The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-06

Of this Commonwealth orbids the use OF its jas for the
purpose Of holding fugitive slaves Even to deain or
binary criminals witnesses obliged to be ncarceraed
the United States entirely dependant the courtesy
of the States and may have the use OF the State as
taken from them at any time when suits the caprce OF
State to withdraw IT, In my opinion, too, the Office OF
the United States marshal is by no means organized
and fortified BY legislation, as il should be- TO encounter
popular disturbance. The whole subject ought TO be
by the best jursls and the best statesmen in the
country. ea&
Very respectfully. your obeSisnt servants 4,-r,s
One of the commissioners Of the circuit court OF the
United States for Massachusetts district
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER.
The Territory Utah
We as yet know but little OF the new step daughter
which has resulted from our union with Mexico. We
find in the Hartford Courant description Of its features
and resources which is interesting The whole charac-
ter Of the Territory Of Utah s singular It's situation y
unlike that OF any other section OF North America-ls
origin and the manner OF its settlement no less strange
The name OF Utah s given 70 large extent Of territory
bounded by California Oregon, New Mexico and what
Of sufficient dimensions TO be separated into several
States. provided in future ages its population shall war
rant i but many parts q SO parake q pecuiar
habtable Passes through perclptous mountains whose
tops covered with snow, and whose sides are but
rocks exist i y true but they are mostly narrow valleys
with ncfusations Of bitter salt and their whole vegeta
ton giant species OF sage, OF no earthly use but to oe
consumed fuel In the midst OF these icy mountains,
through which there is no but by those passes arid
in summer and choaked with snow for five months oil
the year, lies tract Of land elevated some four or five
thousand feet above the level OF the called the Great
Basin which furnishes the hababe part Of the Territory
In different parts Of this Basin the Mormons have esab
shed their home, probabya first with the idea that they
would be cut off from all the rest OF the world BY the
natural difficulties OF the contiguous territory and the
peculiarly OF their situation. Here they expected to
form, in security and in silence, The germs o great
emigration discovered their trail and Inundated their
principal settlement-and they are now the open, ex-
posed g halfway house" to the Pacific
This Basin is some live hundred and sixty miles in di.
aeter. has its system OF lakes and rivers, and has
known communication whatever with the sea, unless
the existence Of the whirpools in Salt Lakewhich are
reported to be lately prove an internal
communication with the Pacific, or with some spring or
lake in the lower country In the northern part OF this
basin lies The Great Salt Lake Inc waters q ms sheet
are shallow, far explored though probably its cen
trail parts will be found very deep It's waters are In
tensely salt more than the ocean-three gallons ma.
king gallon OF the purest, whest. aud finest salt
Southeast this lake, shut by the mountains, lies The
Mormon valley that contains their capital cty-by some
called the Great Salt Lake City, by others Mormon City
This valley s thirty miles by twenty-five. connected to
two valleys contain the principal body OF The settlers TO
the number Of twenty thousand. Explorers think thai
they are capable OF supporting population Of mil
Fifty miles south Of the city are the Utah lake and val
ley. Here lies The city OF Provo, on the Provo river.
The lake s pure water eight miles BY iour and aeounds
in fish. There is still another valley, one hundred miles
further SOUTH called San Pete where there is another
settlement and here find the hierogyphic ruins. the
remains Of glazed pottery, &c that Indicate the former
existence Of the outlying cities Of the Aztec empre.
The soil Of these valleys Is astonshlngly productive,
though requiring constantly artificial irrigation from the
mnunisQ. saesyafso, The6gUbinis6S The neighborng
mountains rise 10 the height OF mile and half above
the valley, and are covered with perpetual snow.
The city is laid out in blocks OF Ten each Eight
lots to the bock-an acre and quarter TO the lot; the
streets eight rods wide each lot 10 be surrounded
by stream brought down from the mountains. No two
houses front each other; that standing 10 his own
door, every man looks into his neighbors garden 10
the city four public squares, to be surrounded by
shade trees, and supplied with fountains.
Such is the delightful place chosen by Of the most
peculiar religious secis which Chrstendom contains Re-
mote from the world from the exercise OF external yran
ny. and yet connected TO great empire its peculiar
locality will prove OF immense service as stopping
place for rest refeshment and provisions for The army
Of emgrans that will year after year, seek California
Oregon by the southern passes and when the great
railway established will prove Of ncaculable benefit
as great station. house on the route.
The CONDITIONS AND PROSPECTS OF THE ooUsTRy.-
Upon the s' pafs Of sa. day. coa,s, will be found
cent Union meeting at Faneull Hall and which 10 now
rst given in print 10 the public entire, from The hand Of
the aulho IL cannot be read with two much attention,
reflected upon with too earnest and sober solictude
The truths which il lays before such mast net
be disregarded dismissed from the mind with mere
passing and superficial consideration. The greatest of hu
folles is shut our eyes danger till its near az.
proach puts the means Of defence and safety beyond
reach. n
pes that now threaten the Union and offers prudent
and counsel to the to be used in order
TO avoid them. The people Of New England must not
turn their thoughts away from these topics, unless they
mady bent on their own ruin and the national dsgrace II
will not do for them to sit in listess apathy, folding their
bands and persuadng themselves that the Union in no
danger that matters will take Of themselves and
than the political institutions OF the country rest
basis too hm TO be shaken This is a very grave mis-.
take and fortunate shall we be It do not turn 10 be
fatal one The wisest and most experienced among
American statesmen that the Union is in en-
IRENE peril and that nothing but the combined labor and
perseveng efforts OF all prudent and honest in this
republic car save Il from terrible calamity
In this state OF things It is melancholy 10 behold
the wiliul and blind perversty with which certain
persons exert themselves to mslead the public by
representing this false alarm. All evidence Is
nothing the sings OF the times which he who runs may
Mes and appeals, and entreaes OF the best and wsest
obstinate temper wiliuy froward understanding, and
shallow self-conceit Of these individuals who are now
attempting 10 ul us into fatal apathy, from which, il
we indulge IN II, we must awake TO terrible sense Of
our folly and rashness. The American Union cannot
much longer survive the continuance Of the natuation
which Is kept up by these What shall we say Of
the enoniy ofihose who wuy shut their eyes 10 the
truth, and msdy plunge themselves and others into such
botomess gull OF disasters as must follow national
disruptoni The fret blow struck at the Union wonld
infct a wound whch no one OF US would live to see
healed. The Unoa once broken, whGt becomes Of tls
noiona reputation ts national credit. e national PROS
psrly Imagine NE ruin uhieh wouid be brought %
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