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Show AOIM f I Sitr. ) tSfewft $ ppj of Xen4 ,lf, ncd his remarks in support of ttAm -' MA naintabl. saidhe, thaitlicreii t difference belcenihe'poWcjr; c? :ss to mtcrferq with-the, vrghta of.waT rtyahd the right to aecla're r,i. minalwtilch Was1 50 itcrhtred hj tk ' !B r of Clod As to, tho qacstlori'wk&br 5 d been raised na to. whether the CrW J B t extended to' the Territories, I :rely;.call the attention of the Hoaee, U iopinloa expressed by a. Jwlgc 5of the ' iilted, States iipbn this subject and" I lick furnishes a conclusive, answer ,tb the j.Wa' expressed by the. gentleman, from; jnisfnna (Mr. 'lylor) mid older gentle) B in, who hav'o con tended, that the Crime B t nnd St,pro,ti8:otia. did not ,c,xtcml to f 'B b Terrltprips, Tlie toftstitulida oftk-' B nitcd States standi In tlm" natm'O'.of a) B ntrat.t,.be.tw,ecn,.lho several States and , B ee 'geuernt 'governments dnd;-thcrefore;' B licitcvcr. n. State passed a law., with n B fcricc tp its .'goycrnmc'utj.it was butV . 'rfc.bf tkeOompat 'between thai tafe", id the, gcucjul government; BaVX;' sny that'.a law crcallng a territory caa i. accepted dr cfaimcd.-aa. cojitraet. immOtt" act- between ' the gbvernmeai-'of; aUt'utcd tatnnheftllote crttcdi-' " A;Tcrriy;;wa's nb'tlniig Moty laii, the c'rciturdHbficbiricV any itkoritdclegtttcd.tbsuckcrcAtioq jkabje.'a't the- pleasure. ;of JCojig'resaf-I dliitain jowlih'regard to . tbor- qncstioli-- el' avcryi'wlnck. has been brbugktfMq )nnectioriwith:.this debatctho projiosi on nhuounccd in the platfofntbf rayonn tateT'tliatthe, furiher.' bgiialldn (of.tlie uestlpuf .of filaveryi'was baleqlatH to, wakc'u;tiev. of tkcf. peopVo ;rtucr7J)cuevojiiu.anerrpnnapieaor naiil'alform,;tliat,;th bry;-whciiHljey.'chmer jbn.and.cStabllslttaf-Staib ns)lheii ,Imev-tha uestioV'fbf-'thfemscIyes " ,METnEnmcE;i(S;o of Tean-l esirtb nafe" mycclledgue-a qnestidn-. rhc.ther1 bedoea;noV'thjuk;4 ;rbs:bna tliqptowcri' a' b.cds-qnumerate"dln the1' .Terrltbrtw, Kds'tlfepbwep enalt'y upon alaf cs;p.nd- pewonii '.offcoror; ii thoTcrritbrtcs?ln :ft4 wordwhethcr iegroe'Mn5thVTcrrltprlesvnVV iblb.- to; suchxlawsdgvj (asrdcfinfng'bffencesra ICS?1" . -' fZ tKXV!-;;f I Mr'C-K EiiaSr&ii "decldidlyh'ol tip decision; Jnj'the, Dre'dScbit4 crtei--i tccisibh;m he cbuiitryibetbidytrib is3 the llnat; arbiter' .'ofquesUbn'rat1 law aim cuiisiiiunouui govcruuicnv.., ;a uai m-cWon m-cWon held that Congress has no. power, to interfere' wft&;ihq .iustitntibtt of 'slavery id the Tcrritorfea, and for, that the-cpn'stitu-t iqiv is recognized in Boma form or other in thr.ee clauses, of4he cbnalftutipn. First, it la recognised bjthc provisions for thi rendition bfifugitivb4lavcs;tsecbn'o, ialie representation founded upon the ownership owner-ship of slaves; and t?i1rd:iQ the rccqgrii tion of the African' slate: Vradfe';and the power of Congress to abolish it Believing Be-lieving as I do; that iVis. tke duty of good citizens to yield obedience to the decisions; Of the tribunal, we should be cbntent witlt the ruling laid down in the prcd' Scott, case and of the law on the subject. For myself, I am satisfied., As.to tbc;idc& of tho Mormons going to war to Tcsist.pnr authority, It was not to be entertained a monicnt. I say, If Wo abblisk pOtygniy and repent the charter of ,thc'Cidrch of Latter-day Saints, wo will open ike way for "emigrants to cijnio ftpra ' all quarters and cover the. country., ' Tbe Sractlcal bccnpatioii 'of , Utabt hj UjSa lormons, and its-government byMorniba Jaws.is a complete exclusion bftllCJcitizcnt of 'the United Siatcs wbb;do riot1 symp?-ihlzo symp?-ihlzo with the institutions of Utah,, And there is. nb donbt tkatrtheMbrmoil rulers atul'tho people of this gigantic, corpora-tlbn corpora-tlbn adopt all means to prohibit pcrsg" I from proceeding to scttlq down; and occupy oc-cupy the country who do not' sypatkitt ith Mormonism., Therefore the repeal bf sucli a statute would have" apowerfal effect upon the minds of ohr countrymen in Inducing ihem -to go to' Utah ni Seacefully take possession .of the country, tttt'l' deny the truth of the ' statement tliqt has becn'set up,"ttiat itfeasb-we p thislaw wq cannot execiite ii,' But. if-resistance Was ofTcrcd-4-if peaceable nanp fallcdif wo are nnablo to enforce, the laws by all or any 'of ihese; expedwnw. which should bo first resprted to before We should have recourse to orms-r-tnen maintain it is the imperative duty of congress con-gress 1o enforce the iaW by force of arm, and to maintain tho snprcnie authority oi the general government. Such a war would bo a just and f igMebus"oin. a war against a people Who have tnurUereo numbera'of peaceable. clttzena in tne exe' cutJon Of their ebbstiintionarrighu; goiRB to occupy" land in tke 'Torrito. ' in wonld be a war whidi would1 elicit we approbation every Honest good citizens in every part of thb eouhtry, and tho commendation com-mendation of the whole civilized world. ';' tSI .,jw6VM ft Heaven talf lt luTae tato aubiniwlott people who 'I- 2ffii'iKi--tfctfiiA of 00.1 nd I L pl? wHo Jit yritk, . high fl " PTatj dB oiitslretctJlciI ttfrtcomuiHted ; V, lcWJa6s& known fa tUo catalog .! !J clime. Hwecannptcxcentethelaws "m'" -neiccftMjf-lf Ate cannot protect the eWH B f Dillon bTPuT order lorlngaiul law abiding -HS to id iTerrUory of tftablr wt . !f cinnot by fuck mean?, as theses cxter;-B' cxter;-B' - tojMtcihW vfwHSss, ,thettIfoioheaitvociite :M-$ ,u propriety of brtoging tho whplpinilf taryonaWW6' thtTtf&Ucd States, W if ncy to bring these rebellious pec H 'A hfcfet wbmissloti., Thp continuation of vflV SgaWy Insult toxr wiyest affd ';B'hUrs'nd.oi-oIjr4Ritt;liuHli i a s m:ft -frfaiWhtoQ$ha& the 'cfrilfecd' world. ;B Mn 1TMtcdf States, that such H cBf&Jnrtit under; iho H pftrteclfori l Atatricao; 'law J bcllefe, $ Jfr. tUftt thVcontfauaiido t this crime will i fl -: b"ra ttown "I0111 kx& ttotiontjie vengeance ' fl )'tt lt Almighty, because, sir,, tho God of, -'I VoatibBCbohbrlti Ms hand tli ppriiskhitnt I V ' nation, as wall as of ,fridMdqal, and: - Ja proof of Which they Jtad ba t to look Sehtstory of tho past. JKio fathers of the Resolution we're not ashftraqJ,.(o ;nc? ::B inowlcdge that it was iho; hand of the I Altrt$lJ who had led ihorft. Jlhroogh the, ; B fearful I; IWggte, which. 1iraded';our Jndcr I ?pttic which enable' them;5 to, . B flaalljf etabliU the beat and grqatesi I 0fernmet thit' et;r; existed since tho. B ..begfamnjf 6f th world, And nowt when, B We artf njlglity and powerful, now when. B 1 the sail of pur comnierco' aro spread over;; B eirer ia; find "when- wealth, and- niognlr fl ficence, and"grahdcuf,crpwns.oar country,; B; hot larbkft tho ycngeanco,of JIcavci( B ttperratttihg amongst ,H4ian.jhstUuUbn B Mtcfat, in iho fuce of. JIeiven;V!b are B ;CHd.bpg by ercry con'Siderat.fqnirbf lawV B ipf dutyiamlfsJinoralUy B the jctfXoft.e((p- B urgoyearnwtlyJaridVsihcere B .HottW?thB;;prbprieiycof B bjiuch'Tota'as B fopresiion upp)i iho.!,Mprm6n JpeSplbof B Utahbu twill' alio. 'eho'w.b'Hhc.1 wholb- B TQrld that;:h'o wef er f oolfshl j, 'woactcdtf B limes past In alio wing such an excrescence B 'in' this tpgrbV;up' -irtur' mldsthpwc'ver B negligent w6 may haVV, beetf iiidrscharge fl 0 of . the .high... duty " rcstinuppusiig a B ionwere'detirnunedito. .yihee .; bur B abhoriricr bffJlii&i i'vllbydrlVing ttvjOafc B rora imongSt' nifMQi-'-r M$&:tfs$ |