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Show SUICHJAI. POLICY. Id his annual message, which we published yesterday, President Grant , reoommoDded epeoial legislation for Utah, euob as was inaugurated last 1 yoar. On this point wo desire to mako a few oooiuieots. The provision intro- 1 duccd in the Houso of Representatives last session was eo manifestly unconstitutional unconsti-tutional that tho worat informed lawyers, law-yers, even, of this city called it mon-Btrous mon-Btrous and admirers of the "Tall Sycamore Syca-more of tho Wabash," held that it was a pjiat made in their favor by Voor-hecs, Voor-hecs, who, they claimed, nevor could havo been procured to introduce such a mcasuro cioopt to bring disgrace upon tho Republican parly. President Grant is a soldier, not a lawyer, nor a politician. Recommended by him and pa:-ecd by congress, how would the Voorhces bill affoot tho condition of Utah for tho next thrco years, until tho suprome court of the United States oould havo a chance to pronounce upon its constitutionality ? And in the meantime, what litigants in the seoond and third district courts can furnish the answer? Tho Voorhcoa bill, of whioh that gentleman waa the sponsor, and a certain cer-tain gentleman, sometimes known as James B. McKean, chief justice of Utah, was the reputed father, aims at overthrowing tho Territorial law, relative rela-tive to juries, and the placing of the entire matter of selecting juries, in all cases, in tho hands of three men the district judge, tho United States attorney attor-ney and tho United States marshal. Believing in tho immaculate purity of the men who now hold the said positions posi-tions in Utah, we oould not think of impeaohing their integrity ; but supposing sup-posing their places were to be filled with rogues; or even supposing what is utterly impossible their corruptibility, what then ? The reoent trials in mining cases ahow what can bo done where the parties par-ties litigant and the partios before whem litigation U brought happen to be in "legal accord." With a chief justice, a U. S. attorney and a U. S. marshal having the entire control of selecting juries in this Territory, we wouldn't give a cent per thousand for any mining claim in Utah, unless held by a oompaay rioh enough to "buy its way." Look to it, miners', while the poor Mormons are the ostensible victims, you are the real ones ! |