The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-23

come new States must necessarily be governed under
and consistent with that clause Of the Constitution which
authorizes Congress To admit States it docs fol-
low that other territory not intended to be organized
ana admitted into the Union States must be governed
under the same clause of the constitution with all the
rights OF seitgoveinment and State equality For in
stance II We should purchase yaneouycrs island from
Great Britain, for the purpose removing all the In
dams from our Pacific Territories and locating them
That Island as their permanent home, with guarantees
that IL should never be settled occupied by white men,
VIII u be contcnded that the purchase should be made
ana the island governed under the power to admit
States when it not acquired ior that purpose i'm
tended to be applied to that object Being Acquired
Indian purposes, and applied to Indian purposes il it pot
more reasonable to that the power to acquire
derived from the Indian clause and the island must
necessarily be governed under and consistent with that
clause of the constitution which relates Indian affairs
Again; suppose we should deem it expcdient to buy
small island in the Mediterranean, in the Ca
ribbean sea, for naval station. can il be said
with any force FEASIBILITY that the purchase
should bo made the island governed under the
power to admit new States On the contrary
is it not obvious that the right to acquire and govern
in that is derived from the power "to provide
and maintain navy, and must be exercised consistent
with that power. So If purchase land for forts
nals other military purposes set apart and dedicate
any territory which for a military
ton, it Immediately passes under the military power, and
must he governed in harmony with IT, SO if land be
purchased for mint ii must he governed under the pow
en- To coin money or, II purchased for post office, it
must be governed under the power to establish post offices
and post roads OF for custom house. under the
70 Regulate commerce or for Courthouse under the
judiciary power In short the clause of the constitution
under which any land territory belonging the Uni
ted States must be governed is indicated by the object for
which 1t was acquired and the purpose to which Is dcd
icated 80 long thep,ose, the organic act Of Utah
shall remain in iDrce, setting apart that country
State and pledsing the faith OF the United States 20
receive it into the Union as it should have the
requisite population, bound to extend to il all the
rights OF seligoyennent agreeably to the clause OF the
inis l,f
Hence the necessity of repeating the organp ac with
drawing the pledge of admission, and placing it under
the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States in
order that persons and property may be protected and
Justice administered, and crimes punished under the laws
prescribed by Congress in such cases
While the power Of Congress To repeal the organic act
and abolish the territorial government be denied,
the question may alise whether possess the moral
right ri exercising the power after the charter las been
once granted and the local government organized under
Its provisions This IL grave question which should
not be decided hastily under the influence al passion
prejudice. In my opinion, am sea 10 say there is
no moral right to repeal Mo organic act Of Territory,
and abolish tho government organized under it, unless the
inhabitants Of that Territory, community. have done
such acts amount to forfeiture of all rights under It,
such becoming alien enemies, outlaws dagwng their
allegiance, resisting the au..y ct tho United States
These and kindpa aoss which we have every to
hgiese daily perpctated in that Territory would not
only give us the moral right but make it imperative
duty to abolish the territorial gove,s;pAs and place the
inhabitants under the s.,v exclusive jurisdiction Of
the United S.sse, the end that justice may be done
and the dignity and authority of the government yndi
Gated.
have thus presented plainly aud frankly my views Of
the Utah question .he evils Aa the remedy upon the
iac,s they have reached " v are supposed to be
substantially correct. II ofISu Its and authentic In
formation shall change q ho lhese cs, -ail be
ready to conform my action to the rial cts they shall
be found to eyist have no such pride OF opinion
I'LL i..auec 10 pesevere in moment after
my Judgment is convinced II, therefore, better pap
emf wi ni.I
sound policy or more elecsyu ~ seIncy for acknow
edged evils VIII take gsea pleasure in adopting IT, in
lieu OK tug one have presented to you tonight.
In conclusion, permit me to present my grateful
acknowledgements for your patient attention and the kind
and respectful manner In which you have received my
remarks
The speaker closed amid immense applause and three
hearty cheers were given for Douglas, and repeated