The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-10

OF Congress. has judged 1t best to be SAFE and mas
therefore resolved to await events In Southern
Utah. so contiguous to Mexico that he can at any
time pass into that country and be beyond the
reach OF the United States government
No man in the Tombs to-day realizes the death
sentence OF the law more than Brigham Young
feels the condemnation OF the world for the MUIR
ders that have been perpetrated in Utah. The
spectres OF the dead haunt him, and when the fed
eral Courts are In session his physical weakness
and consequences are distressing to his family.
PLAYING THE FOX.
The announcement Of his declining strength and
advancing age yesterday Is contradicted by the
kilograms OF the preceding day, which report his
appearance in the Conference and at the Taber-
nacle. He was on Sunday "buoyant and brisk
youth" On Tuesday he was rapidly ageing. Brig
ham is but playing his old game OF h0odwnking
the nation.
AFRAID OF PRESIDENT GRANT.
Before his representative (Cannon) and his dele
gate (Hooperl left Washington, at the close or the
session, they expressed themselves strongly sus-
picous of the purposes OF President Grant. They
believed that he intended to use all the power Of
the government TO suppress polygamy, and they
knew that to this Brigham would never consent.
Cannon Is an enthusiast, and expressed his con-
viction that the Mormon deity would help the
Prophet through all his troubles with the "modern
Pharoah." Hooper, man or more mature years
and more experienced in Congressional business
thought that "Brother Young had better get out OF
the way.n
THE PROPHETS POLITICAL COUNSELLOR.
General Thos. L. Kane, OF Pennsylvania, who
has been Brighams political counsellor for many
years, passed the last winter with the prophet in
southern Utah. and advised him to concede to the
demands OF the age and abandon polygamy, but he
would only consent to 'get out of the way,n and II
pursued by the government would cross the borders
into Mexico. This is the whole matter in nut
shell. Brigham is an arrant coward when laced
by resoute foe and In this his latest move he Is
only preparing the way for his own safety, regard
less OF the loss or commercial credit which his nan-
cial followers must sustain.
AVOIDING THE LAW.
At first reading, the kilograms would seem to
announce That Brigham had surrendered all pre-
siding authority in the church. but this he has not
done. anything like 1t. lie has only shunled out
OF his own personal and legal responsibilities in
matters Of business. He Is desirous that such men
as Hooper. Eldredge and jennings should stand
before the public as the chief OF the Mormon bust
ness men, upon whom all the financial responsible
ity OF the schemes which Brigham has inaugurated
would rest, while he himself escapes. He places
the Apostle George A. Smith "Trustee in Trust"
but associates with him seven others to share the
responsibilities of the position and quietly to
supervise his actions. But Brigham still retains
for himself the imperial sway-the Presidency of
the Church. which he VIII rclingulsh until his
dying day. and then it will pass into the hands OF
Brigham Young, Jr.
THE END APPROACHING.
Viewing the present actions OF this willy auto
crat of the Rocky Mountains in the light of his past
ltf there is reason Tor congratulation that some
one has brought him to realize that his reign OF
terror is drawing to close, and that the proba-
bilities are that he will live long enough. even In
few short months, to see that his foolish scheme
for founding "kingdomo is but another Of the
visionary phantoms that have so frequently dis
turbed the peace OF society, in other ages as well
as the present, and which must OF necessity pass
away before the inevitable march OF civilization.
The poor, believing. toling people Of Utah
should new begin to realize how much
they have been duped in the name OF religion, and
how they have peen used to build up "codfsh
aristocracy" under the shadow Of Brighams wing.
The very men who have been called to the respon
sibe positions named in the kilograms are for the
most part utterly devoid of faith In Brigham, and
are associated with him only on account OF their
wealth and social position.
The Chief Executive OF the nation has only to
hold q steady hand over Utah, and to make Brig
ham fell that murders in 1.-THE name OF the L0rd''
will no longer go unpublished, and the Prophet VIII
soon supside into peaceful citizenship or retire to
Arizona or to Mexico. The backbone OF Mormon
ism is broken when the people refuse to pay their
tithng.