New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-22
UTAH AND MORMONISM

To the Editor Of The ~ y. Tribune
Sir: d" Shall Utah be admitted into the Union as
sovereign independent State ?" :" 1t not, on what
grounds can it Justly and legally be refused - I'm
portapt queries demand direct answers. When ques-
tons must he met it is we'll they be met at once.
The question of their admission, however, is not the
one TO be I'm mediatey determined. 1t is generally I'M
derstood that when a sufficient number" are located
frame constitution that is republican, and apply Tor
admission that then Congress may admit new states
into this Union" The first question is what will con-
stitute this sufficient number? do not think that
there is any statute that settles this point The basis
Of representation was originally one Member OF Con-
cress for every 60 900 inhabitants this is now din
ished to one for every ,OO0 Consequently 1t utah
had 90 900 inhabitants she would be enttiedto one re-
preventative in Congress But other States have been
admitted with less population than Ell her OF the ABOVE
numbers. II remains, therefore, optional with Con
Vress to say what shall be this sufficient population
in Utah then becomes an interesting question to know
what is the real population of Utah Ia the spring
Of 1856 census gotten up at salt Lake Ci'y oy
which the Territory reported TO contain over oooo
inhabitants They delayed copying the different returns
ill the day before the delegates were to leave As IL
needed copying, l, with others, was leques'eu W
assist and knowingly affirm that the census Is an
outrageous, deliberate and Intentional fasehoou' IN
q small valley Cache Valley, occupied Oy inc
"Chuch herd" and in which were never more than
a dozen herdsnen at any one time, they have repre-
sented over seven hundred persons. In the returns OF
settlement called Battle Creek, they have returned
the names Of persons who Were dead; many who were
then in England but respected to come :" some whom
/ know 10 have died an L0ndOa many names OF
persons not yet born, Z" but who ought 10 be,
and will be, by and by They have also adopted
this method in one ward of Salt Lake City over the
returns of which looked. The Census Agent Of an.
other ward also told that he also thus exaggerated
in his rctnrn, and that he instructed 10 do so !
These things | am Cognizant Of personally, and have
every reason 10 believe that all the returns got
ten ,p in the same style. The svowed and freey-ex
pressed design of this ridiculous fabrication to
turn ior far larger population than was really
in the Territory and thus 10 make more imposing
figure before Congress. To the the correctness OF
these census returns each Agent made affidavit; but
afidaNs and oaihs are small matters when the In
terests of the Church" are Mt issue ! From the num-
Der OF inhabitants returned in lS5l-which, although
exaggerated IN the manner but not to the same
extent. accept as the basis OF calculation, ana
adding TO II the natural increase and emigration ana
deduCting from II the proportionste mortality, and
heavy emigration from Utah, which the author
lhes' have always appeared studious 10 conceal-at
the very outside there cannot be than oOUOJ per-
sons living in Utah Territory. All these even are not
IN the Territory; many OF their men are absent on
missions IN various parts of the world; many families
represented being in Utah, are settled. some in
sophe'n Oregon sople " EssteTn Callerals sql' u