Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-28
I0III tIle 4NO'F I VT TA Political Riehts of Utah.

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 From the New York Times. Political Rights of Utah. ' The history of the bill establishing the ter ritory of Utah is not generally known. It was after the first session of the thirty first Congress, l in 1850 on which Mir. Webster made his cee- brated speech of the 7th March of that year, that the question of the admission of California into the Union camo up on the Presidents mes sage. As compromise was then the order of the day. a bill was introduced in May, reported from a special committee of thirteen r. For the admission of the State of California, the | establishment of territorial governments for Utah and New Mexico and making proposals to Texas for the settlement of her western and north western boundry." This bill was called the compromise bill" So numerous and difficult were the questions involved in and arising from the nature of the bill, that it was debated in Congress until the 3lSt of Jul y--- The debate finally merged into the questions of the power of Congress over the territories, and the doctrine of non-intervention, denyiug the right of Congress to legi7lato 50 as to pro- hibjt or establish slavery within the territories The admission of California for the time, was even lost sight of, while the necessity for estab- lShins territorial government in New Mex ico, was sfrenuously urged. It is strange to say that Utah was hardly mentiouei in thls de- bate, except in regard to the amendments of fcrel relating to slavery, auI the fixing Of her boundary. The settlement of the boundary question between Texas and New Mexico sud denly seemed to absorb every othcr considera- | ton, and Mr. Webster who was of the commit tee oi thirteen, in his speech on the bill, Sai: ! It ., III ,, Congress until some provision be made for New Mexico. Utah is less important. Let her repose herself on her salt plains, on the borders of her salt lakes, another year, fl it be uecesslry."
 lti8 remarkable, however, that this "com- prom SC hil'' gradually dwiudled down by mo- tons to strike out, until only the provision for U Utah was ielt and which finally passed on the It of August, 1850. Separate bills were after wards introduced for the admission of Calfor- uia and the territory of New Mexico.
 The act establishing the territory of Utah, po- ovides "hat all that part of the territory of tnc United States bounded on the west by the Stateof California, on the north by the territory of Ore gon, on the east by the summit of the Rocky Mountains, and on the south by the 31th par allel of north latitude, be, and is hereby created ilto a temporary yopafHnlen, ny the Lame ot tho territory of Utah; and when admitted as q State, the said territory, or any portion of tho same, snall he re eived into the Union, with or with out slavery, as their Constitution may prescribe a the time of their admission: P5uridei, that nothing in this act shall be construed to inhbt the government of the United States from di- vilinI said territory into two more territories in such manner and at such times d, Congress shall deem convenient and lroper or from at- tacning any portion of said territory to any oth- CT State or territory of the United States"
 The fifth section provides that the right of su.irage and of hodjag office, shall be exercis el only bycihzeas of He Uata( otutes, including only those recognized citizens by the treaty with the Republic of Mexico, concluded Febru- aly ?, ISIS.
 II It be true that nearly nine -tenths of the Mormons are not naturaizod citizens, they are certainly incapable, under this ac', of forming government, and all the proceedings of their Council and House of Representatives become l nulUy, from the fact that they cannot have bceu legally elected according to the provisions of thjs act. The MermonS, then not being ie- gally capable of establishing for themselves government as provided, no legally authorised Government can be said to exist, and Congress may so declare and repeal the act; for it is pro- yileu by the sixth section, That the lesiala-
 
 riLh,ful subjects of legislation consistent with tue Constitution of the United States and the Dlor sjonS Qf this act; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil. All the laws passed by the legislative Assembly and Governor shaH be submitted 10 the Congress of Ue Uliel States, aaa tJ diSqPproUel, SlaH be nlH aad of no c6ect."
 There can hardly be doubt under these circumstances, that Congress has power to re- peal this act, but a more effective course still, perhaps, for breaking up the Monmons, would De to detach portion from this territory, and annex them to the Sta+e of California, and the territories of New Mexico and Oregon, leaving them but a small district of a mile square.
 h this act Congress appropriated $2ooOO for public buildings, and 5000 for a govern meut library, to be expended by the Governor and legislature, very little if any of which is now left!
 The Governor receives salary of $l, 500 per anuum, and $l GOO as superintendent of Indian affairs By the treaty male with the Utah tribe of Indians, on the Both of December, lot9, they acknowledged themselves exclusively un- der the jurisdiction and power of the United States, and the territory occupied by the Utah Indians was annexed to New Mexico, as now organized.
 The Mormons consequently, will hardly be 1 able to exercise any great power or influence ! over the Utahs, nor can they be permitted to
 occupy any portion of the lands of the Utahs, which are now annexed to New Mexico.
 The repose which Mr. Webster at one
 time anxious to give to the Mormous, on the 1 borders of the Salt Lakes, could the result have
 been loreseen, he would hardly have been will
 ling to grant, and as it was, he seemed to have
 doubted the policy of creating the territory of
 Utah at all.