Show In conne tion With the effort efort to obtain statehood through conventions look backward to the first meeting in Utah on March 8 1849 when hen Utah's entrance entrance en- en trance into the Union was first proposed rhe put forth in inthe inthe the first convention con was as as' great S I S in the subsequent meeting held Juna 30 1887 The two may Le e regarded regarded re- re as th most tenacious in attempts to secure stat statehood hood In the history of oC the st st. state until the se sev- sev ent convention h. h held and wh which h proved The rhe convention con of March 1849 was In sessIon three da days s 's ending MarCh 11 and in view that an election elec- elec tion was held On March 12 It would appear that the tho constitution had already been drawn up and Its adoption followed at once from all over o the territory residing in that portion ot of Upper CalifornIa 1 lying east of oC the ierra Nevada mountains which Included all ter- ter I east to the Rocky mountains mountains moun- moun and between Canada on the tho north and Mexico on the south were Invited to attend the convention convention conven- conven tion to meet In Salt Lake City Up to date the people jn the ter- ter been entirely under under un- un der control of the Mormon leaders leader thi under not only spiritual affairs af af- fairs hut but also temporal affairs pUg Litigation Uon Was as dis' dis a and d a. a al dIsputes were determined COUrt or by magistrates who were appointed by the presidency den dency y ot of the church However there was a fair sprInkling pf ot Gentiles Gen Gen- tiles In the named and they were not content with the ec- ec courts for when they appealed to the presidency ency th the appeal appeal ap- ap peal was ys determined in faVOl favor fa- fa VOl vor o ot the bishops with the result that the ns were tor tory President Brigham Young litigation holding that most of his have learned that is a condescension far beneath them and that thal it opens wide doors doOl's when indulged In for fOl the admission of every unclean spirit But this is a digression Representatives few In number answered the call for the fIrst st and it was convened j on March M 8 as stated and thus was as inaugurated rated the state of Deseret V Almon W v. v Babbitt abbitt was elected leegate to in a joint jont seaton sessIon sea ses- ton sIon of the senate and house ot of rep rep- res s On July 5 and on Jul July V a memorial lai wt S praying Congress id 10 admit the state of 1 Deseret ser t into the Union This me- me which carried the tha signatures of oC 2270 reminded congress tha V t IV Vh reas rea's We Ve are so far removed from nIt all all' civilized society and organIzed organized or- or gov go and alto also by r at f la li rs ot of trackless desert of snow and s 's V m rn r v bloody than either elther ISO so d l be united with tny other ther portion of the country In pr state legislature o with lantage to ourselves and others nd f We e have done I y our arms and influence than any the thel number of cItizens to toc V c and nd seCUre this country to the government of the tho United States ates It was was pointed out that congress had failed to provide a civil government govern govern- meat ment for an any portion of the tern tern- tory ceded by the republic of Mex- Mex ice ICo that the revolver and bowie knife have so far been the law of the land that since tie gold overy covery many thousands have hae emigrated emigrated emi emi- grated to California well supplied supplied sup sup- plied with the sinews ot of warI war I Fears ears were exprEssed that through the failure to provide ivl civi jurisdiction political aspirants ma may subject the V government to great Loss ot oL blood and treasure It was 4 set forth forth In V the memorial that for their own security y and for forthe I the preservation or of the rights of the United States the people of the state of Deseret have havo organIzed organized organ organ- a provisional government under un- un den der which the civil policy ot of the n tion is duly maintained also that there Is now a sufficient number ot of individuals to support a state gov- gov and that they have erected their St-their t their OWn expense a. a ahall hall of legIslature legislature leg leg- whIch will bear compariSon compari- compari Son with those In the oder states Then It was further said tour therefore ask that your our honorable body fa consider consider con con- sider Interests and If consistent consistent con con- with the constitution and usages of the federal government that the constitution and memorial accompanying it be ratified and that the state of Deseret be admit admit- Led fed into the Union on an equal tooting wIth other states tates or to such other form ot of civil chU govern govern- ment g I your wisdom and magnanimity mag- mag may award the p people ople of Des Deseret ret and upon the adoPtion ot of the form torm of government here that their delegate be receIved and their Int interests rests properly and faithfully represented In Inthe the congress congress' ot of the United States V |