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tion Until I an mtlalel «poo thai point, 1
bu i insist, so far aa my veto iaoouoerned,upon
tko retention of the proviso in Una bill.
It is a most wholesome proviao.and one which
the Government ought to aee carried out. The
principle that an individual should have aniy
one wife in a good one, and should be suppor-
ted. I hope the proviao will be atriehah oat.
Mr Hkbniiinku In answer to the question
of the gentleman from Alabama, 1 will state
tliat the proviso will work injury to a very con-
siderable number of the inhabitants of the Ter-
ritory of Utah. The more wires a man has
the more farms hu needs to support them.—
[ laiughter ]
Mr. Conn
CHARLES OE MORSE
VOL. 11.
81!RVRYOK UKNHBAL OF I'TAH
HOVBK OV REPRESENTATI VKK
ThuiuuAv, May 4, 1H54
The CUAIKMAN. The mutt bill ou the Cal-
endar for consideration is House bill No. H17,
eutitled "A bill to establish the office of survey-
or general of Utah, to grant duuatious to aelual
Bettlern tbereiu, and for other purposes."
Mr IIenn. I move that the cimiwittoc do
uow rise, that (reuenil debate uiay be closed iu
committee ou this bill
[Cries of "No!"J
The third section was then read, as follows
Sir. it. And Ik iI /'urtfter aw'ni, That ou proof
of settlement and cultivation, an required by this
act, to the satisfaction of the surveyor general, or
other officer dniiiruated by I Iff fur lluU pumww It i i-. t .T , —
subject to the supervision of the Sei-retafytTtoe P'aJ U> haar 1,10 "^ponse of the gentle-
1 literior, u certiticato shall be issued to the |iarty
entitled, on presentatius of which, if approved by
the Secretary of the Interior, patent shall issue
thereon: MvekM, Aoicrtvr, That on the deutli of
uuy such settier, before the completion of the four
years' occupancy and cultivation required by this
net, the right shall descend to his btors-at-lan,who
shall he untitled to u certificate and patent as a-
fiiresaid on proof, as More provided, of continued
occupancy uud cultivation by such settler to the
time of bis death: ProvuUJ, kuitrrcr. l itat when
lands are claimed uuder auy of the provisions of
this act by persons who an'not citisons of tlie 1'
niliul Stales, pateuts slmli not issue therefor until
they become citizens Ami imivid&l,Jurlha',That
the benefits ol tins act khall not extend to any per-
soii w ho shall uow, or ut any time hercaltor.be the
husband of more than ono wife.
Air. litu.Niiixi;], I move to amend the third
section by striking out all after the word "citi-
lon," in the eighteenth liuo, being the last pro-
viso.
Mr Haven. 1 hope the committee will adopt
the amendment of the delegate froth Utah,[Mr.
Hekmiiskl J Ono reason is, that 1 do not de-
sire, by auy legislation which we may enact
here, to recognize any such institution a- that
in I tali.
Mr Letcher I think it would be as well to
leave this matter alone; but (he ouly objection
1 have to it is, that the committee did not ap-
ply the same sort of provision to geutleuien who
me to get #o,000 a year tint there iu the way
of salaries 1 caunot understand why a Miction
of the bill was reported authorizing a salary of
811,000 to lie paid to men who hail half n dozen
wives without any restriction whatever,and why
tins tliiril section should be reported with if re-
striction con lined to settlers alone. My object
in rising was to ascertain from the ehairtunn of
the Committee on Public Lands the reasou for
this discrimination, why the settler should lie
punished for having more wives than otic,while
oftice-holdcrs, who are in receipt of large sala-
ries, not only have the benefit of money, but of
the women to boot. [laiughtcr ]
Mr I 'a vis, of Ithodo Island 1 do not see
ili.it this discrimination is auy worse than that
of iu>c-riing the word "white" in these territo-
nal lull I do not so-1 that it is legislating in
UlVuX ul: all v institution (Ittrtt VtTT ttimr nt
ready prepared to establish by making this oth-
er discrimination in favor of wfhite citucu&alouc.
I do not know tlmt it is all) worse tliun legis-
lating in favor of an institution which knows
nothing of nmrriage between a large cU r- .«f
|>eople, wliieli does not uven regulator the insti
tutioii ot'marriage iu. auy forib whatever And
Vet,with nil tin- 'h-fect.- of Utah,they have ftoiiie
regulation :i>- to the relation of man and woman
And it seem* t<> me, as Jar as I can discover,
lhut the institution of the South is rulcilluled to
deiiationalire our Terrstories,and to prepare ihciii
to introduce a system of pi'oiniseuous eollcttlii-
n.i«e, s,, far as otic portion of the community is
conecriiisl, and to gi\c nh'c portion of tlio coin-
inniiit v lull |WWer and control over an ither |mr-
t ioli ol (lie i nUIUlUllily .
I d" not particularly object to jhis auieiul
incut unless the oilier iiiiiciklnielil is also ear-
ned; and I «cc no good poliey in lliakiug such h
" ill
' boat* asai* on bam tin mays ■
or tn rut.
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CLARK8VILLK, RED E1VER .COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY* XULY 8, 1
at tbe I
-it
distinction as tliis, I would as lie! have I
I nine into llVi* Union with their detective iii
unions as to have a slave State come into it -
I do not IliinVc thai there i«< more evil iu rtiie
than there i- in the other; but I am op|>H'd to
the admission of eilli'V without loliforuiity to
the geuetul and Wei! settled piiii> ipl-es .,| the
moral laws, as they are kn hii and uiider«to.«l
by every reason.tbl • luuii
Mr Smith, of \ irgiilia Mr ( liairiuan, I on-
ly t.iki' (K-easjon to remark, that nothing surpri-
ses me more thafl to hoar gotillcllii n who m ver
were in a slave State, perhaps iu their lives.dis-
course rr cntheihii oil the character of our in-
stitutions. Now, the gentleman from ltliodc
Island [Mr Da v im] speaks u|s>n this subject us
ithough a common indiscriminate intercourse of
- the sexes existed auioug a portion of the [ >pu-
lution of the southern States Uut I would have
that member to know that the tie of marriage is,
iu many respects, to a Very large extent, its sa-
credly observed among the negroesoI the South
u it is among the people from whom hr rouics
Ali'l 1 Mo not hesitate to say that tli«- crime of
iticotitineni e is as rare in the southern States as
it is in the great State •>) Itlusb Island. If,
however, the gentleman from that Sta-'-' i- pre-
pared, in c.-iuuoction with tllii- subject, It. gel
up and justify the institution of Morulnnisui
•in institution whiidi auUnwti« -. a man to hive
is many wives as he c n maintain —if, I say,he
!• prepared to maintain sueii an institution a<
th*t, on so poor a pretext, 1 i him go home and
justify himself to his eimstitueney. I ho|ie,sir,
the provision will not bo striken on'. I now
yield to the gentleman from Alabama, [Mr
''unit )
Mr Conn The gentleman fmni Virginia
sjkaks of giving Inrgt; salaried to |ht-oii< 's-cii-
I understand the Gov-
(iw, vfithout intendiu;:
any disrespoct even to the 1 lelegate from that
Territory, 1 will sa^ that I am rovsnlf opposed
to the prmciplc of encouraging those individual.-
by giving tliem large salaries And so far as
my ovfu actiou iscoueorned, I am opjiosod tn in
eieasing their salaries. And whon the time
coihcs, the gentleman from -Virginia will find
i hat my opposition is real and sincere
A* i have be<*n UlO lentous ailv K*a(e from tho
lirst of ingrafting on the bill the provision uow
proposed t,i l*> stricken out. I di'siic to propound
u few truest ions to the iK legate from Utali,
which, if he answers to my satisfaction, I may,
l Tha|>(:, and iu all probability will, vote for
out the provision to which ho objects,
have l eeu upon former occasions, so I
aui uow, disponed' to do what I believe to la-
right; and if 1 havn formed an incorrect idea of
the practices which exiat in Utah, and of the
actions of individuals there, I may be doing
grvat injustice to them by advocating the reUrt-
'ion of lb is proviso in thv bill. I will ao'.ir-
dingly aak Uie gcntl«tl^#froM Ulnh whether
•hwi proviso, which llwka the bencflu of thi*
art to persons who have now, or hcrcafUr have
only one wife, will, in hi* opinion, work any ve-
ry considerable injustice or hardship to any con-
siderable number of the inhabitant* ot the Ter-
ritory «f Utabf
I do not desire to do any groat t«v
my spt of people, or to any individuals; and if
tin- gewtlewan, tho Delegate from Utah,will toll
me i bat the proviso will work any mat hard-
hip to fcjmiatderahlc nwiober ot UWivMnals iw
« pi p- — r -
pying the position which
« mor of I tali does. No'
Mr GiDntNus. If there in any qm feature
of legislation which should, bo adhered to by
stuU-siuou, it in. that of dealing out tho same
measure of justice tu all who are affected by their
legislation. Now, sir, for week* and months, I
have sat bore and heard soutleman den"iiin-i all
atfempts to interfere with the domestic institu-
tions of our Territories. From the oommenoe-
meut of the discussion upon the Nobraska<|Vm-
tion to this day, scarcely o southern mati has
spoken who has not sneered at, condomnod^uid
repudiated all attempts "to inter far* with Uir
ilonuslic iiutitutiuMi of t>nr TrrriloritThey
are now in favor of in'torferiug with tho domes-
tic institution of marriage in Utah, amonn the
Monnnns.
Now, sir, I do not understand this practice
of facing to the "right nnd left," and to the
"richt about" ond "left about" at the bidding
of some drill sergeant. How long are we to sit
hero and soe gent lemon assume ono position to-
day and auothor to-morrow!1 When will gen-
tlemen upotj this floor learn that the people of a
great nation expect something like totuiit'iiry
of notion on the part of their statesmen?
1 aim earnest upon this subject. I am my-
self in favor of this proviso, taken a? an inde-
pendent proposition. It is in favor of morality
of proprietv, of decency, and good order. Put
I never will go for it while we legislate for slave-
ry in our Territories, nnd the admission of slave
Ktates, and permit tho inliabitants of Nebraska
to make such regulations in rugard to thoir do-
mestic institutions,including slavery and unlim-
ited concubinage. I would ileal out to the Mor-
mon the same measure of justice and freedom
that I would give to the citixens of Nebraska,
with their hundreds of concublbcs. I will per-
mit the Mormon to enjoy his doiou wives, and
I believe I could do it with a great deal better
conscience than I could give tho slaveholder tho
privilege of an unlimited number of conoubinos.
Now, sir, when tho Mormon marries, be does
Ik*, Vm «0* this conditio* been annexed to
ttdH aUariesl*
J, JM that Congrats has nothing to do what-
em wkk this ummHern. We Mm disposing
of the Mthlic kai. It h notnionsaary orprop-
•r Car this Qorarament to make this oonditlou
How b it to be wwk«d out? Who is to iavas-
tigate the fhatT If you are making a provisioo,
it ought to be a provision with some miction;
thare should he aotne mode of enfiwcing it —
What provision is there here for asccrtaiuiug the
fast whether the party is entitled to make the
•ntfyf ■
To what tribunal hare yon delegated the in-
to know whether tho person applying for
to tieroondiuonf 8ir,
lis b«a«At U
Tbst is Jill wanted to know.and -{ thara is aathinytifrfl tblr, and U looks to me
to be moat out of place, and moat luonnortune.
pre-
vail. .
Mr. Oamfrkll For the present. I amnot
very nartioular whether this provision is re-
tained in tbe bill or unit. I Dclleve that Oou-
greas has the right to intorretw in the regula-
tion of all matter* that appertain to the welfare
and morals of the people who mav settle in this
"Territory. 1 subscribe IWly to the doctrine of
intervention, so far as the people of the Territo-
ries are oonccrned during their territorial exis-
tence. I believe that in every State of this
Union it is made a high aflnnoe to have more
than one wife, legal aad wowJ. U is regarded
by public sentiment as a moral offeuse, and it
is made by law a penal offsnoe; and 1 believe
that Congress baa a right to interpose a previs-
ion of this kind, providing that the recipient of
iu bountios shall not preparato a great moral
wroug.
Hut I rose more fur the purpose of replying
to the auggestiou that was made by tho honor-
able member from Alabama^ who aays our leg-
islation is tending strongly centralisation aud
consolidation. Mike my colleague, [Mr. Uu>-
I) lNits,J desire to aee something like consisten-
cy here.' I have always, during my whole ca-
reer, opposed this doctrine of centralisation.
Tho gentleman professes to be in fsvor of States'
rights, and iu favor of having publio sautimculs
reflected in the halls of legislation; and vet, 1
apprehended, that no member in this House
TU
of that measure tbse be oharwad wkk istivki
"hot haate" on the aubjeei
Tbc Cmaikman (interrupting) Tbegeatle-
in from Georgia [Mr. mmiM] is trevel-
a little out ef the roaord.
ir. SraMtaNs Wall, Mr. (}hsiiwssa,
haps I am. U«t 1 am sow through cm
poinv—
Mr. BTcrtutn, of Georgia. I should have _
finished my remark* in tbe time which haaheaa J
consumed with the diawwalon of tbe gaaatiim <t
order. My main oWaaaja rhing ti« tn iltvlan
my oppiKxition to the priaoip)«a aud views of
tho gentleman flwm Ohio [Mr. Cam**!*}
the merita of the proviso under ooBsUerwUmt
1 "
that 1'iu
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■ Ml va |NV« MM mmh IU—IIIWIIHI 919
allude to the position aaaamed by him,
i General Government haa not only the
rigN. but that it la ita duty to interfere in eaaee
of morals, and to erect auch a standard of mor-
als iu the Territories as Ooafrsaa way think
proper, 1 put it to the good aaaa*, and mature
consideration of that gentleman, if this UU
were to mat lauds to every body who ahoitM
be a Presbyterian, a Methodlat, a Catholic, or
of any other particular denomination of religion,
whether he would hold it to be the duty orthls
Congress, according as a majority of their v!ewa
might be, to paaa sueh a lawf
Sir, the Constitution of the United Stelee haa
guarded this point Congress haa no power to
establish ;any religion—noue at all. Congresa
lias no power to touch the question of morals,
which tic at ttho foundation ot all syatoms of
religion. Cougreaa cau rightfully exorcise no
power which looks to the catabliahment of any
particular tcueta of auy any roligiou Or any re-
ligious soot, or to the putting down of any auch
religion or sect, either In tha Btatea,Territories,
or anywhere else. Congreaa can only interfere
with such aotlona in a criminal point of view as
come within the olaaa of "notu prohibita."-~
"Cuugreas haa no right to look to Utoae actions
designated by ethical writers as "ma/a in mJ'.
None whatever.
Tho gentleman says that this practice of po.
lygamy is regarded as a great moral crime in
every ouc of the Statea of tho Union. I am
not goiug to discuss before this House the que*
more readily yields an s<a|uiosoensc iu the sug- j tion wheUter that practhv is moral
gestions which oomv trout the other cud of tho! Congress has no nght to set up a
avenue than the honorable gentleman from Ajb i morals for tbe people of auy portion
ubamu. Consolidation and centralisation! Who j country 1 meet this i|iie*tlon at the thresh-
ommeut to protect, then, at just thoae points
whore auoh syatem ofieuda. Government is to
it «>d overcome it.
it openly before the public. The act is lawful
Iv registered; ami. when it has taken place, the 1 of its IxigialatuFr, or by
woman assumes uml takes the same standing in j popular masses assembled iu districts, i
society and iu the community as her husband , lies, in township, or ill town niecliiiua?
Hr n'Ci'OlllZe- 'lier as tits TawTul partner His i sir; it is au edict frotu the Whltu House, I urn
children are leu;itimato They are educated; | 111 favor of States' rights nnd popular right*, ut)>l
tot a]
should or would penult tho dark-haired men of
his Htate to press ami nractioe upon their claim
to a hundred wivoa each, aud thus to shut out
tho light-haired men from inarrisgcf Hut I
will consume no more of tliu time, as so many
are cagei to s|Miak
Mr. htsNBY. It may be propor, Mr. Chair-
man, in regard to the position whlnh 1 occupy
. ., , . on wis bill, to make a brief explanation ft
in conn- j pie of tlie otl.er lcmtor.es of the Union. M*L nnlmy^iuirposa, wWn l etmil hore, tn ert-
^^ .wuHiWmakr-nn tlwcrmmnittmi IT we .TIscnmT ^ in the dWission I will state that the bill,
r
will
is more ardently iu favor of tho bill which is j hold—I stand upon principle 1 stand upon
now before thia House, and which we are uotifii-; the Coustitutiou of tho United States. I will
cd will bo pressod forward noxt weok—I allude do the sauie justice to the pooplc of Utah that
to the Nobr aska bill—than the gentleman from) I will to people of other Territories, without in-
Alabauiu* What voitro uamc here calling for I quiring into their eoolaaiaatioal polity
thst bill to repeal tho Missouri compromise, from i 1 am in favor of ''
any sovereign State of this Union, by resolves of tb
islrttur.-, or by the deelaratinn of the nnd upon the same terms, as we do to tbe peo-
jple of the other Territories of the Union. J
••ft *v. uwtseiauHtaii
mi in favor of granting lands to the peoplo
ho TV>rritory of Utah in the same manner,
uatc
Imp
to-dav ugoinst Mormon*, to-iuorrow,
we shall be asked to discriininato
tlioy are taught to understand the laws of the j am for resisting nH nttemtit* that may be made I lisptisU, MethisltsU, Presbyterians, or TU.
vcrwhelm in the halls of legislation
strikini! i
As I I
I tbe Tt
which
country, and its ('institution. They become
eiiliirhlciied ami intelligent, aud may bwooiuc
u-«>lul metnU-rs of the crrmmnnit
Sir
doe* I
Tbr Moriu.m rei'iignlxes Ins ehtld as nntitlMl to
bin care, to his attention, to his protcctiou, Ui
tlir privilege,-! of education. He dims not sell
his own offspring to :i slave dealej No, sir; no,
sir The gentleman ovm the way, from'Virgin-
i,i, | Mr. Smith, | s,iy that hogroes in the Month
nr.- entitled to luarringe. Why, sir, am I to
stand here at lhis day nttd proclaim that there
is no -Hi h institution av legal marriage among
three millions , f tJ&vu* iu the 1'uiUhI Htau*s?-
A f iet of vvhuli wo all ait eolisciotlx. Is it not
true that the gentleman who has made the dec-
I n iinm, would noil the wift- of his lav e tu mor-
rotv. if Im-eould get his priee for her* Or,that
lie would do worse, perh:ipsv That there i no
livv in Virginia to pro lee t that female from the
outrages , f a bilital owner.
Are weiii fit here, month after month, and
hear di-■ u-sious in favor of j>romiscuous,uuliui-
ited Bonciiliiicige iu the South, and then turn
round nnd pis-i laws lifmiiiii.' the Mormons iu
I tali in ri sp 'et | , m in lagc?
Mr I'Iriirniaii, if you will adopt a rule I will
follow it I would (leal mil the same measure
of ju lire i.. ilte Mormons that I Jrould give to
tlioie of Nelir.iski I would exclude slavery
Hml |H'lygamy from 1><>th, and'from all Territo-
ries.
Mr. I'ltii.i.tfs. I do not rise to retily to any-
lliing which has I alien from tlie gentleman from
Ohio [Mr. titiidinoh] who has just takau his
seat, lor 1 could not, nor could any man who
klieW what was due to himself, or what Was due
to the respectability of the House of whiah he
is n member,,trust himself to reply to such lan-
guage a« hits fatten from that gentleman: X
leave him to his own conscience,and to the rep
rol.ati' ii of his constituent*; aud if neither of
ih in . 01 serve is a monitor, 1 shall not nnder-
i:ike to correct ur couuael Inin. i have no fur.
tlie.r reply to make to hiiu. .
I roc. sir.when (be gentleman from Ohio ob-
tained the II.K.r, t-rf the purpose of exprCFiilJg
my entire eoui'itrren -e in the inftfion to strike
out thi- provision I sny that it is a provision
wliiih lii. no parallel in the legislation of this
country. It is unothcr step onward in tlw?pro-
gress of ecutraliration on the part of this Gov
eminent, of which this (VnigreM has alrea
given souic stong evidences We are not on
.now uudi rtaking I— i-ouUi.- ilu- industry of the
country, to regulate the education of the cnun-
trv, to become the gtMlersI ultiioner tor all its
chariiics: 'mt we arc now undertaking to rebu-
ilt it< inornlily Sir, where, in the legislation
of !'iingress, will any gentleman jsnnt me to a
preccdiiUt where such a provision
t-rcrbrrm annern-t to tty h-jjiibtion of ('«
Why, «ir, iu the homestead bill allieti this
House litis |iassed, was there any provision thai
no man "hall become a s<-ltb-t who hail become
an adulterer; 1 hu> no man should be entitled to
the benefit of a homrslesd wb i had taken the
life or his brother, or who Imd committed a lar-
ceny, or any crime whatever!' Is there to be
found such a prevision iu any of our laws ma-
king donation* of land to settlers? Why Is it
that in this bill, in reference to the only Terri-
ritory where (his is regarded as s legal institu-
tion, this provision is inserted. Why, sir, if In
Utah, which is au mgatpzod Territory govern-
ing itself, the marriage of more than one wjfe
is illegal, it is punishable there as a crime; slid
if legal, it is a most extraordinary thing, that
having permitted the urgazustiou of a Territo-
ry where this is a known leml in&tattou, that
whon we pas* bill* for that TemUWf Weeweltids
from ita benefits all the p r*Hp
in said Territory
Why, sir,I say that there is no prtMtple what-
ever on which thia U founded; aud tlir remark
of tho gentleman fe*i Virginia [Mr. LbtcbiAI
V>.the imiUity wan pcrfarfly UgiUmat«. For ff
we exclooe these men from the bntoit of aat-
tlentents on tbe land, on tbe groand that thwy
ara in tbe oontmiasioa of n crime, Why,h*asM
do yon not annex the «u?f eo^Iitton to tfce naJ-
aries of the important afieors lo the miff* W -
try? Vm ha e given salaries Jo the 0«wnH*
to ovl
which i knowu to be the sentiments
aaad property. The oAee of Govern
to hold a ahtahl over thu groat aaaeu-
natural rights of ita aa^jeeta. K< *
that polygamy tardea* groat natural
. and that It is, tbwofbre, the duty of civil
Government to ann^nae it.
I sappoae it will not be denied that polyga-
my prevails to Utah. But il ia anid that
lygamy i« a part of the rtHgioa of tho
■mm; mm) that, aa wo would keep onmelvea
clear of tho oSnaaa of invading the religion of
■otyeata, wo nuat no* strike at
adaait, sit, that the rofernutioo
•not ho • legitimate object at h
which 'incideutally eSeota rallgious ays-
If-ft religions ayatem tramploa on nay of
theoe grant righta which it ia tho eAee of (fov-
I argue the doty of Government to suppress
Hjrgwny on jnat tho principles that 1 argue
the duly of Government to suppress loud mo-
nopoly. I believe that all persons have au
equal right totheaoll. Tbe Maker of tho earth
haa provided one home, not two homes, far
person: not two farms, but one farm, for
nrmer. The right of the soil is imtoml
and ouual. So, air, tho right of each mint to
one wife, and each woman to 900 huaband, ia
natural right: and for one man to get more
than one wife, or for one woman to get more
than one husband, ia to violate this natural
right, which it ii tho duty of Government to
protect
The word of God shows that nature provides
but ouc wife for ono man, and ono htmband for
woman. That Word teaehea us that Ho
"made thorn male and fomalo"-—not male and
females, nor female and males. And if there
are auv present who do not bow to the authori-
ty of that word> I would point such to tho oen-
The consus, in every country, and in ov-
ery age, shows that the sexes are numerically
forbid polygamy.
I have proooodad in my agument for sustain-
ing tbst this Government has aa foil power aud
authority over tho peoplo and institutions of Ipl
- Territories, as aBtategovernment litis over tho
I or not.— pooplc aud institutions within Its jurisdiction,
standard of Now,I ask tbe gentleman front Git rMr.Hmi'ii-
ion of this kn*] whether the government of his State
notice that if
tion i
tho <
Mr
tooviUiiao. I
on this bill in ftftean mini
t«« shall haw resumed its
Tbe question was titan taken upfln Mr- Una's
motion; and it was docldod tn tho nsgatta
out the clause for two reasons.
My fctt reason U", that U would bo
tin* ikg whole ■utoadint mJt— «%# ikin
meut upon ti^i subject of
for thogovonimout of U
of1
the NorthwiP
from which tbe States of Ohio,Indiana, IU
M ichigau,and Wiaooaein wore formed^md'
received Hw sanction of the ohtCoagnas under
tho Confederation, and thu confirmation of tho
uow ,lald down six aroielas as/ttmla wu 4ni rights,
to bo forever secured by the Government to tho
pooplo, "for extending tbe fundamental prinel-
plos of -civil and raHgious liberty, whiah form
tho basis whereon these Republics, their laws,
aud constitutions, are oreoted; to tlx and estab-
lish thoev principles as tho basis of all laws,
oonstitutious, and govemmenta, which forever
hereafter shall bo formod in the said Territory,
and for the ostabUkhment of Statea and patnma-
neut government therein," <tv. Ami among
those aHiolos,th thinl one roads in thlmaDnor:
"RtU0Un, werstoit, sod knowledge being nsessss
ry tu sood joverammt and ths happiness of mankind,
sohools sad th« uiesns or edaeatlen shall (V
««l !
I (Wever be
afity
Jfomoaiim and po^/a-
1
od as beiit]
tutions.
religion and moral
But again, air, this very ordinanoo of 1787
was adopted, woril for word avowodly on Its
faee, by < Mngrou, aa an ordianoe for tho govern-
ment of tho Miteiiwippi Territory, thou eon tain,
ing tho embryo Statu uot lapart repraaentod
by the gentloman from Alabama, [Mr.
t.tf'N,] and ntiido It the law there too,. «vm
I II./ '!> Iw* 11 '•/(>/« r'orliiiUlintf dowry whi
exception was made in ooniequenoe of tha oonti
gttity of thai great Torritoqr to alavo Btelos,
being tlixsmod a u.^eossary outlet furtlieir emi-
gration—Hut tbe whole of tbe stx nrttolos ex-
cepting tho last, was adopted and applied in so
many words to that Territory. togothar with ite
man > n^tun I" turn ivniHirji w^umir WI*H •
doelsmtion that roligiou and moralIty ara tbe
(unit of freo republican inttitotions; and with ite
provisions for tl
tion.
Wkol
Gmgmhm
* agree to
mK
Mm
ani
said that m
had yet
2Si5ri
Mr Mii.i^m>w. trjb
tieaaen who, to tbe
myMlfbavedoa
—a doctrine
ago,known as
in the mor
of the promt
sovereignty."
has frill oontroi over the
ritoAtl Asaombly, and
any law wkkth
their legislative
thom of any
but anoh powtra aO
authorit' rT^ZTC"1
And 1, wr one,
eipMiT'p
Mr. PAMtUt. I
ML"
provisions for the anpportof sohools and educa
get
a* 1 originally suminUtml it to the Committee
on tbe public l^utids, did not etubraoo the exb>-
m, ,, , . ting proviso. When the oommittae had (lib bill
that lies The evils of such discriminations, or UU,W oonsidarslinii, I was taken "kvi(, and, du-
< u 1 , «i ,1 i-1 i 1 e pco-i cieii he attempt to inako thom, haw lwcti wisit my 0|Mwmw n, by the gsutletnan
y ! I'lo <'f tbh. and Sir,it sounds strangely to mo to, ly provided against in the Constitution Ut us! fnl* Alabama, [Mr. (Xintt,] \ believe on bis
®e Mormon does not serf Ins wife, nor - War ageollciau eondemntng that which may .stand by tbrT.msttlutlun own motion, this proviso was inserted.
• sell bis children No, sir God forbid, [seem to be, tn tblf Itgstauee, eeutraltatlfn and . I<ut Us sUlke imt thu proviso, and let ti ; Varlou« nrgotiinnts passed 'throiurh my mind
Consolidation, who is iu favor ol hurrying • people of Utah, amenable to their own laws, with regard to this matter concerning the Mur- '
through ill hoi linsto s measure that 1 - to aileet civil as well as ecclcsisstioal, have the righ ts and I utons anil this Itreviso, both / «tunl cos, I shall
a vast empire in the future, when no mien hat privilege of tljis bill, Inst as the people of all!not weary the House by repeating them, They
been raised ftoui any Blot" or Jfoin any )sirtioti the other Territories within atyr jurisdictionj upon the point tbe gentleman tVoin tleorgla
of this land in favor of it The |>«wer which will Iw exorcised ill this pro-'
The cttaihmak. The Chair must again in- vi„i will, if ever brought in full n|>cratioii,break
mind tile gentleman from Ohio that the discos j down the only safeguard we have for religions
sion must be confined to the bill. 1 freedom
Mr, CaMI'UKM. I am in fitvor of Stat.■ ovcr-i Mr Hmitii, of Nuw York
Hir, 1 believe
oignly and popular right* and I wonid to day; j (hai no nubjecl haa uuiw before u* involving stands, so for as tt rfttt*s to tCeuriintlng oflivnils
if t rott Id, before the sun sets, give tiiv public more iui|sirtant principles than this subject.-— doc« not Interfere Willi the religion* I teller
domain, were it necessary to do so, to eoUnltucI. I wish it luighl I* dweusaed U*mper:ite|y and
between this t'upiUil and thu othei end of the | |iaticiitly, uud passe.l u|siii deliberately and
avenue a gulf so wide and direp I hu 1 it would , wisely.
|ie impassable. I Would till it, if I eouhlado so, , | am iu favor of retaining the proviso under
with burning lava from the hottest crate 1 of \ ' consideration, aud I have risen to say a fow
suvieus, so that no mouitier from Alabama, M< wortls in reply t i the gentlemen from Alabama
Ohio, or any other Slate of this Union, could and Georgia, [Mr. I'tiii.i.tfA and Mb f TK-
ascertain what was tim Ksoettliw will tu regard( |>iikM .}' Itefore doing so, however, i will no-
lo pending bills 1 would hare 11 soil of i.11 b 1 ice what w/is said by the gnntleinan from \'ir-
tcrranoan telegraph, wi thal we might undei-t>onia, | Mr. Smith ] Thai gduihuipui says tlgit
the luarriaife tie among tbe Soul hern slaves is
xtatid that the laws of the land were executed,
but I Would never permit a lovioU r of tho held saertjd. I Udieve that it is held sacred to
I louse, of IVpremrutaliriM to kuuw what wa the « considerable extent; and tlierefore I am wil
presidential will 111 refcreuei' to uieasttrer Udoi-e | |ing to say so Hut sir, no thanks to the laws
thnbody. lUwisUMieo U contrali*ati 10 aud con-1 for this. Ilianks for it to tho faithful afleo-
sobdsitoti was tbe doetriuc to irhU-h 1 KuWrib- jihiii of the parties to tliu msrrUgo, and to the
ed in early youth, iu the contest of Ifili'J, wheu, kiiidm sa ol masters and luistresses who permit
1 looked upon the record of public doing- and the indulgence of these sffections. But, sir,
rtes. Again, on the other baud,.it sugRostoil
self ti|s>ii my mlml a* 11 question of ^oliev.
eiiniinlttee will observe that tblf
I tt-
ths
as il iuiw
saw in what manner the iSxecuiive power ofthis
country oontrulloil popular will. There was u
veto scot down, yculcrday, to the ollwr Cham-
ber1
The Chairman The Chair would remind
the gentleman from Ohio thai he is not iu order
iu reforing to what took place in the Senate.
Mr. Caucusu~ , 1 beg pardon*—
Mr Hxu^kns, of Georgia. Mr. tthalriuan,
I do not intend to iliso'lss tho question of eon-
solidatiou or oentralixation, nor will I discuss
the other question bruacbed by the geiiticnian
Irtmi Obin, [ Mr. Campbell,] as to Kxccutiveiihey have passed under-the .ewronmy called
Tli ' * "
"ut?
wc sre legislators, and we arc to look at the le-
gal character of things We aro not to accept
concessions and privileges to the pi sou of lugsl
rights We are to Inquire whether marriage
auioug Ibe slaves is legal. Now, sir, there Is
no legal marriage among theui 1 go so fur as
In say that 1 am ready to stipulate ih advance,
that if the gentleman from Virginia eati show
that then' is a legally married slsve in all tho
South, 1 will give Up sll my opposition to sla-
very Tlie slave is tliospabls of say contract
en tbst of matrimony. The slaves, sftor
1, can as well sa before it, be sold from
each other, ami separated forever.
Mr .loMc*, of Tennessee. If thu guullemsu
will yield to mc for a moment, f prill tail b'tn
of one case
Mr. Hvith.
as tliis has
.v
dictation. There is one point, bowovor, on j marrii
which 1 will <ny that 1 totally disagree with
that goutleiRBii, and that is tho wish expressed
by bitn of placing a gulf between tho two housos
of ('otigrcss and the I'residtiiitisl Mansion.
Mr. UaMfbki.1.. Such as would bo sufficient'
dy ! to prevent members giiag there to kn w how | purpoae.
ily to vote ou questions befote Congress Mr .lottRs
Mr. 81KfUEXH. I do Hot kli 'W that aiijf;diy,, 1 w«*speaking „..
members arc in the liabit of visiting the I'rosi- laud sUiut buying sorno slsve*. . lie said bis n'e
dent for that purpose • grocs bail l>een married by a Uatbolie
Mr. OA MfDEMi, [iniorrupUiig.] 1 spoke1 that lie himself was of Ux' asaie religsia, sod
rather hastily ot) that point, and therefore hope thst he wonhl nut sell them unless tbe prioet
the gentleman frnu Georgia Will allow its-' was to go along with them Tbey were mar
I will yeihl, eortainly, for that
|? tif# yesrs ago, Iff ti l
to a gontleman from Mary
mo alavet "
correct myaelf. It was a figurative speech that J ricd by a Ostlu'lic pr'tst, tfbich I presume tbe
by it was, U # f would'gentleman would call legal. I haVe seen them
I have bo doubt of what tbe
'art living
erumcnt from 1'retiid
all that 1 meant.
Mr. Stkfiikk*.
Jbainuanj how the
(oing ui tlio White
gsnite
; 'Uil!
gentle
Il The OvAf**** Tbe gentlemen frofq New
v. 1 York will permit tbe Cbstr to toterropt him
I used; and what I ueiit
hsve such a gulf between the Prestdoutial Man- ;i<MmJly married
sion aud both botjscs of C>mpe s as would pre-j ''Mr. HMITII.
vent members from going there to enquire apd gentleman
be instructed what way they would vote, which
would relievo the lagialative branch of tlie Gov
eidantial pressure That is 'The Chsir ruled some tims ago, tbatdnrtog tbe
discussion in oommittae upon territorial tmsi-
ktiofl, I sa), Mr. j sines*, be should confine gi>ntl«meo in their N-
cmUrs: marks to to the discussion of tho sutaept iiader
1 consideration. The gentlsman from New "
now tbst it ia the business of ibt 1'iturideiit uu' will, therefore, ooaftnc himself to tbe
dcr certain eireumstatKO^ to communicate his went now pwding before the eammKtae
opinions on [isrticular imbjecta to U<mgre*<. But. Mr. Smith, nf Sow York. Never mind
1 do not kaow that iudividusl members go wbat the (^thulic said to tbegMtileoMp of Tea-
ihere for sa^ apnrgqos. I|ow-v^ I am not oeseec. Task (bat genlWmaa wlmduw be,bim
goto* to dtertiw ti
Th<
a. 1 J.j w/t know, I sa)
ibe fact may he as to m<
ite HouW bT instrui tioi
York
Ho
• topu'tl I
said that
hit
no
self, b«l.eyes that thare (a U& ^sssi^Mtottg
the slaves ? Sir, the geatlemsa has carried us
into Maryland. I will follow htm there,
will aav to btm. that ibe Marviaad boa
State of tbe (jnuin has yet Mary Is ml Hep>Wta, Mt, |MS)tS«w that a (its
_ - 'im^p
gentleman frem Ohio speskt of the
braska hill; and be speaks of an effort
J V
Isdng
Houac ill hot haste.
orex'
isting institutions of the people of the Territory —
There Is no interference at alt. The proviso aim
ply provides that in making these grants of land*
a particular class uf personsslmll tint bn entitled
to ilia lienefll uf them
One word by way of reply to the gentleman
from Virginia [Mr, Ukihuikh,] who asked nie
n aucstluu, aa I u tulc is Lund it, was, why a linii
tjilioii of tliis had betoi imposcil with regard lo
donations of land to no tilers, .wltuti u aimilar
provision was introduced with regard to tlie sal-
ary of tho surveyor general? .Vow, sir, am I
really expected to answer a i^uost ton -of that
sort' The first section of the bill provides that
Where an individual shall discharge certain spec-
ified and well defined duties, ho *h.itl be paid
for the aervieos so rendered at a specific nttd
defined rate. That la natural. The reason is
obvious. The propriety of it will Iw admitted
The fire
bv ever;
ily to provide oompensstion for a particular uf.
r, who is to render certain sorviensj atid there
first section,
is slin
ggoken «m tbh sntyaftt.. ,jRow does this mattorjeauuot be .
Sad? Why, Mr. Cbafrman, we have hs n!l«- guilty of bigamy, for he novor Was a lags I
hoc orfourm«itbs4fe! «n>:tbi bill. I husband. UaJMWtr hid ability to eealraot to
here for throe
« k *ow haw doas tWsaisn stand
Mate ef ftiiii^ I hoem, b« spojt
wahm to favor af tkai MH We up*
Sir, the1 with tlie geatismeu from A Is hates
her ieJ gia, that we arc not to cnuoeta ounutvaf
cau certainly lie no necessity for mc to explain
why a limitation Is not put upon the salary nf
that offlcor. Tlio lattor portion of tlio hill tiro-
vidua for donation* of html to settlers. Now,
the Government might pay one who practices
jNilygamy for discharging Ihn duties of survey-
or general for servioen rendered, ami jruiJilkit
esteem it iuipoiitia to make donations of bind 4—
gift* to parties ou condition of settlements, and
thus settle that country.with person* praetieiag
polygamy. Tho distinction, 1 spprebond, to
suOelently obvious witliout any further remarks
Am mo. ir'ife-
One word more. I have risen mendy for the
rposeof explanation, and not to axons* opln
h. . A# I have already It nu;d, when I sob-
mlttod this bill to tho Committee on PrfRlc
Lands it was without tkiiprofiso, , r^~
Now, with regard to ths Mormon* the twelve-,
I hsve to state we foot that, potygaaay in n fo.
gal institution to tbe TofHtetT
s votonte ot tbo statotes of Ilu
a fotamte of iba atatotcs of Iftahhalm)' mcyii>d.:
I have examined il earefolly,
Mt MtbUMiK. Heallj, I ant DDHmuhftt a*toa-
isbod at tfort dcL-lanrtian of tfeo guUlloiiWu tem
Ohio. l)t> 1 underetnnd tb geuilemnn to my
tbst polygsmy i * legal totfitution In the 'fw-
ritory of Utah? . ■■
Mr IhMiRT. Yes
Mt. Ml una* h«ali to| it
ir been revised by OongressT I shmild like
to know if tbe gontlameu haw auy Information
upon that aukjaair *■
Mr Dishkv. I bavajmt stated that I hsva
ttomeo is, whWb°r that fow has over beenrsvls-
sd by tho (Vmnnittoe tw Territories? A'
so, whether the Oommlttes on Tsrrit-wto*
to—wt|« f tabe h tor grantod t
dw—reperk a bill auu<dli«|g
pjra«W. I will aojwer the g
allt*
■r *
of marrfogwi itwdsr saah a
a. as htirs-atdbw, fold make
ni to eatetea, and. in
iherM
ho m^ieaanta, 1 may pm- j-^ut Mfown of that Tarntcsy. Why
y«mr ubb- tbe mmais of tip f^rjfor}* I
The State of Fsmjsiqpa, fo>, bas s^en Orh-itoeeof civil go>pniuHia t|||ll* ^
•-'m
(OkioJ'R 'of® taeef-jttor eftn ef j.-otec«tog t
",V*
who
vile
but 1 do
il'lm
onld bo
whleh tho
out. TbegMl
far a man to have
Mr. Mtuaoit. I
Mr, lkarkrb. V
for any man to hava
Dow
could not make
ita of (hit
Mr. Macao*. Idonot.
«M«itn
"f
Mr. Pannan. Thw m
oonlM hi* aoiion
Now, air, how oao ws goto
to prevent poly
bv any direct
law if you
if aotaainsumoua
fore, in favor of
bm, .for tho
I
men who
for tha
|My|
thinks!
10 a reUgiau* mm;
there borer If
Nfe' Ifo back to tbe
Mil, and you will
fctatinti
What
here
&i|
Onn
wftw
lhta. If that fen
doaan, or twenty
of ii ,
be
in moat
ow/aives
"• '* ■ ' vr
' V: •
■.
It sosma, air, that this tiovommont once had
aouMthlag to do witb tboae aubjaote. Cnugrosa
ouce thought that Territories oonld not bo prop-
erly litfod o lieeome republican Statea without
morttlliy. If tho learBad gonllsman fromQeor-
gta fMr. RrnftiitNa] will take tbo teoable to
look into Hocren's totrodtttttion to hia Political
History! he will Iw satisfied tho author is right,
when he ssvs, the why the clviliaation of Asia
is so much behind that of Uurupo ia owing te the
institutioii and provaienoo of pdjr*lW]f|
spoiled tliu dmnoatio relations, and 000
ed more evil than slavery itaelf, boeaute ono
was tho parent of tho Other,
Pir, polygamy, everywhere,
tie relalin'iM, breaks un the family eirelo, wbkb
is tlie school or morality, of eootal order,
of repohlioAii |lbi<rty Uut, air, its with
uols, so it is with a people, always golpg
ono extreme to another. A fow y^ra ago the
Ktormmis were drivun out of the Htato of Illinois
by violence, uml thu two Smiths were shot in
base sud cowardly manner in iirisim, from aon?
erst tf^tgusii with their institutions. Tho whole
society w« soon afterwards (ixpollod from the
Htate. Nnw that, tlioy are gone ana; info the
western woods, and got homes in another phtee,
at .1 groat dial-moo from ourselyoa, we do right
uot bi pcfsecuic; Imt by no mcans, wllS
Uoverinctil jiatronage, let us oueouragO aud
! strcngiluin such institutiuno, tor when to the
ine rouse and net tlciuattfo of itlli
western domains,' ihey ooam to he MWibors.iir
fall in eontaet with Movraune,they will certain-
ly have more trouble, Ad. their institutions
are at varlnnoe with oars, I would therefore
no law to b^ldnp or atrenntiieii 'Ului.—
thom. I shall vote in Cam of retaining the
provision in tbe bill (or then mason* Itsaema
to me very unwiso in tbettouss nf represintar
ives to allow the Idea to go abroad to tlw world
that we art recuguitiug atiS "patronulng sueh
institutions by bounty laws, inatitatioaa at war
with all trne-tlborty and tho moral scotimant
of Christendom.
Mr. WiM-aoN 1 Uoalre to say Imt a v«y
fi iv words, for the pui 1 • of explaining the M*
sons wh/ I ahall vote ut strike out ths ptot isu;
aud it saems to ro- ilmt Uut very reaamte urged
by gsntlemau wlm are fn favor of retaining it,
should havo brought lb(un to an.uppoalte eon-
provisi iie tlnre* "that the beotftu oft**** J* 1
, fTWndtotmy p«*<m wba sball
Bow, or at tiny tiow liorMfter, be tita busbyd _
of more fha tt me
I Now, sir, 1 um uuwlliiug that; the ataWtw*
hooks of this Confederacy snail eentain the ad
miaaion that nay where, w>thto tha Itteab of onr
laws; an iuitiltuthm oxUu uadwr which a
js allowed to (Mi st .me tunc tha bnshaod of mora
than oaa wife Hir, this gM|i ft
eoafotiiou of tie vesktmas and power!
t>4tgstda. Have w- no farther
tlusn< who w mld establish this pre
tatioti to a Territory Mnnging to
Utasas %n by with holding from them
aad baneAtef Hav,, we not tho ' '
Id) i fhriH OBI MkuHil liiriili
wo rlmll imr mako suih an
th.iritv.tii strlVit st too
tab, if neoewwry, tbo
aaa against lUeeney and law
Hut how <*altu manbe truly
husbainl of tuonr than one
aaknowlndgfi tb* right to havo
sty aoeomT and furaher
the wife Wing still aliva, is
dr** not-flriae the tk
wife No msn. then,
to our taws, rnt b vo.
if, In th^ Territory of
xriso
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