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Show THE SEW VRK TR1BUSE" OJi UAH A FFAlhS. T hi1 New ork Ti,i''jv'Z. the leading Republican paper in the I'uion. has an editorial on the suaatioii in l iah. It notices the late iToelamaiion; of the fJoieruor uud I lie dici-ioii givn by Chief Justice McKean. r-n the jury question. 'fi.e l:.it;r i; s.y-: i; ''strictly in accordance; with l.iw and the enaeinii-u.s of Congress.:'' which i-, to s;;y ti:"- f ast, ainusiiii. when some of th-1 ...-wi ref.J juri-is in the Lotted have declared to the contrary. Bui th.e the T,-"bv,e quietly shoves aside, and wrapped in its own philosophical superiority, assures as-sures the country that Judge Mc-Kean's Mc-Kean's decision was ,:ia strict accordance accord-ance with law and the enactments of Congress." We presume the Supreme Court of the United States can give a decision to which the country w ill pay more respect than to tli3 Tribuac's. With regard to the proclamations, it says : W e shall very boon See whether the Mormons will obey these orders, or resist re-sist their execution. The grand annual muster of the Mormon miiiua would, in the usual order of thing;, take place in a few days. To this must -r at Salt Lake City he men gath.r from til; parts of tho Territory, biineing v. ith them their arms and supph-;. 'i ney remain in camp fur about a week, are constantly driiied and ruviewuJ, and when not thus actively cmiiloyc l are engaged in praying, preaching, or listening lis-tening to prayers, sermons or speeches. It is in view of this annual mu-u-r that Gov. Shaffer has issued proclamation, proclama-tion, being determined that it slml, not take place this year. U is, intention is clc.riy shown by the appointment of (jeueral Connor as commander-in-chief of Territorial militia. mili-tia. Gen. Connor '.kno.ui as 'Tat Connor 'j was for some vtars in command com-mand of the regular United States troops in Utah, with headquarters at Salt hake City, and always showed bimsoif to bo tin bitterest enemy ol Mormonisuj. the Mormon leaders, and Mormon preteti-ions. He was constantly con-stantly in ' hot water" fiili the Mormons, Mor-mons, and never concealed bis eacernesS to try eonclu-.ion-, v, ith Voting, in the name of the I niicd States! He will not now be fcwkvar-l in eulbrcin.' the proclamation ; and it is doubtless to this reason thai lie owes his appointment. appoint-ment. e do j,i courier his appointment ap-pointment an ;,..-( of diserelion or wisdom wis-dom ; and we sh dl bo agrcably plc:i-cj if it does not quii kly resMi n ;i v.r,,'m difficulty. V. ith t )! .i-xc.' pi ,Mi i ha t at the annual annu-al m.iistf r rclciK 1 fi, tl,u rn.-n n,, gather from all . . i ; of the , io.i v aii'l are ii-n;ii!y il,-,i,t th,-. , ,;IV. ( -'ether, the a!-'.- i-lra-t i. i '.;.);! ! corieel. 'fhe ''.;.'., i'lh'i her -,,,.. and il i-; t" ' - h",c 1 1 'i.--i h ut it-cut will le-.d ii - c-- i j : We li it-- ih.it I',, !,(.;, (,,;,,,( Hatch tli" i'1'ocijc'iin - of liovcrnor .SI, alter and i.'ciiera! i; .,, j' here is no necessity what'.". i ...! pre-'-nt eireumstanee-. fn- tin '. . . uiiiient'.. coming iiiw niiliin-; ,- ,i,, v.ii.li tiie Mormons. Ihcie i. ii.-'.--ity (or breaking Ui their ;, ,i. , ,,' 'IVrrin.nal militia, which utterly harmless, so tar as we arc c, ncerned. The Mormon problem wiil be peacefully solved within with-in a very few years, and it would be n famous and criminal to stir up difficulties diffi-culties about it which might not be easily allayed. We would rather trust to the i'auitio Railroad than to warlike officials to insure its speedy end. |