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Show We ha,e b-.-lrt u-i a c-My Li'c-ua ol i the moat infamoub biii-i ever ioTodu- ' ctd in CuQjfrt.!! eioce the formaiiuit of tho GjV' -lament ; arid ono that,; should it b- oi:9 a law, w.il train le i in the du-t what bw nbt l' .; pt'-- le of ihtj 'J'rn'orii." now p-ai i.i, and i drudt: tln-ui tu a k;n m ot yinr-M unexampled in l!.e bi-tory jf our 1 c'runtiy. I: w.il, ia c!;': :r, virnja :y ditrai.chi-e tin: p. of iV 'lerr.-tori-js, and hold them up to the word j a.- a wit of ouHawrf, nut only iuapabe i of sr!f (fovcrnmcn., but unworthy of1 any ol' lb.1) rub'.., piiviic k.-i or imuiu- nii'esof Atnericiii citizenship. parage wiii place tbem at the mep'y of n uuptiucijled Hjt of political ad-vinmrers ad-vinmrers and earp:t-bat'eis, who, having uo iutL-r'-ni in common with (he people auimg whom th'-y are tent, wil! have every opportunity artarded them, uudtr the pruvihiors uf this in-1'aujous in-1'aujous act, to rub and plunder at will, the uufurttiuate rcalduuta of the Ter-rif Ter-rif ncs. Tin; bill to which we nftr is numbered num-bered 1 U)0 and was introduced iu the cnr'til, on January ITih, by JjOgan, of Illinois read first and second times, and Marred to the committeo on Territories. Ter-ritories. It is entitled, "A bill to pro mote public justice in tho several ici-ritories ici-ritories of the United State:'." Sec. I provides that tha United States marnhals of tho Territories thall, in person, or by their deputies, attend all courts held by tha United States judges, in any of tho Territories of tliG United States, aud servo and execute all prcceris aud orders issued or direct-1 direct-1 ed by baid courts, or by judges thereof; and Kcction 2 makes it "tho duty of the United States attorney for each of the Territories of the United States personally or by his deputy or a&cist-ant, a&cist-ant, to attend all the Courts which may bo heldby the United Slates judj;os,or any of them, in each of the several Territories ior which such attorney may bo officially appointed, and perforin tho duties of pro-eciirin aitoruey, in Ins said T erricory, ior all oflcuscs against tho laws of such Territory, Ter-ritory, as well as against tho laws ol the United States, aud shall prosecute all suits to which the Territory is a party," etc, etc. Section 3 delines tho manner of drawing and summoning grand and petit jurors, making it the duly or one of tho district judges, the United Unit-ed Slates attorney and Unued States maryhai to make out a list of ono hundred hun-dred male citizens of the United States, residing in the district where the court is to be held and who havo resided in the Territory six months, and tile tho list in tho otfico of tho clerk of the court. From this list shall bo drawn tho grand and petit jurors as tho same may bo required. Tho bill further provides that the fees and compensation compensa-tion of the United States attorney and marihal, as ahso of the jurors, shall bo certified to by the judge of tho court, and paid from tho Territorial treasury annually, on the third Monday in JJc-eembcr, JJc-eembcr, and in oaso tho Territorial legislature shall fail to mako provision for the payment of suuh fees and compensations, com-pensations, then tho samo thall be paid out of the funds appropriated by congress to defray tho expenses of tho Torritoria 1 legislature, nnd for tho compensation of tho members thereof. there-of. If a more infamous or outrageous bill was ever beforo presented to a legislative body, wo arc ignorant of tho fact. Should it become a law, tho life, liberty and property of every resident in a Territory will be at the mercy of a ring or cliquo of federal ofiicials,com-posod ofiicials,com-posod of political vagabonds, and lab-ma lab-ma elites who look upon tho people of a Territory as posj-estirg no rights that a federal official is bound to respect. We understand (hat tho only plea made in favor of tho bill is that"it will root out Mormonism in Utah;" and for that purpose tho residents of eight other Territories must be ostracised ostra-cised and outraged. Tho friends of tho bill reverso tho old biblical theory, and act not on tho doctrine that tho good, law-abiding residents of eight Territories should be denied tho rights and privileges of American citizens, and outrageously punished for no of-fcuoo, of-fcuoo, in order that a so-called lawless class of peoplo in one Territory should not escape punishment. Tho rights of tho peoplo of all the Territories are trampled under foot in order that a few Mormon polygamints may be pun ished in Utah. Whether or not euch an outrageous and unjust measure will receivo the sanction of Congress and tho President we know not. It certainly behooves tho delegates from the several Territories Terri-tories to unito, as ono man, in making every effort to defeat tho consummation consumma-tion of this crowning iniquity. It is a measure concootcd and gotten up in tho interests of a few mendicants hold-iDg hold-iDg federal positions, in tho Territories for the purpose of ousting from offioial positions local officors who are the choice of the masses, and in whom tho people of tho Territories havo reposed confidence, iu order that a federal ring of vagabonds and political adventurers may thrust their itching palms into tho-pockcts of tho people ad libitum. Tho bill, in effect, creates a judicial ring, composed of the judge of the court, United States attorney and mar-shall, mar-shall, who can pack juries at will, turn courts of justice into engines of oppression, oppres-sion, make judicial proceedings a mockery and a farce, and render the Territories, in fact, a perfect hell on earth to all honest and law-abiding people resident therein. Can any honorable hon-orable or conscientious man favor tho passago of this most unjust and iniquitous in-iquitous measure? If the general government is anxious to eradioalo polygamy in Utah, why aro the unoffending un-offending residents of other Territories Ter-ritories placed in the same category and made to Buffer for the eins of others? Why should we be placed under the surveillance and at the mercy of s judicial cliquo or ring of federal appointees who have no feelings feel-ings or interests in common with a people upon whom they aro foisted? Wo hopo our delegate will ventilate this matter thoroughly before the committee com-mittee oo Territories". Senator Nye, of Nevada, who is tho chairman of that committee, is a western man and should thoroughly understand tho wants and wishes of the people of the Territories, and we believe that if the delegates all unite in protesting against tho passage of the bill introduced by Mr. Uogan, no such outrageous measure meas-ure will be passed by cougrce?. The press throughout all tho Territories sould be heard from; and if necessary remonstrances signed by every citizen .hould be forwarded to the delegates from tho Territories, at Washington. Let our cotemporarie of the radical persuasion define their position iu regard re-gard to this iniquitous measure, for the passage or defeat of the bill vitally affects the best interests and wcifaro of our people. ld;iho World. |