The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-17
THE NEW TERRITORY OF NEVADA.

The peiOn of numerous crgsns Of tho Untsi Sa.ss
sd'nv IN the Territory Of Utah asking for erosion
. new rsvrioy, 30 be formed from the pnr,son
thereof have sceororg to ORDER had sos.
sdeIstn and respe svuy ssb. the following reports:
On tho Stb day o. Sept moer 400, me rerrt,ry OF
Utah created. JB limits as defined oy iaS 9ysoe
the vast lying bsi~~en shs Rcsy Mountains the
east Oregon sWth Oalrorus % the vss aud In.
thirty seventh parallel latitude ga soish 9y
The passage ~ ssd act NJ esrri.Ty
10 conformity hereto 'he Ieocle sresny rtoDt moron
veil as all bose roo might oome afsar ven, were
promised pfOtrrtou and e0,a govcrnn-pt UJon shs
isin Of eush imputed promises they msns tnstr settle
reus d,fbeotss ara dangers, the independent: nomss Of
tho hardy ard ADVENTUROUS piol~.fs they have suc
csedes, 10 great exest. aud they clam from pasroa
govern meat the redemp,0n of !" prshssf saith snd
leciay that psoteCoa winch IS tue right Of every Amer
In organization and sa,tieap. of thu Territory OF
Utah, unior suDst ~ bsppeoed .hss the pc-sr aud
shorty thereof re into be- hands the MOruaous
whose intolerance allows % participation by any oo-
other haD Of u cir own oenomi n their siv AFFAIRS
The pr iDc,IAl settlements 10 Ulah 5A
IAse City, sDd are cOmpV eo moe, exclusively Of u
Mornnn pcpua,ion. wuin ihese ss,tseneuss counties
are organized, and ali me machinery u snscs 90
Tor by people shuudaLtY supplied. Attracted the
bouDness feyty 81 the Carson and contiguous valleys
the Bofmone eeaeusDt therein; aud me Lsgbis
Utah passed creating tae county OF Carson
sb,h was ouiy orPanzed Here, hovcver, the MorDors
enenptesed resstsnce 10 Their exclusive policy tnsy
ono net anticipate Aueran setfsrs Of Other dcpom
tons also attracted by ths hsenesa OF those gra<,
va.kys: and may Ill emig'.ns on bic way T. CAior0is
tent IN tbs same wiIdoness Jsalopses, haired and III
will fpruIg up belwoen tie No-m5n and the 1eos,ls
The rmoDa fsorted tc aonoy sncee Of varied cns-ss
tr ihsn thItsts, ana finally organizations or vsrite
character, With view to drive off the anti
ncrmon pognsron. In snr, however, they entirely
snS secauto of he Increasing Sn,suiUss between zoe
coers, government aud Me Mormons they deloruned
70 sell ON: ber setsmeDts and return 10 Sal. Laka.
About hs time the Law creating tho counry Of OR
ron vas repealed. and the whole Of western Utah
left without government
s under such ciro,ms briefly sta.ed, that Tho
peapoasrs Of western uush have presented their me-
ntrai 10 the Congress OF the United states IL unjer
ssch circumstances that they have also ,r zsd the
Presioen; II Ia uroer slch circumstances that The
Governor VI the negbbovips State OF California, In DIS
Lsl mtssase OF January Last urges upon TIE ISgsa.
tnye Of his ae some action favmny tho OF
the Territory nste ed for oy the petitioners He say
he rspioiy Increasing settlement of tbs territory in
metAiey afjact 10 our eastern border by pop1 soa
svsroe snd ooodlene 20 me insututions snd laws Of
Their ccuutry, requires for their parsons aud property
Territorial organization Even prior 70 Tho departure
from Their dst ~ the HorInons, and before their
leaders bad assumed an stt<ade OF hostility To-
wares the senefa sovernment from the pecu
ard l.vo,m W them 10 the ssmini.s- soa q
juss,os, but feeble and pro,sol,n Afforded
shose who denied ,he verify Of their peculiar creed And
tcn are made manifest, eyen tLe ssmblanoe al govern
mental AID ccnisr TO tho residents VI Carson ana tho I'D
Joining valleys The situation Of hat cvunsry through
which recessary passes large proportioo VI the
land nmeI alton 10 tbe saie with the probability Of
rspd Of cx-ns ~ihin s Imiss whcse ssorssts
must great measure be inser able from own,
cor strtes addsi oa link cham " conpoctiou
vhcb units 10 18th tho existing States and Territories
OF de Union, ard make u important sux Ny Ia ths
advance meni the stale population, wealth and poll.
under such circume,snccs that the Insslssure Of
CaornA IN February lat adopted the folloxng
rent resolution when presented y Chs Hcuse me
tth o Mach last, a<kirg mat Territorial government
may be formed out OF western Usahs-
by The Asserhl, sen.r coreu-rsrg A-rein
fhstn view o. NE mpenotus dsuuirs IN uah ara fuiy
isrriirsi sorersmn in Carson Tsiey or SEN ors 4,
torEress Are h'r-py Instructed and representatives.
ssrUs s s.s s@s, q s.a T,ES isi s,,srn%sn
with such boundaries ~ circumstances may warrant and
require.
And the question n, shall tbcy he denied the govern
mont they promised and OF waicn ,hsy have been
deprived Without shout. s.y f.ut g snsuSf .,.
graph extracted iron NE petition 81 said peope fDeS
say thAt"A very large portion 81 the inhsb ants who
have been residing within the regen herein After de-
porbsd for the last sx years, without Ter
riors state or fcdcrs protection IRON Ioian deprefs
tors and maraudng outaws, runawsy criminals and
colvicis, ~ well ~ other evil doors smorg White men
and Ipoiars Thss We are pcsossb'e intsbi
anarchy vo'crcs bocdsbcd and orne of evey oas and
grade waving their h,'rd scepsre ths portion o
cur country. That no tebt csa De collected
punshea sxcsrs by the code OF Judge LyDcp."
II cannot 10 doubled that many o. your petitioners
sfs ITO , ~, deep ssns sna LIVELY wS' ~
be exercbed Tor thels prrecnn nwss not believed rs
some two hundred valleys, many Of wat extent. snd all
o sshsustlest fsrtny stnDugh surrounded In the ds
lance with Lofty scrras covered with eternal soo-s
pet clothed with o carpet q lever green would be
o ~, 40 2, u ,ns IN ssse rsps erc- o
Of the roaming savage. And h1noe American po2a;s
ton have ceased 10 increase aunScrs uul
W obtain. frvasevrn 10 sen thousand soua
some Diversity OF opinion may ex.d " this fact bu,
the population rvnoIsnsly .sablc . e.ve
brar al A. al.o n
sys,em which be- been introduced smoug tncm BY Lag,
and u row IN fun and regular operation
committee sonsfer Others EMS, Of hishly rnp,rfant
pubic Character, which thcy respectfully submit 70 sns
For years. ~ n is generally understood and believed,
Me Governor q Utah, Superintendent u fadisn Afr,
has created bancfui Influence over the Incaas whio
~ s bro p.ssscs 70 as mt, ss .S
ousive policy q thas rsmaskabls people. Ono Of The
great overland routes The rasac passes through
valley The Hunboii Tor about $50 miles ms valley
surrounded BY savaec vibesh cmbrsscs Al or nssr Us
If "reeas soa We ssrS s. ssd ne. oSs
upon Mexico, sea doubt BY Mormon nsusssou, inc
Irdisrs have frequctuy fallen upcs the worn emit
uniucly grave n Il here, = Va are old, tne Mormon
cry has been oen heard encouraging the savage 70 his
,Ss oc 10 s a ~ s sr,.s.
mobton Of Vie sAvases vhch bssca him. and Of
Of many Of those sho have proceeded him. And this s
and foecr-d, TOO into exkseros and frghsu develop
ment by thcee placed In suthorfty-by the federal gov
eminent Duty snd bunaniy cry cut against this do
pcrable state Of thnn, and demand In trumpet souos,
Of those having me powcr, 70 apply rcmedy for these
svocioua wrungs
But again the United sasss mall pssses for about 500
mes through Utah, snvscped by danger and although
IN an cEGNpized Territory, 10 yea without projection Of law
The army Of the GATED ass has rsoensy ordered
Into Utah 70 enforce The csv suthosy but hsw he
done dlcun y perceive with populAuoa bal thai
Of the Mormon faith.
Feupt ~ well known, " eSsy no authority but thss
81 TIE church, controlled BY M deepctc will Of
vho allows no hesitation IN NE erecu,n Of his o. n
mands. and puushee rccusancy, reVrceened BY the
hd a the assassin, The Mormon n taught bs moss
imperative duty 70 reptl cAs on and nuRy Gentle su-
uory and h manifes< thn1 regular administration
of s civil affairs q Utah undcr her organic ever
n Indispensable kheretn.
n also Represented that much secrc4 Dissatisfaction
exists In IRE MORMON settlements and church, which y
fepressoi from dread o. punishment and he impcrbhy
Of escape from The dncuiy d reaching other iurisdic-
tons h believed that Territory ~ere formed,
extending within ooryenert distance of aAn Lake CITY
that Tie dlssstisfed Mormcns would cheerfuy escape
f~rvn a ninr - taavd s~t ~ dan