, 1869-01-26

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has introduced bill into the House to pro.
vide ior the dlsmemhcrment OF Utah and its
partition amopK tue adjacent Territories md
states. AF: Ashlc}'s arowcd purpose in this
movement ia to reduce tho territory OF Utah
to such lrslgn.acaut proportions Us will prs
State.
This Is not the first time that such 4 move
inauguEpted. Perhaps il viii not b. 1bc iast.
The purpose of these movements has been
crowned with little succcs, hitherto. A,:o
the future, let 1t speak tor itsclf. l, will be
abundantly able.
There Is no opposition to the domain Of
Utah going under State organization. The
opposition Is to the people Of Utah being ac-
corded the same rights as other American
citizens, even piagess Included. II ra Is the
pfh Of tie anta.onl.m. But will this pro-
etudipg tue people Of Utah from the rights
aud privileges OF American citizens in gem
.Ia1? II Is very doubtful Indeed, there il
good reason to suppose that The effect would
be the very reverse, that It would hasten the
| iull enirauchisement oil our people, aud more
| qutcl II place them upon tie same vantage
ground as TINT commonly enjoyed by AmcIi-
can citizens throughout the, Union
Mr. AshleS, apparently to avuId such re-
suit, DOS not pTopose 10 include the settled
portion Of Utah fn the partition, but only to
cut Of the Utah domain. THIS, If practicable,
eau hardly have the effect Intended, iuas-
much as numerous and Intelligent popula-
II 4, rather than extensive domain, consti-
tntes In STATE, vide Maryland. New Jersey.
Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Having ru-
duced Utah geographically to pisry prupor-
tions, IL would be little short Of iniamy to
tten deny her the rights accorded to her
Bsobdignagxian sisters IN the great family OF
states. Besides. there is an excellent moral
In the fairy story Of Cinderella, which Afr.
ashley and like-minded honorable rptlc-
men may not do we'll to ignore.
Suppose We say that Utah has hundred
as well as my Others for our purpose, AID
| Will give say twenty or twenty i've Thousand
! voters. II A1r. Ashley, by clever lcugloy,
succeeds IN cutting up Utah 90 as to lake
away {, most OF her d. main and yet leave her
| what does he gain: How does he know that
those Inhabitants viii stay fu Utah What
security has ha that they will not drop thou
sand after thousand Of voters IN: o the adjoin-
Ing Territories and States: He will hardly
strict the present Inhabitants Of Utah
trom emigrating to and settling In my other
Territory Of State to WHICH they may take
fancy, will he2 And If they settle In other
special legislation TO deny them the franchise
IN those States or Territories, to deny than
Etate rights when In State.
The arowed object Of Mr. Ashley is to pre-
vent the Mof1nons from enjoying the rights
md privileges qua. anteed b State o:Eaai-
successful, calculsted to hasten the possession
OF those rights and privileges? Suppose
i've Thousand Of our citizens, legally
eligible voters, find themselves either OF
their own choice or otherwise, citizens of
Nevada. i've thousand more Of Colorado, and
90 on; Their rotes would count largely in
the elections ol those States. Us I'LL the Terri
, tories Will be eventually. Those votes could
rot lie legally or s1fs y ignored. They would
frequently be sufficient to determine who
offices. Neither political party could afford
to desplse those votes, for it might prove the
ruin, the eternal damuation OF that partJ.
linus, It is not so easy to utterly deny to
american citizens the rights Of american
citizens, as Mr. Ashley seems to Imagine,
eysn though the prescribed class be citizens
} Nov a little from history. The past thirty
years has proved that unjust opposition Il
Td5sfy rps}'1 + r. to de*,oy Ao,%onia
. all other enemies Of Utah and her people.
No people have been more bitterly hated,
nor more unrighteonsly opposed than have
,,:alI re Mormon people from the ar:t. Yet,
been destroyed. They hare survived every
fresh attempt Of their enemies to destroy
them. ard hare fonrIshed the more rapidly
} aneTward- Judging By analogy, the enemies
! - AAViA1uats" uAF6 uOt fUe EIOSL OF
chance Of ultimate success. Such success Is
they DO attain - evanescent, apparent rather
than real and substantial, and therefore high
II delus1Te- Hormouism marches on. In
spite Of all Opposition, and the Mormon pao-
pie. Increase In numbers, wealth and influ-
ence.
Meantime let US put few peztineu. auer.
les for the consideration OF. Sir. Ashley aud
gentlemen similarly inclined EieLWa1d.
What are you afraid OF, that you should pro-
pose euch extreme special legislation against
Ctah! Is it not a aIgn Of rotten cause
c,an3 ~ Sn4 LIZ. = 1sso1ssa e aRa
the world against eueh a feeble people
as those Of Utahe II: you ara- engaged in a
good cause, why refuse this commuui.y a
lair field and fair play, with no favor TO auy
. class? Was truth ever afraid of an unfet-
} tered grappfe with errors II the Mormon
| peop1ea1e in error, Is there no other way to
convince Them than By legislative proscrip'
; | tion? Il our people are not @ good citizens
as sone Others are, Z denying our people
the rights of citizenship The best way tt
> | elevate still higher those Tho already ARK
q | better than We aEes
> In conclusIon, we may say that this atti
! | tuie or perpetual aatagonlsm to the peoplt
\ | OF Utah, IS unbecoming In the Legislature
: and people Of this greas nan:n, and they ca1
= gain nothing, b1t mus5 lose much, It It b.
/ !pefsjsted In It maE be about the thing 70
+ rum hole eorguna to grind dbcordantlY ani
/, dismally over, but that Is the extreme ex&eu
that Ia consistent With the fair fame 1t On
l great aud glorious republic. Er&ybod
knows that our eitize1s, It not wholly faul;
less, manifest an abundance OF the Mpst at
mrable virtues, and ought really TO- be ot