The New York herald., 1877-07-09
nj OR M O n | S M.
The Remedies Proposed for the
Action of Congress.
Polygamists To Be Ineligible for the Legislature
and the Jury Box.
WASHINGTON. July Q. 1877.

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President Hayes and his advisers, and many Others
who have heretofore counselled leaving Utah aone "a
work its own have greatly changed IN then
sentiments that subject, and ON the assembling Of
Congress some legislative action will be recommended
IN the Presidents Message meet this now insup
portable disgrace To the nation called Mormonism.
is lelt that after the plain and full confs
sions of Lee supplemented as they have been by the
equally damaging statements OF others against Brig.
ham Young to your correspondent now in Utah, the
people Of the United States will be thankful for any
course OF legislation that Will effectively bring this
perpetually returning trouble 10 an end.
There Is In the public mind sentiment OF hostility
against legislation on matters OF religion. and in
country where truth left free to combat 1t
very proper seDtment the knowledge OF this pre-
vailng sentiment has been OF great service TO tho
Mormons. Their apostles and prophets have not been
slow to use 1t in their appeals TO the public and they
have appealed vain, for up to the period OF Lees
con iessions the sympathizers with Brigham Young
and the Mormons have been both numerous and innu'
entail Now chance has come.
OUR UTAH CORRESPONDENT SUSTAINED.
This morning met gentleman. who, good many
years ago. held federal Office in Utah, and he began
the conversation about your commissioners corra-
spondence. He manifested good deal OF kindly SYM
pathy for the Mormons; but in spite OF this
he frankly avowod that he thought the time had
10 set aside senmcntaliiy urge the govern.
ment to deal with the rhIgsm OF Utah 1t would
be dealt with If in any other portion OF the United
statcs-as 1t had been dealt with in Pennsylvania,
ending in the execution OF the Molly Magures.
In this conversation the ex-iederai confirmed the
reported statements OF Hickman your correspondent
published in a recent HERALD, concerning tho
murder of the Akin brothers and others about that
time, and from his own personal knowledge he
states that he knew Hickman to be the closest
tions with Brigham Young at the time when this old
heather proesssd to have only mot with him in
his lifetime. Ho further says he is confident that
Hckman's story oil the murders ordered by Brigham
IN clrcu instance ana detail worthy of fullest
credit, ana on any trial that may yet occur Hlckmans
recital OF these dark deeds be fully substantiaei
VERY NOTICEABLE POINT,
made by this gentleman s worthy OF consideration
namely that the murder OF offensive suspected per-
sons In uah Is all traceabe to the same source--the
head OF the Church. He assures that he had had,
IN his Official capacity, relations with OF per
sons referred to by Hickman AS having taken part
these MURDERS and that they were men respected In
the communities where they ived, and that far
their own lives were concerned they we're the very
opposite oil violent men, but as devout disciples they
were the men TO be intrusted with the ands
Of lher Prophet THIS Is narrowing down the question
OF Utah and suggestive of tho means to settle II.
Brigham Young the only who directly accused
OF tho wholesale murders that have been committed
there's all the others named in the execution of hir
purposes we're but tools. IL therefore remains with
Congress TO adopt such legislation for the government
courts Territory as Will enable the Pros
ecuting Attorney TO the evidence already in his
possession to bring Brigham Young to trial.
WhIe here Mr.. Howard evinced the fullest conl-
dence OF bringing homo the evidence OF BrghaIn's
guilt, but nere was IN his mind tho doubt OF
reaching any conviction IN trial by jury while tho
present system OF selecting jurors nucd and
the consideration OF this point the attention
oil Congress Will be directed, and the nrst thug be
met is
THE QUESTION OF SPECIAL LEGISLATION
The best way TO deal with difficulty ID to look at
larry AMI squarcy Just AS II is and To that
the Unned States been brought with Utah. II
the dlabocai crimes charged against Brigham Young
aud his emlssaries have been committed, tho guilty
should bo punishcd; II condition OF things cxiste
there 10 prevent the punishment OF the guilty, II
but reasonable that the obstacles should DO re-
moved
Every citizen is entitled trial by jury. speci-
fed number Of other citizens Understood to be
from prejudice against IN favor OF the
TO weigh the evidence brought into court ior hm
against him. These rights the constitution guaran-
tees To every man, and, Of course tnef
are guaranteed to Bingham Young Those jurors are
iurther true and 10y men, pledged by render
according the nature OF the iacts brought
before them. With such u verdict the people ara
salsled They must be, Tor II is the highest tribunal
ana the most righteous Of all Judgments ..but now
ADDS ex-edcral officer, whose sentiments ami cx-
pressions have almost repeated, what are going
TO do in Utah, where such body Of jurors 30
brought ogeiherg There Is the point Tor the consd-
GRAFTON OF those who have TO deal with the settlement
of tue troubles IN Utah. Try Brigham Young, or any
OF his associates, by jury selected in Salt Lake City
as jury would be selected elsewhere, and verdict
possible.
PROPOSED REMEDIES.
urge tha the Territory OF Utah. like all Terri
duty OF Congress to revise the passed by the
Territorial Legislature and to eliminate from those
statutes whatever Is evidently unjust and wrong. In
the organic act oil all Territories, Congress
this obligation; but II never discharges The duty hence
the Ulah Legislature, composed oi Mormous,
oil the most devoted stripe, have passed such laws
suited the purposes oil the leading men who have
subugacd the mass TO state OF vassalase. ana the
FIRST remedy applied for u change In the Election
law. AT the present time and, indeed, ever since
Utah had a political existence an election there
nothing but a arce. As every voter reaches the poll
deposits Is numbered to correspond with the number
opposite his name on the register. In a despotic
country as Utah has been and is stlli far Brig
ham Young can make II SO, man who fears TO
his dspeasure dares TO vote for any person whom no
has not nominated But greater aud more
wrong Is perpetratcd against the women. They have
there the right OF franchise, and go to the polls to-
gether IN shoals with their united husband ana he
votes they must vote, have a In the house"
With "A marked ballot and woman's suffrage there
Is no expression oil tue wishes OF the people IA Utah.
The liberal element IN Utah, embracing Gentiics
Jcws, dissentcrs and, am told, the majority The
women themselves ask Tor the change the Election
law and the abolition oil woman's suffrage, not with
the view OF deprivng the fair OF ''nherent
right" but Tor the purpose OF preserving them
against the Vaccinations OF system that works their
hurt and degradation by their own seeming acquies
ce0ce
DIsPRANcmsrSG THE roLYGAMIsrs
Polygamy Is a crime, so pronounced by Congress-
ional statute aud punishable by boih line and mprs-
Can living In open violation OF national
law be protected In Tho iu exercise OF their rights OF
ctZonshpl That tho question propOuudcd
Mr. Hayes and his Cabnent at the present time by tho
querists OF Utah urgent Tor legislation Tho
crimes are different IN degree, but IT. seems
ridiculous to place wcIi professional murdcrcrs
In jury box to try some other professional murderer
tor shedding blood than II seems place open and
avowed poyagmists IN jury box to try another po-
Iygamst for the violation OF the OF Congress
The next Congress Will be asked adopt such cgs-
laton as VIII inhbit any polyganst from serving
juror, being eligible any Office be- filed by the
peoples election. With remedies here in
dicated the Legislature OF Utah would soon have
large number OF Gentle representatives who woul1 DO
able Ia time TO effect such changes would protect
all classes from the imposition of the hrarchy ''lho
one-man power" would soon bc n thing OF the past,
and the highest OF the criminals could DO reached
well as tho lowest.
Congress cannot longer put or this Utah question;
they must tackle II say they powercss for
right
BROOKLYN ROBBERIES.