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Show THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. CON-VENTION. A lare number uf the delegated elect to die eunliuilienal convention a-.-embled in the City Hull yesterday niornin;.', Monday V'chmai-y l'.Uh, 1 ST J. Orson I'ratt called the eonven-l eonven-l ion tt order, and nominated lien. 1,-jrenzo Snow as I're.-ident ; hut, wlio va unanimously eleeied. The following oliiecrs were al.-o elected elect-ed !) Oin: trecretaiy, I!. U (.'amp-boll; (.'amp-boll; Assistant Secretary, L. .J. Nut-tall; Nut-tall; Sei-eatil-at-arius, I. T. Me-Alli.-ter; Avsi.-tant. Setveant-at arms, Milaodo I'ratt; Mcsseneer, II. S. Campbell. On motion of Mr. Fitch, the chair was instiueted to appoint a committee of live on credentials; and appointed Thus. I'lteh. (Jeo. Q.-.Cannon, l-'rauk Fuller, W. 11. l'rcston and Win, Jennings Jen-nings Mich oommittee. On motion of lien, ltaruuiu, the convention con-vention took a recess (ill two u'cleek, p.m. Al-TKltXUON StSSLOX. - p. m. Convention called to Older by the president pro tern. The committee on credentials reported re-ported (he following persons as entitled enti-tled to seals in this convention : Lieaver count v John K. Murdock, UanielTyler, K. U. liiaekburn ;;. Hox Kider Chester l.oveland. Lorenzo Lor-enzo Srmw, M. V. Dalton, J. C. ii:ht, Y.. Johnson, liruec 1. Cache-William Hyde, W. V. l.u-ticwovnl, l.u-ticwovnl, William H. Mauhan, . P. Hammond, William li. Fresron, lj. H. Hatch, M. W. .Merrill, O. X. l.ilien-.piest, l.ilien-.piest, Moes Thatcher i. Pavis Nathan T. l'oner. Thos. S. Smith, John S. Smith, J 'hit Telto: j Anson Call, 'fhos. R Uon-.d;e. Smith, John K. liarnes 7. Iron Silas S. Smi:h, Jc-o N. Smith. K-lwaid Palton, S. M. lllair 4. Juab John llaue, Ceo. Kendall, A. li. Sutherland;;. Kane John N choker, A. M. Harmon Har-mon Miilard-l'. P. hyman. C-li.-rt Kinc. I'aniel Thompson, Tli. s. Ca'.-iiter-l. Morgan - i.j man . Tot te;-. Jc-c tlaven-.. I I'uMe and Sevier I'eier l'.a-noi-- -cn. Wm. Morrison, H. A. Ho! ! comlv-. ! Utch-Chas. C. Uich-1. Salt l.ako .. Snow, (i.-o. t. Cannon, Can-non, Tiuvs. Kiteh, John T. Caine, V. Fuller, P. K. Fuel, John Sharp, A. V, Koekwood. UeuU-n Miller, K P. Ibve. K M. Haruum, iU-. V. Akcr, A. Miner. It. i1. .Iidmoi,. Win. Jeu-umi.o, Jeu-umi.o, A. Carriujton. Oi-uii i'ratt. Wm. U:iJn K n; ; Fea.'LvV, ! Vivia CandlaiM. It. W. S.'.n-lei-o.i, Abn.r l.jwcry. W. S. S.;ow, tl U. L.-woxyu. C. A. Mad-en 7. Suiuiuu t'.eor.-e (I. Srxdcr. SauiUei F. Atv,vod. Wm. V. C:.i.i Ciau-JoUti Krn:t. Jeim If Milne Mil-ne r, A. K. Thui-vr, Oroweil Simons, Witiuim F.-.vC. Wi',.i.in; Hi iu.iiur-: , P.vid F.vatk-, Wiili.im F. L. K. li-.riir.on-i". Wa-au'n N. C. t-i.ieek. Auia-liuu Auia-liuu Hatch, H. S. Ai-'x.thd'-r, John W. Wit: I. Wa.-hi::-: -"a- S,o:! K-M.r, Ur-'l Kv.ms, ii::am Snow. Joseph N'. . Vomu' 4. WeK-r-F- K:ai. 1. A. lUmmond. L. Hemek. Oilit lioiknip. L-Tin Farr, C bnrki W. 1 'en rose. G. S. Krb, Henry huuey . Tooele G. Bryan. John K?w-lerry, K?w-lerry, K. Warburtoo, G. Burridge, John Franks, K. Hunter 0. The roil was then called and a quorum quo-rum found w be present. ;..n-ral I!. M. II.! mim offered the f..:!..'Aiiir'.-iluti.m1wi.i h w ad--pi.-J: l:. ,.d --'f'. -t ih- - .:-.-Ain.' o.uh or aiilim ii! ;ii t.T n l.y.-aeii ii'--m-krol'iiiiv.nvMiti. :i, !).-i;,:e '-nt.-io!' ui-ot, il.e I'-::! du;i.- of hi, o'iie-. ai.d ind -ub- ub d i v , .,. li i , oJ..t rikii:;' the .am.;: " mi a:. 1 i a h of :,oU d j - 1'if".: :uel ability, you W;il -Uf port and J. 1. ud lb" i-ini-iuuitou of the I'liiied dom li.-; tl.ar you wii hear tru-! i'.nth and allr-i-uic: to ih: -'::m:: ilia you laLi- tlii.. obiii- oini lVe.-!y, without any m nul re-irva'i or parpo-o .' .-va-own; :n, d that ywu wi!l well and taith iV.lly'li-har.'etl.-.lu-se,!' tho i-llb-' un wloeli -,oii are ui. nu to eni'-i, help jo,., iu-f And (h..( ih ' said 'jath h;Ul b-; ad-niirii ad-niirii -tr-n d tu tie- tn- in bi r-. ol' the c-iii-vent ion no!-v pv '-ut by 11 ju. I llia. Sniiih, pinbaie jud'-: of Salt I.ak'. cuiiuiy. li'.-n. -.i:o Smith tb. -u adioinl-t'.Tei the il li to the ineiul, -i lien. 11. M. l!ain:mi wru elected per QlJ.Ilr-ht pl" 11' li' '-1 t be i i.l,Vel!tlun and W...1 c-eiiile'l lo th.' pie-ident " d.-.k by llou-. Ti,.i. I -itch and Fran! fuller. li'-n. Uainiiin in a bin f i-peeeh cX pi'e-.-i-d bis thanks for t he ennli-ieiir. thin repo-ed in him; and aid while In : woiiM h:ie 'di.-in d that some olhe i.cr.f. h id been selee'ed for the h-tmr lie weeild diseharo bis dutied laith i'uily, and hoped a con-titution Wouh be f earned that would not only eb:d hui.e the paproval of eonere.-.i but o 'l he people of all the I'nited Stale.-;. The iollowin;,' oliiecrs wen' the! elected on permanent oi'a;i;z:tlien: Seerelary K. h. Campbell. A.-si.-,tanl Secretary -Ij. John Nut tall. Second A-J.dslani S.vrciary --Jcb Henry Smith. J.looi'keepers-Jobn P. T. MeAlli ter and Miiando I'ratt. iMesscuers Kobe. S. Campbell an lriihum Carrinton. Kenorters Pavid V. Mvans an John Q. Cannon. Printer Atu;us M. (annon. j Fireman liodncv Jad'cr. Pending tho election of chaplain, , Mr. Fitch oil'ered a resolution that a cnimuit tec be appointed by tho prcsi-j dent to wait upon a clerpynian of each i ; religious denomination in the city, and j request them to attend I he convention j each day, in tum.and otter prayer at die ! ' opening of the )iroeeedin::s. Tho res-i res-i oltition was adopted, and Mr. Fitch, 1 of Salt Lake county, Mr. Jc:;-o N. ! Smith, of Iron couniy, anil Mr. Thur-j Thur-j her, of Ctah county, were appointed tho eomniittee. j Several resoluUons were oil'ered and I adopted with regard to tlie order ol I business, and rules gvcriiiin: the eon-! eon-! venl ion. Mr. Fitch offered th IblhnviiiL:, t which was adopted: ! lavolved That tl.e heriieauUit- arms be iualrueted to procure a United . Stales ll.ijr, and uni'url the same on ; I ho t!:;s ftatl" in front of this hall, dur-i dur-i inj,' the sitlins of tho convention. Mr. Miner, of Salt Lake couniy, of-1 of-1 fered a resolution,- to be laid on the table to oomo up in its order, that the j constitution of Illinois, adopted in ; 7 be taken as a basis, by this con-( con-( vention in framing a constitution. i Mr. Fitch, of Salt Lake county, of-! of-! fered a resolution for present action, j that the constitution of Nevada be the ! basis lor the constitution to be framed, to be taken up each day in committee I uf (he whole, section by section, for ! consideration. He spoke to the resolution, reso-lution, and considered the constitution I of Nevada, in many re.-peel.-, more ! applicable lo Ciah than thai of llii-; llii-; nois. i Mr. Fan, of Weber county, moved I that (he couMilution id' J'eseret, ; framed in be taken as a basis. Ho said that constitution bad been ae-i ae-i knowledtfcd by (he congressional com- uiiilee to whom it bad been submitted, ! as one of the bet that had been framed. i Mr. Snow, of Salt Lake county, ! would rather see a constitution framed ! that would embody the best of all the ! existing Slate constitutions, than to j take any single constitution as a basis, j Mr. Miner had presented his reo!u-j reo!u-j tion because the constitution oi'Jili- nois wad one of the last framed, and 1 one of the best ho had read. Judge llaydon sustained Mr, Fiich' j resolution. i M. J. W. 1'ouug, of Waliinton couniy, oil'ered a resolution that a hundred hun-dred and twenty-live copies of the con- stitttt ion of Deserct, of be print- i cd for the use of the members of the i convention. Tabled to come up in or-I or-I der. Mr, Farr's resolution was read and j he spoke in advocacy of it. j Col. liuel of Salt Lake couniy, i thought the constitution just referred to was not the one which should be I taken up by this convention, lie bc-j bc-j lieved it would be unwise to do so. j fake Utah as sho is, not as she was ten years ago, and frame such a consti-j consti-j tution as is needed to-day. lie would ; agree with Mr. Snow that noconstiiu-j noconstiiu-j tion should be taken as a basis. Mr. J. W. Young thought there was 1 no need for much argument on the : matter. 11c understood that the pro- position was simply to take sonic con-I con-I stitution as a basis, and save the labor of a committee drafting one. Mr. Miluer, of Utah county, ofler-I ofler-I ed, as an amendment, that no con.-ti-I tution be takeu as the basis, i Colonel Akers, cd Salt Lake county, ' objected to any further amendments I until the original n solution was acted 1 upon. 1 Mr. Fitch had not seen the constiiu-i constiiu-i tion of Deserct, but had no doubt it j was a good one; yet it had the cdor of . defeat about i:. j Mr. Johnson, of Salt Lak county, I thought all these eonllieting resolu-; resolu-; tious ought to bo referred to a eomniit-', eomniit-', tee,:.io expedite bu?;r,es. Mr. Jennings, of Salt Lake county, ! moved, as a substitute, that a commit-j commit-j tee of seven be appointed to examine ! the difforciit censutuitens and report which ulic Miouia oc ia..en a a o.ims. , Colonel lluel iii.p.:tred if the gcutie- man could inform the coaveuuen at I what probable period of time thai I ivmmitcee would be able to get through all the constitutions a-.d rei .Tt to the I eonventien. ; Major S. M. llair, ef Iron county, ; opposed Mr. Jcuning-.' amttidment. i The amendment was Iom. Mr. Farr" ameTidicent v:i.- tl;::i put i and lo.-t. i Mr. Fitch's v-,?v .a'.iou was lLcu put and earned. Mi. J. W. Ycui: u-.ouou for the ( priming of l"i copies ot the couMitu ' lieu -.'f Petrel, was amended. t;;e word "Nevada" b. Ing subsiimted tor 1 "Peoiet," a::-i was adopted as :ien 1-; 1-; ed. 1 Mr. j'.:eli e:i-::e.i a re.--.uuen fer il.' .;,;-om;me::t of thirteen stanjiug ' tjiiimitves whieii was adopted. A ee:r.:- Uii::aou !;oiu the Co-.::.:;, c.iket S.iit Lake canity wa-receive . :ini. it'-irg that Gen. f. lviwa;'! ' i -M'.n. -r bad d.v'.ir.e 1 the i laiiuD a- d-;k"a:e to tl." e-iiven! ;on. otitic ue nt ef the S;.i'.c of Ca.re:a:a, and C'" !- n;: e.i.l: to eive; jl! t.i. i.iiA bi- 'i'Uiks loi the conu- ! den. .-1 ..-p. -;i in id:ii, a.- ev.ueed ly his , clu'ti'in. I Judge Wm. llaydon, of Salt Lake ' county, tk.a icovcd tbat the convention conven-tion adjourn m'.ic '''V. He had been elected a delecate wlthou: bcicg consulted con-sulted and without his consent; and he Wa- .oipo-ed tu a State !uvriin:. rit, f.,r the fnlSiiu- u-a.Miu,: I -t - 'I'i.e p.- "I' lie- T.-niloiy ot I tah h'lV-- not tiirou.'h the u-ual Ameri'n im'-::i.s of inamlc-i ing tlicir wi-hes ii'., by put'lie mcfiings and rcjluiion. prtiiiiiH. Si-:., declared in 1 favor oi'a S'ate ?ovTim:ent. 'Jd Th-' populaiiun i't' I'lah d.'S n.it c'ime up to t h" -rmdard by ihe late law of the I 'idled Stales, and asking h, r a'lf!ii--L-m in direct oppo-mon to ai --'P -i hi t -;nc.-.-i n ofcongre.-s would be! j an in-ti!t to the law-making power, uid ii-i'inoii- i i favorable f-d.-ral legis-iaii legis-iaii 'ti ot the luluie. j :;1 'flu: .-ad i-xpeiienee of other States, treated witbuUt utlieietil popu , laiion, has tan.'hl in that it is wiser to ' n-tijaiu a care fully cared for ward ot , l he government than impose upon our--(lvean oii'-roiH butdeti of taxati.-n ( i which would cripple our energies and , i retard the development uf (he lead'iug j ' . rc-oiirees of the country. , Illi 'fhi- convention is called with ' e-utlhe authority of any law, either Territorial ur fcd'-ral, and its action ' iia- it "i uth'-r in- lit than ibat which 'peituins lo any meeting ufciti.-'tis ! called iMLfetln r to di-eiis public, mean m Me .said he had thus briefly given i his reasons why he was opposed to a : State governnieiit and in favor of an " , aJkmnimeni sine, u'i.; and would nul 'ait;mpl lihibei' lo di.-cii-s Ihe .pies l"tlCul. Akers .-aid h- also had Ih'Cu ' elected wilh'iut beinr consulted, but j I furlhiT than that he could not say any ''thiiiLMii favor of ihe rc-olution. lie ..did noi .opo,-.c lo make a lent-thy ' : speech, bul be ibou-ht Judi;0 llay- 1 don's position should be met by a show 11 of l'ea.-ons why' Utah should have u State governmcni; for if any Territory i required a Slate governumnt at the I present time it was Utah, ('no thing would be secured by it a harmonized n judiciary, ile did not undertake to j hold the balance between the federal ''and Territorial judiciary, nor tu isuy which was right; but with their ti j wranglings tho law was falling into i contempt. He proceeded lo advocate the '1 necesMlv of the law being honored, iaying that where the judicial y i'sell pursues a eour.-;e to bring it into eon-tempt eon-tempt it strikes, (he severe-t blow agatn.-t" right and justice. A Suite government would inline new life into every industry of Utah! A man did not leel himself half "a man until lie enjoyed ihe right of self-govomment, which tho citizens of the Territories, and especially of a Territory where the law is ftJminiritetcd as in Utah, do not enjoy. The unparalelled development , of the United States is due lo the liiet. 'dial its citizen-; are freemen, and as , such put forth nil their energies dor pivgre.-s and advancement. Utah 1 lias population enough; more than any new Stale adi:dlled for the 1 last decade has had; and the new ap-1 ap-1 portiontnent bill of congress does not take cll'eot until lSTil. The great .secret iofthe opposition to Utah becoming a ! Slate was that the Mormon people : would have control of it. 1 le held that a eonMitution might bo framed, cm-body cm-body a provision aeecptible to congress, con-gress, and Utah be admitted with a ; congressional coiupromiso, as was the cac with Missouri when it was ad-1 ad-1 mil ted into the Union. Col. liuel was in favor of Utah having hav-ing a State government because tie be-. be-. lieved it would give us peace r.l home . and character abroad. : iMr. Fitch said he de-drcd to give, at some length, his reason why Utah ' should become a State; and that action : might bo postponed on the gentleman's gentle-man's motions, as well as because an : early adjournment would give the chair opportunity to appoint the standing : committees, he would move that the 'convention adjourn till Tuesday morn-. morn-. ing at 1 1) o'clock. The motion was adopted and the convention adjourned. |