The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-08
The PROPOSED MORMON STATE.
Brigham Young Throwing Dust Into
Congressional Eyes.
AN EXPOSURE OF THE FRAUD.
The Other Territorial Delegates
Abandon Utah.
The Apostle Pratt PrOclaims Polygamy To
Be IrrtVOCabe.

Be IrrtVOCablt.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1872.
The labors OF the delegates for the admission OF
Titan into the Union a sovereign state bring.
ing to light q vast amount Of deeply interesting
matter relative the internal history OF the Nor.
mons, hitherto but little known to the public. Dur
Ing their long isolation in the Rocky Mountains the
leading Morm0ns exhibited In their speeches and In
their actions what their hearts to accomplish
In the way OF state government over that cOun-
try. The publication OF their sentiments at the time
caused some surprise TO those interested In the de.
velopment or the West that men should be so bold
as TO give utterance ID sucn extravagant nonsense
as was there uttered but as II was only talk with
out any practical application, the successive admin
istratons OF the government have very judiciousy
confined themselves to extending protection to the
Genties. who were inundated by the threats and
vulgar swearing OF the priesthood.
Periodically. as the Mormon Legislatures assem-
bed, the question OF admission into the Union was
invariably the winding up work Of The session; ana
on the day following the close Of the federal session
the same Territorial legislators have convened in
the same hall, with the officers, and resolved
themselves into the Legislature OF the provisional
government Of the Estate OF Deseret" Brigham
Young was every session there with his Executive
u
"wait patiently" the estate session. after couple
Of hours convention, would adjourn to meet again
on the day following the close of the next Terri
torlal Legislative meeting. IN this way the prov
siona estate Of Deseret' has nOminally existed In
Utah for twentytnrec years, waiting always for the
opportune moment to assume actual sovereignty.
Wniie there is such prodiglous labor being per-
formed here, and sucn mysterious agencies aC ork
elsewhere TO the admission OF Titan into the
Union, have thought that some information winch
has come within my reach should be known by the
senators and Representatives OF Congress- that they
may act with full knowledge of the facts when the
question OF Utahs admission comes up Tor discus
sion in the National Legislature. With mat duty
before me snail endeavor to be scrupulously exact
III my quotations. from authorities on the subject.
TERRITORIES BEFORE CONGRESS.
There are nine Territorial governments at the
present time, besides the District OF Columbia but
Utah Is the only one pressing with perslstency for
admission into the Union. An enabling act was
extended to Colorado two years ago by which that
very wealthy and prosperous Territory might have
Obtained admission into the Union, but with the
Coloradians there has oeen no pressing hurry. The
early Statehood OF Nevada has not been SO very
encouraging to the other Territories and they wisely
bde their time TIL they have the requisite population
TO assume the obligations, responsibilities and eX-
penses OF q State government.
For years back the Utah Delegate has been I'M
remittink In his Efforts to convince the Delegates OF
the other Territories that they should ''worg to-
gether," and chang togetner' to obtain everything
| they could agree upon for the benefit or their
several Territories, and by his very affable and
gentlemanly manners he seems 70 have been gain
ing accession Of strength from the union OF his
broth n Delegates. 1t was through the Instructions
Of Brigham Young and the unremitting labofs or
Mr. Hooper that the Territorial Delegates COM
bncd and obtained from President Grant the
promise that hereafter the federal appoint
ments should be made from residents In the
Territories excepting for such Offices as Governor,
CHIEF JUSTICE Associate Justices ana the UnltOd
States Marshal That being successful, Brigham
instructed Mr., Hooper to unite the Delegates upon
the vexed subject OF the jurisdiction OF the United
States Courts IN the Territories and up to the CON-
mencement OF the present session the Utah Dele
gate had been ver successful with his brother Dele
gates
A TERRITORIAL DELEGATE DEFINES HIS POSITION.
On the 10th Of January the Hon. VIM. IL. Clag-
gett, the newly elected Delegate from Montana, In
PRODUCED bill covering the questions IN dispute,
and limiting the operations or the United states
District Courts In manner that would have been
very satisfactory to the Territories and com menda
bly, just to loyal cTizens everywhere; but the bill Is
objected to by the majority OF Congress-, the
score tuaL there Is q COnultl0n OF Things In Utah
different from that other Territories, and that
that which would be proper ana just to the eight
other Territories would be unwarrantaple In the
ninth Territory. Here comes discrimination on
which the nation needs enlightenment.
There Is nothing gained by lodging difficulty,
ana still less by double dealing ana deception It
is far better 10 meet facts lace to face and dispose
OF them with open irankness. As citizens the peo-
pie OF Utah have undoubtedly equal political rights
and are entitled to the same consideration as the
citizens OF any other Territory, but they nave as.
sumed an attitude towards the nation and the gov
eminent tnat cannot be overlooked at the present
moment when they are "demandingn admission
assumes position when would favor the demands
Of Brigham Young That MS Legislature had right
TO elect Marshal and a District Attorney Tor the
Utah Courts, ana consequently he would nave just
such jury OF mis- brethren ne desired to try INN
for the violated statutes and murders Tor which he
stands 1nulcted: but perceivlng the wrong that IL
would be To that portion OF the citizens OF Utah
whom Brigham Young has always sought to
now In the possession OF fuller Information ABOUT
Titan, comes out ana declares that ms own bill
On this point an important discussion Is early ex-
pected. While every principle OF democracy would
sustain the extension OF the same measure or pO-
lltca law 10 Utah as to any other Territory OF the
Union, IT Is equally certain that facts must be
sdered as wei as theories. On this Mr.. Claggett Is
very pOsltive:-
II by all that things Utah is
exceptional in its nature As craftsmanship demands that
subordinate theories clear thai the rule should
vded Tor by general and the by exceptional
ation II this exception exists In Utah, then strike Titan
from the body OF the bill The people other Terrific
ries not responsible for the condition Of things Utah.
II this sorely needed relief denied them to
make Utah exception would initiate against the
theories OF members OF Congress that all Legislation Tor the
Territories should be general s appcationth are hey
puu shed for their obedience premium offered ior
It's violation In Utah, and projections the price with wnch
the purchases Its right TO the allegiance oil It's
citizens, Is wrongiuliy withheld.
TO provide this necessary legislation for the
Territories, which o million and half OF clt-
would greatly rejoice, eight OF the ten repre-
sentatives unanimous IN the opinion that II the
inclusion OF Utah endangers the passage Of the bill
Titan should be excepted from It's operations To
winch Mr. Caggett added emphatically mat his own
views were that the bill should not be made app.