The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-19

Of all the rgfs Of citizens Of he Uasd States, according
shall BE- maintained and protected in the free enjoyment q
their liberty and property, and secured "a 'no ee exercise
| OF their religion, without restriction
That sir is the provision OF the treaty Al the proper
time be Judged Of BY te Congress Of the United States.
the inhabitants of these Territories are 10 be admitted 10
the privileges OF citizens OF the United States Something
is thus lett to our discretion In the time they
Now sir. what is the condition Of these Territories
First there is Utah Where that is is somewhat diff
cult 10 say II is, at all events certain somewhere,
known few weeks since as Deseret lying between
tain portions OF the Rocky mountains, It's southern
boundary (Which is conteminous with another territory
has been seen, except with the aid suppose Of
telescope and by the only explorer that has ever been
there. And when he saw i, from hfs northern line Of
Of the the % range That Z he assumed boundary
fixed by The bill contermnous between this Territory and
the adjoining one, And, now who are these persons,
thus reaching back their hands TO the American govern
men for the extensiono of is laws them They are
the self expalriaed followers oi Joe Smith, the Mormon
They have buried lheir prophet; they have abandoned
Nanv0o; they have gone voluntarily away, 10 relieve
themselves from the wholesome restraint q laws and
for the enjoyment Of special system of their own And
al last having squaed in thegreat basin OF the Rocky
mountains, al least thousand miles from everywhere,
they around and demand government at hands
Our sympaies excited, and patriotism is invoked
to extend forthwith the benefit OF our laws to thiswan-
derng tribe Sir. II half that said OF them be true,
unless their character has been beered by their residence
in the Great Basin, they little calculated to do credit
TO the name OF American citizens We recollect the
less their morals and manners have improved, (f what
were then said OF them be rue SO far from their need
ing protection against the Indians the Indians may soon
have better cause TO demand protection against them
still protection against the Indians requires military
force only and protection they should have. But aside
from this, the want Of civil government constitutes
suppose part at least OF OF the five gaping wounds
Sir, this is wound; il is hardly outside excresence
may tester and burst and tester and burs! again. and
yet i never affect or touch the health OF the body
New Mexico is the other Of these Territories. do not
pretend 70 know very much Of the present condition Of
New Mexico II Is said that it is under military gov.
ernment This military government infer from what
see, is government exertng its powers principally for
the protection Of the inhabitants Of the country against
the whole municipal regulations Of that Territory, remain
now substantially they were before the country
was transferred to us The inhabitants are the same.
they live under the same system and are protected 10
csely the waynot politically but cyilly and ju.
dcay in all the property business, and social relations
of life. But then il has been said that the military gov
eminent which has been placed this Territory is der
elict in its duty, and that when Texan commissioner
presents himself there's assuming 10 exercise jurisdiction.
instead Of dschagng its duty i abandons the people II
this so, it would not touch the question But for
what was that military government, or rather this leu
tenant colonel with few troops, put there II was, as
before said protect the inhabitants from violence from
Indian outrage, and for matters Of that kind do not
suppose that military government has ought to have
anything do with the civil government Of the Terrific
ry and the orders OF the Executive seem to Indicate
When, therefore, the Texan commissioner, one sollta
~ man, without retinue even, aud without muskei
presented himself with view issuing writs for
election for small county Offices what was the lieutenant
colonel to do To bring forward guard 10 present a
platoon Obviously not This single man was there to
exercise some character of jurisdiction about which
shall speak more fully directly, which il It
cised wronguly would be void, and declared by the
courts And how, pray thus lieutenant colonel 10 in
erfere and bring his TO bear against this single
Individual, who thus there for civil purpose only
Why submit with great Difference that he should not
have inierfered that he did right to leave the two
claimants TO settle the question OF civil jurisdiction in
~ Rat had fkn,,~h "a hara
with armed force for the purpose OF taking military
possession OF the country, expeng judicial authority
then there she would doubtless have been otherwise met
she would then have been taught that there another
power besides Texas whose constitutional duty il
protect her, and that Texas like every other State, has
common arbiier, common judicial tribunal BY which
her civil rights to be decided But TO the Texan
missioner, coming he did, one man, in the garb OF
peace and upon claim Of civil right the lieutenant colo
mel says, in substance, | will have nothing to do with
the question ! will not aid you, nor will oppose
you.
Sir such is the condition Of New Mexico Now, un-
der these circumstances the plan OF the committee re-
commends the establishment OF territorial form OF gov
ernment do not mean 10 say that there ought not to
be government for those Territories that aside from
the difficulties connected with its organization It would
not even be better 10 give them territorial governmen
do not say that But the difficulty in the way
is that same Wmot Proviso which the senator from
Michigan chooses TO consider as dead: Dead. How so,
sr Does he refer TO the vote taken in the other house
II co. know very we'll how and under what circum-
stances that vote was taken; that II was no test OF what
that house will do, when this question shall be presented
upon regular territorial bill The Wmot Proviso dead !
Let me tell gentlemen that the thing is scoiched, not
killed" And that much has been done, not by tk0f
Arguments, their reports, but has been done by e
Executive recommendation leave the subject alone.
stand clear OF The Territories, where alone this called
monster has its lurking place But you go 10 rummage in
its domic 10 disturb Us domain, gentlemen will see II
they do not stir up this thing TO life and full action again
II is grand mistake OF the senator from Michigan and
others TO suppose that this thing dead In assuming
this he deals in that branch OF daleccs known peto
prncpts or begging the question II is the very thing
10 be proUcd And whatever may be the opinion or feel
ing IN this chamber, when the Trial in the other
house upon direct territorial BILL you may judge OF the
OF almost every free State indicate the result in advance
Those instructions not that they should insist
territorial bills, but that in the event OF the passage OF
such, the ordnance OF 57 should be inserted part
This provso difficulty yet remains II is that great stun
blingblock the way Of the formation OF territorial gov
ernnenis which has existed from the beginning, and
lists yet Our treaty obligation was 10 give the nhabi
ints OF the Territories the entire benefit at proper time, o
the institutions of the countyto give them all their rights
log his Willingness that New Mexico shall speedily be-
come State has even gone further in discharge o these
obligations than territorial bill would go. lie has not
meed out % them those rights in the narrow, contracted
and stnted form o territorial government but comedies
70 them so lar rs his Willingness goes the ia enjoyment
ana conmunionship OF American citizens. Iside, there
lore TO say that he has shunk from the treaty oblga
!, tons
But slr, u appears, unfortunately in this case, as in
oners, ihat there are persons astdous sensitive
mat unless toe thing be done in their way, and nc
is, II cannot be done al ALL They say 10 ia What New
Mexico a Satef Whv Al nn,, tha aolatnp