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Show ) too A roLITI C~. 'fE~'r-llOOK .FOlt 18GO. 1\nd turn flll.aois \uto a neb'l'O colony, rathe r than iuto a ltllcnatc them. They tUd no~ mean Ure negroes and ID· t3t:~t.c of whito naen ,;till,, ou h:L\'e tt<,t :;ecurcd to the n egro di:Lns-they did not 8:lY we whhe men aucl ncgrors were ~he ri~lals of ,·illz• ·•;~hip ou an equality with the while 111.11~ born equ:ll; but Lhuy were SlH!aklng ol the race of people You must t.ltcll ~trike the word ·• whit..:" out of the cou:!tl- who colo11i:t ·d .Americ<~, who ruled Amcl'icn, nnd who were t ution of tllll' owu Ht.LI ·, aud a~lo w the 11c~ro to ~·otu e, to dec laring the liberties of Americans, when they proclnhncd our polltl and vui<' on :w equ ~tt y with .rour>~cll'cs. \ 011 the RClf-cvidcuL truth tha.t those men were bom ft·ce and mu~t :.Liso ciHLII!.(e the Con:;titL,tiou 111 tn:tL r • •IH.'I!L that de· equal. ,And if you wil~ ex.amiue the journal ~f the Conti· cl:Lre:;, Lh :~t :t n'c ;.<ro :-ltx.ll nut he elifiiiJle to ollice, and d e- ucutal Congrct~::l you wlll. hnd t.ltis great prhJctplc CRrricd clltrc that u n~·1-1ro sha ll~~~ l'll~ihle to your l.~et;bhttun·, to out. No one of the colom '1:! w ot~ltl then cons~ut ~0 the De. the bar, bench, ;~11d g-uh \' rnatol'i;d chair. Aut! stIll you cia ration of 1ndcpcnrhmcc . u ::lll tit ·y had placed 011 the have not reached th:~L poit•t l 11 wltich we t~re told we n1u:-~t I r~ col'<i the exprcl:!s r cscrvatlOn, tlmt each colony n·scn•td go of phL•'illfi the 1w~ro 011 :~n cqLudity witlt otha ·it.lzeus. ' an~! t·ctaiued to itself ~h e sole and exclusiv~ rit;h~ of rc~;u· y 0'u must adtuit him Ill the jtu·y-hux, tllhlli~o:cltSC hun by latmt; its own doulct:itlC concerns. and p oltcc regulatious. law to marry a white wonl:tll. An1! tlocn yon will ha·;c It wal:! made u fun<huncntal colldttion of the J>eclarallon secun·d lll~al'iy all tile pril ilegcs th:~L Ute dedsion of the that Lltitl right Hhoulcl bo forever re~:~en·cd beyond tit~ Snpt·eme ()ourt. Ita~ dcnit.!d lti tll. ( Applnu:~e. ) power of Congrc ·s or ~ther Co:1fcdcmtion or power on 1 ~ulJntiL to you, f,• llow -d lizc n~, whethe r any man c;w earth , except the .free wlll of th c1r own people. 'l'hc artlprOIIOLIIH.: c tit • decision inhttm:w and iufauwus, without de:s o f ·oufeder;Llton were based up?u Lite :~ame great ful}o resortin~ lo that g-n·at principle, which, carried out, tl~m c ntal principle , :tnd the Con:~tlLutlon of the United put.s the tll'gro on :LII t•qu,tlity with other citiz ·us. l ~ 11t Ht~Ltcs.wa:~ a<~optcd for the purpol:lc ~f !J.rc:;erving and curlisten to the spl'ccl~t•:~ o f ,llt.V one of tho~e who symp:tth1zc rylllg mto etlcct the same grand JH'IIICtple thaL made us 1:10 murh with the poor .\ fric,lll that t.hey :•rc 11ot williiiJ; to one people for ouc ,l:!Jlecitied obJect, but l'cserverl to each nllow him to ocl'IIPY au iufcrior pt>::.itiou, atHl you will lind Stale and each locality the sole and exclllllivc privilege of that th •y all a rlhcr • to the po,ition of 11e~ro equality. J<'or managing Its own domestic concerns. lnst<UlCl', did yo11 L'Vt'r h L·;tr uny of them make :t puhlic At that. day the ncgro was looked upon as a being of an spcl•ch in which he tlillnot quot.; the Decl:Lmt.ion of l nde- infLr or race. All lli:;tory had proved that in no pan or pcndt•ucc, Lhat "we h<ll •l a ll men arc born free aud equ td," the worl~l, or of the world':; ltistury, h tLd tile negro ever anlltht•u app •ttl to you to know whe th e r Sla~·er.v couhluc :;ltow11 hllll$df ~.:ap.able of sclf-govenunent, tLntl it was not ju:-tificcl or palliated h.v :w.v m:w who be lieved in tho Du the intetHion of the founder~:~ of thlM Government to cl.truiion nt ltHia-pctulcncl'. J)o they not aq.(ue that hy \'lolutc tlmt gn::at law of God, which matlo the distinction tlth; itt:;trumenL lll'l-.(nws were tlcclarecl to be hom equal to between th.: white and the black man. 'l'hatd istinctionls whit,• mt·n; stwlht'lll!l'1 :t11y man who il:l opposed to carry- p lalu and ptLipttl>lc, anrl it hu~ been the rule of clvilizaUon ing ont that gn•aL d l·:u· priucipl • of lh cir~, of n egro ;~till of Oh r i~tianity the wo rlll over, that whenever any equality with th • white III<Lll, !::1 opposed to the Declaration one lllllll, o r ~et of men, were incapable of taking care ot ot ludepl'lldl'll('C tltcmsd vcH, lhcy ~ h o uld COllSCnt to be goverued by those Now, tii ,Y frie11d~, permit me to re ply to this :t~sumptlon, who were capable of ll llL IIIIg lng their aif:Lirl! for them. 11 Ut,Lt the lkd:tr:ttion of Independence d ccl:trcd the 11egro i~ 1111 th<tt. priuciple that your court.s of jus tice appoint to he e<{U:tl wilol1 white lll l' ll, h.Y a f 'w histo rical fa.cls t'l'- guardiaus to take c harge o f tile Id iot, the lunatic, the <"Ordcd In Olll' s chool huoks, and ( ;Ltnil lar to our chihlrc11. in:!:llle, blilltl, du111b, the Ullfort.unate, whatever na1y behb lly reference to the lllstory of the nited States, you will I!O lld itio n. Aud lfhi:nory IH\tl proved thattla.: nei{rorace, find tlmt ou tl tl' ~·ourth of Jut.v, 1776, when the Dedam- us It race, we re illcapablc of "elf-governlllcnL, it was not tlon of lnllep l'udcucc was put fort h, the thirteen colonies uuly the right but the duty of those who Wl're capable to were th ·n, each and all of them, shweholding coloui<:!l. provide fur th e lll. H d1d u otneccssanly f<,llow that they Eat;h signer of the J> ••rlamtlon, wit.hout au exception, r •- wen: to l>c reduced to ~I;Lvcry. The true pr inci pl~ Is that present ·<I a slu.Vl'hohlin~ con:itltuency. Every battle of the infct ior rncc Hltould be allowed to enjoy all t.helr the ltevolntionary War, from L ·xin~-:ton and Hunker II ill rights, which their nat urc Is cap:~lllc of exerc.lsing and to King's 1\Iountaiu :1n1\ Yorktown, wa1:1 fought in a !II<L\' C- enj oyi ng, consiste ntly with the good of society. I would b a lding constit ue ncy. 'l'hc trealy of peace with Orcat not. advo~.:ate that the negrn shouiJ be treated harshly or Britain which ltc knowkilg-t•cl our lnde pcrHienc ', w:Ul made unkindly. .Far front it. 1 would extend and secure '<> on the part of <lre<LL Hl'iL:du on the one lli1!c :llld the thir- him every right, privilege and llllmunlly lao was capable teen orig i:wd !llavcholtliuK :-:.tales on the other. l'a~~;in g of cuj oy!ug cow!ltHent wath t.ltc h ighei:lt welfare of society. !rom that to the forlll : ~tion of the Con 'titutlon of the The lJun.titution is fouudccl on that g-n:at priuclple, and United Staks, you will find that in:;trumcnt was framed lcav.:s to c.tch ::ilatc, :\s tl te artic les of coufetlcrn.tion did nnd adopted, and put into operation with t he lrnmo rtai tu e ach colo•1y, the right to determine for !tsdf whn.~ \Vashington :tt the IH•ad, h.Y twelve slavcholding 1:-\tates th c~e princ ipl<·s were, anti the extent of them, In order nnd ono frco StaLl', or one ~talc ahout. to b ecome free. In that they might adopt their law;~ to their actual condition. view of t.h ·se fact.s, 1 ~lll)(llit to you whether any sane ma11 Undct' llmt Kl'c:tL pro vi ion, lllinoi:~ haH chuHen to say, can assert that th • fou1ttkrs of our int~tituti ons intended to th;tt. the negro sh:.LII not come here to reside-that IL negro put the n ~'g t·o aud the while man on an equality In t.hc sys- >-hut. uot vote-shall nut hultl o fii ~.:e-shall not serve in the tern of govl'rument whil'h they adopted? If the s'i)!nerH of ihe jury-box-shall nut tllllrry wid tc wou1e n- aml I think De?htrRtion had Intended to declare thctlt'gro equa l to the thaL th~ Con~titution of Illinois is wi~ely fra.u1ctl as to this whlt.e m:~n, would not they, on Lh;tt v •ry day, ltave abolish •<I provision. On the other hand, I( •nt ucky goes further, Slavery m every one of tlte ' t;Ltcs of the Union in onkr to and dcpriVI!!! the negro of hi~ right over his person. have conformc<l to that De<:lara.Lion? lf any on· of these Ke ntucky, under the Constitution, had u right to make States h :td thus llnllt.:rstooll the Dccbtmtio11 of l ndc p en - that p rov i~i o n. We have no right to complain of her, d encc, ~Oill<l not t.huL Htato t.hen imrnedlatct.v have abo!- uor Ct~n l:lhe comp:ain of us. ~~a c h has the r ight. to do 8.1 ls hctl l:ilavcr.v, :tncl put tile ne~ro on t\n equality with t11e it pleases, and tach must. ntind its own business and n<X white man in confonnit., wit.h that Declaration ? Dill they In te rfere with ih! neighbor's con cerns. (Applause.) c~o so? I ~:LYe a~ready Ahown you that 110 one of those Our fttther~, when they ft'<tutc<l this Ouverntucnt,hnd States n;holmhetl Blavt•r.v during the whole pnlod of the witnessed the ~ad II.IHI utcltwcholy r esults of the mixture H.cvolut!o~.try w;u·. l hav_c :d rc;~<ly stated, a.nd I challenge of the race~ in 1\lex icn, South Americ<t and Central contra<ll~o:tton, that to t.lns <l.ay no one of them has put Ame rtl!lL, whcre the Spanish, from motive~ of policy, had the n egro .ou an equality wtth the white m:<n in all the ;tdutittcd the nt:gro and (;liter lufcrior races to c1tiz~nshlp, laws tou ch11~g on the rchLti0n~ of life. And yet., if they aud, coll.;cqu~tt ~•y, to pulitlcal :\lld soclalrLnlldgamarion. honestly belrcved Lhc. D<!claralllln of I nclepentlence meant The <l t:utu ra.llz:~l ion ;wd degradation which pr·~vaih:d In nc~roes a~ well U.H wlntc l11l'n, they were bound to advocate the ~p;mlt~h aud l<'rcnch coloni c:& whet·e no distinctions on every law. HO as .to c:trry out their prin~iple. Their posi- tLl'Culllll of ca•lur or r:t~o:e were' tol~ratcd, operated as a tlon on tills. suhjc•ct W~!llld c h:Ll·ge t he s1gners of that De- warnlu:; to ou1· rcvolut1otnt.ry father:! to preserve tho ch~ratlon wtt.h. hypocr1:;y in m:1.klng It to the world, and purity uf Lite wlolte race, and 10 e~:~tahli:;h t!tcir polit.ical, gomg on. to. hg~tt b.atlles on the princ iple thus a~sertcd. ~ocl al :w1i domestic !ustitutiotnl upon such a basis as llut no vutdt~atton ts n.ec<led from me of those Immortal would (orevcr exclude the idea of n egro citizen~hip and men who <lm.ttod, and Rtgtwd, and proclaimed to the world negro ~quali ty. (Applause.) Ule D<!cliLra!ton of llldcpc•tHie nce. They di<l what they 'l'ltey uuder~tnod that great uaturall:tw which declare• r;ofesse<l. J'l•cy had r e ference to the white man, and to tl11tL atnalgamatlon between snpet ior and lnf~:rlor races !\'111 only, w.hen t!tcy d<•c larcd :LII me n .we re created equal. hri11g~ thcir P•>,lcr ity d owu to the lower level of the iufelh ··y Wl 'l'C 111 a s~.t'll;!~le with Great. Bntain. The principle rior httl u c vcr cle vatet~ them tc> the high level of the 8~ they 1~' ·re lL~.ilcrllng w:u~ tiHtt a Bl'ifis l-1 subje"t, horn on pcrl~J r r:u;c. I appeal to each of those gallan~ young ~menc ~~1 s?'' ~;ls cqu:tl.to a. Ul'it:sh suhjc~t horn In l~ng wen bdvrc 111e, wlto won hnmo rtal glory oo the bloody l~nd-tlt.tt .~ 1.\'!tl~h Slli>Jec~ here was entttled to all the tlclds of Mexico in vindi cation of their country's right rtghl;~.' H 1 • 111 pnvtlcgt•:~, :~~tl Immunities, unde r the British ;wd ltouor, whettacr their Information anti olllwrvntion In Cllt l'illl.u.tw1.', that :L B_ntts.h sul>ject In P;nl!land enj0y1:<1; that country does not fully ~:;ustaln U1e truth nf the prot. l l:JL !ltctr n~hts ll'<!rc 111 LIH'nlthll!, :mll hence that l'arlit~.- position tlliLt :uualb'1tm:tt.inn Is degn.Ltiation demorallsa· llh!•lt, lrho,c fJOWl!r wa::~ otw1ipotcut, lla<.l uo lJOWI!r to tlon, dltic11lh: nut! death? b It true that tl11/ Aegro Is our MR. DOUGLAS' SPRIXGFIELD SPEE 'IL liSi ... tl • The hiRtory our -..r o •c· r • · o f the times ctcrLrly If rom office, and to ftll th. eir pln.ces with b ol.t .! , .a hlo, :1, n<J equal all(\ f 1 I'd 11"t r "gtLrd the African rnce a~ true men, and to cause .L thoroug!A and soat cit 11g lu \ t::r I tl .. tOUt' uttt•rs<J " ' . I 0 ° I 0 • aow . 1" . ' I 1' I 11 ·tnd <ktamlned 80 to tuy the found at lou tlgatwn into all the C•'llllt.:!! lUll eno•n.1~1 l'~ w tic 1 :ue any km to tlut · ' , . • t ,1 \t they should never be of alleged to he perpctratctl dally in that I t.: t'l'ltOI'J, under r ·lety and " '", t11111e11 • 11 • • • 1 ~· ,, 1 . f 1 , 0 soc .. "n ' I' ll (Immense upplause.) t.he direction or HrtH I!UJI 1 oung llllu II Clltl el cra. l!i kin to thet~ po-~ co~fe• 'upon the African race the p r ivl- and to usc all the military force "!ecc::!s:Ll'Y to p~ot~ llul, when yo 1 . nd put tltem on an equality with the ofliccrs In the dbcltal KC o f the1r dutte., a11d to en Iu g •H of citlzenH tiJI ' a . 1 \ I· ) 1 1 1 1 he jur -box on the beuch 111 force t.he In'' 11 of the I:Luc . C J PP .tu:-sc. whitt!, 111~11 ut tl~c 1'1~1 s~n~ in the {ouncils of the nntl~n, When the authentic cvhlcttl!~ shall arriv,·, .ir it.. sh·1U tJ1e Jo;xccutlv~. cl~!" 1: ill you deny their equality Ill the estai.Jii~h the fact:; which nrc believed to ex :"~'. 1t 11111 ll~· upou whiLL plllltl!_l e 'tv d tl cl cl• • come the duty of Uong-re,s to apply the kntle rwd 1ut , . bo•Lrtl and 111 t 1e umcs c r c • · . . 1 \ 1. , ) N .esltVC • c t f the United l::ltatcs llll.YC d ccl<led out Utis lontltl!Oill •• d tsgust.I IIK ll CCI', lJ Jli' o Lil~e. • 0 'l'hc 8up~en;e. Cour ufution a negro is o o t and cannot temporizing poliey-uo lmlfw:ty measu res w 11 then llll· thal, unde r t lc OilS • swer. It hal! ucen suppo~cd hy tho~e 11 ho lmve no t be a cit lzenbt' A I l't!on pn.rly pronounce thn.t d ecision thought d eeply upon the suhjecL, that an act of Con- 1'hc Kcpu tcan J¥n'ram o u~ and a) JC!d to the A mer!- gress pro hll>itlng murliet·, rohlJ<: ty, p olygamy, an~ ot her cruel, !nhu.naan n.n~l, nl anti' r c fusel to obey it. J~et us crime~:~, wi th appropriate pcn~dtlcs for tilo~e olleu.l'e:l, c;an people to dt:ncga I t lvcs upon the country would atronl adequsLtc retncdtcs fur a ll till· Cltol'lll ltiL.'tl J"'" is~ue w1th them, IUH pu ourse complailled o f. :-iuppo11e linch n law to be on the ~t:\· for trial. (Cheers <Lll<l applause.) tutc I.Jook and 1 believe they ha\'e IL crlm .n ,d Cllcle , pro- OONDI'l'ION 0 .1<' M'J.'AIRS IN UTAII1 AND THE ltJOlEDY. Mr. President, I will now respond to the call wl~i~h has bcon mucic upon me for 111y o p inions or th~ condlttc~n of thing~ in Utah, and the npproprl!tte r emedies for ex1stlng viding th~ u~:~ual puui~hment for the tntire ~:tt :~ l of{lll' of crimes according to the usagcH of all Cll'tilzeal and Christi~n c ountries with the exception !Jf ()()ly,::;uny, which is practised 'under tit~ ~ rmction of tl~e l\lunnoa Church but is nci~hc r proh .htlcd uor a uthnnJ.ecl by tlae hLWi:l or' the Terri tory. Suppose l repeat, t h;Lt Co ngrc:<s slt.Ctn ~ d pa~s a Itt IV prescribing n. c rimi tull code, and puut~h ii iL! P.<li,YfiillllY among otlter otl'cnccH, what oth er ell'ect would 11 havcwhnt good would it do? Would y ou ~~~ II on t ~1 t'Jlty-t hre~ graud jurymen , with l~vcnty-threc w,' " e.~ t ·.~~ h, .t~ ~1nll a bill of indictment ng;~,n~t a p oor mn!et.thk \llttd t .ror h ;\ving two wive:;? l Ulwen:1 and laughter.) \\ ou ld ) ou call upon tw cl\'c 11etit jurors, wttll twa•ill' 11 ll:t·S each, to convict. tho HtLIIle l nath~ome w;t'lclt tor l~a v 1 11~ two "ivcs? (Coutilluctl applullHe. J \\ ould ) 01.1 e\p~d 'L grand jury composed of twenty-thn·c ·· J)all tle" 11 to flnd a bill o f inclictntent ug<~in~t a h o othl·r " Jlanile. 11 !.or having murdered IL 0 enllle, a::. th(•y call :dl A tiiC tic ,1 n citizen~, unaler their direct io11 f l\.luch '"~s ",','uld ~ou expect n jury of twelve" de~t.roytng- illt~<·b . ll> 11.11 ~ another" clcl:ltroyilll:{ angel" guilty Of lh' lliiiiC l f m ,t: cter and cau~c hilll to he hang-ed for no. olh~r <~tlc:m e tha:, t;tklng the life o f a (i('t.ltlk? .t\ o.! I t ;he1;1: .'" ai_'Y • · tl ' n the l' l'IHirlS 1\'C tecctve from ltah, (.;ollgt~~:; ll1•1Y olll I I l . ,. ·r 1l'iy pas~ whatever l :Lws it choo~t·· ; >lll you c.tu ~~~· e e¥11s. . 'l'hc Territory of Utah was orgn.n1zed under one of the acts known aM the CompromiMc Measures o r. 18:>0, o.n the 811ppoMi tlon that the lnlt!Lbitants were Am e nc~n cluz ·us, owlug 1Utcl ttckuowl ·dging allegiance to the Ut11tecl StateH, and conSl'Q\lCtlli.Y entitled to the btlncflt~ or. sc l f-gove~nn1cnt while 1\ Territory, and to a<lmlS!lt on 111 the Uuton 011 an equal footing wtth the o riginal State~, as ~oon IIR !.hey should nlullhcr the rcqulsl ttl p o pulation. It was conceded on all hands, ancl by all parties, t!utt the pecullnrltlcs of their religious faith and ceremontes l n terpo:<cd no valid anti c onst it ntlonal objection to their reception Into the Union in conformity with the l•'ederal Con~tltut. lon, so long tt~ t ha·y were In all ot h~r. re~ p •cts .cnt ltlc1l to admission. ll eu ce, the great p olt ttcal p ;lrtt c:~ o f the country indo r~cd and lqlprovecl the Cornpromisc Measures of 1 :'>0, including the act fo r the o rgat tiz;Llion of the Territor,· of Utllh with the h ope antlln tlt · contld ·nee J ' • I U . , tht~l the inh<tbitauts would contortn to t ae o ttM IIt.u.tou and liLws, and prove th em~clvcs worthy, r ·~pcct:thl e at od h~w-abtd illg' c l! tz ,· ns. lf we :tre pennltted tn place c•cdcuce in the rnnt o rs and r e ports fro111 tlmt t'Olllltry (and il lllnst bt:: ada nittecl t.htLt tltt'Y h ave inne11~ed and strcn!(lht:lll'lland :l~~ 'llll e< l con~btcn<·y and pl anslbi lity ~lY CllCh Kllt'CC~HiVe ll lll ll), ~eVl~ll yc :u·,' ·xper it•llCl' htL~ "·1:<cJo,; cd rt stall~ of f1H'lH Cll t.in·ly dilli; r ea•t frout tlml "lttdt vm~ ~uppo~t·d to cxbt whcu t.ala wail o r~an t zc d. Th t:~e rumors and n •twrt>- would ~ ·en• to ju~tlfy the belief that Utefolluwing fs~c l~ arc Hll~ceptihl · o~p rool. . 1. 'l'hnt nine-tenths o f the inhalittants :trc altcn!l hy birth, who h :tve refu!-lcd to lwcome natural z~·t!, o r to t.nke the (lath of allegitwce, or to do 1\.ny other act recognizing the (lo,·cmmcnt o f the l ' nit ·d !::-tate:; Ill:! the para-mount authority ln t Ia at T er rito ry. . . 2. 'J'hat all th(' inhai.Jitantl', whether nat vc or nl 1C II born, kuowu as 1\lormoni'l, (an<lthey COIIKtttutc the wlt nlc IJCOpit! or th • 'l'crritory) arc I.Jonnd hy h orrid oaths ;ttl([ tcrril.>lc tlenallic:l. to r e~og11i:r.e and maintain tl•c :~uthorlty of Brigham Yonng, and the ~ove rn• ne 11.t. ~Jf wlt ~ rh It ~ Ls the hca<l, as pnnuno11nt to that of til t' l illlll!ll :-;tat~·s , In civil a well ns in r•·li~ojious atra:rs ; ILild tltallhcy "111, lu due tinw, and llllller the direc tion o f th ci : lc.l!l· :s, USC :tllmeanH in lhci.· JIO\\'l'l' to ~UIJVt:rl, l ilt• l:(<ll' ellll\lCI11 c;f the United ~I;L<l'!-1 nntl rcsht its authority 3. 'fhat the ~l ort u;m g<II' CIIlll ll'llt, " illt llri ~lt~m Y o~mg at Its h~acl, is now fo.111ing alliu.n · • w1th l ndHlll trthe!! In Utah and adjoittin).; teo rit.o r' t!::!-~litunlatiug t lte l ndluns to a ct:1 of hostility- an!! organl7.ing bands of his own followers u11dcr the nam · o r "Danilcs, or l lcstroylng Ange ls," to prosecute It sy::~tcm o f robbery a11tl ffi tlrdcrs upou Am •rican citl:~:cns, who support the authority of the l ' nilc<l f'tate~ aud tl e n <Hll ll!e the In· famous and d isg usting p ractt ce.:! 1 nut! illstitut ill llS of the Mormon Government. . lr, upon 11 full invcst.igat.ion , these rep· esontaLt ons shall prove true, they will establish the fa ·t that the Mormon inhnhit.alltS of !JI!Lh as IL community, art~ outlaws nn<l ulien enemies, uuflt to cxcrci:;' Ute right of aclf·govel'llmcnt 1111der lhc o q ;nnie act, and unworthy to be ndmlltetl into nhc Union "1:1 a State, when their only objel'l iu seeking ndml:.~:;lon Is to lnterpo ·e tlte sovereignty of the ~tate,""' 1111 luvin c ii.Jlc shit.:!(\ to prot~ct them iu t!tei • tn:n:;on and ctlmc, dcbauchl!ry and mfamy. (Applau c.) Under th s view of the aullject, 1 think It \::1 tlte duty Of the l'rcHitlcnt, us I have no doubt It ill his fixed purPOtle to remove 13righam Young and all his followers 11 p·t;ntlle tor:Lit riiJunals and juries to punbh Crlllll'~ eutnuntlc< l l>y J\l ot'tll OII l:l in that. 'l' errito~·y . .'o111c u1 ht~r ancl more l'fl\:ctua l rellledy ntust be d c n~e<l anll ttppllct~. I t~ rny opinion, the fir~t stt'!> sl ooul<l l.Je the a h-o ll.' l~ :l'i', uncolltl tlio u:d repeal of the orga11 i.c nd- hlotttng \ I ~ 'I' 'l'l'i torial Government 011t of e~o~tem·c. llJ •O il 1 1 't~ounclthat lh .,, nrc , u llaw~, den,\ lng tht:tr a . I•·!\ ance ~u cl dcf.ring t he' au~l w ritlc~ of the lJn ,tcd ~laic~. \ l n•- nn: nt~l' applau,e.) . 1 1 , • IJ'he Tcrrit odal Oo,· erutnt•nt oncl' ubolt ~ ht· l '·' H tllll.t>tr , would revert to its p t intit!l·c rouditi~n p~·~~ ~· to. t.oc , ~t f ~~~o ·• lllldcr tlte ~ ol e and ~xliuSII t' J llltl!d~t.:t "'n .L~f 0 o 11 1 • l';'1 11. 1' c d "" l'' lt,'.',", " '' l!HI ~h1111 td he pliiC•C d1 Ullf de\r litIe to ( opera 1011 >r tllC ·'\ '~' t of Cungr ·~l:l of t ile ;,ot I 0 • pn ' 1 • . 1 1 7.•, O, all(l the variouH nett\ ::.uppktucut:d t 1. • c t o 11111 a meul1 a l •>t .y tl 1c 1 c ,o f , " 1n·uvllliug f.o .r . the pll1tl l~. i •l.l tt.' t o,t. t• f 11 1 · " u••'ll.tl!-.t tiH' Luit e tll:ota t e:. 1\ 1111111 all) ott, .tbt a Cl'lllle ~ .,. ' . · I 'l lll'r dockyard, llllLJ;H~.ilt •1 OH I ~ Y l1 '111Hl I ' Ll:~. ()I< . II". 1 ( · , ._ • (;(ll 'NIHV ll\l tl H 'I'll F. !'oOI.t. Jl l\ 11 ~: \a ' l.l~ll V. .JII / .~(I ot ; 1: tl" 'l luitt!cl ,...,.f,tll'·'· 11 All oll'c11~ ·~ a:!aill~t the 1011 0 '•· ' I l I I I · tr •al ·ovb.ion, of th c~t· lll' l:. Hl'e reqllt C< l,V aw o H • ~~· d ;uui:l,cd ltj the L' nit cd :-ta~e~ t'ourh iu the • t:tlt:~ ,Lit Tl·l'l,. t;>ril'S \\ htrc the t~ tl ~ tlflt: t ~ ~hall I"· "t·.lh~l' ll't'HII· o r e ' . " 'l'hu::1 1t 111ll he :<e a.:n II "- 1\JH,I) Oil llllli Uiollt' FOil '(It( IL, , 1 hi!, tl at under the plan pro pn~ed, UHil:IIAM \ ot :-.a. •Ill I I r l· t"LIC" l'OUid he .. appreltl'tHietl 1\llal 1!1 llllbhl for c<1ll c< ~ · " , . · o · . , n or 1 o I " Li ., 10 htll:l 1,r ~11:-~<o nn, (ahforum o . II~~~ • . • · , ' " •o ther 'L.dj·Lcent ~.t ate o r 'I' c1 n· 101"". , whe. l' a f.11 t tl !l.. 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'l'errithlt. t 1\:;~usas, tel!~a.~~~~ .~\he~· i>eCitlllC urga11it.~d 11't:t'l'l· ~or!es w~\t: y :;ce1<. c~u n\ry cmbrace11 within tha-~c Ten ltotH: s. te w IO e . . tion of that ~il l II~ :<pt ent of '?''~1!1! was ~~~~d~1';ctl~~r~~~~~~~ 'committed " ithiu tin· !'lalllil I a,,~, and. ,t . lac manner UOIV p ropoicd, ..;o long.a::l we• e ptliHhht.:d In ~ned "under the so le anti t•xclu~l vt the couulry renHll U 'ted 'L<Lte" ·"but the lliOIIll'lll !he j ut. ·IS d'I C· tio.n of trh ea nlz11e1d into 1f~e't rilorial (j. u' ~ . ntu 'lltb, country ·"tastl o g executh·e and ju<.bcial tlclmrtllt~ut•, 1nth l egll! a ve, • |