The North-Carolina standard., 1850-08-07

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REMARKS OF MR.. .VENABLE,
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
delivered in the House OF Representatives, on the
goth July, 1850, upon the application Of a Dele
gate from Deseret for seat in the House.
Mr.. VENABLE said Mr.. Chairman, regretted last
evening that was too unwel to address the commit
tee and very cheerfuy surrendered the floor to gen.
temen who desired TO discuss the subject now under
consideration. do not intend to tire the patience of
the committee with speech of an hour, but merely
10 submit few considerations which shall control
nv vote on this occasion. And here shall at once
disclaim any purpose to discuss this sectional
question. gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Root.] on
Yesterday informed that, unfortunately, many OF
those who started well, and promised much in the
the for the Delegate from New Mexico, tired on
the way, and were missing on the final vote. He
complained much that apparent majority of fifteen
dwindled down, on the final vote, to minority OF
ten. He promised to smoke them out. That Is his
enterprise, sir, have interest in it. Non nos.
rum tanas con,ponere Etes.'' will not be induced
follow the lead of gentlemen who minge the slave
~ question with this dry matter of law. voted
against the admission of the Delegate from New
Mexico, whose inhabitants have made an effort to
adopt constitution excluding slavery. shall vote
against the reception of the applicant from Deseret,
gratiGed to remark that many gentlemen from the
North vo,ed yesterday, against the admission OF
the applicant from New Mexico. 1t was pleasure 10
see that there gentlemen from that region who
could without reference to sectional feeling For
once at least principle seemed to achieve victofy'
and trust it is but of series OF tfumPhs which
desire of Justice shall secure, in the progress OF
legislation which has been signally obstructed IN
the portion of the session which has passed. Sir, II
is dry matter Of law whether we admit the aPPii-
cant as Delegate. To ascertain who is Delegate
we must 90 to the law which gave the name and as
signed his duties. If We do this, See by the law
of 1917, reference was made to the ordinance OF
1877, br which, under the old Confederation, the
Northwest Territory by that ordinance organized In
to government, was entitled to Delegate on the
floor Of Congress. That ordinance was treaty a.
sreenent entered into by the thirteen Independent,
s.es; and the law of 1877 gave to all Ierrl'ories
then created by law, thereafter 10 be organized In
to governments by Congress, Delegate in the sa'ne
manner.
The term delegate has legal, statutory meaning
and that meaning is person elected tor teIr'tor'
al government organized by Congress. 1t Is not
pretended that the claim of the applicant has any
such foundation. am opposed to the admission ol
Mr.. Babbt delegate for Deseret. because there
Is no such previous organization as the law ot loA'
requires There is no precedent for such course
and therefore without authority tor such
measure. But the gentleman from Illinois, Mr..
Bissel,1 remarked that there was necessity tor
precedent. that Congress had the power to admit the
applicant and could exercise that power. grant H.
sir; but Congress has the power to do many things
but It s not always expedient to do so. Discre'on
be sound controlled not by caprice. but by rea.
son and propriety. What reason is there that would
justify us in making new chapter in our history
In adopting policy in this case. Congress mas
the power to give any person at their discreuon'
seat this floor. But would it be pretended that,
in the exercise Of that discretion, all persons shohio
H.. l.. af
sty of having Delegate sent here to enlighten US
touching the interests of the people Of Deseret mat
can be done another way, without any vioauo" 10
the law and nsages of the country.
But. sir, where is this to stop! What popuiauon'
what amount of interest shall entitle settlement IN
the prairies as Delegate here! We nigh. doubt
less be much entertained with the history of the In
dian wars, hear fights and Bufaloe hunts, which are
the uniform incidents of the nolnadic life of our en-
tcrprising and moving population. l can assure the
gentleman from Illinois, MIR. Bssell, that the aP-
Plicant loses nothing, in my estimation, of his claim
to seat here, that he represents Norman commu-
nifty No. sir the religious tenets of that remarkable
people do not enterino the elements of my opposl-
ton to the seat of Mr. Babbit this floor. 10 Jews,
Turks, Christians or Mormons, I would award the
same right. and the same privileges and could not
perceive the necessity of his appeal to in order to
avoid the effect of out of door influences, created by
prejudices against the Mormons. know nothing oi
them but tho extraordinary fact that they have a
power of organization, which can collect the idle
the vicious, and the unproductive, and make In a
short time most prosperous comuHnyS There Is
something to be admired in that result at least. for
bear any expression of opinion to any other mat
Ter connected with them their faith. But am sure
that no person in this House would be Influenced in
his vote by considerations drawn from the religion:
creed of the SAT- Lake community. The gentleman
speaks Of the Mormon regiment and the aacrl'y witt
which they obeyed the cali of the country in th'
Mexican war. This was true with regard to all por
tions of the country, and gives peculiar rights
them.
1t is in vain that gentlemen urge the claims of tn
people OF Deseret because they have been negecte'
oy this Government-that American citizens ar ar
placed without the protection of the law-that arm
which protects all others is not upheld for their safe
y Sir, 1t this We're strictly true according to his
tory, am gratlhed to have say that no part of tina
responsibility attaches to me, to those who, in tn
last Congress, tenaciously adhered to the rights
their section. Mono can forget the scenes of the las
night of the last Congress. An amendment offere,
by Mr. Walker, of Wisconsin, to the civil and diplo
ma,ic bill, and which contained no discrimination
against the South, had passed the Senate. 1t wa
rejected in this House. and an amendment concurrins
with that offered By Mr.. Webster adopted, which ex
Guided the STAKEHOLDER from taking his property {,
the Territories The Senate rejected that amend
meut, and the attempt to extend the protection of til
law failed The South endeavored to extend tina
privilege, and the recognition Of eqsai rights al
the citizens Of the United States. / voted with them
and il the savage foe make graveyard of these re-
mote and unprotected settlements-if desoiation an
ruin shall spread their wings them,. the ham
Will be upon those who determined to clog every e
Tort to organize governments for the Territories. wit
Conditions offensive and degrading to the citizens G
Inc Southern States. Sir, am astonished that geU
"enen should make appeals Of this kind. / would