The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-06
From the Alta California
THE PROPOSED TERRITORY OF CARSON.

consider the poprety of petitioning Congress for sepa
rate territorial organization. So far learn
from the report of the proceedings published by persons
who were present. the meeting unanimous in favor
new Territory of their The reasons for demand
ing separation from the dominion of Utah that they
dislike the Mormons, and have political commu-
ncation with the authorities at Salt Lake. and during the
winter could have communication If they wished It,
government is necessary to them their population is
large and rapidly increasing and they need protection
against rascals within and Indians without The mao
ty the inhabitants of Carson and the adjacent valleys
Gentles, and do not wish to have Mormon officers
them. The meeting say in the memorial which
they have addressed to Congress:
The only authority acknowledged in this part Of
Utah Territory by any class Of people is that which the
Church of the Latter-day Saints whose members are
generally known under the sobriquet Of Mormors exer
cises its votaries and disciples Neither they nor
the Gcnes appear to look to the territorial government
Of Utah for any statutory laws for the regulation of their
business for the government of their conduct The
Mormons in all their social affairs conform to the gen.
era voluntary rules and habits of life among the Gentes
but they regulate all their business affairs. dealing and
intercourse with each other by certain established rules
of the church, and not by any laws passed by the cgs
ative department of the Territory
The meeting in their memorial, ask Congress to or.
ganizc them into Territory with the following bound
aries
Beginning the northwest line Of Az degrees
north latitude and longitude 120 degrees thence follow
ing the Oregon and Utah boundary line on direct east
to longitude ZIG, thence southeast course to
about north latitude 38 and longitude Ia thence further
in the direction to north latitude "a and long
tude 1l2 thence almost due south course to the bou
Diary line between the State of Sonora in the republic Of
Mexico and the Territory of New Mexico thence along
that line to the eastern boundary of California and thence
along the latter to the place of beginning
The Carson Valley people estimate tho white inhabit
ants Of tho Territory with their proposed boundaries at
1000 Of whom about 1000 in the Valley OF the Vr
gin These last strike Of, leaving 1000 Carson
and the valleys lying near said to have population
of 1900, and, far learn that is the only
fixed point in the estimate Of population The remaining
4,700 who go to make up the 5000 guessed at and
located in the scattered valleys of the Oregon line
live about Honey lake. in California II is said that the
Honey Lake people desire to lie organized into Territory
with Carson Valley because they Of the summit
of the Sierra Nevada, and cannot hold communication
with Sacramento during the winter But if this be
So and If Honey lake is to be included in the estimate of
the population of the Carson Territory cannot If we
are at all critical, set the number at than $500
The population may possibly be greater but, if So
have not the data for knowing It