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object? Being acquired for Indian purpo-
ses and applied to Indian purposes, it is
not more reasonable to assume that the
power to acquire was derived from the
Indian clause and the island must necssari-
ly be governed under and consistent with
that clause of the Constitution which re-
lates to Indian affairs. Again, suppose
we should deem it expedient to buy a small
island in the Mediterranean or in the Car
ribean sea for q naval station, can it be
said with any force or plansibility that
the purchase should be made or the island
governed under the power to admit new
States? On the contrary, is it not obvi-
Gus that the right 10 acquire and govern
in that case is derived from the power ito
provide and maintain a navy" and must he
exercised consistent with that power. So
if we purchase land ior forts, arsenals, or
other military purposes, or set apart and
dedicate any territory which We now own,
for military reservation, it Immediately
passes under the military power and must
be governed in harmony with it. So if the
land be purchased for a mint, it must be
governed under the power to coin money ;
or if purchased for a post Office, it must be
lgoverned under the power to establish post
Offices and post roads; orofor custom
house, under the power to regulate com
mcreo; or for a court house, under the ju-
dicary power. In short, the clause OF the
constitution under which any land or ter
ri,ory belonging to the United States must
! be governed is indicated by the object for
which it was acquired and the purpose to
which it is dedicated. So long, therefore,
as the organic act of Utah shall remain in
force, setting apart that country for anew
Snate, aud pledging the faith of the United
States TO receive it into the Union SO sooa
as il should have the requisite population,
VIC are bound to extend to it all the rights
Of sel!-gOvernment, agreeably to the clause
Of the constitution providing for the admis-
sion of new states. Hence the necessity
of repeating the organic act--withdrawing
the pledge Of admission, and placing it
under the sole and exclusive Jurisdiction ol
the United states, ia order that persons
and property may 5e projected, and jus.
tice administered, and crimes punished
under the laws PRESCRIBED by Congess III
such cases.
I While the power of Congress to repeal
Ile organic act and abolish tue Territorial
Government cannot be denied, The question
may arlse whether We profess the mora
r'gat oE exercising the power, after the
I caarter las been once granted and the
I inetI f~nr.Fi4u,opt .o.r,r,ri1ad puIar ;tS toro
visions This is grave question-onc
Sb,ch Should not be decided hastily, nor
dRder tho Influence OF passion or prejudice.
! am free to say that in my opinion there
is no moral right to rereal the organic act
OF a Territory, and abolish the government
organi4ed under it, unless the inhabitants
Of lhat Territory, as a community, have
done snch acts as amount to forfeiture o.
oil rights under it-sueh as becoming alien
enmies, outlaws, disayowing their allegi
aHee oc resisting tie authority of the
Untsud states. These and Kindred acts
whiohwe have every reason to believe are
daily perpetraled in that Territory, would
not Only eiye MS the moral right, but make
/ it our Imperative duty TO abolish the Ter
FitOrial Government, and place the inhabi
! tauts under the sole and exclusive jurisdic
ton of the United States, to the end tha
justice may be done aud the dignity anC
authority of the government vindicted. m
have thus presented plainly and frankly
my views of the Utah questioRA-the evil
and the remedy--upon the facts as they
have reached lis, and are supposed to bt
substantially correct. If official reports anC
authentic information shall change o.
modify these facts, shall be ready TO con
form my action to the real facts as they
shall be found to exist have no sucl
pride Of opinion as will induce me to per
severe in an error one moment after mi
judgment is convinced. II, therefore, ,
better plan can be deyised--one more con
sistent with justice and sound policy, o.
more effective as remedy for acknowl
edged evils, shall take great pleasure il
adopting it, in lieu of the one have pre-
sented to you tonight, r-
In conclusion, permit me to present m.
grateful Acknowledgements for your patien
attention, and the kind and respectful man
ner in which you have received my re
marks. la .,v
l. EThe speaker closed amid immense ap
plause, and three hearty cheers were givel
for DoUeLAs, and repeated. 70
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