Show THE UTAH WASHTUB The Connection of the Great Murray Mur-ray Therewith A Legal Phase of the Murray Gamp BllGannon Affair SALT LAD Crrr Feb 5 SL Editors Herald I The smart practice of Governor Murray in giving the certificate of election to Allen G Campbell to represent re-present Utah in the next Congress does not appear to me to complicate Utah affairs before the House in the manner and to the eflect contemplated contem-plated by the shallowbrained act obis o-bis imperial excellency The only question put in iiiue is the legality of tbe act of the Governor iu giving the certificate to a small minority candidate date as against an overwhelming majority admitted to be a lair and I free expression of the people at the ballot box For although tbe certificate cer-tificate given may be held as prima facie evidence it does not necessarily follow that Mr Campbell must be seated pending a motion to lay aside the certificate on tho grounds that it i was unlawfully issued and contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided Toe real issue in inch a case as this does not arise from any alleged irregularities I or defects contrary to facts on tbe part cf the returning board but arises solely from the act of the Governor Gov-ernor as adjudged by the returns the documentary evidence of the secretary sec-retary and the law regulating the ministerial duties of the Governor in the premises Governor Murray and his advisers no doubt entertained the erronEOUS idea that the highhanded stroke of policy would necessarily involve the whole Mormon problem in connection connec-tion with the alleged disabilities of Mr Cannon and that pending along long period of investigation and die cuasion upon the whole subject matter mat-ter in controveroy the small minor ityman in the meantime would tate ins sear oe entitieu to an the privileges of the lobby and be sustained sus-tained by the prejudice and clamor of publio sentiment throughout the country but so far the conceptions of these political frauds have miscarried mis-carried and to Congress remains the duty of taking proper care of the alterclap Contests generally arise upon the irregularities of returning boards or canvassers and a certificate may be properly issued as an act of minis terial duty leaving Congress to determine de-termine in the usual way the legal rights of contending parties but the Utah case presents altogether another EUte of facts and is entirely free from the usual complications in such cases of contest Campbells pleadings plead-ings on application to secure the certificate cer-tificate of election admit Cannons rigbtunder tbe law The documentary document-ary evidence of the secretary proves Cannons claim against all contestand lastofallthougbnotle3ttbeGovernor8 shewing on giving the certificate to Campbell bears on its face the plain simple and legal fact that George Q Cannon was lawfully fairly duly and uncontrovertibly elected by an overwhelming over-whelming expression of the people Therefore any allegation direied to the Governor against the political status of Mr Cannon was void nnd of noneffect and can from no part of MrCampbells defense on a proper showing of the fact on trial of the real issue The Governor having no authority to consider or determine the qualification a delegate to Congress Con-gress and having knowingly willingly will-ingly with cunning aforethought violated his most secret trust under the law clearly defines the real issue before Bongresa and instead of complicating com-plicating the aflairs of Utah by involving in-volving extrinsic matters it only shows that the Governor has moat rascally complicated himself in the premises and a nothing more Whatever may be the disabilities of Mr Cannon it by no means follows that Mr Campbell takes his seat in Congress to represent the people of Utah for the reason further that 1357 voes cost for himwas not a free and fair expression of the people as for instance in the case of the Lecompton constitution rejected by Congress on the grounds set forth by the Hon Stephen A Douglas that it was not a free and fair expression expres-sion of the people of Kansas and when the sovereign rights of the people peo-ple were fairly represented the Kansas muddle lost ita complications complica-tions and Congress declared in favor of tbe majesty of the people ih3 governor gov-ernor senators representatives and the Lecornpton constitution to tbe contrary notwithstanding The grounds on which Mr Campbell claimed and received the certificate and his allegation cf non cizen hip presenting no newly discovered feet other than appears of record upon the same issue formerly investigated and determined leaves him without a shadow of legal defense before Congress Con-gress on the question Shall the certificate be laid aside in favor of George Q Cannon It appears to me in view of justice law and fade that Congress cannot afford to countenance Murrays stroke ot policy nor wink at a public steal whether perpetrated against Mormon or Quaker The country has had enough of such policy strokes justifying the means employed degrading de-grading to the throne of liberty and God forbid that Congress should teach Utah how to violate a ministerial duty or otherwise and more especially on questions involving political or religi ous liberty The people of Utah look to the next Congress with no small degree of sensibility sen-sibility for the immediate adjustment of so grievous s wrong against tbs liberties of the country and a free ballot bal-lot but should Congress see fit to disappoint dis-appoint us in this issue it it i to be hoped nevertheless that Utah in the day of her sovereign power will scorn to retaliate for past wrongs Con reFs can aid us much in this respect re-spect or it can drive Utah to tbe wall If our platter must be cleansed is there any particular necessity for federal officers or even government to violate law acd justice for the sake of conducting the moral laundry of Utah And if Governor Murray baa engaged to do our washing we insist that our denims be respectfully manipulated man-ipulated and not overdone to our injury in-jury and to his hurt And the waning and the straining Of the gut jut gut And the straining of tho gut Indeed it is a matter that can no I longer be kept secret Judging from the tolling of the press that Eli H Murray governor defunct of Utah has seriously injured himself over the Utah washtub and it is drcUred by obstetric experts that an abortion is sure to follow on or about the 4th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one PfiEPSTOSB |