The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-02

and aiterward poly gairousy ard nlsgey nssri<d n
the dens OF the Endowment House Salt Lake Guy,
and none OF his poygamoas marriages San DO proved
In open court case IN point which eusbt 10 inier-
est Congress s that Of George q Cannon tho present
Mormon Dciegat. 10 the House oil Re- rcsertatyea
During his contest for his election with General Max
we'll, some years ago. he enconrlered ths following
charge 10 MaSwers aiiidavn:-- sHf
THAT SOU living ana eohahitng with four pre-
tended wives ~ defiant and win violation vi le lsw ~
congress Of i2. entitled Act Prohibit Poly sauy
n the lerar'es' That George Cannon, arr lisas
IL pol, samy"
10 this charge Mr. Cannon, whose relationship with
several ladies here Is notorious and Who would dislike
TO be accostcI the OF salt Lake City with
inquiry alter the health Of his nstresses returned tue
following cvasve answer
~ do ~ thai i've. have lived. In violation
OF the iasso' COD nan. my country dseency eiyiza.
tion. - auy law oi the tinted slatss.N
3 law allowing the Court alter the cxha ustion OIL
the regular ycarlJ panel OF 200 Jurors 10 order tho
marshal to g. out N the vcinags and summon men to
MI up the jury. ~ Is now required that tho sarna
boxlul Of mixed ballots ~hch were originally drawn
from shall be rcsorlcd to in case oil deficiency
OF Jurofs)
l. \ provison'th4t The ballot box shall be taken out
o! NO hands OF Church officers and put the hands Of
American citizens Tho fac, that inspectors Of cleo
at presen, solid Mormons, told by the Nor
mon authorities 10 take much time as they please
TO the Territorial voc, appears 10 render thus
request reasonable. MsatA&# MUHt
oosGREss the MoRMoss. Ttv
now approach that part OF sle Mormon question
which concerns Congress- and which ought 10 occupy
part OF tho thoughts OF senafors and members Of
Congress who resting betwecu the sessions.
Under all administrations OF all parties, whether
whig democrat or republican, there have been q
few Cabinet officers, lew senator's lew members oil
tho House OF Representatives, IN wasnineton WHO
have served Brigham Young and the Mormon Church.
Whenever Brigham ioaag, who has repeatedly
boastcd that he could buy the whole Congress OF tho
United siatcs, called his people for money for
that purpose, the money has aud disapp carcd.
Brigham Young himself calls this money saxe
grease In each house OF Congress there are Two
omnttccs-rerrltorial and Judiciary-in the juig-
mcnls OF whose members Mormons feel a deep inter-
est II any members OF these committees he
reached BY corruptng influences Mormon agents viii
certainly reach them. l; repeatedly found thar
Congressional committees where public record
Is made OF the proceedings plenty Of
coorccd by brides hospitality into becoming
Mormon symputhizcrs would night against stavo or
reports untavorabo 10 tho Mormon Church until they
got low down the calendars that they could not
be brought into either house II OF them got into
house would a 10 tho other house. and thus be
beaten BY indirccop. -
!orboar, at present, to discuss the true inward
ness Of this important matter.
Query Or ruu
inspection Of the city books made By tho Grand
lay year ago eys.ss The fact ha. shsss piosss
and the Treasury Departments haa called upon them 10 ex-
plain this Babyionian Innovation.
TILE NEED or TRoors-wHAT THE HERALD
HAS DONE. Ea Na
From tho Salt Lake Tribune
There Is no doubt that the influence OF Governor
Emory and General smith Ii used against the urgent
request OF tho Gcn:ilc citizens Of Utah for moro
troops, ai tho opinion OF those Two olcials-one tho
civic head and tho other the military chei-wiil
doubt outweigh the counscls or whole host private
citizens because these parties supposed to be well
informed, unbiased and trustworthy. II should be
borne mind that the HERALD has dstancod It's
tcnporares IT always doesD IN opening fresh mine
OF news The correspondent Of that influential Jour.
nal, now in salt Lake, exposing the social and po
lt,cal habits Of so.cailcd religious commupity--cx
listing in the heart OF this great Ropu5hc--wilh ouch
thoroughncss aud fidelity that tho universal Yankee
nation Is really taken by surprise untl John H.
Lees confession revealed vi the blood curdling
crimes Of the Utah priesthood twothirds oil the Amer
lean people had heard Of the Mountain Meade
butcbory. The HERALD has set about the righteous
work OF showing up this Latter Day dspeusation in
all its dcornty and from the hcarincss with which
II has entered upon the work is fair TO suppose IL
viii not give up the investigation until the workings Of
this blood stained theocra,ie system iaiS bare
DUTY or THE GOVERNMENT
From the Pniladclphla Herald
Since the execution Of Elder Ice the Mormon com.
munty have been disturbed in relation to the stand
ing OF many OF their spiritual leaders In the eyes OF
the law. They repudacd the dls closures Of Leo aud
yet tho time put all possible obstacles tho
Nay OF tho United States authorities obtaining evil
dencc plain and clear the dark records OF tho
past, especially those in relation 10 tho Mountain
Meadows massacre. Some witnesses were mcnaced
with personal violence, others influenced by SOCIAL
and ties, ana stili others by rel gous
a.cmcnL But with all these advantages the Grand
Jury went long way In opening path which, in the
end, may lead to the punishment OF the dcsperadocs
who under The guisc OF religion, murdered IN cole
blood mon, women and children Tne government
should AID District Attorney Howard IN all possb 10
and proper WAYS in his dangerous work among the
misguided aud ambitious who rule tho Mormon
community With the iron rod OF religious ianatcism.
lew mere exposures OF tho character Of tho heads
OF the Mormon Church, their dupllcty and wick cd
ness and tho whole ecclesiastical political ed,lco
VIII toppc ana tall to the ground.
SPECIMEN or NOR MON VENOM.
From the Dcscrct Sewa
Titan happens TO be cursed with u crowd OF fcl!owa
who make business 10 continually SUR mp strife in
the community They arc represented by M apology
for newspaper, the most siandorous, obscene, uii-
scrupuous, vcneuous ana biackguarliy publication
that disgraced any community in a civilized
country. This literary fungus whips into iine cvcry
non. Mormon" who d:sagrcos with its course, who
has not moral stability sufficient to stand up agnins,
It's venal sIandcrous attacks, ana exercises kind
oil terrorism over the others, who arc dcsroGs Of
avoiding It's scurrious onsIaughts, forcing them to
silence their better Judgment Only got rid OF tho
Mormonsn and their priesthool Is their watch cry,
and would mako nnc nourlshing Territory Of
Utah change tho character Of her and
meats Yes, inGecd. tncre would DO a charge, u wo.
iul change Heaven forbid that this tar land
should be blurred and blasted by such change. So