The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-10

cal legislation of the territory. by IT:
control of the grand and petit jurors i
possesses large influence over the ad
ministration of justice. Exercising, a:
the heads of tins sect do, the
local political power of the terri
tory, they are able TO make eiiec.
tive their hostility to the law of congress
on the subject Of polygamy, and, IN fact
do prevent its enforcement. Polygamy
will not be abolished if the enforcement
of the law depends on those who prac.
tree and uphold the evil II can only be
suppressed by taking away the political
| power of the sect which encourages and
snstains il. The power of congress to
enact suitable laws to protect the terri
tories is ample. 1t is not a case for half
way measures. The political power OF
the Mormon sect is increasing. It con-
trolls ROW one of our wealthIest and
most populous territories. IL is extend
| ing steadily into other territories.
| Wherever il goes, il establishes poly
gamy and sectarian political power.
The sanctity of marriage and the family
relations are the corner stone of our
American society and civilization. Re
ligious liberty and the separation of the
church and state, are among the elemen-
tary ideas of free institutions. To re es-
tablish the interests and principles which
| polygamy and MoFmonisn have imper-
illed, and TO fully reopen to intelligent
and Virtuous immigration of all creeds,
that part of our domain which has been
| in great degree closed to general inn
migration by immoral institutions. il is
recommended that the government of
the territory of Utah be reorganiZed. |
recommend that congress provide for the
government of Utah by a governor and
| judges, or commissioners, appointed by
the president and confirmed by the SEN
ate-a government analogous TO the pro-
visional government established for the
territory northwest of the Ohio by the
ordinance of 1887. If, however, deem
ed best to continue the existing form of
local government, recommend that the
right to vote, hold Office and sit on jurIes
In the territory of Utah be confined to
those who neither practice nor uphold
polygamy. If thorough measures are
adopted, il is believed that within few
years the evils which now affiict Utah
will be eradicated. and that this terrific
~ will, in good tifce, become one of the
most prosperous and attractive of the
new states of tie union.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
These continue peaceable with all ma
lions. and there is nothing particularly
noteworthy under this head We clip
few paragraphs.
My anticipation of an carly reply
from the British government to the de-
mand of indemnity to our fishermen for
the injuries suffered by that industry at
Fortune Bay, in January, 1873, which
expressed in my last annual message,
US RI 1Gnn rod
ceived only in the latter part of April,
in the present year, and when received
exhibited failure ofaccord between the
two governments as to the measure of
the fishing privilege secured to our fish
ermen by the treaty OF Washington, of
so serious character that made il the
subject of communication to congress
in which | recommended the adoption
of the measures which seemed to me
proper, to be taken by this government
in maintainence of the rights of our
fishermen under the treaty, and towards
securing an indemnity for the injury
their interests had SUITE ed =
| sincerely hope that the basis NAV be
found Tor the adjustment of the very ser
iOuS divergence of views in the interpre-
tatlOn of the fishery clauses of the treaty
of Washington, which, as the correspon-
stood at the close of the last session of
congress, seemed to be irreconcileable.
The state of peace and tranquility now
enjoyed by all the nations of the CONT
nent of Europe has its favorable inf1u-
ence upon our diplomatic and CONNER
cial relations with them. We have con-
cluded and ratified a convention with
the French Republic for the settlement
OF the claims of the citizens of either
country against the other. Under this
convention commission presided over
by distinguished publicist appointed
in pursuance of the request of both ma
tons, by His Majesty, the Emperor of
Brazil, has been organized and has be-
gun its sessions in this city. A congress
to consider means for the protection of
industrial property has recently been in
session in Paris, to which l have ap-
pointed the ministers of the United
States in France and in Belgium as del
egates.
The international commission upon
weight and measures continues its work
in Paris. invite your attention TO the
necessity of an appropriation to be made
in time to enable this government to
comply with its obligations under the
metrical convention.
Our ITleHuly TeldJlOnS. Win the Ter
man empire continue without inter-
ruption.
At the recent international exhibition
of fish and fisheries, at Berlin, the par
ticipation of the United States, notwith-
standing the haste with which the COM
mission was forced to make its prepare
tions, was extremely successful and
meritorious. winning for private exhibit
ors numerous awards of high class,
and for the country at large the principal
prize fhonoroffered by His Majesty the
Emperor. The result of this great sue
cess cannot but be advantageous 10
this important and growing in
dustry
There is nothing of importance TO
note in our unbroken friendly relation
with the governments of Australia, Hun
gary, Russia, Portugal, Sweden, Norway,
Switzerland, Turkey and Greece Dur
the last summer several vessels belong
ing to the merchant marine of this
country, sailing in neutral waters of the
West Indies, were fired at, boarded, and
searched, by an armed cruiser of the
Spanish government. The circumstan-
ces as reported, involve not only a pri-
vate injury to the persons concerned,
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