The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-18


the evils which the passage Of this bill would bring upon The
country had constrained him 20 nterpose this warning
voice. Who would suppose, air that senator OF his vast
experience and profound ssgacy gentleman 10 whose d.
the desnies Of the great and
vefsa wing party ntrusted aep for the whole Union
here an ashngtoa, during entire campaigns for the
pesidencywho would suppose that he could deceive
himself to believe that The passage Of law recognizing
the principle Of tho right of seifgovernmcn by American
citizens would hazard the peace perhaps the safety OF the
country and urge such extraordinary oppo
ston to III The senator his search for against
the blu, appeared to depend for argument to show that
American citizens residing the Territories should be de-
pved OF The right of self upon the fact that the
Mormons of Utah had formed for themselves peculiar
institution by which each Of that took himself
plurality Of wives. This peculiar institution, presume
belongs rather to the religious than the civil code OF the
Mormons; and do think the senator will be put
to the trouble of voting dsapprove any law pass by the
legislature OF Utah which will contain provision that cit
izen OF that Territory shall may have five forty
wives 10 matters of faith and practice, sec,s very apt
10 go TO extremes.
suppose ii part of Mormons faith that wife is
an excellent article and that duty incumbent upon
every orthodox Mormon TO have much Of good com
modify, many good things his circumstances will
permit There is the other hand certain who be-
eve that wife is bad thing and they will have
of Both the Momons and the Shakers, this point
doubtless in gross The ioter gradually dmn
shing before the intelligence and enlightened Chtsoniy
OF The days and the decisions Of the rmer believe
will IN few years hence disappear effect of the same
cause The shakers among us: they form societies
and make their habitaons all our States vet no
in kese latter days of light presented proposition to
DIVE them out has limited that the constitution
Of The Union should be amended expe dsran
chse them. And now think may be permitted state
my belief that If the from Connecticut really
himself compelled to make choice between the Shakers
and Mormons, Brigham Young would have the pleas
Of the senator's company and the benefit of his maued
Judgment, in Utah
The senator from Connecticut MIR. SMiTHl fights the
bill with all of weapons. lie draws upon his read
ing for wit and his exuberant Imagination for his facts
lilo sorey troubled at the expense which will attend the
establishment Of territorial governments for Nebraska
Kansas He trembes with alarm the consequences
the treasury and against the danger Of nci
ng annual expenditures fifty sixty thousand
dollars SIR permit to raulate the nation upon the
deep socude the feels guardian Of the public
chest upon the profound anxiety he manifess for
nomcal administration Of our public affairs The senator
il sincere living evidence that may become wiser
and perhaps better he increases years. for il is but
short since the senator supporting upon his broad
shoulders, administration whose expenditures exceeded
any, believe that had preceded it, 1t long
since that voted for the Tremendous appropra
French spoations. Indeed, what in
the shape Of expenditure claim has he heretofore
voted nganstl
He states that the Post Office Department will be taxed
expense of thousands upon thousands, and pre-
sumo he for transporting free of charge bundles
and boxes of eectioneering hanb bills and pictorial po-
cal histories all parts of the Unon for the purpose
bringing Wing admins into power
But Territories and States attacked by tina,
for their post Office invite attention the
actual OF mail transportation and the annual receipts
Of posages in Iowa and Wisconsin when they were about
In the middle Of their existence as Terri ories: