Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-06

tuiIy Of the Union, Of which sine be.
comes an Integral part, with ftm re-
lance on the protection Of Divine
Providence, her quar;er OF a million
people pledge anew their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honor.
II Is usual at such time M this,
marking as II dues an epoch In history,
to permit the pertinent Incidents Of the
past, leading up TO tue ffuition Of the
present, to be reviewed and oontem.
plated. The long period OF Utah's
probation, covering a period Of nearly
hrlfa century, etrewn as II Ia with
thorns aud roses, isvests her history
with = charm and interest more than
usually inviling,and 40 | shall proceed
~ a brief recital OF those events which
may be asld 10 constitute the evOlu ton
OF Uiah's Statehood.
TERRITORIAL uovERNMRSr.
The fir,t effort OF the people 70 secure
constitutional government was In 1919,
eighteen months alter the advent OF
the Pioneers, and One year after the
agning OF the treaty OF Uuadalupe
Hiialgo, by which the soil they occu-
pied was coded from Mexico 10 the
United States. A call for convention
was Issued "to consider the political
needs Of the community" IL was adj
dressed to "all citizens OF that portion
OF Upper California lying cast Of the
Sierra Nevada Meuntains.h The cor.
vention assembled at Halt Lake City In
March, and decided 70 petition Con.
Rtesa fot territorial form Of
government, ana 10 organize, pending
congressional actions provisional state
government. A conmittee appointed
" drhft and report 10 conntitution for
tho temporary State OF Desetet, con.
sisted Of Albert Darlington, Joseph L..
Haywood, VIM. w. Phelps, David
Fuilmor, John 3. Fullmer, Chas. q.
Rich, John Taylor, Farley Z. Pratt,
John NJ. Bernhisel aud Efpatus Snow.
The convention continued I've deliberH-
tlons on the Sth, 9th and 10th OF
March, anu adopted tbs constitution
reported by the committee. iIs pre-.
amOle was ~ follows.
Whereas, A large number OF citizen Of
tho United States, before aud since the
treaty Of poaco with tho Republic OF
Mexico, eirigratoi to, and settled In that
portion of tho territory OF sho United
| Siatos lying.wosi oftho Rocky Mountains,
aud Ia the great interior basin Of Upper
California. and
Whereas, By reason Of said treaty, all
civil organization originating from the
Republic OF MoKioo became abrogatodi
and
%, hersas, tho Songtess oi tno unltod
a a,a'pa nns aaaiou ~ W svs,ug FORM o.
oniraS5 az an, no,t,an ,bc,aaf. "a ~ me-
wLa,cas III III ,'nyarnnsn,, anJ isw.
aro neeessary Tor mo security noaeo and
| prospority Of socloty; and
Whereas, Il is "a Fundamental principle
In all republican goyornmenu that all
political power Is Inherent In tho
| people, And The governments Instituted
IoT lheir ptolooueu' security and beheh'
shou'd oinaha'e from tue same
Therefore, your committee beg leave
| 10 recommend tho adoption OF tbs fol.
lowing Constitution until the Congress
Of the United States, shall otherwise
provide for the government OF the
territory hereinafter namee and des.
cribed by AdmittinF us iato ahs Union.
We, tho people, grateful to thea5u.
pfeme Being for ths blessinge hitherto
enjoyed, aud feeling our dopen.
dence on Hin for n continuation oil
those blessings, do ordAin and estAb.
lish a free and independent govern.
msnt, by the name OF the State oil
Desefet, including all the territory Of
the United States within the following
boundaries, to viii: Commencing al
the 30 degree Of north latitude, where
IL crosses the los degree OF longituIs
west Of Greenwich; thence running
south aud west 10 the boundary Of
Mexico, thence west to anu down
tne mAlh ohhnhei OF the plia river
on the northern boundary OF Lower
| California 10 the Pacific ocean; the ce
along the coast nOTthwesteriy to the
lls degree 80 minutes OF west lougi.
| tude; thsnes north 10 where said line
inteIsecls the dividing ridge OF the
Sierra Nevada mountains; thence
north along the summit OF the
Sierra Nevada mountains TO the divid.
lug range OF mountains that separate
the waters flowing into tho Columbia
irem tho waters running Into the Great
Basin; thence eesterly along the d.
viding range OF mountains that nepar-
ate said waters flowing Into tho Co
lumbia river on tho norih, from the
waters Moving into me great basin on
the south, TO the summit OF Tho Wind
River chain OF mountains; thence
southeast and south OF The dividing
range OF mountains thAt separate the
waters nowing into the dulf OF Msxi'
90 from the waters nowing Into the
Gull OF California, TO the place OF be-
ginning. rs sci forth In map ORA IN
by Charles Prouss, ana published by
order OF the Senate OF tho United
States In 1875"