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NEW BERNE, N. C APRIL 28, 1882.
Utah's Delegate.
The national Home of Representa
tives 'has by a yery decided vote
denied . the chosen delegate from
tftah, Mr. George Q. Cannon, a seat
in that body, basing its decision ou
his practice of polygamy. Most of
the Democratic members supported
his claims on the ground that he had
a right to the place under the Coiisti
tution, while the other side of the
House opposed him on moral consid
erations some going so far as to assert
tbat they would oppose his admission
even though the Constitution was
plainly in his favor.
The position of a Delegate from a
Territory is a peculiar one. The
Constitution made no provision for
. such cases for there were no Territo
ries in existence in 1787, and when
the new country commenced settling
up Congress provided by suitable
legislation for a quasi representation
in the Uouse of Representatives.
. Section I860, 1862 of tin Jtevise'd
Statutes provides in eflect tbat the
Territories may elect Delegates and
that said Delegates shall have a seat
in the House of Representatives, with I
the tight of derating but not of vo
ting. , .:., - : '-
: Under this law Utah Territory was
organized in 1850 and one Bemhinel,
polygamist, was elected Delegate
4 and sat In the House for sixteen
years. From 1866 to 1873 Wm. H.
Hooper, another polygamist, tilled
' this position, and was succeeded in
1873 by George Q. Cannon, who has
been, re-elected from time to time
and held his seat up to the present
Congresp, who refuse him admission
solely on the ground of his abundance
of wives, although he has had the
same ' encumbrance for over thirty
years. x ' ;':v
- The Oonsl.it.nt ion has no reference
in it to polygamy, and up to 1862 it
was no crime in this country except
where it ran counter to State laws.
In 1862 Congress declared it was a
crime and since that time the Mor
, mans have had to fight prosecutions
; in the United States Courts. ' But
still there was no prohibition as to
the eligibility of Delegates until the
anti polygamy bill passed by the
present Congress went into operation.
The case of Cannon, his advocates
declare, will not come under this bill
since he was elected before the pas
sage of the act.
On the other hand it is urged by
some that the House ol Representa
tives has a right to reject him on per
sonal grounds. An idiot or a mad
man would not be entitled to mem
bership though duly elected and
possessing all the constitutional
qualifications. Admission would be
denied a person infected with any
contagious disease. Should a member-elect,
after he was chosen, be
arrested and convicted of some infa
mous offense, punishable by imprison
ment in the State prison, it would be
admitted that it would be within the
constitutional power of the House to
refuse him admission.
In 1870 B. F. Whittemore, a mem
ber of Congress from South Carolina
was charged with selling a cadelship
in violation of law. He admitted the
charge, was about to be expelled, but
resigned in time to oust the House of
Representatives of any jurisdiction to
expel. A new election was ordered,
and Whittemore was returned a mem
ber. to the Congress in which he com-
tuitlai the oSense. - The House
refjcn i to receive him by a vote of
lC3to2t.
f o iu this Utah caso, Cannon comes
admits
ce of a
of the
that he is living iu .& practice
great crime against tbe laws
United States, and justifies and seeks j
...... .til 1
to shield nimseit u niter, tnac oroau
mantle of religious toleration beneath
which all religions of this country
have ever fonnd the amplest shelter,
gjy R murJel.er be excused who
claims tbat he acted under diviae in- .
spiration? Then Guitenu should 'Du
given high position rather tba'.j a
felon's cell. Shall a thief or bo Jy of
thieves be justified who would pre-
enj jjave religious I IghtS ftnd COIL
their calling?
The voice of the civilized world is
united in declaring polygamy mi infa
mous crime, deserving of a felon's
cell, und the American people have
long enough endured the shame of
having seated in their liig-h council a
man who offends public decency, dis
turbs social order, defies iuuinn.il au
thority, and outrages the mural sense
of all Christendom.
We add an extract from Cannon's
speech before the Holise. Ho pre
sents his side of the quest.on very
forcibly because the practice of Chris
tendom does not come up to its
I theory; because the Jives of civilized
society are stained by moral crimes
as great as is charged agnin&t the j
Morniang. He says: j
"Why should I stand here and be I
assailed, abused, and denounced as It
have been for lechery, because of mar
rying wives i Was it necessary that
wives should be taken to gratify sensu
ality ? I have no need to take any wife
to accomplish that. I have no need to
take to myself the burden and responsi
bility of a family for that purpose. The
people 1 represent would not need lo be
kept out of the Union (that being, we
are told, the great reason that Utah has
not sooner been admitted as one of the
States) it the motives which have been
attributed to tlieni on this floor were
the ones which have prompted them to I
contract marriages. There would be !
no necessity to place themselves in such
a peculiar position if the gratification of i
passion were, as alleged, the sole ob
ject. What, then, is it
'Mr. Speaker, the people of Utah
have profound convictions concerning
many things. .'They have left their
homes more than once for the sake of
religion, and have been forced to make
themselves new homes in a distaut land.
Marriage is an institution concerning
which they have strong convictions. It
may be said that this is not religion;
but whether it is or not,.- they
believe it to be religion . The Catholic
has ideas as to what is religion. Tho
Episcopalian has his ideas also upon
the same subject, so with the Presby
terians, tho Methodists, the Uaptists.
the Quakers, the Unitarians, and oth
ers; and who shall decide, until the
great day when men shall be judged
and rewarded or punished for the deeds
done in the body, between them ?
"My constituents believe that God
lias given a command concerning mar-,
riagc and that He never gives a com
mand without an object, and that object
in this instance is to redeem the human
family from the terrible evils und
which in modern society it groans. It
may be asked how redeem them? We
answer by making marriage honorable;
by uplifting it, by elevating it above its
present condition by giving every wom
an an opportunity to be a wife and moth
er. To cut off opportunity for prostitu
tion and concubinage, and to leave no
margin for lust to prey upon. It may
be said that the sexes are so evenly di
vided that there is not sufficient dispar-1
ity between their numbers to justify the j
adoption of such a punciple. J
"The people of Utah do not believe
that plural marriage ought to be or can
be universal. In Utah itself it is not
possible, for the males outnumber the
females. But give every woman the
opportunity to marry, punish fornication
and adultery, and what woman would
occupy an illicit relation with the other
sex? The people of Utah believe that
at the present time marriage is falling
into desuetude, and in consequence cor.
ruption is spreading over the land. And
we have felt that the country was big
enough to allow us in far-oft" Utah, not
interfering with others, not forcing our I
views upon others, to test the eflect of
the patriarchial system of marriage in j
in checking the tide of vice and prevent- i
1-1.. .1 o :i i i i
inff tlifl Rnrprifl nf evila wliiili itirwWn
lol$rse Us lwwerl !
"I shall not allude to it from a serin-!
tural stand-point. I may say, however, I
that so far as the condemnation of the I
world is concerned we are willins to be !
placed on the same plane with Abra
ham. And when we pray to go to
Abraham's bosom we expect ho will not
look upon us as aliens or Jaw-breakers;
and when we pray to go to the New
Jeruselem over each of whose twelve
gates is written the name of each one of
the twelve patriarchs, the sons of Jacob,
we expect when we pass through those
states wc shall not be ashamed to he
knowu for what wc arc.
before Congress and openly admits
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H A. T S,
BOOTS AND SHOES. ,
GROCERIES:
OF ALL KINDS
Pork, Bacon, Flour Sugar,
Coffee, Salt, Syrup and
MOLASSES. 1 '
.SNUFF and TOBACCO.
II A IM) W A It E
SUCH AS
Spades, Shovels, Hoes, Axes,
Nails Plow Traces Hames,
&c. &c. v
Fanner's Supplies
G B NERALLY
-A LSO-
MOTT'S SWEET CIDER,
THE BEST MADE,
CONSTANTLY IN STOCK
Prices low for cash.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Highest casli prices paid for
country Produce. I ,x.
ar Call ami see me.
North West corner :
SOOTH mOHTTA
KIDDLE Streets,
NEW BERNE, N. G.
Mar. 30, lyw
Furniture
F. BCESSER
has been iu the business, for the last
F U LINSTOCK
ALWAYS ON HANI)
Give Ixlxia. a, Trial '
Corner of Broad
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NEW I1ERNE, X. C.
Mar.SO.Omw
NOW OPEN AT
Weinstein Building,
A FULL STOCK OF SPR1NO AND
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SUMMER GOODS CONSISTING OF
.Ladies'- Fancy Goods,
; Mens' and Jioys' Clothing-,
Itoots and Shoes, ' ' '
Hats of the Latest Styles,
Notions, Trunks and satoliels,'
Carpets, Itngs and Mattings,
Ladies' Ulsters and .Shawls, r
A COMPLETE STOCK OF "" "
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS.
WHICH WILL HE SOLD CHEAP AT
WM. SULTAN & CO.'S.
April l-diw-ly.
ROBERTS & BROS
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Keep on hand a full line of
XZootm, Shoos Xi-y , ,
Goods, Or ooliory
NOTIONS
. AND A CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF,
FA M I L Y GROCERIES.
OH on iw.lieforH making your tmrrhnsos,. at
i Fontli .Frojil St. near Onton Hoiiso. Miir.:m,1y
j SMALL PROFITS AND QI'IPK SALES.
HAGKOURN BROTHERS,
WIIOlKSA LK t- ItETAI L
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Corner Broad and Queen Streets,
NEW BERNE, N. C.
JOBEiiES OP-"'
LORILLARD'S SNUFFS AND TOBACCOS-
Afar. 30, 1 y w
WILLIAM L0R0H ;
, . 1 , , KF.ALKU IN. . - '
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
CART HOUSE ACCOMMODATIONS. '; ;
Urnnil St. -w Bvrui, N. .',
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I). W. IIPRTT,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
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N rr A N D,
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New Berae, N, C.
Mar. .".0, dm - ' ,'
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MAltBLE W011KS
MONUMENTS, TOMBS,
ALL KINDS (iKAVK AND I'.UILD-
1XO WOKX IX
ITALIAN&AMERICAN MARBLE
Orders will receive prompt attention
- and satisfaction guaranteed.
JOE K.WILLIS,
' , ; Proprietor,
(Successor (o (Jeorgc W. C'laypoolc)'
Cor. BEO AD & CRAVEN Sts.
New Berne,N. C.
Mar. 30. lv
T.i. mm,
LARGKST AND OI.DKST
. WHOLESALE
H 0 U S E
IN THE CITY
Keeps always in Stock in Larpe
Quantities
PORK, " LONG CLEARS,
FLOUR, SUGAR, COFFKE.
SYRUP, MOIiASKS, SALTete
Lorillard and Gail & Ax Snuff,
.' also
A LARGE STOCK OF
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f .f-,i-;-'-f, ,., . i! ,! ' I . -;'
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"DRY GOODS, BOOTS, A
;'rx;';;:'Vs li: o:k hS'I
Arbuckle's Ariosa Roasted
CRACKERS AND CAKES
in great variety. , x i
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NOTIONS nnrl llORIEItV
,xi -:4t ik" f '!' .'1 -H'lily m-lb i'-xiuHX
'-.Wliolpsiilo buyers will find a' lai'jje
STOCK mid Uio. Lowest prices.
Don't fiiil'to sec mo before yon lmy
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NEWBEME, N.C. .
" DEALERS TN ' ',.'.'
AfiilCULTUBAL IMPLEMENTS,
FARM MA0HINEEY,
FERTILIZERS,
AO'R LIME,
A N l-r- -
BONE KATNIT
Call and examine our
NEW
LABOR SAVING
Sweeps, Harrows
CULTIA'ATORS.
THE ALLEN
Cotton, Corn, and Eice
wil enable a Man with one
mule to cultivate eight "acres
per day
I'rices very kw for
cash or' approved
GEO. ALLEN & co,
Mar. 30, 1 y dw , .,,
JAMES REDMOND,
WHOLESALE
LIQUOR
DEAL E R
BERGENER and ENOEL'S
cetj:brati:d
, -BOTTLED' , ,
Lager Mti
i FOR SALE BY THE CRATE.
Also on hand a Full Stock of Groceries;
PROVISIONS,
; CIGARS AND. TOBACCO.
Ojhmi Trout Brick Store, , .
New Jern(VvN C
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, Also keopson lmiKl full Hue of
ropes And twines,
SPIKES, NAIL, CANVASS,
' AND ALL KINDS
' j SHIP CIIANDELRY,
PAINTS, 0IL3 and BIIUSHE3:
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April l-w Bm. - : ,- ,
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! MANUFACTURER OF .
And Wholesale and Retail Dealer la
Steam refined Confectionery.
CANDIES,
FRESH & CANNED FBUITS,
.Crackers and Cakes,
, CIGARS; I
And all Kinds of Chil.lren's TOYS
WAGONS &0.&C.
POLLOCK St,
Apr 13, ly w New Berne, N. C.
S. II. SCOTT,
NEW BEENE N. C, , ,
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Ooldsboro, K. C.
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