Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-10-16

Great Basin the SOUTH the summit the Wind river
chain of mountans-thence southeast and south by the
dividing range Of mountains that separate waters flowing
into the Gulf Of Mexico from the waters flowing into the
Gulf California to the place ofbegnning set forth in
map drawn by Charles Preuss and published by order
Of the Senate Of the U. s., in 1913.
The powers OF the government then divided INTO
three eparments-Leglslaive, Executive, and judi
cial.
The article in relation to the Legislative Department is
not essentially different from the constitutions OF the sew
era States Members are required to be free white male
citizens of the United States, and to take an oath sup
port the constitution thereof The first Senate to
ss OF seventeen members, and the House of thirty live
members.
In the Executive Department, provision made for the
election OF Governor, Lieutenant Governor Secretary OF
State Auditor of Public Accounts and TREASURER
The Judicial power vested in Supreme Court and such
inferior tribunals the Legislature shall establish. A
Chief Justice and two associates compose the Supreme
Court.
The fifth article provides for the election of all the Off
named in the constitution the first Monday OF May,
last and for vote tor or against, the adoption OF the
construction, and majority OF all the legal voters shall
be in favor of its adoption the shall take effect from
and after said election.
In the declaration ofrghts it is declared 'ha all men
have natural and inaenabe right worship God accord
the dictates Their conscences and the General
Assembly shall make law respecting an establishment
of religion prohibiting the free exercise thereof or dis
turbng any person in his religious worship sentiments
provided he does not disturb the public peace nor obstuct
| others in their religious worship"
This Constitution was adopted on the 10th OF March
| 1919.
| The rst General Assembly met on the I'd oil july
Speaker OF the House.
| WILLARD Snow.
| Clerk Asst Clerk.
| FREDERICK CARRINGToN. JOHN ID. LEE.
| Sergeant at Arms.
| GEORGE ID. GRANT.
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 The following
| persons were announced as elected State officers
Governor
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
sfb- Lieutenant Governor
Y" HEBER c. KENDALL.
! & Secretary of State. Auditor of Public Accounts
WILLIAM RICHARDS. WILLIAM CLAYTON.
| Treasurer.
| JOSEPH S. HAYWOOD.
On the 3d. resolution passed providing for joint
committee to memorable Congress for State or Terrific
| rial government, which was afterwards reported ant
adopted.
On the 9th inst according to previous resolutions the
Legislature met in joint session and proceeded to ballot TO
Delegate and Representative to Congress, when Almor
w. Rabbit, ESQ., having received majority Of all thu
votes, was declared duly elected
On the 9TH the Legislature adoined sine die. Before
doing they adopted memorial to Congress, in which
they set forth the which have induced them
ganize State government They cite the failure of Con
gress to provide government tor the territory acquired
from Mexico, the abrogation of the Mexican law the
anarchy which has followed "the revolver and the bowie
knife Uhey sayJ have been the highest law OF the land
the strong have prevailed against the wea-we persons
property character and religion have been unaded and
virtue unprotected Finally they represent that there
now sufficient number of inhabitants residing within the
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
Deseret be admitted into the Union equal footing
with the othetStates that such form of government
may be given deemed expedent 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
the Wilmot Proviso such things having entered into
the magnatons OF the law givers important for hel
welfare The constitution will be pressed upon Congress
and, if ratified, two Senators and Representative
will soon appear in that body from the State of Deseeta
State which without settled inhabant four years
ago. and which is twenty-five hundred miles from the
| seat of the Federal Government.
The Mormon Salt Lake City is located in valley l5C
miles long by 20 80 broad with general descent to the
lake There 5000 people there each of whom has
| an acre and aquarter of land for garden