Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-14

reiOrmatiOns should never be attempted by
law which can be accomplished without the
aid OF law This would be true, even were the
law proposed sure to effect the contemplated
object, even if it were law made and enforced
by the political community where the offence
existed. What excuse, then, can gentlemen
give for law like this, sure not to accomplish
the object contemplated, made by a non-res-
ident power, and intended never to be en-.
forced
Now, Mr.. Speaker, let us inquire whether
some act cannot be done which shall prove a
perpetual and insurmountable barrier to the
progress OF this gigantic monstrosty. l am
happy to be able to say that | believe that a
soution-a peaceful, quiet, easy, NATURAL and
practical sOutlon-0ftiis question is now with
in our reach. | am happy i'll the belief that
the gold mines OF Pixies Peak and the silver
mines Of Carson Valley do now furnish us a
solution of this veXed question of polygamy |
have therefore proposed an amendment to this
bill, that the territory Of Utah, together with a
part of Kansas and Nebraska, shall be divided
into two land districts, in such way that the
Mormon people shall be divided nearly equally
between tie two.
Now, sir, what are the facts about popuIa-
ton! come now to an argument which adj
dresses itself directly to the judgment of the
H0use-an argument not OF theories, but of
facts The Mormons, by the best intelli
gence, by the highest authority l can get, are
to day about forty thousand people. l have it
from officers of the United States army who
have been in Utah during the last two years,
and they assure me that not more than one
seventh of this population If Mormons are
voters. What are the facts in relation TO the
population of the two proposed land districts
| have the opinion of the delegates from Jetitr-
son, Kansas. and Nebraska. and numerous 9th
ers, that there are now within the limits of the
proposed land districts of Jefferson forty tbou
sand men and that there are at least in that
district twenty thousand voters and we have
it from papers last received from California
that there are now i'll Carson Valley at least
thirty thousand men, and not less than fifteen
thousand voters. | believe there has been
rapidly OF increase of population in these
districts which has no parallel in the history
of this c1untry not even i'll the case of Cali
tornia. Why, sir, at the rate of increase now
going on, 1t Is confidently expected at the next
session OF congress, these people will come
here with the right to be admitted as sOver
eign states. Then, sir, we may defeat the pol
icy OF these MormonS at once, by erecting
these land districts, which have already more
than five times the voters OF the Mormon pop
uatOn, ami which population is rapidly in
creaSlng, while the nu nber OF Mormon voters
is diminishing. With this prospect before us,
is there any risk that Mormonism will not be
eXterminated by local law, provided we pass
this amendment, constituting the land districts
proposed Would not a local lar be much
better to accomplish the purpose than law
made by a non resident power! l contend the
law of a non resident power is only fit to be
laughed at and despised. The true authority,
i'll my Judgment and the only authority wOr-
thy Of being regarded, is the law that is made,