Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-01-14

AoAAOWAhS 90 q SuDSlAbobOS' out ~ Wdc 4uASu
out of order by the Speaker,
ReSolved, That the Committee on Ter
ritories be, and they are hereby instruct
ed to report a bill for the repeal of the
organic act of the Territory of Utah,
and to attach said Territory to other Ter
ritories for judicial purposes.
Mr.. Marshall resuming stated that the
gentlemen who were attached to the ad-
ministration would assume very high
responsibility whenever they took the
ground that the expedition against Utah
was military expedition against that
Territory. He warned gentlemen not to
fall into thBt error, as that expedition, in
his opinion, was merely an escort to the
in-going civil officers. 1917
Mr.. Whitley of Delaware moved to
amend by providing that the committee
also be instructed to inquire into the pro-
priety of reporting bill abolishing the
territorial government of Utah. nI
The Speaker decided that the amend
ment was not in order. q.8 r
Mr.. Davis of Maryland thought the
resolution ought not to be admitted. He
was of the opinion that under the laws of
the country, and in accordance with the
constitution, they were not entitled to as
sumo that any Territory was in rebellion
that any State was making resistance, but
if there was resistance either in State
or Territory, it was, In the eye of the
law, resistance of the local authorities of
that State or Territory, and not of the au-
thority of the United States. The pre-
amble to the resolution assumed that the
representative of Utah was therepresen-
tative of that rebellioug government, and
not the representative of the citizens Of
the United States who elected him and
sent him to Congress. He contended
that it was not question of privilege
If the delegate should have, directly OF
indirectly. countenanced or aided any
illegal combination against the United
States, he was unworthy of a seat, and
should be expelled.
Mr.. Banks of Massachusetts held thai
there was not sufficient statement of fact
10 justify the proceeding of the House. =
There was nothing more sacred to the
people than their right to representation
and it should be the last thing to be ta-
ken from them. They had nothing to
fear from the powers Of the delegate
from Utah on his floor, for he had nc
vote, and beyond that, if they adopted the
resolution, it resulted in nothing; for the
people might in two months send another
delegate to take his place. He contended
that the President had not charged in hi;
message that the Territory was in state
of rebellion; and if the gentleman from
Arkansas would confine his resolution t.
the recommendation of the President
or adopt any legitimate course of action
he would cheerfully give him his aid; bu
he protested against ejecting delegate
from Territory, except upon state
ment of facts touching him in his owl
relation towards the government. eia.
Mr.. Warren of Arkansas in order tC
meet the views of gentlemen on the 9th.
er side of the House, proposed the fol.
lowing substitute for the original resolu.
ton -l-. r.0aeaf 1rannTlgi[ ..
ReSolUed, That the Committee. on Ter.
ritories be instructed to inquire into the
difficulties now existing between the I'm
tied States government and the terrific
rial government of Utah, and said COM
mittee will further inquire whether, un-
der existing circumstances, said Territory
shall be allowed to have a delegate in
this House.
The Speaker ruled the amendment out
of order. gr.
Mr.. Warren said that it was his de-
sire to have the subject investigated by
the House. 1t struck him that gentlemen
were attaching too much importance tC
that resolution. He did not propose tha
the delegate should be elected without g
fair hearing. 1t was known to every
member on the floor that the present con
, dition Of Utah was exciting an interes
throughout the whole country, and tha
the whole country were amazed at the
fact that gentlemen would sit with the
, delegate from that Territory as an equal
This was the prime reason why he haC
introduced his resolution. 1t was not a
an attempt to strike at the moral depra
/ witty that prevailed in that Territory. HI
: held that that Territory was in open re
! bellion, and he wanted au investigation
: and if his resolution was not satisfactor,
] gentlemen might amend to see that
! would secure it.
Mr. Colfax of Indiana declared that th
: self-respect of the American Congress
: the representatives, of the American peo
: pie demanded this investigation. 1t wa
: said that the resolution was of an extraor
dinary character, but it had been devise,
to meet an extraordinary state Of affair
f without precedent in the history of tn
E Union. Did they not know that the au
t thoritp Of the United States was openl
n defed and trampled under foot, and Uni
f ted States officers compe lied to leave tha
: Territory and fee for their Lives? 81 -
+ Mr.. Stephens of Georgia remarkin
y that he had no objection to the passage {
b the resolution, as it was still entertaine
o by the Chair, but that he did not thin
r that it involved a question of privileg'
n moved the previous question.
# The previous question receiving a Sc,
e ond, and the main question being o.
d dered,
k Mr.. Keit of South Carolina move