The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-28

(which they have ecnsts1EIv
| AN n remedy lor tlic tyiI n
llivtle Utah between PIke,s S w.
\ Netada.
Mr.. Clark, Of No saitl II IN
that is the best POSSIBLE wav K s
lthesqnestion Tie AIorncss q \ ~
] made subsequent ~ moral y;yl ! ~
Eedl authofity Ills hiformatIbs !.
4 Pixies Peak has now 4 ponnI.,,.l
4 twenty thonsand and viii ss srs
an accegsion of at least iifty tboa...,
Mr. Parrott, delegate from ~
said Pixies Peak Is legally d l,art i N ~
sas. AL one time tho pop,ilslias w. =
4 high as fifty thousand and n " t;.s.s
4 L been less than ten Thousand M
respondcnce and examination sst;.t.sa
] that the number viii he largely aSs....
ed this summer, but lie did moi M \.
I. sas 10 be cnrtaiied of her gttr n, 4; Y. "a
till she il admitted Into the UsioaG
Mr. Smith, dein. Of VA an ss
licye Jcilcrsouia has i've thousand 6l.i
/ ants. 4.
Nj. McGlernand Responded IN,
/ friend was sceptical on many suple,s.,.
urged his plan for destroying i6F..
& BY dividing the territory between eS
Peak and Nevada, and bringing Il. "
mons under The influence n d irorsT n
of people, &
Mr.. Lamar, dem. or Miss. haa
doubt as 70 the power Of Congress tovs
pres polygany aud feloiyof an kltk
the Territories. Ithad been asked n
lygnmy be suppressed, nay not tlO MI
( licahs seize ill1oil tile lirfiripla and 4,
1 press slavery But The cry II hunartI
order, labor. md sqnaiteF sovereign
are oil prcteS pinde IL ,.lFy tier saI,.
. parts in the eat drama against h
= South There wisslio MslY: ii meet II
question before them bss Iy looking II
the faee, and considering Il on lis iners|
He never heard u aretreatinr army,
!, spring terror Or respect id i pursutl|
foe. 4
Suppose the MOrnohs imasibed thea|
selves called upon 10 offer ID human s.s
,lrifices, and thut they inundated humSn
{ beings upon their altars, would thsit
crimes Of murder DO screened under tie
plea TINT il was part Of their religious
ceremonies to sacrificed Suppese thai
these MoFnioiIs adopted flo I'D Ional
4 law, which gaye 10 the fatleE tie power
af life mud death over Ills childIvn, could
q they commit murder with inipaaltg u.
cause that the law, tile domestic insIF
! buttons Of tile country. gave the laiha
! power over the life 81 lis child lulne
4 diate action upon the part Of gOFerlalt
Y V is necessary to stop the evil. Iaiuiat
yor of tile amendment OF tho geHtlsaA
from Texas, which provides for 4 grae1
\ extinction Of tho evil. on easnot Z
u once uproot polyganly AvtI canlai
I once oyrrtlIn tho social systemic q als
Y I PIE possessing such On organized cspla
. zation, endowed with such vital power q
energy as is possessed hy these MCrnql
8 lie would make this act not iulueda
1. hnt he would give Il aretrospeetiys claI
y ter. 10 got rid Of Tie ahoniinaBle etlg
y dually would BE the hest. Indeed, /
/, could not be got rid of in my othefS
+ be would be In favor Of buying the u
i mons ont He would authorize the |
\ sldent 10 pay them to 30 away from
3 Territory altogether Butte attempt
n uproot one Of the social principles
i nearly sixty thousand people by d sin
/. net would be fntiIe indeed.
!; Mr. NOEL, (dem. Of No, Tepllia
I. I entirely the idea that there Is in anaIl
between the crime Of polygamy and
!. Institution of slavery as the latter III
4 nc the south. He was opposed totheA
J, for the reason that Congress ought moi
interfere ii The manner proposed, while
i i organic act exists, and by lghiehth d
! or to make local laws is delegated to.
! Legislative Assembly, We base alrel
spcilt twenty millions to preserve pc
], { in Utah II this bill pass VIC had bel
i make the appropriation Fifty millions
Increase our army, for the troubles j
Ebreak out afresh. There wasllo lcees
!, for posing o direct law, which would
inlpraeticable. Let the power Of
people Of Utah To legislate be Nithdrt
and transferred 10 some other body, vi
4 will not exercise il 80 as To- shock
Il moral sense, jjssst s5
! Mr. DIN, {ren.1 oft n. ~ addres
Y the House in favor Of the bill and aga
1.-THE various amendments offered 20
He showed that Congress bas fulfpo
+ Ito pass the law in question, TINT even
l bred Scott case recognized and adnlll
j the power Of Congress TO govern the
I ritories with q certain limitation inpo
!, by the constitution. That among u
) limitations was found no restriction
( the power. Of Congress to prohibit
, practice Of polygnny. Finally he eAtt
!, his protest against the doctrine 81 sqna
or popular sovereignty; that il scenes
him Providence had permitted this y
ern Sodonl TO grow up In our midst
standing rebuke against the madness
, folly Of abdieating tho power Of Cong
over the Territories
{ During i colloQay between Dir. Fa
; / worth raYl If III and Mr. ElarI