The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-10
IMPORTANT FROM THE GREAT SALT LAKE
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The Progress Of the Mormon Settlement.
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THE STATE OF DESERET.
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The Election Of State Officers and
a Delegate to Congress.
ORGANIZATION OF A STATE GOVERNMENT,
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IYrom the s. Loui. Republican, Oct. IL

[rrom the ST Louis Republican, octll
! IL has been already announced THAI this people re-
tding in the valley - the Gr,s, Salt LAks la 'nst-
tued for themselves form Of government which Is to
be subutted to congress at it, next g sou We have
been permitted Co oos at certified copies OF tae onas
TUT, n thus established and OF q, of the
Legislature under IL and OF the which tod
thee movements Tho new n ats yuau Nv ssyl-d the
estate Of Deserot,p which ispass. iing e. the
Mormon history and tnt.rprstAtis- tbe hun " beon
aud IL significant OF induss~v aod tbs kindred siruss
IL IL scarcely Necessary q say srs that tho
population n this new State "a c,npos-d stos Of
persons pr fe sirg the Mormon iatb OF 1h ths
Der - rapidly Increasing every year that bsing the
State to which all tbsir emigration H. tending
proceedings In every thing ess. the prcularis Of
this people preserved, though csnuot that
this viii onsr snJ good to tuer application fOr al.
mission into the Union
In one r.sprct at least the convention which forad
the cop'ttuiun Of the state has set good
pie. 1bsy w,reempoysd only Que week Ia action upoa
II, and do not see but what II T. a. good
of States have brsI able to form after months
OF d'lberAtion We proceed to give some of its msia
features
In February last notice was given to all tn. citizens
Of that portion 81 Upper California lying east Of ths
sierra Nevada mountains that conVeution would be
held a. the Great Salt Lake CITY on ths 5th OF March,
for the purpose % taking into conideraion the pro-
priey Of organizing territorial OF Stat. govera- at
Accordingly, on the day appointed the Couyeuu
met consisting q large portion u the innsbit sats
Of that portion 81 Upper Caifsruia ping east Of
Sierra Nevsds nountains.n 'bsale Spencer sieet
ed Cbsrmsp wiilism clayton, Secretary ri ms
Bullock Assistant Secretary aad Horace Eidridss,
Marshal
govern themselves until the Congress 81 the United
States should othsrWise provide
s0sstfrrtE:
Alfred Carripgton, Joseph L. Haywood
william w Phelps, David sullmer,
John y Fullmsr, Chstios q. Rich,
John Taylor, Farley Pratt,
John N Birnbisel, Ersstus sno~.
The con vsntion Thea adjourasd to Thursday the
sib. when they met TO receive the report Of the
mittes
his report wa. then made, in the .s,p. of Pee
smbe and constitution fur thu gvsramens of tina neg
siste The hrst clsu'e " A. follows -:
We. the people grateful 10 the Supreme being for
the blessings hitherto enjoyed aud f-eng depend
him for continuation % thos. bl--sinxs do
ordsin ard establish tree sbo independent 'ysrn-
m.nt by the name of the sta n DE -ret iaei otsx
oil the following boundaries 10 ~itt ON mencing st
the S3d deg north lstt ude where 70 ths sh
DIG. Longitude. vest Of Ureensi;h; thence running
south aud set 20 the northern boundary OF Mexico;
thence west to aud dosD the aD channel of the Qua
river the northern line VI .Sico aud 90 ths north
ern boundary 81 Loser sfrna, % ths Psc 10 ocesn;
thence along the coast nortbwestery 10 the ItSsh g
30 min ~ vest ong ude. thence north Go ~hcrs ssd
line ipt.rseots the dividing ridge OF the Sierra Nevada
mountains, thence north aobg the summit ~ the
Sierra Nevsds mountains TO The dividing range u
mountains thst separate the -stsrs fosiog into the
Columbia river from the -aters iug sto GREAT
Bass, thence essterly along the disidiag range of
mount sns that separate said water, flowing la the
Columbia river on the north from the -st-rs nJsiog
into the Great Basin the south g. the nit 4
wind river chain of mountains; thsuce southeast sad
south by the divoing range Of ,uu,aios that s-sa
rate the waters ao~ins into the Gaf Of dsxco fron
the waters flowing into the Gulf 81 Jsliorns to tss
place sf beginning @ set forth 10 map drssn By
Charles Preuss and published b. order OF the senate Of
the Upit.d States. in IS4sn
The powers q the government are then divided into
three OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Executive, and Judi
oiaI
The article in relation e. the legislative Department
L. not ess.btally differ Constitution - sse
several states Members are required 20 bel shis
m al. c,i,.ps Of the nted States aud 90 take osth
to- support the constitution th.r-ot Ihs irst senate
10 to consist Of seventeen se@bsrs, aud the Hoass Of
thirty i've members
is the Esseoti,s Department provision is made foe
the ,leetius Of Governor Li-uteosat Goverioc s-s
tsry ot State. Auditor Of Public Accounts aud rreas
prer The judicial poser Il vsr ed la Suptens Cosrt
and such inferior tribunals - the Legislature shall
tsbnsh chef Justice ssd two associates eomposs
tn. Supreme court
The 1f,h acle provides for the election Of ell the
ed in the constitution. the fret Mosday
~ My .st and for vote for against. tbs sitp-
lion 81 the constitution, aud " sJotty 81 sti the
less votes sbslI be In favor Of is adOysn, the
sb.l take effect fru IN and after taid election y
In The Declaration Of Rights t 10 declared that -