The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-10
New state of Deseret.

Inc people residing IN the valley OF the Great
Salt Lake, have framed constitution. and given
to their State the name of Deseret, sigaifying.
according to the Mormon history and interpreta-
ton. the Honey Bee" and suggestive of industry
and the kindred virtues. The constitution is to
be subnited to the next Congress, when the State
Of Deseret will apply for admission into the Union
The Convention met at Great Salt Lake city on
the 5th of March last, and remained in session only
five days. The first clause Of the constitution
establishes the boundary of the new State:
''We, the people, grateful 90 the suUrsme BEING
for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our
dependence on Him for continuation Of those
blessing, do ordain and establish free and iLde-
pendent government, by the name Of the State Of
DESIRED, including all the following boundaries 10
VII: Commencing at the $50 north latitude where
y crosses the loss longitude, west of Greenwich;
thence running south and west TO the northern.
| boundary OF Mexico; thence west TO, and down
! the main channel Of the ella river on tie northern
! line of Mexico, and on the northern BOUNDARY Of
| Lower California to the Pacific ocean; thence
along the coast nOrthwesterly TO the 1850 3O' of
west longitude; thence north to where said line
lnteseets the dividing ridge Of the Sierra Nevada
mountains; thence north along the summit of the
Sierra Nevada mountains to the dividing range of
mountains that separate the waters flowing into the
Columbia river from the waters running into the
Great Basin; thence eastsTly along the dividing
range of mountains that separate said waters flow
ing into Columbia river on the north, from the
waters flowing into the Great Basin on the SOUTH
to the summit of the Wind river chain Of noun
taius thence southeast and south by the dividing
range Of mountains that separate the waters flow
ing into the Gulf Of Mexico, from the waters how-
ing into the Gulf of California to the place of
beginning, as set forth in map drawn by Charles
Pregss, and published by order of the Senate Of
the United States, in 1882
Fhe powers of the Government are then divided
into thee Department. Legislative, Executive and
Indie ~ A. h
quFed to be free white male citizens of the United
States, and to take an oath to support the Const-
tuition :IvreOh The first Senate is to consist of
seventeen members, and the House Of thirty.iiVe
memhers. In the Executive Department provision
as made for the election of Governor, Lieutenant
| Governor, Secrstary of State, Auditor of Pubic
Accounts, and Treasurer The Judicial power is
vested in Supreme Court and such inferior tribu-
nails as the Legislature shall establish. "A Chief
| Justice and two Associates compose the Supreme
/ Court
In the Declaration of Rights, it Ia declared chat
all men have a natural and inalienable right to
worship God according to the dictates of their own
consciences, and the General Assembly shall make
no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibhingthe free exercise thereof or disturbing
any person in his religious worship or sentiments
ProUided be does not disturb the public peace nor
obstruct Others in their religious worship"
The first General Assembly met on Cd of July.
After the organization, the Chairman announced
to- the House, that. majority of all the votes of
the people had been given for the adoption of the
| Constitution; and that Brigham Young had re-
ceived majority of all the votes for Governor;
Hebsr O. Khnball for Lieutenant Governor; VIM.
Richards for Secretary of State; VIM. CLAYTON
for Auditor Of Public Accounts JOS S. Haywood
for Treasurer, and they were severaIly informed
thereof
/ On the Sd, resolution was passed providing for
joint committee to memorialize Congress for
State, or Territorial Government, which was after
wards reported and adopted.
On the 9Th, according to previous resolutions the
Legislature met in joint session, and proceeded 10
ballot fer Delegate and Representative to Con
gress, when Almon W. Babbitt, having received
majority Of all the votes, was declared duly elected
On the 9Th, the Legislature adjourned sine die.
Before doing so, they adopted a memorial to Con-
gress, in which they set forth the reasons which
have induced them to organize State Govern
ment They cite the failure of Congress to pro-
vide government for the territory acquired from
Mexico, the abFogation Of the Mexican law, the
anarchy which has followed; "the revolver and
the bowie knife uhey say have been the highest
law OF the land-the strong have prevailed against
the weak-while persons, property, character and
religion have been unaided, and virtue unpro-
teced." Finally, they represent that there is now
a sufficient number of inhabitants residing within
the State Of Deseret tosupport State Government,
and to relieve the General Government from the
expense of Territorial Government; and they
therefore ask that the Constitution accompanying
this memorial be ratified, and that the State of
DeseIet be admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the other States, that such form of
Government may be given to them as may be
deemed eXpedient; and that their delegate may be
received and their interests properly represented in
the Congress of the United States. Not word is
said in the Constitution about slavery or the Will
mot PrOviso.