Show KNOW UTAH i By Dy ALBERT F. F PHILIPS I The mission of Dele Delegate atc Almon W. W Babbitt to Washington and his effort to have hn an act passed by congress which would give statehood to what 1 Isnow is isnow now Utah was a Do failure At that date data the question o of or slavery lavery was the paramount issue California and Texas occupied the field on op long debates Babbitts Babbitt's credentials were filed with the house but they were presented as RB delegate from the state of ot which congress held was a myth no such state stat or territory being known Hence it was WIlS held as a volunteer simply situ sim ply and not coming coining from tram either cither state or territory However in his address in presenting the memorial and constitution it was WIlS shown that the people of at Utah were entitled to and in need of or some form fonn of at civil government go and the result was WIlS the creation creation crea crea- tion of the territory of Utah S Babbitts Babbitt's reception in the national capital was was' a cool one The Thc memorial accompanied lcd by the constitution constitution constitution of or the state of Deseret was presented to the senate on December 27 1849 by Stephen A. A Dou Douglas las who moved that it be referred to the committee on territories No action was taken until January 28 1850 when it was so referred The house of or representatives representatives representatives rep rep- also ordered the thc memorial to the committee committee com corn on elections which body recommended the adoption of ot the following resolution That it is Inexpedient in inexpedient inexpedient in- in expedient to admit Almon W. W Babbitt to a R. seat in inthis inthis this tills body as a delegate to the alleged state a of Des- Des eret S The report of the committee on ele elections was read and among the several reasons alleged against the admission of Babbitt was the following The me me- comes as the representative Uve of a R. state but butor butof of or a state not In the union and therefore not entitled entitled entitled en en- titled to a representation here The admission of Mr Babbitt would be a quasi recognition of the legal existence of the state of Deseret and no act should be done by this house which even by implication cation may give force and vitality to n a political or organization organization organization or- or and independent of at the laws tf bf the United Unit States The report was after considerable debate adopted by a Do vote rote of ot to 77 17 and the so called state of or Deseret failed to receive recognition from congress The Babbitt memorial was championed by Representative Representative V Harris of Illinois In the house and in the senate by Senator Stephen S A. A S SIn Douglas In the memorial which was transmitted to congress congress congress con con- gress by the constitutional convention it was point pointed d dout out that congress had failed to provide a civil gov government government gov- gov ov- ov for foi any portion of the territory ceded by Mexico and that the revolver and bowie knife had been the law of the land and that since the gold discovery in California thousands had emigrated the golden state all well supplied with the implements and munitions s of war |