Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-19

ehlIs OF MS coat, and the responsibility for q
continuance OF the present state of affairs in
mat territory rests with Congress alone The
.emeoy Is IN the hands of Congress, and the
sooner IL Is enforced the better, If this sub
Ject Is deferred until the Morfnons embody
sufficient population to entitle them to come
INTO the Union, then the difficulty will be
formidable and fearful indeed. The avowsl
mas gone up from the east and the west, the
north and the south, that they never shall
come Into the Union. The American PEOPLE
hAver will recognize tho institution of poly
gamy, nor fraternize with those whose ideas
OF civil government are at war with every
principle Of republicanism. They cannot be
admitted into the Union, it is said, and if ex
cluded, they will claim to be an independent
government Occupying the key of To- over
land route to California and Oregon, with the
hostility they entertain towards the people of
the United Stetes, they will annoy and har-
rass our citizens and Government beyond en-
DURANGO. To avoid these spprehended dan
gers, and correct the evils so loudly denounced
by the press of the country, the remedy should
be Immediately applied by Congress. 1t is
as simple as it is effective. No other means
WI secure the desired object. Let the terri
torlal organization be abolished or repealed.
Divide the Territory geogra phicaIly to suit
the adjacent governments, and assign each d..
VISION, respectively, to the jurisdiction of New
Mexico, California, Oregon, Nebraska, and
hansas While this plan will completely
strlp the Mormon Church of civil authority,
ana destroy her power to harm, every citizen
and lnhabitant will be occurred in every right
an and privilege conferred by the Constitution.
iney will have the benefit of representation
IN the Territories to which they belong and,
through them, in Congress. This proceeding
Will neither ho 7indictive nor cruel, iniurine
none, snd DISTINGUISHING no enc of his religion,
citizenship, or property.
Inc King OF Prussia has taken time by the
torelock, it seems, and saved himself the trou
bic OF eradicating the evil, by expressly ex-
Guiding the missionaries Of Mormonism from
his territory. But we are generous people,
and have freely INDUCED the Mormous in
their religion, fed them, clothed them, organ
lied government for their benefit, patron.
lied them with the Offices of the same, and the
appropriation of perhaps an hundred thousand
dollars year, without an inquiry as to
whether it went to The legitimate purposes of
the Territory or the church. They have abused
the trust and confidence reposed in them, and
have made themselves odious to the people of
the United States. 1t is for Congress to say
whether they will continue to appropriate
money to build up and expand this fungus on
the body politic, or whether they will at once
upturn and destroy it, ere it reaches to mag.
nitude beyond redress.
Worthy Of Note.-Ihe movement of Mr..
Oliver, yesterday, in reading the speech Of an
absent member who is off lecturing at the
North, is new wrinkle, decidedly, in the art
of wasting the time of Congress. Nine-tenths
OF all the hindrances to proper system of
legislation in the House hall grow cut of the
custom of permitting gentlemen to occupy
their time in the delivery of speeches on gen.
eral politics, while they are nominally engaged
in the consideration of other matters,
The idea Of extending this practice 60 as to
devote an hour of their time now and then
to the reading by another party, of IN essay
on general politics written by member who
is off lecturing to literary societies, is the most
elaborate improvement on their time wasting
practices ever dreamed Of The country
should note this practical change of the
House rules.
a Change Of Station.-The new revenue
cutter Caleb Cushing, Capt ain .Walder, now
on the Portland station, has been ordered to
the New York station to take the place of the
revenue brig Washington, now undergoing re-
pairs at tho Brooklyn Navy Yard The cut
ter Fancy, Capt. Noyes, which 10 attached to
the Eastport (Me.) station, has also been Or
dered 30 to extend her cruise as to attend tenn
porarily to the Portland station also.
An Indian Agent Appoin ted The secre-
tary of the Interior has appointed Robert B
Metcalf to be Indian sub agent in Oregon Ter.
ritory, vice Vim. J. Martini resigned.
The Washington Water Works Question
came up to day before the House in Committee
OF the Whole, and was laid aside until all the
business coming up under the special order,
not likely to give rise to extended debate,
might be disposed of.
The Proposed New Arctic Expedition -
The House Naval Affairs Committee to- day
detel minod to report in favor of sending the
proposed new Arctic expedition in search Of
that of DR.. Kane.
A Navy Officer Dead Passed Midshipman
Benjamin F. Brose, U. S. N, died on the 9th
instant, in Ohio, according to advices received
at the Department.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, tho 18th of Dec
there wore of Treasury Warrants entered Cd
the books of tho Department
For the redemption of stock. .$46l $40 AZ
For paying Treasury debts....... 1880 70
For the Customs. ............... ALL so
For covering into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources. ......... 1892 90
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands. 177,s37 %
Covered into the Treasury frem
Customs. .....-.............. go. 146,8 1898 Ia
For the War Department. ........ l08, 1898 O8
For he Inte7iol Department. 24,G62 So
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