The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-04-06

Til. will Involve . q 1SSnana.1i charge upou
The Trs:.:ury Of {. least q ,eoo. cog: ~ .
The Territories, already overburnsnsd vim
the innumersblo lexpenses incident 10 the
settlement Of . new country, will continue
to lay heavy taxes upon their resources to
to defrsy the expenses Of the United States
courts, administering systems Ut practice ~
unadapted to their circumstances - to al
most utterly fail to answer the PURPOSE for
which courts ore primarily csesaedp OFT
| Under these decisions to- which J. have
referred there is scarcely . title in these
nine Territories resting upon l judicial de-
csston that Is wbrth the parchment upon
which Il Is written. These, disastrous re-.
suits have flown from the attempt to frittcr
away. by judicial construction. The political
rights granted Ia the Territories 6y their
torgaRic laws, and which, under q decision
Of the Supreme Court. they have for more
than forty years exercised without question.
But II is said That the bill - Il now stands
confers upon the people of Utah the same
powers as upon those in the other Terrific.
ries. It is therefore assumed that this
power will be exercised ii that Territory in
such manner q to thwart the prosecutions
now pcnding therein, and having in view
the suppression Of the civil rsbellion against
the laws which have existed there for the
last twenty years. concedc that It would
nave This result 1t passed in It's present
form. .tt E, hgr fin J,,a VI, ~,~,.-' .
The bill Wa, made general in its terms m,
however, mt Because I think It should bc
made applicable to Utah. but 10 meet the oh.
1ectjons Of that large number of members of
this House who object 70 every bill having
reference to the Territories, unless il applies
to them all Alike. Sincerely do hope that
in attempting to avoid this objection the
passage OF the bill may not be ENDANGERED
ny the opposition of those who are opposed
to granting to the people Of Utah the same
s'ehts'Of local self>gOvernment - are con.
coded 10 the other. Territories. Ny own
views are that the bill should not be made
applicable to Utah. Several Of the other
Delegates are Of opinion that il should I've |
general; but the representatives of eight of |
the Territories are unanimously OF the opin. |
ion that it the inclusion Of Utah endsuscrs /
The passage Of the bill, Utah should heck.
cepted from its operations NV own views
are based upon tile following considerations:
II is conceded Ivy all that the condition df
things in Utah is exceptional in its nature. /
Its Craftsmanship demands that legislation
should accord with facts instead of making
Facts subordinate h. theories. it Is clear that
The roI" should be provided for by general.
~" ,hc cAccpuOn ny exceptional legislation. |
Il this exception exists j., Utah, then strike
Utah from the body Of the bill. The peo
pie Of the other Territories are'not rssponsi
Die for the condition Of thingr III Utah. IF
his sorely. needed reliefis To lie denied them
-because, to make Utah An exception.
would initiate against, the theories of mem.
lers OF Congress that all legislation for the
Territories should he general in its apDIica.
ion-then arc they punished for their ODE.
Hence 10 law, premium offered for its
rotation in Utah, and protection. the price
With which the Government purchases its
lights To the allegisnceof it's citizens, wrong. I,
ully withheld.
In urging the passage Of this Jaw We ask
or nothing that IL new. It affords relief ,
demanded by eight Territories
n the Union, producing by far the larger
art Of our annual yield of precious metals.
nd who respectfully but most earnestly o.
'tion to be permitted to pay the cxpcns ey
accident to their right OF local self. govern.
lent; to retain intact their present judicial
ystens, with which courts, attorneys. and 4
eople are thoroughly familiar; do that Z
'hich they have heretofore uniformly done .
'itl'out complaint fr,m any quarter. and
hitch Chief Justice Marshall as long ago rs I
s2S decided they had q right to ITO. Ia