Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-23

IN the call which has been made upon
me for my opinion Of the condition OF
things in Utah, and the appropriate re-
NEEDY for existing evils.
The Ierritory Of Utah was Organ
zed under one Of the acts known ~ the
Compromise measures OF 1850, on the
SuDposition that the inhabitants weie
American citizens, o~ig and acknow'
lodging allegiance to the I nited States
and consequently entitled TO the lene'
its of self government while q terrific
~ and 10 admission into the Union on
An equal footing with the Original Sta
les Az soon as they should Nuanbcr the
requisite population. 1t was conceded
on all hands, and by all parties, that
the pecuIiarities Of their religious faith
and ceremonies interposed no valid
and constitutional objection to their
reception into the Union, in conformi'
" with he federal cons tuition, SO long
as they were in all other respects entl'
tied to admission. Hence the great
political parties Of the country endor-
,ed and approved the compromise mea'
surcs of 1850, including the act for the
ryanization Of the Territory OF Utah,
with the hope and in the confidence
that the inhabitants would conform to
the constitution and laws, and prove
themselves worthy, respectable aud
law abiding citizens. II we arc per
ultted t. place crcdcnce in the rum
RS and reports from that country, aud
Il must be admitted that they have IN
creased and strengthened anu assumed
con i,tency and piars'bity by each u :
cceding mail, seven years experience
nas disclosed state Of facts entirely
Inherent from that which was suppo-
,ed t, exist when Utah was organized.
These runners and reports would seem
to Justify the belief that the following
facts are susceptible Of proof
lst. That nine tenths OF the inhabi
tants are aliens by birth, who have re
fused to become naturaiIzed, or to take
the oath Of allegiance, or to do any
ether act recognizing the government
Of the United States rs the paramount
authority IN that Territory.
I'd. That all the inhabitants, whe-
Their native or alien born, known as
Mormons, land they constitute the
whole people of the territory are
bound by horlid oath and terrible
penalties to recognize and maintain the
authority OF Brigham Young, and the
government of which he is the head,
as paramount to that Of the United
States, in civil as well as religions al
fairs and that they will, in due time,
and under the direction Of thciI lea
dcrs, use all means in their power to
subvert the government of the United
States, and resist its authority.
81. That the Mormon government,
with Brigham Young at its head, is
now forming alliances with the lndl.
ans tribes OF Utah and adjoining ter
ritz stimulating the Indians to
acts of hostllity-and organizing bands
ii his own followers under the name of
"Damtes or Destroying Angels, to
prosecute a system of robbery and
murder upon American citizens, who
support the authority Of the United
States, and dcnouncc the infamous and
disgusting practices and institutions o
the Mormon government.
Ii, upon a full investigation, thes,
representations shall prove true, the,
will establish the fact that the inhabl
tants of Utah, as community. arc out
laws and alien enemies, unfit to exer
else the right of self government under
the organic act, ard unworthy to be
admitted into the Union as state
when their only object in seeking adj
mission is to interpose the sovereignty
of the state, as an imTinciblc shield to
protect them IN their treason and crime,
dehauchery and infamy. Applause.
Under this view of the subject,
think it is the duty of the President,a s
have no doubt it is his fixed purpose
to remove brigham Young and all hi
followers from office, and to fill thci
places with bold, able and true men
and to cause thorough and searchin.
investigation into all the crimes an,
enormitics which are alleged to be per
petratcd daily in the territory, unde
, the direction of Brigham Young anc
, his con.cdcrates, and to use all the mil
itary force necessary to protect III
officers in the discharge of their duties
and To enforce the laws of the land. Ap
I plause.
When the authentic evidence shall
e arrive, if it shall establish the fact
, which are believed to exist, it will be
come the duty of congress to apply thu
knife and cut out this loathsome, dis
e gushing ulcer. [Applause.l Mo TEN
A PORTING policy-no halfway measdr
2 will then answer. 1t has been suppo
sed bv those who have not though
deeply upon the subject, that an act O
congress prohibiting murder, robbery
polygany and other crimes, with ar
0 propriato penalties for those offences
"A would afford adequate remedies for al
the cnormitics complained Of Suppos
such law to be on the statute book
!. and | believe they havea crimins
d code, providing the usual punishment
u for the entire catalogue of crimes, a,
G cording to the usages ofall civillze
and christian countries, with the exccI
ton Of polygamy, which is practices
Z under the sanction of the Mormo
n church, but is neither prohibited no
4 authorized by the laws OF the territory
n Suppose, repeat, that Congress
o should pass law prescribing Grim
nal code and furnishing polygam
among other offences, what etfec
c would it havc-what good would
y do! Would you call on twenty thre
q iurymen with twenty-three wives eacl
e to find bill of indictment against
poor miserable wretch for having tw
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