Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-11-21
From the Ohio State JournaL
MORMON DIEFICuLTIES-PoPUL SOW
EuEsGyTY.

1OKa SOs-
EaEIGNTY. 8
One Of the most difficult questions of the
Law, and upon which the Administration is |
allied to act, is, the. government OF the Nor
non territory Of Utah. 1t is a part OF the |
Union. and the Government must look after |
t. so long as 1t remains territory. Com
sYess makes annual appropriations Of solid
lash to pay the expenses of the territorial
and vet the men to whom it is
paid, in total disregard Of all law, neglect OF
refuse to make any returns, Or in any way to
account to the executive for the manner in
which this money is expended. For more
than two years, not single voucher or re-
port has been received from them, while they
have been in the annual receipt of the gov
funds.
Some time since, Judges, not of Mormon
faith, were appointed By the President, con-
firmed by the Senate, and were sent among
them. A very short residence satisfied them
that they had no practical authority, and that
the people treated them, and their attempts
at the exercise Of their judicial functions,
with great contempt. They We're finally dri-
ven out Of the territory, and returned to
Washington, with the history Of their exploits,
which was published in the papers at the
time. Brigham Young, the Patriarch Of the
flock, was, some time since, appointed Gov
ernor. His commission has expired, yet no
successor has been appointed, and no success
sor can be appointed with any hope OF acting
as Governor, unless he has two or three reg
inlents Of troops at his command. In an adj
dress to his people, published in the Deseret
News, of March 10Th, Brigham Young holds
the following language:
eve have got a territorial government,
and am and will be the Governor, and no
power can hinder it, until tn Lord Almighty
saws. Brigham, you need not be Governor
any longer and then am willing to yield
to another
Ono person need trouble themselves abou
whether or no he would be removed, for The
Lord would control that matter just as he
pleased. and neither President Pierce nor any
other President would remove him until tn,
Lord permitted,
sEvery man that comes 10 impose on THU
people. no matter by whom they are sent, o.
who they are that are sent, they lay the ax
at the root of the tree to kill themselves
they had better be careful how they COM
here, lest should bend my little finger
This looks very much like declaration o
war ganst the rest of the Union. 1t is a
least defiance that is full Of evil omen TO
the future peace and we'll being Of that terri
tory. Tile practical question is now force
upon the Government ut Washington. Wheth
er they will see that the laws Of the nation
are obeyel. or whether they will permit thi
awless baad to remain in open rebellion
without an effort to bring them to subsection
1t is probable the subject Will come up befor
Congress at It's next ssion.
We have thought that the present aspec
of affairs in Utah affords a capital illustra
ton Of the Locofoco idea Of s'popular sover
eignty,o and we take the liberty, in advanc
Of the meeting Of Congre S, Of suggesting t
the men who pissed the Nebraska bill, tia
here is chance to finish the work so gloFi
ously begun in that measure. Let Congres
pass IN acr, au horizing tho Mormons 70 cleo
their own Governor, Secretary Of STATE
judges, Marshals, sc. What right has til
President and Senate to usurp this preroga
tive Of freemen? We can not think OF al
easier, or more Democratic way of escapln
from the dilemma in which the Goyernmcn
is placed. Let there be a practical dppiica
ton Of he doctrines about which the poop.
have heard SO much, during the late canvass
Ii these Mormons are not interfered wiki,
they are left to carry out the great idea G
popular sovereignty, there Will be no diihcul
ty. Why not 30 IL /!
The answer to this last question brings u
the other view Of the ease. We have Il Loco
foco President. and Locofoco Congr IS. Il
however. one should inf r from this, that til
majority is agreed in its ilaas Of what consti
suites popular sovereignty, he would MAKE
sal mistake. Our n .lghbor Of tn Sta,esml
for instance, would say ,hlt the rest Of I'll
Union has nothing to do WI h Mornonisn, Q
polygamy. When it asks for ADMISSION int
the Un,o., ii should, at once, he admitte
without Stepping to inquire about these mal
tiers. The statesman, we have no doubi
will carry out its theory of popular sosei
eighty By advocating the passage of a law
giving the Mornons the right to elect thei
own Goverlor, Judges, &c.
But there is another side to this theory G
popular sovereignty. The II chmond En-
quirer, the organ of the Southern wing Q
: ID 2moeracy, indeed the only wing that is LEI
Of it, is utterly opposed TO the spirit Of GU
: suggestions. 1t declares that The govorniner
must take this subject in hand, al once, an
send IA sufficient force to Utah TO compel ODE
dience. As to its future adm sslon into th
Union, the Enquirer dscourses as follows:
s.U,ah cannot come into this confederac
with poly amy as q Legal institution. Squat
ter Sovereignty may affirm the right {
the people OF a territory to determine the
own instisutions;' but there is soyereignt
: above the sovereignty OF squatters. The SOY
ereignty of reason, of rel gion, of ciyiliza
tion-the severe gnty of the collective will c
the American people folbids fraternal as
ISOLATION between people who profess h
pure morality of the religion of Jesus. md
people who live under the dominion Of lus
and practice the licentious excuses of oTieu
tai barbarism. Utah cannot approach til
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