The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-01-19
TIE ABSORPTION OF UTAH.

4 report of CONFESSIONS! proceed
inss states that Mr. Ashley Of Ohio ha!
reported, from the Committee on Terri
tories, of which he is the Chairman: q
Biii for the d;smemberment OF Utah
Territory By its absorption into the
State of Nevada and the Territories Of
Colorado, Dakota and Wyoming. lie
is stated TO have said in explanation O!
the purpose Of tie Eli that i; was no:
intended 20 interfere with the settled
parts Of Utah, but was meant to take
enough to prevent tia: Territory from
being made State. We feel certain
that the intent CT this bill is a lauds-
bic one, in so fa- as il is directed against
po;ygany aud the temporal and spirit
uai pcwe, Of Brigham Young and his
co-ruIe,s; but whether the plan adopted
30 that end is the best that could be
desired is to be seriously considered.
Furthermore, we cannot see how the
Mormon problem ia any nearer a
successful solution with the outlying
districts of Utah segregated from the
rule of tie Salt Lake hierarchy, than
with their present existing relation
thereto. Grea. extern. of territory is
10y 10 means necessary 10 the form alton
Of State aaj even with the abserp-
ton Of every part OF Utah except the
settlements OF Sal: Lake Valley, Brig
ham would have enough territory to
make State a large as Massachusetts,
and il ia there also that rioe-;enths
Of the population of Utah is now located.
Nevada has already encroached within
half a dregree OF the distance to the
eastward that its boundaries can ex-
tend wi.hos: taking in some CT the lar
ger Mormon settlements, so that unde-
Mr. AsS!cy's plan we have not much to
gain, wai!e Colorado could De pushed
west a degree or more. Idaho could be
extended az far to tee soutG ward and
Arazora to the nor;h~ard, and still
the Mocmou President" would be
loft 10 exercise his powe. over ali those
towns aud settlements whose people
accord him willing and undivided al
leeiance. Vow while ii may be wise
policy to bring the limits of what will
be in the future anti -polygsmous States
into as close proximity as possible to
Brighsm m domains, i, seems to US that
something besides direct or i1diecs leg
isia.ion against Aormonism must be
relied upon and looked forward 10 to
solve the se1ed preston. I. ID con-
hdeu.ly hoped that when Brigham
Young dies-as he will. probably, be-
fore many PEARS have passed-Aormo n-
dem vii! fall to pieces by the weight OF
its own Inherent weakness but, after
ali, the most natura, and least violent
means % which the hoped tor change
can be broush. about is through the ac-
cessiou Of "Geutiie" population in |
Salt Lake City throug: the Inducements
aud facilities offered by the Pacific |
Railroad. There seem to be many
Icasons for believing tina: tia. city ia
destined 20 occupy an inpo-tan. COM
,nerciai position and already Chicago
enterprise Is making Itself felt there !
and when the outside world comes to |
Traffic at and take part in tie trade o.
li.ea; salt Lake City, that remarkable !
N onunent 10 tae mos: amazing phase
Of modern bisotry will stand in fair
w.y 10 become as Eirtuous as-Eew
ork. Let rs hope that it may never
become ANY worse.
IA this coloevsion We express the
rope tina, :ho boundaries of this State
vii; not bp extended ei,he. into Utah or
isbo, We haze already territory
-nough and 10 spare.