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Show THE LOGAN BILL. I A bill introiluwl by general John A. Loan into tlio .r:.kriil rtctjatc, on January 17lh, for tho purpose of aiiiiQK the execution of tlio laws "iu the Bevoral TerritorioH of the Uuitcd States," reached oar hanJn yesterday. It iu the Voorheett bill of latit seaion, whijli wo published April 11, 17'J, aoetion for flection and word for word, oxuept that its provisions iostead of Lin .r.ntincd in t luiir ni juration to the Territory of Utah, aro extended to "the Territories of tlio (Jotted Slates," Much at) tho TerritorieH have been abutted in the pant by the appointees to cffioo in thotJi, thin bill would in-ornaHO in-ornaHO tho injuatieo and miarulo under 1 which they havo eull'ored a thousandfold, thousand-fold, and would lay them ootripletdy at the mercy of political adventurers Bont out west that thoir political friend id Washington uiuy bo rid of theit importunities; or, as lion. John Taffe, chairman of tho Huu.iO committco on Territories says of "polilical oonvicts and Buporannuated oripplea'transport-od oripplea'transport-od to tho TerritorieH as to a political Botany Bay. Tho wait, provision of tho bill is that tho power oi "HolcciiiV juries is left entirely with the district juiitf, tho United States district attorney and tho United States ninr-tdial; ninr-tdial; tho lust named to nerve all processes pro-cesses of tho difitriot court; and tho United States attorney to attend to tho prosecution of all oasos befuro tho dis-triut dis-triut courts. lo tho matter of polygamy, ootiabitation will bo deemed sullicient evideneo of marriao. Tho bill is Uujirantly unconstitu tioa.l, and would not stand an uppeal to tho supremo court of tho United States, mid therein j tho object aimed at by its projectors will bo dcfmlcd, evon should it pass for while thero may bo no appeal in oriminal cases to the Supremo Court of the United titutos, tho liraL cuso undrr tho now law involving moro than a thousand dollars euuld bo appealed and the nullity of tho measure would be socured. But even did it becomo law and an appeal could not bo taken to the Supremo Court of the Uuitcd Statos, euch legislation would not be an unmixed evil, for so flagrant and notorious would bo tho abuses certain to ariso under it, that tho people of tho entire Territories would rise in thoir just indignation and appeal so poworfully to tho pooplo of tho States, that an entire chano in tho barbarous character of tho system of Territorial government or colonial vassalage would bo tho result. |
