Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-24
UrAH--DoUaLAs SPEECH.

nois, Senator Douglas was invited 10y
the Grand Jury Of the United States
District Court, then in Session, TO de
liver a speech embodying his views
upon the Kansas. bred Scott Decision
and Utah questions, to which he com
piled. We published portion Of this
address, Of the distinguished Statesman
in our yesterdays issue, and but for
want Of room would have published
the entire speech AS the true basis fo'
sction BY Mr.. Buchanan and the Dem
ocracy in the great question ag'ta''ne
the Country. As the State Democrat
was the first Journal in this State to de
fine the true Democratic position OF
our relations with Utah under the
Squatter Sovereignty law, it gives us
the more pleasure TO refer to Senator
Douglas speech, because he declares
the same doctrines that we have con
tended for upon this question. We urg
ed that Utah, under her Territorial or
ganization had the right Of self gov
eminent, independent OF special Con
gressional Legislation, and that her
religious institutions were not such as
to prevent her admission into the
family Of the States, if she presented
Republican form Of government.
Upon this subject Mr.. Douglas spoke
rs follows:
Tho Territory Of Utah was organized
under ono OF the acts known - the com
promise measure Of 1850, on the suppo
sition that the inhabitants were Amer
can citizens, owing and acknowledging
allegiance TO the United States, and con
seQuently entitled to the benefits Of sell
government while a Territory, and to
admission into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States, so soon
40 they should number the requisite pop
ulation. II was conceded on I'LL hands,
and by oil parties, that the pecul'ar't,es
Of their religious faith AMI ceremonies
interposed no valid and constitutional
objection to their reception into the
Union, 10 conformity with the federal
constitution, so long as they were in all
other respects entitled to admission.
This is a confirmation of the cor
rcctness Of our views, by the highest
authority in the Senate of the United
States, and the greatest Statesman Of
the 10th century. Senator Douglas
IS by no means an admircr of Mormon
vices or Mormon ianaticism, and goes
so lar in his hatred of Mormon treason
that he proposes the most rigorous
measures to bring Brigham Young and
his co-traitors into subsection to FEEDER
al Authority. lie says that the Nor
mons Of Utah are chiefly aliens who
have not and will not become citizens,
and their present attitude towards the
federal government demands speedy
measures Of punishment. He says:
While the power OF Congress to repeal
the organic act and abolish tho Terrific
rial Government, cannot be denied, the
question may arise whether we possess
the moral right Of exercising the power,
after tho charter has been once granted
and the local government organized I'M
der ito provisions. This is q grave
question: one which should not DO deci
ded hastily, nor under the influence OF
passion or prejudice. | am free that in
nv opinion there 10 no moral right to
repeal the organic act Of Territory,
ami abolish the government organized
under il, unless the inhabitants Of that
Territory, a. . community, have don,
such acts 40 amount to . forfeiture of all
rights under it--suoh as becoming alien
enemies, outlaws, dissvowing their allie
glance, or resisting the authority Of the
United States. These aud kindr. d acts,
which We base every reason to believ,
are daily perpetrated in that Territory.
would not only give Us the ~ oral r'eh'.
tut make it our imperative duty to abol-
'sh the Territorial government aud place
The inhabitants under the sole and exclu.
five jurisdiction Of the United Stases, to
the end that Justice may be done and the
dignity and authority Of the government
INDICATED.
1t is therefore the only method left
10 the United States, to abolish the
territorial governu ent, and then sub
due this nest of unclcan birds. even to
their extirpation il necessary. SO long
as the organic at remains, MIR. Doug
las says that Congress can pass no law
affecting their social and religious in
stitutions. We have never contcnded
for more. We asserted that either
self government in Territories was
general, and applied to all the organi
zed Territories, or it was farce, SO
thinks Mr.. Douglas, the Evening
Nems Of this City to the contrary NOT
outstanding. We arc glad that Mr.
Douglas has consented to discuss this
subject at this time, when the country
is filled with pcrpleNity rs to the mode
Of subduing Brigham Young and his
followers to their allegiance. A repeal
Of the Organic Act will leave the
Mormons without government, with
out Judiciary and especially without
a Legislature. Then their crimes can
be punished by bringing them to the
States for trial. Ills is the best plan
thought Of for then subjugation. twill
be both etfectual, and warning for all
future time to traitors like Young.
T I. II. S.-St. Barnad.ne, OF
Vienna, is said to have been the invcn-
tor Of these initials, to denote the name
and mission of our Savior. They are TO
be found in circle above the principal
doors Of Santa Croce, in Florence, and