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Show COLD COMFORT, The following appears in the New York Times of the 10tb, as n epccial telegrrfm from Washington: The secretary of the interior lias hail under consideration serious chargci against Governor Kinery, of Utah. Tbe tro the charges which wore forwarded to the president s'ms monthg ago by the merchants, miners and attornuyi of thni territory. The charges are numerous, but goneral in their character, and ap-parunlly ap-parunlly founded ou prejudice rather than facts. 1 he department ii diapoicd to take this view of the case! acd will to notify the accuson of Govornor .Emory, and instrucL tbotu to reduce the accusations accusa-tions to a definite and specific basis. The officials of the interior department complain com-plain that thaf have had more trouble with tho niimnromont of territorial affairs af-fairs in Utah, on account oT tho insiilu tlon of Mormon ism, tfcan in all tho other territories combined. It is not likely, from present appearances, that these charges against Governor Emery will amount to anything. This is a bit of cold consolation fur the few enemies of bia excellency. It ia a direct snubbing of I be Boreheads who have been urging the senseless onslaught upon tho governor. They are- told that their charges are "founded upon prejudice rather than facts;" in other wordu, that in their zeal to get rid of Emery th;jy have goneoutside of the truth, and made allegations which cannot be sustained Further, "it is not likely these charges will amount to anything." This defeat of the ring is one of tbe moat complete that tbe combination has sustained. All of its strength upon whom its fiercest guns were turned. Wanting for good grounds upon which to assaul', resort was had to the soreheads' accustomed battery! of falsehood, abuse and libel, and these were employed without etiut; but as The gun well aimed at duck and p!o?or, Kecoils and knocks the owner over.- their charges have rebounded againat tbomselves, arythey are now Bhown to have' been actuated Bolely by unwarranted un-warranted prtjadicev This defeat at the other end of the line will be especially severe upon the ringitea, on account ol a recent failure at home. Au attempt was made to multiply and strengthen the charges against tbo governor., and i u long screed of aljuse was drawn-up, attached to a petitiou for his excel lency's removal. Merchants, attorneys attor-neys and others to whom this document docu-ment was presented refused to en-dorati en-dorati it with their signatures, hence it fell flat and was abandoned. It is probable that this snubbing of the radicals will cause tbem to cease working in Washington against tbe governor, though tbey may f.ill to and attack th) administration.. Avain tbe Herald utte plenBim-in plenBim-in congratulating Governor Emery, which we do as much because of his 4v feat of the riug, as on account ol his own success in retaining the cilice. |