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Show 53 Of course; the reason fQr the rejoicing 'by the people in )iUs $ouri settlements over ... the prospeet of a state government in the Grea.t 8asin grew 0Ut of their intention to migrate te the new state, and theixo community sympathy waa with the SabIts in tlte ialt Lake Valley. 13 Dlegate Babbitt arrive4 in Washington in due time, but Con ,-rese ... appea.red to b$ in no lll'lo,Q·d to dmit De$E1"et iate th.e union o£ state$. Upon lUs arrival in the national capit01. Babbitt, sought to present -the Memorial of Pes(u!et )l,e:fo.fe Conlress. TOlether with the Constitu. tion, it \Va.$ introdu.ced blto the Senate by Senator Stephen A. Douglas, whQ described it as an app1icati() for admission a.s a st.a.te "with the alternative of admission as a territory if Congress should direct". He moved that the Memo·tial and tk. Constitu:tion lu printed aIld. :refer:re to This was dClle, Dec:ember 1.1, the Commi.ttee on Tel'rito;ries. The same 1849. docents, together wit.• the credeatials of Mr. Babbitt, 14 were presented to the Hose cf RepresentaU,ves by Linn Dyd of Kentueky and we ee referred to the House C.ommittee on Tetdto1!'iest Jai\ua,y Zit 1850.15 However,. the enemies of the Chu,rch were active in their efforts to prevent II]leseretH from becoming 13RQberts; op. cit .. a state. UI, 414. 14Congressiolla.l Globe (l849 1850), XXI. 86. .. 15lbid. J XXI, 21 J |
