The Washington union., 1857-06-10

hundred thousand people in Utah. and proseytes are
daily hocking into the Territory, both from Europe and
this country to swell their numbers Now, what Is TO
prevent them from applying at the next Congress for ad
mission into the Union a State What will the advo
Gates of squatter sovereignty say TO the PROPOSAL Can
they reject il Even the principle laid down In the
Presidents inaugural address Utah must be admitted
The constitution Of the United States prescrbes but
condition to the admission of Territory State6e
constitution shall Be republican and by the laws of Congress
well the usages OF the general government Ter
tory having sufficient number Of inhabitants TO send
member OF Congress shall be admitted into the Union
That number is hundred thousand and the Nor
mons have this number, and more, in Utah Territory.
Once State not the contracts of marriage, like all
other contracts under the exclusive control of the State
Can the general government other State dictate
what shall be the laws Of marriage in State, prescribe
limit the authority of courts established within Its linn
its by Satef
For these il appears to that Mormonism
only be abolished by the progress of civilization and
the morality of true religion The force of the United
States employed TO establish United States authority will
not touch the peculiarties of Mormondom and cannot
overthrow its institutions Force employed to destroy
the people extpae their doctrines would be worthy
only of the dark ages of persecution"
We here understand the Mercury to assert that the
general rule the admission of States is applicable
alike to hostile and friendly communities In this
differ The general rule will state, think, to the
satisfaction of the Mercury. 1t is this
Congress is bound to admit n State community
lawfully settled territory of the United States mot in
cluded in any of the Sates) whenever, having popua
ton equal to the ratio of representation such community
applies for admission and presents republican constu
ton
This rule is we think, fairly deducble from the action
of Congress the debates in the Senate upon the ad
mission of Arkansas and Michigan in the years 1885 and
1886 Prominent among the debaters of the questions
involved in the admission of these States Messr.
Buchanan, (who had charge of the memorial OF Arkdn
ss) Benton (ho had charge of that of Michigan) CAL
houn Walker Niles, Morris of Ohio, Grundy, and
Dana
In the debates referred to, conducted by such distn
guished statesmen it claimed, wh little difference
of opinion that Michigan and Arkansas had right to
be received into the Union; that this matter of
riqt not matter of favor and that .'soemn duty de
volved on Congress to admit them.
Our Charleston contemporary should however not lose
sight the fact that there suggestion that the
people of either of the States asking admission hostile
to the government and people of the United States On
the contrary urged that the desire to be admitted
furnishes clear proof that the Union is highly esteemed
and has its foundations deep in the hearts of fellow
citizens
Again Michigan was not admitted at once n State.
The delay in admitting her caused by the fact that
domestic tranquility, to ENSURE which of
the objects the constitution would have been disturbed
by her immediate admission. The boundaries of Michi
gan as set forth in her constitution conced with those
of Ohio and the admission of Michigan made depend
the condition precedent that her boundaries should
bc circumscrbed to avoid such conflict, and thus
ENSURE domestic tranquility
The general rule we have out above in conformity
with the principles laid down by Mr. Calhoun in his eel
cbrated resolutions of 1s47 constituting what has been
termed the southern platform. But such general rule
can be drawn either from the debates have referred to-
and the action of Congress thereon from the consttu
ton itself, which makes obligatory the admission of
hostile State.
great controlling of the Union the desire
by it to gain strength to provide for the de-
fence and in arranging the terms of the Union friendly
States met and counselled together. Enemies not
admitted into the counses To have admitted Mrendly
States to join the Union would neither have insured do
mesc tranquility promoted the general welfare much
less would it have provided for the defence To
provide for the Defence strength sought to
I've gained by union. But union only give strength
when it is the union of friendly States.
Mr.. Calhoun held the opinion that I" No other cond
ton is imposed by the federal constitution State in
order to be admitted into this Union except that its con-
stution shall be republican and that the imposition of
any other by Congress would not only be in violation of
the constitution but in direct conflict with the principle
on which political system rests
This rule principle eliminated and expressed in
view of and to the of the admission States
which had already occurred, were likely to occur
Among these is not included that of hostile State
asking to be admitted into the Union Application for
admission into the Union considered part of
the strategy of 1t is the latitudnous applica
ton of the principle to not included in the range
of to which the principle drawn and ex
pressed that has led the Charleston Mercury into the
grave error into which it has fallen.
few words of the Mormons and the policy of the gov
ernment towards them, and we done
In of foreign war, it evident that the presence
amongst us of powerful and increasing organized and
hostile body of men, most of whom are unnaturaized
located in the heart of the country point which COM
mands the best overland communication or large por
ton of the year, between Atlantic and Pacific posses
sons must seriously weaken of the powers of
the earth.
Past events somc of them both recent and sarting)
would indicate that the Mormons hostile to the uaS
tons and people of the United States Prudence and sound
policy require that should either the hostility
entertained from the minds Of the Mormons or remove
the Mormons beyond limits To accomplish either
of these objects military force is requisite,
We admit that force and harshness cannot eradicate
hostility from the mind. This only be done by moral
Influences But there moral influences latent in
Utah which only be set free by military force II is
believed there is large portion of the population of
Utah--perhaps third fourth-who secretly op
posed to the system to which they apparently yield
willing support The moral influence of their opposition
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