon Chief ana
Inc government and nation of the United States.
In the language of Vice President Coiax 1t has been
tho warfare of bold daring man, with q hundred
thousand poor people against nation OF forty
millions With the bodness OF lanaticism and the
daring of ignorance, Brigham has defed the whole
Christian world ana the progress OF civilization to
throw back upon him the barbarism OF the
first ages of the world and to-day he
stands before the United States government
and challenges Its administrators to touch
him. No civilized Christian nation would have
tolerated Brigham Young and his polygamy one
day and here may be seen, day by day, his poly
gamsts in faith his poly gamists in practice and his
polygamic defenders sitting in the Senate chamber
and In the House OF Representatives, and prone
nading their halls enjoying the fullest recognition
OF equality and peerage ever extended to the most
favored of the nations friends When the republi
can party was formed sixteen years ago, the ban
ners attracted the most attention in the streets
OF the republic, as the first campaign moved proudly
forward to victory bore the promise to the whole
world that the nation was to be Christian and
slavery and polygamy,
TIE TWIN RELICS OF BARBARIsM,
should be wiped from OFF the records Of American
history.
In every session OF Congress that has succeeded
some Senator or some Representative has essayed
to measure arms with Brigham, but by the shrewd,
low cunning OF his nature the Mormon Prophet has
managed TO use effectively the influences" that
arc felt where argument can never reach. Year
after year. when bills have been introduced for the
suppression or poygamy and for the better en-
forcement Of the laws of Congress, some one has
always been found ready to cooperate with
Brigham's agents and to neutralizc the
efforts of good men at legislation; but in
past experience has there been anything
equal to the daring of his agents during
the present session OF Congress. While twothirds,
and probably more, OF the members OF Congress to-
day are DESTROYS Of seeing some proper legislation
to aid the enforcement OF the laws in the Territory
OF Utah. and are ready to consider tho Voorhees,
bill or any other bill that promises fair solution to
the present strife IN Utah, few members in the
Senate Committee on the Territories and similar
number in the House Committee Of the Judiciary
are sufficient TO 'snotner' that bill and prevent
anything being done.
much was very naturally expected, and not little
has been promised of decided action, but all its ac
ton has amounted to worse than nothing. Senator
Nye the chairman has promised to do something
when he has been approached by the Gentle repre-
sentation here but he has not reported back the
bill to the Senate and Is not now likely TO do so, and
legislation - therefore, Impossible His reelection
cion is that the threat Of Tom Fitch to stump that
State against Grant was simple effort ut intimda-
ton of Senator Nyc, II he dared to report anything
Had the Senator the back bone to throw back upon
Fitch and Brigham bold defiance there are hun
dreds Of miners in Utah, from Nevada, who
would have carried Senator Nye through, with an
overwhelming majority, for his good services in the
cause OF republicansm and progress in Utah.
THE HOUSE,
II possible, still more is there interest in Utah. The
Chairman (Mr. Bingham) is favorable for reporting
back the Voorhees, bin TO the House, but there sits
Mr. Butler, with dogged opposition that is with
out visible meaning. lie manages to consume
every minute OF the time appointed for the COM
mittee to consider the Voorhees, bin, and SO
manages to ''smoother' it. 1t Is not little sngu-
lar that a representative from Massachusetts,
Young TO establish polygamy or any thing else
among his people Mr.. Butler would not live one
week under the very system that he is now labor
Ing to maintain by his opposition. AT such times
the motives OF men arc sought for and where there
Is opposition In the face OF evident right no one
can complain II suspicious arise.
BRIGHAM HARPING on VICTORY.
In the few days that still remain OF this session,
the Utah liberal delegation have little hope OF ac-
complshing anything and Brighans friends are
Hooper, Cannon, Faller and Fitch have labored
assiduously TO prevent all legislation, and now they
satisfied that they have gained their point
Brigham is now fully restored to an unchallenged
reign, the federal authority in Its Judiciary Marshal
and Attorney General, are mere nGureheads that
Brigham VIII laugh al. Judge McKeon viii have
for the officers OF his Court the very men that he
sent TO prison as crimnalsl How strangci Con-
gress has been occupied with the consideration of
Utah affairs for twenty years, struggling and reach
moment when the simplest action of two COM
mlttees reporting back the voorhees, bill to the
House or to the Senate would have carried that
bill through both Houses OF Congress with an over
whelming majority, less than half dozen men
forbid its action and send back to the loyal men Of
Utah Wltne ting reDrOaCh.