New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-14

emf narts of the Territory and in them poly gaInous
marriages are continually solemnized. These houses
no Gentle is permitted to enter the oaths by which
Mo-mons are bonnd are SO strong that even tine
courts of Justice cannot extract the truth from W.T.
nesses while juries will not convict 1t Is added
that the polygamous system has been reduced
to the lowest form of indeceney; and these women
naturally ask Why an apostle polygamlst with four
acknowledged wives is permitted to stin Congress
Ali Utah legislation is shaped and cOlored by Nor
mon notions and practices. The settlements OF the
Mormons are rapidly extending into Arizona, Idaho,
Now-Mexico and Wyoming. They have the balance
of power in two Territories. The Christian women
of tine United States are implored TO join with
the memOrialists in urging Congress to keep
Utah out of the Union until the further
progress of this evil has been arrested. Ministers OF
the gospel are entreated to bring the matter before
the women of their congregations. The hopes OF
toIerable adjustment Of these difficulties which the
death OF brigham Young excited do not appear 10
have been well founded tt is not easy to say exactly
what legislation would meet the emergency Dut IL
is apparent that ct-alone policy will be specially
hard upon the non-Mormon residents ot Titan, ana
can only result in creating greater and greater en-
barrassment.
MI John @, Whittier, IN the mellow Autumn OF
his useful and beautiful life. is frequently heard
from and whenever heard from, lie gives us fresh
proof hardly needed Of the liberal sweetness of his
nature. The early Quakers, we suspect, had but
little fOndncss for the Roman Church, and george
Fox would hardly have thought it consistent for
any Friend to cOuntenanco even by a word the erec-
ton Of n cathedral-a stceple-house," with the
aggravation Of q Sllper1uOus number of steeples.
Mr.. Whittier writes kindly, when he is requested to
contribute an original poem 10 the newspaper pub
lshcd at the Fair of st. PatrcRs Cathedral IN tins
city. His health, sure, unfortunately, VIII
not permit him to send any new verses, but there
is an old poem of his, he says. called "The Female
MARTYR" written OF the death Of one Of the Sisters
Of CHARITY, during the prevalence of cholera, which
would not be inapplicabe to the present time
and the Christian herciues Of the fever of the South.
Quaker of the seventeenth century would have
written 10 such reply to such a request He would
have felt il to be his duty to improve the oppor-
tunity by fervently protesting against the vain
and frivolous cathedral service and indeed against
the improper lady of Babylon generally. But Mr.
Whittier is of too largo and liberal nature for
such narrowncss, which we are glad TO believe Is
becoming less and less common among all denOm-
nations of Christians. Nobody can charge him
with INSTRUMENTATION or indifference, for he Is
Quaker TO the very 10 mo. 17' of tho date of his
letter and is rgidly orthodox as to his personal
prOnouns In old times he might have been dealt
with by "the high seat" but the meeting now is
proud of him and loves him, and leaves him sensIbly
to say and to write as he pleases.
The dispatch recently received from London in
relation to the introduction of gold standard into
India does not appear TO have been based upon any
Official announcement, but upon private telegram,
published in one of the London journals. 1t was
stated that, owing to the losses resulting from
the constant fluctuations in tho value OF sver the
Indian Government had resolved to introduce
gold currency, and to prohibit the importation OF
silver after a given time. treating the rupee ms a
fractional or token coin and, moreover, tAsat the
Home Government had cOncurred IN a policy which
was clamorously demanded by all connected with
the East. correspondent OF The PdH IdH Cd
sste promptly calls attention to tho tact that thiS
scheme will be likely to derange the monetary sys-
TEN Of England by promoting the expectation OF
gold. The balance of trade is largely in favor Of
England; and even when allowance is made
for the council bills, considerable amounts of hard
money have to be sent to India every year; and
accordingly, if silver were put aside and higher
standard adopted, there would DO a heavy drain of
COLD from London TO Calcutta. This London
fnancier even goes SO far as to predict that the
result would be a bank rate of or Z per cent all
the year round, and general depression of trade.
Whatever force there may be in his reasoning, IL
is PLAIN that a pressing demand for gold from
a new quarter, when as matters stand England has
scarcely enough for her own purposes, would cause
serious inconvenience. There - no intimatlOn, how
ever even in the private dispatches from India. that
any changes in the monetary system will be made
abruptly. The substitution of gold for silver will
be a very slow process. that bo watched at every
stage.
Due credit should be gwen 70 those medical col
leges which exercise sufficient canton in taking
anatomical material" brought to them for the
purposes of dissection There such colleges, and
they should not suffer for the sins of sister institu
tous II the schools would preserve the respect Of
the community and retain the protection of the law,
they must be able 10 make full and satisfactory ex-
plantations when subjects discovered within
their walls under more than suspicious crcum-
stances The body OF John PeytOn highly re-
spectacle and wealthy citizen of Roanoke, Ind, be-
ing found in the di~secting Of the Fort Wayne
Medical College. the Faculty say for themselves
that it was brought there ny an unknown man. and
that they Immediately informed the Coroner. who
declined to take action. This is not quite salts
factory as il might be- because curious people will
ask how the body camo 10 be III the dissecting-
ROOM and what officer or servant of the college al
lowed il to be placed thcrei When the stolen
property is found on the premises. the rule of law
is that the proprietors of the premises are TO be
held responsible until their innocence has been
proved. What prompted the notification 20 the
Coroner we do not know but the appeal 10 him
could not have been of an alarmiugly energetic
character, since it produced no results The public
are very suspicious. aud likely 10 grow more So
He was dead; be had been dead for six months,
the Democrats, with that passion for the defunci
which has become q characteristic OF their party
nominated the late Keller for Justice of the Peace
and aInc.nd him LIZ q hnnhsnnie minority. And now