New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-02
Late from Descree.

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The St. Louis Republican Of the 9th, has the sub
joined interesting intelligence
The mail from Great Salt Lake City arrived Last
evening bringing papers only to the 2Gth March.
The Convention to form State Constitution Hss
making rapid progress 1t Is worth while 70 note
the proceedings of that peculiar people. Ihe NEWS
Of the 10Th says
The Delegates Of the Convention from the various
counties, except Green River, met In the Council
House on the 18th. The event was announced BY
the firing of cannon, and music from Capt BaaloS
band. Throughout the day, flags foated from the
cupo1as Of the Governors mansion and Couneh:
House, also, from the tall flag poles on te Temple
Block and in front Of the Deeeret and livingston.
Kinkhead & Co.'s stores from flag stafs onthe roof
of Gilbert & Gerrshs store, and from the roofs OF
many other public buildings.
At an early hour, large concourse Of citizens nad
assembled, aDxously awaiting the commencement Of
those deliberations and acts, which have for their
object the addition Of another star to the brilliant and
thickly spanged constellation styled . p Plurlbns
Unum.n
The Convention organized by unanimously eIeeting
the Hon. j. NJ. Grant, President; Mr. z. Bullock,
Secretary Mr.. ]. Grimshaw, Assistant Secretary
Mr.. r. T. Burton, Sergeant-atA Arms Mr. Y.
stanes, Messenger; Mr.. T. Hall, Doorkeeper; and
sirs G. D. Watt and J. ". Long, Reporters. AT I28
adjourned until 2 r. M.
We have confined the notice, thus briefly, to the
organization, not only because the reporters cannot
report and transcrhe at the same time but because
minute detail would be out of place Ia the News
especially since it is designed to print in pamphlet
form whatever the Convention may deem 6enenelaI
STILL we shall take occasion to keep the public in
formed of such noticeable dongs may be Of interest
to them.
In the afternoon the freedom Of the Convention
unanimously rendered to his E1celenc the Governor,
the United States officers of the Territory, Prest H
c.. Kimba the members of the Legislative Assembly,
Hons. e. Snow, a. lyman and e. Hunter; Hon. Elias
Smith, Probate Judge of G. s. l.. county, and the
Aldermen Of g. s. L. city. a5 $
From the same paper Of the 26th, ne copy
The Convention is still sitting, and the business be-
fore il IS being dispatched With reasonable diligence
and unusual harmony and naanimity. The various
committees have reported the portions Of the Const
tuition assigned them; standing special committee
of six was appointed to whom to refer the reports as
they passed the Convention and on Monday, 23d.
special committee of three appointed to amend,
arrange consolidate and report all matter previously
reported. BY leave of the Convention, The special
committee and the standing special committee had
conference Tuesday, 24th and on the afternoon Of
that day unanimously reported the " Constitution Of
the State Of Deseret y Chief Justice Kinney dissent
ing only on point, be preferring to have the
Judges of the Supreme Court elected directly by the
people, rather than by the General Assembly.
The State of Deseret will have her Senators and
Representatives knocking at the doors Of for
admission, before the close Of the present session.