The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-13
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Signs Of Rebellion in Utah.

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We published on the A,h inst A dis
patch from Salt Lake CITY. IN which n
was stated that at war meeting held in
the Tabernacle Of that place. Governor
Harding and Associate Justices Waits
and Drake were denounced as enemies 10
the Territory and General Goyernment.
that the Governors speech 10 the Beris-
lature, and other papers, were read and
severely handled, and that il was rumOr-
ed the offending officials would be re-
quested to resign and leave the Teerito.
ry, petition TO the President for their
removal being also in circulation, Al
special dispatch of the 9th from Salt
Lake City TO the Chicago 7ilJ,me, shows
That the Governor has no idea Of Weld
ing TO the impudence Of tho Saints. We
quote; -... isIu. '. .a 80 T. s...s.lls
Governor Harding, as well as Judges
" b. Wait and Drake, in very emphatic
language, refuse to resign or leave the
Territory. '"- fl'9Tl 30, iiIT
Governor Harding said TO the Commit
tee f: 4" viii not cowardly abandon nv
post Of duty until it shall please the
President TO recall me. may be in dan
ger OF personal violence by remaining,
but l will not leave. / will not be driven
from the Territory. As this is said 10
be land Of prophecy, too will ptoph.
ecy 1t one drop OF my blood is shed
whilst in the discharge of my duties, by
your ministers of vehgeahce, II wfil Va
avenged, and not one stone In your city
will remain upon smother" ts.l.la.J
The origin Of the trouble lies in the
act passed by Congress last wear, q
punish and prevent t.e practie2.@ No.
lygamy IN the Territories = The United
States" &c. i........ ......II..-,,.-,-
The Inaugural speech of Gov, Harding
shows how he has aroused the wrath OF
the Saints. We quote: o'' ~ a'"'"NV'l
NO MARRIAGE LAWS. '"'' 80
'Much TO my astonishment | have not
been able to find any law upon the stat
utos of this Territory regulating mar.
rlage, l earnestly recommend TO your
early consideration the passage of some
law that will meet the exigencies OF The
people" .aH ~ iadl H.l ~ y" .iiaNd
THE CONGRESSIONAL ACT TO PUNISH ronYa4
80 10 i..a.,... AMY. 81, glaeg0
Il respectfully call your attention 10
an act of Congress, passed. the firat day
of July, 1862, entitled AN act TO punish
and prevent the practice Of polygamy in
the territories of the United States, And
in other places, aud disapproving and
annulling certain acts of the Legislative
Assembly Of the Territory OF Utah,
Ohap. CXXVII Of the statutes at large
Of the lastsession Of Congress-, page 5of.'
/ am aware that there is prevailing
opinion here that said act is nnconstihi.
tional, and therefore il is recommended
by those in high authority that no regard
whatever should be paid to the same. ~
"And still more to be regretted, IL am
rightly informed, in some instances 10 has
been recommended that IL be openlyldi
regarded and defed, merely to defy the
same"
The address further rebuked Mormon
disloyalty TO the Union. The sensation
was tremendous. The Mormon press
dare not publish the address. II was
scrupulously kept from circulation In
Mormondom, and since then the storm
has been brewing, apparently now about
to break. ...a .al. 3.lc .pl.il.d
Early last year the Saints revived their
expression Of a desire 10 become a State.
framed a constitution and held an eIecl
tion for its adoption and the election Of
State officers, on the Sd Of March, ls02.-r
This application for admission failed in
the last Congress.
The following from the census returns
Of 1850 will be OF interest: .t
..t 1850 1860. Increase
.. ll,3SQ, 4O,298, 2S,9l5.
Tke area Of Utah is about equal to the
area Of tho six New England States, New
York and New Jersey.