THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON-' CON-' VENTIQN. Tllli;i UAV. Wednesday, Feb. -J., hi-. '-jDVtjiitin mot at io n.ni., the r-i-uliir liuiir, and w:ih calkd to ur.inr by tin; jfM:fit. KmII imIKmI; iimruui rt'-i:iit. I'rayur wu otVervd by 1! - V. K. M. KirLy, a.--i-t;int re:lor of St. .Mark's l'rin:M;inL Kiiwiopal ebureh. Juuni;tl P'ii'l. .Mr. Taylor, oi' Kaupcte, iirc-fiiti1'. bis cn-il.'iitiU a.H a uh-niUt oi' tin-cunveiiiinii tin-cunveiiiinii and wa.n wom in. .Mr. Fuller moved tin; .ollowiii re.-u-luiion : liiviAvd 'i'liat tlii- ir.mvonlioii do liPrel.y iidupt, on Mialt' ol' the iioplu of tin; Territory fit Utah, tlic con-litu-tinti of il)': I 'inled. State. Mr. Fitch, liuui tlm eoiuniilt.nt im onlinanee, etc., .stated that the hubjeet iif tlm resolution was already be lore, that ei)imintiee who bad agreed to embody em-body it in .mb.ilanee in their report. Mr. Fuller explained that Ih.h object in introducing the re.-iolulinn was to muet the uniform demand ol' eonimw in all recent enabling at:H, that a.-i a condition pn;eedent to all other aetion, llio constitution of tlio United States j.hoiilil he adopted as the sense oi' the people oi' the Territory. Sinee, bow-ever, bow-ever, it w:n evident that appropriate aelioti win likely to bo taken on the proposition, liu would movu that the resolution be referred to the committee cm ordinance, and it was so ordered. The question belore the ooiivention at the hour of adjournment, ol' the resolution to adjourn xiit die, was then taken up, upon whieh Mr. llaydou, its mover, took the tloor and spoke : He said the reason why be made the motion to adjourn sin?, die was to define iii.H position on tho Stato government fur I'uh. lie had no thought the discussion dis-cussion would take so widoa miitfc, nor that so niu.di bitlorncsn of expression expres-sion would have boon indulged in; neither did he think that the gentlemen gentle-men would have taken oiv:wou to speak in such harsh terms of the government gov-ernment and its ollieers. This, he thought, of itself would militate against the admission of Utah, for the government govern-ment would say that those who abuse i ho government and its otlieers are not fit to join the sisterhood of loyal States, lie had noticed th:it great wisdom usually marked tho course ol the gentlemen present in worldly matters, mat-ters, bin. in this instance be thought it wns truant. lie bad eouie to Utah to practice his profession quietly, and to keep alool as i'ar as possible from eonllieling parties. par-ties. And be desired to act justly to-v:mF to-v:mF all. He v:h a I. entile and by his actions in that convention represented, repre-sented, in part, l ho U entile sentiment of Salt Jiike county; and if his Mormon Mor-mon trieiuls who elected him thought be cjuld he Used to give a Gentile color to the convention, they had mistaken mis-taken their man. lie ventured the opinion that outside the (jenliles on the lloor oi' tho convention there were not iifty in Salt Jiike county, nor a hundred in the Territory, in favor of a State government, lie again raised the point of increased taxation, against State sovereignty, urgiug that it would keep foreign capital away and retard tho development of tho resources of the State. He had attempted to analyze the arguments ar-guments presented in the speeches" delivered, de-livered, and arrived at the conclusion that the speakers desired a State government gov-ernment beeLUise McKean differed i'rom them on questions of law ; because the Mipreme court of the Territory did not decide iu accordance with their idea ol law, and Ivcause, as they say, tho general government is a "despotism," and "oppressive ;" in short.it was a "Slate government versus Melvean." Who was this man McKean who had been abused and vilified '.' lie bad uo desire to Imitate MeKean's tradi'.eera ; and he thanked Hod if ho had not the power to lift, men up, he gloried in iho thought that be was too feeble to pull angels down, lie then entered en-tered into a brief .sketch of judge McKeau's career, who had been first a superintendent of public schools in Saratoga county, Mew York ; then a county judgo of the same county, the tirst Republican elected to the otliee in that county; and during bis term many decisions wero published ID Howard's Practice Reports, lie was next elected to congress; served a term and was re-elected; then ho raised a regiment and did good service during the war as its colonel. Having contracted con-tracted a malarial fever, of which his life was despaired, he resigned in July of ISol, a ad it was six years before be was able to resume the practice of his profession. McKean, the speaker said, numbered among his friends many of the wisest ol the nation, among tbeiu President Grant, who had complimented, compli-mented, in his last annual message to empress, his admiastration of affairs in Ftah. The speaker had known biui but a short time, and though differing with him on some questions ot law relating to this Territory, be believed htm to be a gentleman of honor and integrity. Referring to polygamy, he did not believe that the Mormon- present would be willing to trade off what they believed a divine ordinance fur the bauble of State sovereignty. If they were once to lose the respect of the world lor their honesty in their faith they would co dowu like Lucifer, never to lise. What would history write what would the world say. it' a convention con-vention composed mainly ot latter-day Saints, among whom were six apostles and twenty bishop?, should be found ready aid willing to s-ieritlv one of their divine ordinances tor a State government gov-ernment ' As a tlctiiile who was no eat my but who hul niaijy reasons to be theii friend, ho- iu eoaelu.-bui said: "Stay where yo-j ate, and bide yur time.'' Ar the co'.vlusion, Mr. lhivdon meved the previous question. whieh, a; the request of numerous gentlemen, he ii'terwiirds vrhhore'v. Mr. Fitch replied to the rle.urc of .Mr. iLiyaeu. a:-d st.iicd that the sivvch which had been so .h verelycrit-ioci verelycrit-ioci b. h- ee; a-ue had b. -i p:b-h-hed iii the Salt Lke Heuai.ii without th: slightest change, and he ehj.ienced .ho gentie-in and the world i' point out a ll.ise ta;cuietu cOLwincd therein. He wis not uuw.li-ing uuw.li-ing to behevoJudse MeKean had always al-ways incdan uprii.t life. U w:v not tiie acts vl his p-i-c life whieh were b-Te in review ; i: was his eoiirse s a judge in tuh which he had critic i.-cd. A:t.i he saiuuit ted , that, i;i eousiderin a iv.-.nnou to ad-: journ without action. d tco evils ot the exi-tiag system are loriit uate ' subiects tor "discussion I In c:.'l'ie:i he J.--::ed to say rhat the position of his colleajus d,.jred i'rom cis in this, that wir.le he. ( Hjy- don'i desired the people of Flab to re-' in: a McKean aud polygamy, the,' speaker desired them to gcL i;u alike, of polygamy ar.d MeKc.iu. ; L'ol. Akers said his colleague, judge' ilaydoo, had left ail the rtasDS ad-j vanced ia support of his orbjiaai ms-l lion untouched, except taxation. The jud-re bad -aiil If he could nut lift up me'i, he eiuried in tli'i fact that he was tiu f'.-:ble Ut pulldown a.'iL'els; y;t ll! motion and arguments were directed toWitrd.-i p illing d'iwn th-' fjbri: wiiieh 1 the conventii.'ti was i:nl avoring to ' rear. 1 1 was inliuitciy ea-ir to pull down than to build U. The archit:ct's .-kill arid the wisduw of the builder might bi: einployi d in erectintr a struct- 1 ure which iio hand oi' destruction, howirver un-killful or unwi-ely direct- ad, might lay in ruin. Tin; borticul- turi-l might plan and lay out a iloral paradi-.e, yet a drove of swine in an j hour could destroy its beauty iorever. j. I'he convention had met to aid iu building a fabric oi' Stale government, and one greatly needed for Utah. The ! history of this Territory had been one ' of har.-hness towards tho people. He j did not allude to the pat experiences , of the Mormons, hi the drivings and j persecutions which they had endured ( b'-lorfl they turned their backs on eivili- j nation and sought a refuee in this then ; euinparalivi.'ly desert reeiou; but he ! referred to a period still more recent, j :md to tin: present; and appealed to ' the eenllcmuu pre-eul if the law which -huuld ever be administered with justice jus-tice tempered by k induce bad not been aduiini-tered with severity an ! harshness. This should be changed, and for it should be substituted a policy of kindness and Christianity, a policy of conciliation. Kindness always al-ways softens and melci. The maniac's fury is soothed by it; under its iuihicuco the ferocity of the tiger is subdued, and man can enter a den of savage beasts that have been made to feel the power of kindness and conciliation. Uiute Ibree appeals to the lowest instincts of mankind; conciliation appeals to the highest and noblest. It is like the gentle summer cloud that sheds its grateful moisture upon the parched earth, making nature rejoice. He desired de-sired to see men governed always and in all places in a spirit of conciliatory kindness, that their better nature might bo called out in response to it. lie believed that with a State government govern-ment lor Utah all the wrangling and contention which uusettled business and kept bitter leelings alive would cease. Mr. H. D. Johnson did not wish to make a speech, but endorsed the sentiments, senti-ments, and views of the previous speaker, reviewing tho remarks of Judge II ay don and showing their inconsistency. in-consistency. Col. liuel 51 r. Fuller in the chair-said chair-said tho gentleman Judge Ilaydon) had stated ho was a Genlile. He, the speaker, waa Hot a Mormon, and lie i would leave the people to determine ! where ho stood. There was quite a . liberal sentiment among many (J entiles j with regard to this matter of a State government. If Mormons were elected to otliee, ho would sustain them in it. 1 They had admiuistercd the government oi' the Territory in tho past, so far as it was iu their hands, with prudence and economy. Ho had to pay less taxes here than ho had overdone before; be-fore; and as they had done so well in the past in a Territory he was willing to trust them in the future in a State. Tho gentleman touched upon the question of polygamy, and avowed himself in favor of a State government. (jencral Uaruum took tho floor, and noticing the speech of Mr. Fitch said, while ho endorsed some of the sentiments senti-ments contained in it, he must dissent from some of tho charges made against the federal officials. He paid a high ! compliment to governor Woods whom he had long known; and however much he might diil'er from him, he ' had found him an honorable gentleman. However much he might differ i'rom judgo McKean, he accorded him honesty hon-esty of purpose, and had no sympathy with those who would abuso and malign ma-lign him. Ho endorsed the noble sentiments sen-timents enunciated by Colonel Akers; and held that Mormons were like other men, to be viewed and reasoned concerning con-cerning as -people anywhere. Here they were in the majority, but majorities majori-ties and minorities existed everywhere. He referred to facts and incidents coming com-ing within tho range of his personal knowledge, of a proscriptivc spirit manifested man-ifested by bigoted majorities, especially in parts of the South before the war of the rebellion; and of the intolerance often manifested by religious societies; and did not believe tho Mormons were any more illiberal than other denominations denomi-nations or parties, nor so much so as some. Taking up tbo reasons first offered by Judge Ilaydon against a State government, gov-ernment, he reviewed them seriatim. With regard to tho first, that the people peo-ple had not, through the usual American Ameri-can means, niauitcsted their wishes for a State, he said there was no question that they desired a State government. Nincteen-twentieths of them were de-. cidedly in tavor of it, and all were in favor of it, if they could get such a State as they wanted. The Gentiles would favor it if they could have control con-trol of it, aud the Mormons favored it j because they would have control of it. The second proposition that the Tcr-iritoryhad Tcr-iritoryhad not sufficient population, was no doubt offered iu all honesty by the gentleman, but he, Gen. Rarnum, did not believe it. Tho third proposition drawn from "tho sad experience of other States created without sufficient population," reminded him of the anecdote about the girl whose mother refused her permission per-mission to go to a ball, saying she had seen the folly of daneimr; when the girl replied, "Aye, but mother, 1 wish to see the folly of it, too." Utah was desirous of trying this painful experience experi-ence which these other States had gone through. With regard tj the fourth proposition, proposi-tion, that the couvention was called without authority of law, he said it was called by the people who had elected the delegates. He believed in the people; he was one of them; and he knew no higher authority. If the people should reject the constitution . which the convention would frame, he would favor the holding of another couvention, and the framing of another an-other constitution. The precedent of the admission of other States had been cited, but his position was, that if every .TWrit.irv bur I'rih hA on ..K'l, ; act, he would still be in favor of hold-- hold-- ing this convention, and he was most assuredly iu favor of the convention continuing its work. Turning to the subject of polygamy he reviewed the eireurus;anees under i which the anti-polygamy plank had been put in tho platform of the Ke-"' Ke-"' publican party. That party had adverted ad-verted the ana-slavery plank, but their ; pati'orni was like a stool with one !oj, : .ike a kite without a tail, or a dog 1 without a tin kettle tied to its caudle appendage. The stool with one leg : wouldn't stand. They looked around 1 them throughout the States to hud another to match the abolition log, but ' I tailed; when turning their eyes away to i the west they saw polygamy and found i there what they deemed would answer 1 their purpose- The outcry against; polygamy was eon.-idcrable of a bug- ! beir. Forty millions of people had ll-'Ori,1 it lor year, and ho wiu-. wiu-. vr:iiin,' ;o bcir it a tittle linger, trusting to reason asd time to: correct error. The mn uho oppose j and dejtinee it arc tco often th.e wao a or patroni-a tjgies and brothels, and wiiJ are unhorrined at brazen vice daunting itself in iho streets, i Foiygimy is the tin keule tied to the I dog s tail: the dog had been killed and ; now the tail must L-e crushed. Hun-i- ; rrdi 01 millions had been spent to kill : the one. and he thanked G:d i; had ; been killed, but he was not in iavor oi 1 1 a sin'.'le dollar being spent to kill the O'her. II.; wn hoi afraid of polygamy: polyg-amy: it Would pas.-away like the frosts on the mountains when the sun ro.se upon them. Ii the majority of the people- of Utah are Mornmn in faith, as citizens have they not a right to rule the Stat.-".' In conclusion he referred to an allu-i allu-i ' n by Judie Ilaydon oi' his being placed in a llil-e position by being called to preside over the convention, and repudiated the idea conveyed. Mr. Cannon ro-c to speak, when a motion was made for rceesn till '2 o'clock, which prevailed. p.m. On th'j convention being called to ord'T, Mr. Cannon took the fljor. lie had come to these valleys when eighteen years of age and had assisted in building up this commonwealth. He had a sisted in t lie emigration of thousands to this Territory and bail done all in his power to aid in making mak-ing this country free and open to all. How far the men who had gcided the affairs of Utah had succeeded he left for those who recently came here to jud,o I'uace aud eood order have prevailed pre-vailed throughout (he Territory; men ol' the various creeds have conic here and advocated their views freely, and the meeting bou-es have been open to them, hi Salt Lake city alone, four or five different denominations have places of worship and are undisturbed and unmolested. He conteuded that the Mormons- were eijimlly liberal liber-al in (iul or religious matters, mat-ters, claiming only (heir own rights and respecting the rights of others, lie was over forty years of age, yet ho had never enjoyed the privilege of voting for a president of the United States. Vet the people of I tab were as loyal to the constitution and constitutional law as any people iu the United States; and there were men on the lloor of that hall in whose veins flowed tho blood of tho founders of the government of this country, and whoso forefathers oamo over in the i)Ia(i'owir. He asked how long must Utah remain in a condition of vassalage vassal-age foreiirn to republicanism? Must ; their children's children live as the pcoplo of Utah havo had to live since they settled this Territory, without a voice in saying who shall rule over them? He discussed tho question of the judiciary and their couroo, and said were the people of Utah a conquered aud subjugated people, they could not be under a greater condition of servitude, servi-tude, and if there have been peace and good order, it waa due to tho good sense of the people. They desired a change, a State government. He was not sony the debate had taken the wide raugc it had. He knew tho people; they are a fair people, willing to accord to every man his rights; and be would pledge all that he was worth, that when Utah would be admitted into the Union it would not be outshone by any star in the bright galaxy of States foi justice, moderate taxation, and everything every-thing that would secure eijual rights tc all. He announced that he would decidedly de-cidedly vote against the motion to adjourn ad-journ sine die. The previous question was called by Mr. J. W. Young. The motion to adjourn sine die was then put. jMotion was made for tho ayes and noes, which prevailed. Judge Ilaydon "stood solitary and alone" in the affirmative af-firmative for the resolution. The vote was aye 1; no 9j. Col. Akers moved that when this convention adjourn it be until Friday morning, thus honoring tho birthday of Washington. Mr. Fitch suggested that there were numbers of gentlemen hero from a long distance who desired to get home; and he queried whether greater respect could be shown to the memory of Washington than by continuing the business of the convention. Mr. Fuller moved to amend, by offering a motion that the convention meet at the usual hour; and that Col. Akers deliver an address on the life and character of Washington, Col. Akers withdrew his motion. Judge Ilaydon said it was evident ho had not a large sympathy in the views he had expressed; but after the full argument of tho question, since the convention had refused to adjourn, and for fear congress might do an unwise un-wise thing by admitting Utah ho lblt it his duty, as a good citizen, to stay with thorn to the end, and endeavor to engrail on the constitution such principles as he thought would best subserve the interests of the pcoplo. These principle were: Frohibition of polygamy hereafter, with heavy penalties, including disfranchisement disfran-chisement of ali political rights, for a violation. No taxes on the mines or their proceeds pro-ceeds for ten years. No subsidies for railroads. Minority representation in tho legislature legis-lature and the court of last resort. A registration act to protect the pur-1 tty of elections. i One term for governor. I Two-thirds of a jury to constitute a' verdict. Kqual political and civil rights to all citizens regardless of color or sex. After a sentence or two by way of conclusion, he resumed his seat, when Col. Bucl asked if there was a committee com-mittee on public morals, saying he would move that Judgo Haydon's speech bj referred to it. (Laughter.) The motion to adjourn till Thursday, 22nd, at 10 a.m., was then put and carried. Tim FIllK AT LOGAN. LOGA.N', Feb. 19, 1ST2. ditors Herald : By request of Chas. Frank, on behalf be-half of the U. N. 11. R. company, and of David Nelson, agent of W. II. Shearman, a committee was appointed to ascertain the oriein of the tire which lately destroyed W. 11. Shearman's building. Alter a careful investigation, the following members of the committee gave as their opinion that the fire was accidental, caused by a defective flue, and that no blame can attach td any of the occupants of the building: Heselci.-Ji Ti"..i:.')ip -l,,i,. T H. Martineau, secretary: Geo. Ily-mers, Ily-mers, D. B. Lamoroas, T. E. Kicks and Mark Fletcher. The following members of the committee com-mittee were of tho opinion that the dre was the work of an incendiary: C. C. Goodwin and J. West, i It twas moved and carried unanimously unani-mously that a vote of thanks be triven to K Hoidcn. F. V. Crowihcr, David Steele and M. Fletcher, for removing twenty-one kegs of powder, while burn" ing coals were falling on them; whieh daring act preserved the adjoining buildincs and many lives. Mr. D. Nelson, on behalf of Mr. W. II. Shearman, moved a vote of thanks to the citizens of Logan for their efforts ef-forts to save the building. It was also voted that a report of: the committee be sent to the Salt Lake Herald and &.tu L-.ii:-. TH-bid-.c for publication. J.MrS II, Mash seat, Seaetarv. ' l