Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-06


Resolred, That the speedy restoration Of our
foreign commerce, navigation, and ship build
ing, vital to the honor il Is essential to the
security Of the nation, and that a vigorous
m aritime policy which shall secure employ ment
Tor our shops, by making American built ships
the preferred vehicle Of American commerce
with foreign countries, the same as with the
states OF the Union, is alone adequate to the
- OPENING PROCEEDINGS.
AT 1870 Chairman Settle called the conven-
ton s to Greer, and introduced Rev. DIR. Harper,
OF the Broad street church, Philadelphia, who
invoked the Divine blessing in eloquent and APP
propriate terms. After music by the band, the
roll OF states Was called, when the presence of
each was announced by the chairmen of the re-
spective delegations. Here it was discovered
that hundred persons had obtained entrance
surrepttiOusly to the hail, all Of whom were
expelled by the sergeant alarms.
THE PRAYER.
Rev. DIR. Harper, in his prayer, spoke of the
day as one which would be memorable in the
future-a day which was to record another page
In our national history; day in which centarel
and around which clustered, mot merely the wei,
fare, but possibly the destination of the nation
He prayed that the platform to be established
should be the embodiment of wise and just and
humane principles, and that the man to be Sc
lected to bear the banner of the republican par
ty and to fill the highest place of honor and
trust in the land, should be specially blessed,
and that the efforts of the convention should be
croEned with glorious success.
"oRRGoN IS REDEEMED"
MT: DeyOr, OF oregon, rose and said "Oregon
IL redeemed. She has gone republican. Last
have been under democratic rule; now are
republican in representatives aud the legisla-
ture. Three cheers for Oregon"
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
MIR. Oliver Ames, of Massachusetts, from the
committee on rules and order of business, re-
ported that the states are to be called in alpha
betical order, each state shall be entitled to
double its senatorial and congressional votes,
m fhn
port of the committee on credentials first, and
the platform to be disposed OF before
the nomination; the roll call should not
be dispensed with on the nominations
and when a majority shall be giyen
for any candidate, and l. shall appear clear, the
question shall be put to the convention, Shall
divided delegation, the chairman shall state the
vote In detail for each candidate or proposition
The rules of the House of Representatives shall
be adopted; but only five minute speeches, ex-
that in the nomination of candidates. ten min
ute each speeches be allowed; the national com
mittee to be named by the respective states
Unanimously adopted.
DAKOTA AND UTAH.
Mr.. PendletOn. of Iowa, from the committee
on credentials, reported that all the states and
territories are represented in full; there are no
contests except Dakota and Utah. In the case
OF Dakota they admit all four delegates with
two votes between them; in the case OF Utah
they admit the HOLSTER Gould delegates.
THE GENTLE DKLKGA ALTON PROM UTAH,
whose claims to seats are admitted, sustain their
application in a strong paper, presented TO the
convention. IL says: "In explanation of our
claims to seats in the convent on we would re-
can 70 your minds the declaration of the nation
al republican convention OF 1856, to wit. That
IL Is both the right and the duty of Congress to
prohibit In the territories those twin relics of
naf oarism; Iolygamy andslavery.' Polygamy,
inconsistent with and repugnant to the
genius OF republican Institutions, COM
bining in itself and its consequences
party is contending. 1t is maintained and
extended in Utah, not only in spite of the mo
nounced opposition of the republican party but
IN open defiance of the laws enacted by repub-
lcan Congress. Tie support of polygamy is
therefore anti-republican, and opposition to
polygamy is republicanism in the best sense, as
well as in the party sense of the word. How,
polygamy, with the un-AmeTican superstruc-
ture reared upon it in Utah, as Messrs. Smith
and Fuller do, can have the face to demand
admission into the republican convention is
only less conceivable than it would be- ii it were
possible, the recognition of this demand az lust.
Mr.. Smith is the alternate OF Mr.. Fitch, (who
Is not here because he has determined to
support Greeley,) and is the first vice
president of the Mormon church, en-
lowed with many wives. so-called. Fuller
Is rot a Mormon in belief, but only for
pay; he IL a representative in Congress elect
OF the would-bet Mormon state organ zed last
winter, and that is his reward for faithful If
lnefflclent, service. Mr.. Fitch is their Senator
elect, and he flew the Grant track because he
found the President unalterably opposed TO the
admission of Utah under existing circumstances,
and therefore he could secure his prospective
seat IA me Senate only by defeating the re-elec-
ton Of Grant. On the other hand we represent
the anti poly gamists of Utah, the only national
party in that territory. In the presence of no.
iygamy all selt-respecting men in Utah have
been forced to be republicans, and in that cana
city have acted politically since ever political
organization and action were possible there
WITH the representatives of the national au-
tnorlty as their natural leaders, because polyp-
amy and Mormonism being INTERCHANGEABLE
terms, is in direct and unequivocal conflict with
the national authority. 1t is Mormon policy
ana power against the national policy and
power, and, in the face OF this vital issi,e Ali
minor questions are lost sight of for the time
being. There is but one party among the Nor
mons, and that embraces them ali. r. is a ner.
petual opposition party Its religious as well as
political creed Is opposition. In 1851 it broke
cut into open rebellion, and during the late war
lor the Union, Utah, dominated by this party,
alone, OF all the states and territories, did
not place soldiers in the field, but PRAYED for
the destruction of the north and the south alike
with perfect impartality. Prior to the inaugu,
ratlon OF President Grant and the completion
OF the Pacific railroad, the gentiles as the nom
Mormons are called, were few in number and
their Leaders, the representatives OF national
authority, being generally "on the fence"
Ihey mad no organization. The odds were too
great, the task too hopeless, but 1T the muni-
clpal election of Salt Lake City, in April, 1870,
mass meeting, under whose auspices a terri
tor1al delegate convention was held at COrinne
In July, 1870. Among the proceedings of that
convention were the adoption of a platform
the leading features of which were in
antagonism to poygamy and the theoc-
racy built upon ii, and the election
OF territorial executive committee for the en-
suing two years. All our general elections since
that time have been held under the auspices OF
that committee, and the name OF its Chairman.
j. NJ Orr, and OF its secretary, VIM. Spicer, are
appended with the names OF Others including
all the representatives of the administrator i'm
that territory, to the call of the convention
which elected us to this convention In conclu-
SION, We respectfully represent that we cannot
see how national republican convention could
recognise polygamy by the admission to seats of
Messrs. Smith and Fuller without self-stultii-
cation, without placing premium on disloyalty
and quasi rebellion, without doing great injus-
ice 10 the loyal people of Utah, and outraging
the sense OF decency, as well az the true republic
canlsm OF the entire nation. without distinction
as to party. o. j. HoLLIsrER,
A. s. GOULD.
Mr.. Southland, OF California, moved to amend
the report so as to admit both sets Of Utah dele
gates.
Mr.. Stoddsrd, Of Massachusetts. said the del
egates were excluded because they were not re-
gularly chosen.
Mr.. Spencer said these men had come a great
way, and he proposed to admit and marry an
Mr.. Wurtz, Of New York, said that that prop-
0slti0n had been made in the com ma itfee aud