To me that is comparatively a small objection. because there are gentiles as well as Mormons in Utah and intelligent people. The opposition that I feel to this bill rests in the ftct that it revolutionizes the longcontinued policy and theory of the Government in dealing with the Territories. They are regarded not as States with constitutions controlling all of their organic ftnctions. but they are recognized as dependent Territories. in the process of attaining statehood. and as it were in trust for all the States of the Union to send to them their emigrants to find homes. Consequently we have always had the advantage of selecting a governor from any of the States of the Union. whose signature is necessary to validate legislative acts which are exclusively Territorial. Now this bill proposes to take away from the United States thelast hold that they have upon the legislation which affects the interests of future immigrants to the Territories.
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