The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-12
MIR NELSON'S SPEECH ~ 49,,
kNTI-POLYts AMY BiTT y

Mr. NELscs $. opp. !. II tTsnr
sumed his remarks III support III al. e,. ~.
maintain said lie, that there Il w nlll.
iest difference between the power e. XIV, Tza i
gress 70 interfere with The rights " ~ -.
perty and the right 10 declare =, Plu =.
criminal which was so dccIarrd - NJ y
law Of God. As TO the or,estion ,., Ls1e
had been raised as To whether tb. s S.sa
act extended to the Territories ,.a..9s
merely call the attention Of tie Honss NV y.
the opinion expressed BY Judge n ~
United States upon this subject a NJ
which furnishes conclusive answe, n 'l III.
views expressed W ile rentlemsn 49, 49,
Louisiana Mr. Taylor1 aud othrr ,.a ~
men, who have contended TINT the Grim.
net and itsprovisionS did not eyteSs y
the Territories The constitution n m
United States stands iii the nl,arcs n !.
contract between the several STAIRS a,5
the general government, and tberefara 3
whenever q State passed d Law with :.
Terence 70 its government. it Was but I
part Of the compact between that State
and the general government BptsI
deny that q law creating 4 Territory an
be accepted or claimed as coptr6et q
common act between the government a
the limited States and tho TERRITORY Is
crcated "a Territory was nothing NOR
than the creature Of compact, md any:
authority delegated to such creation 4 s..
yokable at the pleasure Of Congress i
maintain, with regard to the question. II
slavery, which has been brought into
connection with this debate, the liropos.
ton announced in the platform 81 my own
State that the further agitation Of Tie
question of slavery was calculated III
awaken the worst feelings or the peopIs.
and should therefore cease. And /
further believe, with the principles of
that platform, that the people Of q Terri,
tory, when they came to form constitu.s
ton and establish q State government, II
was then time that they should decide tie.
question for themselves. ID 5s. +. +:
Mr.. ETHERIneE, 81 opp. Of Tenn
desire TO ask my colleague q question
whether he does not think that II Con.
gress has the power to punish such crimes
as he has enumerated IN the Territories,
ii has the mower 3, rnn;sb ana ;nfi;ct IN
penalty upon slaves nn,l ,erso,,s 81 sol,,r
In the Territories in q word wbetssr
negroes iii tie Territories sare not a,n..n.:
able to such laws a. CONGRESS ,nay
pass defining offences and imposing penal.
ties2 n . -. z.z.
Mr.. NELsoN-I decidedly hold switl,
the decision in the bred Scot casc...a
decision made by tile highest tribunal n
the eountry---the only tribunal recoonized
as the final arbiter .of Questions II law
and constitutional government That az.
cision held that Congress has no mower &,
interfere with the institution Of slavery n
the Territories and for that the zconstitu.
ton is recognized in some form ar other
IN three clauses Of the constitution Frat,
il. Is recognised BY the provisions for The
rendition Of fugitive slaves second, in the
founded npon the owner
ship OF slaves; and third. In the recorni.
ton Of the African slave trnde and the
power Of Congress to abolish il. Be.
lieying as / do that it is the duty OF good
SttlAShS W 1lttu ODeuieHce TO the ueclkL0nb
Of the tribunal, we should he contentw with
the ruling laid down in the bred Scott
case and Of the law on the subject. For
myself. am satisfied. AS 10 the idea or
the Mormons going to war to resist our
authority, it was not to be entertained .
moment. / say, If we abolish poIygany
and repeal the charter Of the Church
Of Lattcr-day Saints, we win open the
way for emigrants to come from oh
quarters aud cover the country. The
practical occupation OF Utah hy the
Mormons, and ftsgovernment BY Mormon
laws,is complete exclusion Of the citizens
Of the United States who do not sympa-
thizc with tine institutions oh Utah. And
there is no doubt that the Mormon, rulers
and the people. Of this gigantic corpora
lion adopt all means 10 8 prohibit persons
rom proceeding to settle down and oc.
,upy the country who do not sypathiEe