Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-01


| immediate family circle the administration
may be said to be in a by no means tranquil
frame of mind 1t is party fight, when Gar
field hoped to be such Q harmonizer.
All is not pleasant the meanwhile in the ad-
ministration family. Wayne MacVeagh, the
Attorney General, has got his back up, and
threatens to resign. 1t is all on account of
Chandler, Williamee Chandler has been nomi.
| mated for the Solicitor Generalshp of the De-
partment of Justice, an office under and init
| mately connected with that which MacVeaph
| holds. 1t will be remembered by a retentive
| public that when the louisiana Commission"
of which MacVeagh was Chairman, returned
/ to Washington and made its report, which was
/ preliminary to the recognition of the
| Nichols government in that State,
| there was very great outcry from
| the staiWarts. Williamee led that out
| cry and rushed into print about it. He de-
| nounced the commissioners as traitors who
had sold out the Republicans. Many such pet
| epithetS did he apply 10 them, especially to
| Wayne MacVeagh. That gentleman he poured
many walls Of special wrath and indignation
| upon; yes he even abused MacVeaRh like fish
| er-woman Naturally MacVeagh protested
against Chambers appointment. 1t did no
| good however. Garfield, at the instigation of
| Secretary Blaine, nominated Willamee. Then
| MaeVeagh got very mad, He threatens to re-
sign. This would be bad-very bad for the
| new administration. 1t would not do to have
| it break at this early day IL would W AIKEN the
| administration. MacVeagh will continue in his
| intention to resign if the unwelcome WiIliamee
| is forced upon him. His stomach is in such a
condition that 1t will brook no Williamee. Ne
| gotiations back and forth over the subject of
| Williamee and MacVeagh have been going on
between the friends OF the two and the Presi-
| dent for the past three days. The matter will
| eliminate in a day or two. 1t will be in the
shape that the nomination of Chandler as So
| licitor General will be v ithdrawn. In this con-
| tingency he will, of course. be provided for
elsewhere. where no resignation OF a member
OF the Cabinet will threaten because of his APP
| pointment. Williamee must have something
| and Blaine will see to it,
FEW LINES ABOUT MALONE
Malone got up in the Senate the other day
and delivered three hours speech in vindica-
| ton of Malone and the Readjuster party of
| Virginia. The galleries OF the Senate were
| crowded at the opening Of his great effort but
| Trimmed out before he got through When he
| began strict attention was paid him from the
floor OF the Senate, but before he got through
many Senators on both sides OF the dividing
| line. especially on the Democratic side. were
reading newspapers or writing letters Malone
read his speech. That was one disadvantage.
| But still it was evident that Malone is not
much OF speaker He scatters all
| tive except in the most commonplace
| of all tracks of oratory--that Of invectiye.
Malone kept repeating that the Richmond
Whfg was not his organ or mouthpiece. he
was equally as indignant in declaring that he
had no mouthpiece anywhere and never had.
This is very good to talk about. But happen
to know differently. Many editorials have APP
| peared in the Wing highly laudatory of Ma
| hone. He has been compared to all the big
men Of the world in these articles happen to
| know that every day batch of stuff written
| on only one side OF the paper and in Mahones
| handwriting has been mailed to the Whi0.
These articles were those in laudation of the
| Virginia traitor that have appeared in that
paper. Oh, no, Malone has no mouthpiece.
MoRMoNIsM, ETC.
In view of the fact that Mr. Garfield has de-
clared war upon the Mormons, the following
letter to him from A. G. Campbell, who has
been given the certificate as elected delegate to
q M Nnnurncc inC n he
| mon, is of interest:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81, 1881.
Hon. James a. Garfield, President of the
| United States:
''S1R~Reading with much pleasure your re-
Gently reported statement that you wished to
carry out the views expressed in your inaugu-
raj, by making the stamping out of polygamy
| one of the leading features of your admins
tration, / take the liberty of writing you this
| letter, hoping in this way to be able to correct
many wrong statements that have been widely
| published, and to make clear some things
| which seem not to be understood.
| 'All those who know me personally will also
| know that have not put in claim to a seat
in Congress as a delegate from the Territory
| OF Utah for the mere pay Of the place. nor
even for the honor which the position brings
| Circumstances have made me the representa-
| tive of principles, and have brought me for
| ward as the opponent OF a system WHICH be
| lieve is undermining in our Western States and
| Territories the bed rock upon which our re-
publican form Of government rests. come to
/
| protection Of American civilization and laws
for the people Of Utah.
| II would not for moment with the light
vote polled for me, claim the seat, but for the
fact that my only opponent at the late election
| was an alien, and that he cannot attempt to
| cure this disability without bringing to the
| front the fact that he is also polygamist law
| breaker ana consequently not well disposed
| toward the government and laws of the United
States Besides these facts it is well known
that many Of the votes polled for him were
| cast by women OF foreign birth and girls under
age. was the only citizen candidate, and l
claim the seat on that ground. l want an OPP
portun1ty to prove to Congress and the coun-
try that the principles which my contestant
| represents, namely, church rule and poIygamy
are contrary to the institutions and laws Of the
United States, and that their recognition by
Congress, when the issue is squarely put be
| fore it, would be destructive of the well being
and good order Of the community
~ his is not question of religion. Il is a
question OF government, of law and Of morals
| Mormonism is increasing and spreading in all
the Territories and in many States of the
Union. 1t already influences the politics of our
| youngest State. Colorado. 1t claims to hold
| the balance of pow er in Idaho, and is making
| great Roadway in other Territories soon to be-
| come States. In Utah alone thousands of chill
| dren, born Of Mormon parents, are growing up
| with no other education than Mormon schools
can furnish, with the Book Of Mormon as their
| text book of morality, and the necessity of
living their religion and paying their tithes
imposed upon them as the first duty OF life.
| 1.-THE revenues of the Mormon Church last
! year, it is stated. exceeded one million and
ninety thousand dollars This great SUM is
absolutely at the disposal Of the leaders of the
| church. Every Federal official who has dared
to 20 against the church has been met by or
ganized misrepresentation and calumRy. Ex-
delegate Cannon. am tod, recently baasted
| to an Ex-Governor Of the Territory that he had
the scalp Of every Governor OF Utah who had
| ever opposed him hanging in his belt, except
| Governor MurfRys, and he was going for that.
SIT Is not necessary for me TO refer in detail
/ To q n mn
! and to the misrepresentation that have keen
| spread abroad in regard to it, because that
| ma ter when The time comes will be invesu-
gated by the proper tribunal wish, however,
| to say that the Governors action was taken
! after elaborate argument by able lawyers OF
the legal points involved and has since been
| upheld by the decision OK court OF Utah.
hold myself prepared to prove that tho pre-
| tended certificate OF naturalization upon
which my contestant relies is bogus
| certificate. unsustainsd by line of record
| in the court from which 1t purports to
have been issued The official journals Of the
House Of Representatives, l believe, will
| having been passed upon, as has been claimed,
| by committee of previous Congress, it was
passed over without any report
Long residence In Utah and large interests,
| acquired by hard labor in the development Of
| Ehe Territory enable me to say that the Nor
| mon Church is bar to the material as well as
| to the moral progress OF the country Every
| enterprise that Goes not originate with the
| church no matter how beneficial it would
| prove 10 the Territory or the nation. is dis
J Outraged. Every enterprise that does origi-
; ~-s--<;;sf the church is required to pay 10 per
nate :, - Earnings INTO the Golfers Of that
cent cent Of rb hts mower sded by these men is
4 almost despotic, and Is entlreIJ .4vsE,e----
| PoIveamv Is the corner stone of their institu-
ton. Strike down. polygamy, and the whole
! fabric will fall so far as i5 conflicts with the
| laws and endangers the moral and material
| welfare of the American people.
.sIt is true that polYRamy is forbidden by an
| existing law of Congress, but that law cannot
be enforced. No facts are better known in utah
| than these that the late Delegate from that
| Territory has four openly acknowledged wives,
and that his nomination to Congress IN place s,S
| tated BY the Mormon President, Brigham
Young, for the avowed purpose OF forcing
| Congress to recognize the institution OF poly
| gamy. The anti Polv0dmy Standard, a news
paper published In Salt Lake City. OF March
| jst 1881, a copy of which enclose, publishes
the names OF these wives and the number OF
children they have borne 0wenty-seyen In an,
and this publication has not been controverted-
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