Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-03
FoRr LEAyENweRTH, !
Oct. Oath, 1854
Dels,care Sq,satter .Meetissg.

ting the terms of ownership of claims on tn,
Delaware lands -, =. fsf,.zr -, sas
DIR. Charles Lieb was called to the Chai
and Robert Riddle was appointed Secre
tary. - 80 5 80 >, s'--z6 ,so IS -
Onmotion. A. Macaulay, B. H. TwombIy
]. Clark, DR.. Fackler,A A. Payne, and Col
Richardson were appointed a COMMITTEES
to draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the meeting. 2i5sa. rsnt7 eizz 49,; -
In the absence of the committee the meet
ing was addressed by Judge Flenniken, J
M. Alexander, Esq, Col. Hutter and C.
C. Andrews. Esq. -s-t.-s..- sss eqs6s II
The committee reported the following
resolutions which were adopted:
Whereas, the welfare of Kansas Ter
ritory requires the immediate settlements
of the lands ceded to the United States by the
Delaware Indians, and that the claimants
of said lands should become actual residents
of said Territory and occupants in goodfaith
of the respective claims made by them, and
whereas the best portions of said lands are
claimed by non-residents, thereby depriving
others of the privilege of making actual set
Elements, and retarding the progress of the
Territory, debarring the citizens thereof
of the aid and society that they would other
wise enjoy, preventing production and inn
provement, imposing upon the pioneer set
tiers all the hardship of frontier life, in pre-
pairing the country for occupation, while
such non-residents are enjoying the advan-
tages and comforts of civilized life in the
states and their claims enhancing in value
from the privations and labors of the actual
residents, therefore. sss 1as. l9p, - I
ResolUed, That we recognize as a valid
claim upon the Delaware lands, only such
as is occupied as the actual and only resi-
dence of the claimant or of some person or
persons residing on the same as his tenant
Or by his procurement.
Cd. Resolued, That; after the expiration
of twenty-five days from this date all lands
within the Delaware purchase and within
the boundaries hereinafter described except
those held as above mentioned shall be sub
ject to claim by any person who may be
entitled to hold a pre-emption under the
United States laws. a s.i1 fssa
Sd. Resolved, That no claim shall contain
more than 160 acres of land and that the
same shall be selected in bodies according
to the United States laws regulating pre-
emptions. s
4th Resolred, That for accomplishing
these ends, an association be organized to
be known as the Delaware Squatter Associ-
alton, and that the jurisdiction of the same
shall be coextensive with the Territory ce-
ded to the United States by the Delaware
Indians. - - - =
5th. ResoiUed, That a committee of five
persons be appointed to draft a constitution
and bylaws forsthe government of this as
sociation and report the same to an adjourn |
ed meeting, at such time as may be ap-
pointed. ~ ..5l-.-...-- -. +: -. :. are
And, whereas In the opinion of this
meeting the early organization of this Ter
ritorial Government is of vital importance
to us, and ssa consulnmation most devoutly to |
be wished: ser ~. 49, - :. Il ST.
: And as no proclamation has yet been
made by the Governor of Kansas Terri
tory, either ordering census to be taken
Or commanding an election, and the proba-
bility now is, that should an election take
place by virtue Of such proclamation, it must
be delayed till far in the. winter.
And, whereas there exists great interest in
which the settlers of Kansas Territory are
vitality interested, which require Executive /
and Congressional action, and the coming +
session of Congress is near at hand, There
fore, ID Lszf ~ fl6i=s.s So 3sli} ;i.ss-;s7
2 ResolUed, That general, public notice
shall Immediately be given to the settlers of |
Kansas Territory, requiring them to assem-
bic at convenient and propernlocalities, on |
Monday the 9th of the present month
November, for the purpose of eiectlng an
agent to represent them in the next Con-
gress, and electors of each local section
to hold their: election at such hour In. the
day and In such manner as to them shall
seem expedient, and to report the result
ofsuch election to the Governor Or Secre-
tarys of the said Territory, at Fort Lea
yenworth, at :; .s,... @ 80 .s., '..st7 In 3sg
Resolued, That our interests further pre-
qpire that we should be represented in
the next session of Congress by a legally
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