Show SAFE AS WELL AS JUST WE are enabled to present to our readers today to day another capable communication muni cation on ol the question of state hood for utah from the forcible pen of george ticknor curtis it appeared first as will be observed in the new york sun and is in a sin similar filar vein to one recently published in these bo columns lumus his views are clearly set forth alorth and in addition to their anti inti in sic soundness the well known acumen ability and experience of tile the writer give them great weight from a constitutional tut ional standpoint in addition to the justice of laim the potency of the fact that congress is clothed with a trust to grant graat statehood to a territory as corn com plemely qualified to assume it as this is and other reasons that have been elucidated the national safety safely demands that the petition be favorably acted upon history has demonstrated that free nations cannot be perpetuated unless dependencies are abolished by admission to the full benefits of their political institutions it if this be not done an un healthy condition ensues the result being ultimate dissolution this may be safely stated as a general proposition whose application lies in the case of whose num bers and ana resources are competent and who signify by then their off offer er of compact that they will govern themselves in strict haroy harmony with republican institutions utah Russ possesses esses those qualifications and has signified her purpose in the only manner in which such a disposition could be exhibited or constitutionally demanded these preliminaries having been complied with it only remain for congress to perform its duty in conformity with the trust with as mr cultis says that body has been clothed this graceful act of the national legislature would so far as utah and the calion is concerned place the republic in harmony with itself by bringing into political homogeneity an integral part of its own body entitled to the f full all privileges of its constitution arid and institutions the lifes blood ol of popular sovereignty would be extended in closer to the extremities of the body politic and greater health aud and vitality would be inevitable returning to the main idea of this article the safer course couise for congress to take upon the statehood question it may not be inappropriate to quote the view of froude fronde the eminent historian bis and philosopher in his graphic narratives of events of the p st connected with the career of nations he occasionally interpolates his conclusions clu in reference to the lysons which history should impress upon successive generations A striking sinking and vividly truthful remark in point occurs in his kJ julius ulius caesar he says in substance sub tane ds is exact words not being before us if history teaches one thing it is this that free nations cannot govern sub eject act provinces when it transpires that citey are unable or unwilling to extend to t iem the benefits of their constitution the constitution itself falls to t pieces f aiom i orn for its duties dutie i and governments share tile the faff of all earthly objects from the merest flower to tile the hi highe het h e human institution they rise culminate and go to dissolution when reason is discarded in the controversy cont rovers the calamity sno longer distant assuming that conclusion to be true the rise and fall of empires tm pires has demonstrated it and placing it in jux ux ta position with the truism that history is constantly repeating itself it would not only be the more just and wiser policy for congress Con Cou giess to admit utah to the tull full benefits of a republican form of government hut but likewise the safer it would conduce to the perpetuity of the glorious gl institutions of our common country in the contro controversy vergy in relation to utah those who have arrayed themselves on the side of the opposition have thus far substituted prejudice for reason lt is to be hoped that better judgment will at the opportune mo rient prevail that justice may be vindicated and national injury averted |