The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20

Court Judges, all appointed by the President
of the United States, made for the Territory
such regulations as were deemed necessary for
its government. Subsequently, q Legislature
was allowed to the Territory by act of Con-
gress, the members Of which were however ap
pointed also by the President As matter o.
convenience afterwards, the inhabitants were
permitted to elect their own members of the
LeglSlature-the election to take place on the
day and to be conducted in the manner
prescribed by Congress, and with the further
provision that in addition to the veto power
of the Governor (not elected by themselves but
sent from the statcs) Congress should supervise
their legislation, and upon review Of any bin
which might be passed, whatever its character,
should have the power to render it a nulitv -
Congress did exercise this power until Florida
become State. and did, on more than one oc-
casion, put her foot on laws which had been
passed by The Legislature.
Again, during the days of the Territorial
government OF Florida, the Territory borrow
ed large sums Of money in Europe, (some three
million Of dollars upon bonds issued by au-
thorlty OF the Legislature, signed by tie Gov
ernor. But when Florida become State she
refused to pay the same and held that their was
no Sovereignty in the inhabitants Of the Terri
tory, and insisted that if any responsibility was
incurred at all the responsibility rested with
the United States. They said, and with reas-
on, that the Legislature who passed the law atl-
thorizng the loan was elected by the inhabi-
tantS only by permission Of the general govern
ment, and that the Governor who had APPROX
ed the bill and signed the bonds, was but the
agent OF the general government.
Now after all that has been said upon the
subject Of Squatter or Terri torial Sovereignty,
does net the Kansas and Nebraska bill rccor-
nize to IFS fullest extent the right Of the gencr-
al government to exercise like powers over
those Territories Is not the appointment
by the President and Senate Of the Governors,
Judges MarshalS, District Attorneys, Secreta-
RIGS of said Territories, &c, entirely inconsis-
tent with any idea Of Sovereignty in the mhab-
itants What free and sovereign people would
consent that their most important officers of
trust should be filed by foreign government
in power?
Well if this be so, if Squatter Sovereignty is
a humbug, shadow, if the United States gov
ernment has ever and does still exercise the
right Of making laws for and governing the in
hahtants of our Territories, then it is compe-
tent for Congress to abolish Brigham Young's
legislative council-to say that the Governor,
Judges &c. shall make laws for the Territory
or on the other hand Congress may herself on
the first day of its next session prohibit by e-
gal enactment the crime of Polygamy in Utah,
and take upon herself to make laws for the
government of that Territory.
( VIII the American people require the exer
else of this power at the hands Of Congress who
can undoubtedly exercise it? Or is it most
wise to have the matter in the hands of ths
Mormon church.
Douglas and Pierce arc great and Brigham
Young is one of their Squatter Sovereigners