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Show 0 - ;. 3 bmciAi RKroar. ' 1 Ftdceedingt 6 ' the,1 Cfonvenfion at Gent i . parwn YttUe& V, ?V,.ulu, 1859. J On motibnbr Mr.' ISTpfeware; the Sc " rfMJ fr3 Mnjettin. hectic 1st Of Article, 3d p theJDonstimion, thi part of tho reportof, the, committee "o ' proportionraent;. ?lative to thc-repressr tatives to the General Assemblv.'- IT Mr. Proctor moi'ed. tofadopt the Cor v stttution as a whole; as, ariiondd.. .Vpori whicFmoYlbnheyeaa and'n'av wcrocalledj.with thefollowihg resuit: "as'-'iressrs. Anderson;, Bowdone ! Bryant Chapman ' 2 - Votes -Can Chandler. Curry, Cqtldington; Dorset Efiot, Farwelf. -iGaige,, Ulbuseworfl Hatiimack, Hepperly, Jernegan, King i Lbng.-Mussen, -Nafghley ,$yc, 12 votes iiBeRsbornQrmsby; J.- Rohiuson fj votes J. 0 Robinson, Hoop, Eroctoi , Settle, A,- Smith; Sanimerfield;": Sturt eyanf, Vaugha; 3 .voles Williams, 1 . Winters5. 1). Winters .'and W- -B." Wa'de "NftysG.;W,.Ohedic.at ;' ' : vnn vonsijmuon was then, declare adopted..., whole'. tv;--, ; ri .deolara'tio, j, , Wherkas, We the Citizens of the pro posed. Territory of Nevada; considenni that we have suffered from a series3 internal and extcrnal eVils bf'eo grave i nature as fo render forbearance a virtui no longer; arid believing- that tho tim'i has now arrived for tu. to take some per manent action upon our future, well beint as a people. And belie ving'fur.thfer tha a plain statement of, tliajcausesf, whicl have, impelled us to pursued this course will convince a candid and unprejudicec public; Wp would, therefore, itato, ' - That, a Jong train pf abuses and usurp auon3.p,the:,part of. the Aformons o Eastern Utah, towards the people b Western T7tah, evinces a dtsirb oq tlieii part to J-oduce us under an-absolute spir-itual spir-itual despotism,. Such has been pur patient sufferings, and, such is nbw-the;riec(slty for djssol-;in5 djssol-;in5 rtt JPW? I el4tlo?s . whichtmay have connected lis together;'aud we deein It apt .only our right, but also our duty to Mrt efceattty. tr, We would ehtpt u pen the M af gt vilticw pt the erguOe e fj; atl the Territory W Vtak . - rA'hr havelteekred I to the eoestitationat orerMtt ai ttitutiOM of our country j sort, They have declared war ng&TM d- gTriiMt of tk tTaked States ; t he Tkey.kHve refneed' to whmt I l the lw. While they have, wkefcev srd- mutei tkeaa, t:laied protecticHt: -leer lhlw; jy They have denied to the Judgea United States ft na'kt in tft, ! hem earla tfle violators of the law wkea 7 vielatore were Morraoaa m . Thrkate so Managed by tkelr latfens as te defeat, jstfce,, protect I W nals, aatTre -der thujaws and the at a Hy ot the United Siateain Utah Ten ere void and of ho etlect; of a Ihey have conferred powers oa Our Territorial Marshals so extensive 3PV- reader void. theaHthority of, the ifar hat ol the United States ia all cases; ead have conferred upon Ere atly V? tha sol 'ght to select juri was 11 antI fcrim'BaV cases, in violaji allv BH ,aw atttl precedcat. Theyv in' "?w,vn ! W judges and justic the peace absplule jurisdictiori in all ln and crimfrial case ; Jier They have made all laws .existing 0 der the people of ihla Territory an 3ral defiance of the law? of the United St pen They have, by an act of the legish )ey .declared all unmarried men inehglb nd, jurymen unless they have resided it cjj Territory, two years ;. np. , They have imbrued their hands in blood of our citizens ' while they i j peaceably pursuing their way across contibent, and have deprived tbei a their property without due courso of lies Tfhey lmyq pplsoned the minds0, ol tho Indians ngidrist us and forced us rjj-j quently to open war with them; vj- Wo havo petitioUdd to therri to red ni- .and to protect us in our right. But rbd appeals have ever been treated with Ji9 dain and neglectv To continue-the j y necjion with Utah longer, we' fear w icd invlve us ri Reason and rebellion to coantry. , ; ,rl t further consider that the dartgc; 'a" difHculty of, transit and expense oTc !03 municaUqnwith .the seat of the Territt sen Government of eastern. Utah;;of tli . selves valid reasons to-ioduco us to 1 tp a.senarate TerriWrial prganizatioi!.' idt ! We have appj ied for assistance to. C lio' fornia, but she iak.decltned ta;aid; to1 'protect us because we were without Ta jurisdiction, ofthe State, ci- have. for the: lasttwo years invo ho SSress to eirectTfor Ui Twriia of Goyernmeht end. thnt body, has r been 4 n Therefore.beltevingin'theroc'tilud '?r our. intentions, and lulicvog'tlie time -,a arrived,, we make Jknowni.and declare in entire and unconditional separation I gh- Eastern, Utah. ist To prorldo for and .secure our fu o protection, we pledge to each other p sacred obligations, to orectfor o.urse . a Territorial .Government founded a tho Republicin principal of the Const Hon of tho United States. And that N will maintain and defend It lb the' bes purbility, and .we look to. the supr ; and, protection of .the Federal -Gove merit, and our fellow' citizens' in evi oa nart of the Tfrirftn: -' " " - 1 |