Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-24
EVENING : STAR.
WASHING TON CITY:
WEDNEsDAY......... June "a, 1887 I.
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Union, noticing the selection of Colonel
Cummins, of Missouri, TO fill the Goyernorship
of Utah, explains another series of difficulties
likely to arise in that Territory, which, unless
the subject be prudently handled by Congress,
will give rise to unterminable trouble-saying
The difficulties to be encountered In Utah are
more numerous and complicated than IS now gen.
orally supposed. Among them may be incident.
ally mentioned that Brigham Young claims title
recognised the United States surveys None of
his followers have purchased lands in accordance
with our laws; Hence, one Of the delicate duties
OF the Federal courts of that Territory will he To
establish and maintain the rights of those who
may hereafter purchase In accordance with our
laws Not an individual In all Utah now holds
loot OF land the title of which Is derived from
the United States, and il follows under this
strange condition Of things that all parts of the
Territory are at the present time open to emp.
ton" f
In view OF the fact that the Mormons have
settled on the soil in Utah, if they will behave
hereafter in good faith to the Government
there can be no doubt that Congress will grant
to them, individually, rights of pre-emption-
each to the land on which he has settled-sncb
as, under our public lands system, have been
secured to other settlers. The fact that. except
through action Of the Government hereafter to
take place, none of them can acquire n pood
title to foot of the land of the Territorv
strikes us as hkeiy to operate favorssly in the
mai settlement OF all the difficulties in that
quarter The influence of property is all DOW.
erful, and, sooner than risk the result of their
labors Of year-and none others are more in.
dustriops and econOmical-they will be very
apt to abandon any idiosyncracies and positions
which, If persisted in, threaten to end in such
losses to them.
Inc infelhSeHcer is in quandary concern
ing the Kansas Knot" which, it confesses il
has never been able to understand In its eff.
fort of this morning to unravel it, we take the
liberty of assuring its conductors, it merely sue.
ceeds in doing something towards defeating its
own object. Thus, instead of explaining cor
rectly the position of the South upon pending
questions there, the Mteiiigencer adopts the
abolition view Of that position, which it enforces
with its customary ability.
Now, The South holds
LIST That all who are legitimately entitled to
voice in the adoption of the State constitution
In Kansas, are those who were bona fde inhab-
itants Of the Territory when the members of the,
convention were chosen-a day or two since.
I'd. That under the law, the convention Is
empowered to present the constitution Girsctlv
to Congress, or to refer it back to the Soso title
voters Of the Territory, first
Sd. That those entitled to vote sox nember.
OF the convention who refused to do so. ara "a
legally bound by its action as though thew In, /,
awaited themselves Of that privilege.
4th- That to refer the constitution to any
others than those entitled by law to vote upo.o
II. viii be 10 insure that the abolition orraniza
tons IN New England and elsewhere that bav.
assumed to regulate the institutions of Kansas
will settle the question whether slavery shall
or shall not be legalized in tas proposed State; ;
as they can and will despatch thousands of their
emissarries into the Territory to vote mon the
question which tAsy will be prac sicsllv invited
TO determine, as explained above. unless the
convention takes due precau ton to nrevent
persons not legally entitled so TO do from
voting on it,
9Th The South in Congress will. to a man
resist to the last any and every effort to legalize
any illegal solution of the Kansas ;mbrool;o.
because, to permit such solution to triumnb
VIII De to insure speedy dissolution Of the
Union, that can only be maintained bv check
ing the encroachraents of abolitionism. instead
OF sueeumbing TO them. We shall have some
thing to say On this subject Tomorrow.