New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-01

SALT LAKE, January Ex-Governor
Woods has returned to the Legislative AS
sembly the act for holding convention to
prepare a constitution for the admission of
Utah, without his approval.
He suggests that the organic act of Utah
cOntemplates only such matters as relate
to the domestic concerns of the Territory.
and no power is therein given to abolish
one form of government and adopt another:
power that created alone can destroy
without special authority form Congress.
The Territorial Legislature has no right to
act upon the subject of admission. Utah
having less than the required population
under the appOrtiOnment act to entitle her
to one Representative in Congress, he
thinks it would be well to await the pleas
ure of the general government.
The Governor, in conclusion, says: "TO
become State in the Union is not a right,
but privilege. Good judgment would.
therefore, require that before any cOnven-
ton should be called Utah should place
herself in harmonious relations with the
general government The first and highest
duty of the citizen is obedience to law. All
violations of the law CT Congress should
cease: pOlygamy should be abandoned, and
laws should be enacted by you in accord
with the laws of Congress upon that subject.
Until it is done the people Of Utah can not
expect, hor should they ask admission as a
State Religion liberation in the United
States lis as broad as the wants of humanity,
but the government can not tolerate church
dosmas which set at naught its statutes. 1t
is 10 be regretted that difference Of Opin-
ion should arise in matters OF legislation be-
tween the legislative and executive depart
ments. but it is MY duty to interpret the
my course of action
The Governor S veto message to the House
created much excitement, and some MEM
bers expressed themselves with bitter in
Nectives. Mr.. Taylor. one of the apostles,
exclaimed: Are We nOneutities Are We
seris! Have we rendered ourselves crimi-
nal by putting power into the hands Of the
people to ask for admission into the Union
The polygamy clause of this message" said
he, s. consider an open insult to us. 1t is
worn rhreadb bare, aud has become a stink in
the noStlils of all respectable people. What
laws have we violated aud. if we have vio-
lated any. why are we not punished for it
Even murderers are brought to testify
against us. and every means used to prove
us guilty of polygamy. If contrary to the
constitution or laws of the United States,
why don't the federal judges prosecute lis
under the United States laws! Is this
House to be insuted by such charges as are
contained in the document from the Gov
ernOr! | say no. [ throw it back in his
face, and tell him it is talsehOod. Voices
Hear. heart We are American citizens,
and demand the rights of such"
james w. Young didn't care a snap Tor
the veto. He asked no odds of the Cover
nor or any other man.
Mr.. lockwood said they had been abused
long enough. He would gladly die mar
tyr to the Mormon cause If there was any
blood of the fOretathers of rs in the As
seubly. they would at once resent the ill.,
suits.
On motion of Mr. j. w. Young. com
mittee of three, to confer with a similar
committee from the council, was appointed
to draft joint resolution for the purposes
named in the vetoed act. The same COM
mittee was instructed TO draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the House in re-
gard to the offensive charge in the Cover
nUrs veto message.