The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-22

THE BIG SPRINGS FREE STATE CONvEN-
TT0N.

u, a. Hdntlng.
Ssersaries-R G Elliott, D. Dodge, A, G. Adams.
The following delegates were in attendance =
CIV Smith Lane John u Curtis I Emery John
ss.ss. %a T Yass Ha n Sss
Il M Ta0 William A. wssss
%alser + wovsrston, g. arehbod Charles Wr!shi,
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Rr s sRass 81 sas o ssas
sss i isS James Johnson Mesris ssSaS
ss Daniel B. H @G s. b. hoaon %
James Wilson Luke 7 Lincoln, pr Hunting, VIM Pen
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Jankns Jas Wilson, John Anesworh Nathan Adams
pr John W Zee lOgshR Garter Geo BryS Benz
) sSS Eah Pierce
The following resolutions reported by the Committee
platform, of which ]. II. Lane cha rman were
adopted unanimously
That s Of the Of
in eiecing our own officers and moulding instuons
eples be adopted and proclaimed
n our b 10 and 70 les. the Of candidates
selves in an unparalleled and critical conditondeprved by
Independence, The constitution the United states
on, whether Kansas shall become free or slave STATE
ns inevitably 81 other % EXCEPT hoe
cert and action Of all those who from principle or
publican ss!iions BY The constitutions therefore ;,
poc upon US 70 prosr, an Organization cal
and wings native and citizens may freely
without sacrifice of their respective political crees but
shall have achieved political freedom vindcated our
ohe Union when those issues may become vital they are
dominant it viii be time enough 70 divide our organza
ton by these tests the importance OF which we fy recognize
In hs a sphere socially morally and
cuna M require should free State; that
labor win best mo the h@Ppne he rapid ,d popue9on
The master and The community not TO the slave;
energies party exclude the institution and to
Resov"d Thst n 50 dong e Nil consent to anv fair and
'es srs Which shah protect he masters against injustice and
Resolved That the opinion Of this Convention that The
admission Of ee negroes or Inuaitoes INTO me territory or m
State OF Kansas viii be productive Of evil to the people Of
and hat w oppose then admission into the Territory OF
future state OF kansas now and forever.
committee on legislative matters Kansas reported
the following resolutions, through Mr. Emery
Resolved That The body Of who for the last
have been passing laws Tor me people Of our moved
body representing only the awless invaders
who mem and no Inc people Of the
act of violence fraud unparalleled in the history
and Of dc Of pnbcanS ' aSS
aa this BY s
Legislation, in expeins members whose title 10 seats be-
elected in altering the presumption laws and the
h zson aS and m essang at an paeeby
by imposing upon their own appontees down the
dents Missouri The meSy leaving Us no elecons save
those prescribed bed BY their power
recurring the payment OF dollar tax selling the right
buy and pay for it. and he taxing an oath to support
om aU % e hs
den to Congress have tlamped under foot the Kansas b
Independence the Constitutional Bill Rrights, and
brouh contempt and Edgraces upon our republican ins
Resolved That viii endure and submit these laws
least OF two evils and will resist them bloody issue
S
laa he ne Tsrar @ and 70 S
pne of volunteer companies and the and
Resolved That and win quiet y
render our great american elective fran
weak and wicked legislation, they have eHcctualy
so T not &
o laSs p% e os S Of ee %
Congress.
Several motions we're made to amend but was hraily
adopted with but one dissenting vote.
The Committee on Congressional Delegate, reported
through Mr. Lowry, Gov Reeders secretary, the follow
ing, among other resolutions
bed that an ee ton shall be held in The several election dis
under de Regulation prescribed for The eecion Of he son q
March last II reference the places and manner Of holding
matters relating 70 the formula of the election excepting the
be which shall be determined by this convention for the
purpose eecng delegate this Territory the
ihirty-iourth Congress Of The United States.
The following report Of the debate in the convention is
given by The editor of the Parksve (prosavery) Demo-
crn-
Colonel Lane formerly Of Indiana addressed the con
vention, saying that they had placed themselves in
evolutionary position; that he thought it impotc to
urge this resistance that Governor Shannon clothed
with all the powers Of this the greatest in
the world oresst and put down this reyoluton that
he had declared in speech which some Of them had
heard that he recognized the laws passed at Shawnee
Mission as legally enacted, and pledged himself 70 see
that that they were exeeeted ne saia that ne knew
most certainly execute You have repudiated the Le
gslatnre and resolved not TO submit 80 its enactments
The only way to settle the question by admitting Kan
free State The North has majority OF two in
the senatesome with slavery proelytes-but that
situated as Douglas is he would do anything to get Kan
in free State; that on the passage of
the Kansas bih not a Northern man had the
remotest idea of its ever being admitted as slave
State He continued We have laid down platform that
il to strike terror TO the hearts of opponents. We
did not understand the nature Of the PLATFORM but
there much casing about resistance and war, we
suppose must have been based upon this IDEAL Make
your resolve to form constitution, send 1T TO Congress-
and in twenty days after il reaches there will be ad
mitted a free State On horn)
Judge SCHUYLER advocated the measure Of electing
delegate outside of the laws, and sending hum to Con-
gress with the facts in the He thought Congress
would do something for them. He said he angered
and Inundated to hear Governor shannon remark the
he would pursue. Angered and Inundated to
. appointed from of the Northern States
and throw himself in with another State, and resolve to
use the power with which he was clothed TO execute the
laws passed by the Missouri Legislature for their govern
ment He continued Oregon will be seeking admission
"a state No two free States can he admitted nj once
If two States admitted one must be slave. Which
would it be- He did not think Kansas would be adj
mtted that this theme of Kansas must rest the next
Presidential election.
The committee had reported that they considered the
idea Of forming constitution premature and Mr. Touon
had something TO say about it.
He from Missouri he was born there and glad
of it, He true Southern man-born 700 miles
south OF where he then stood but opposed slavery
with all his powers in all its bearings. Appause He
continued We have President, and Missouri, flushed
with victory and legislature just adjourned 10 oppose
US But for one, | viii never submit to those laws ex
cept in death.
Mr.. - thought II unfortunate that the question
OF forming state constitution had been sprung in the
convention and that the only proper way to dispose Of
would be to endorse the call Of convention the 10th
TO consider the prope'y Of forming state constitution
He in favor of forming a constitution, but did not
think II would be admitted The Kansas bill, which he
always opposed TO- guaranteed all that he could ask
But ii had been violated
We have flung Of the Territorial government-are now
under government--shal ask for anotherS lie be-
heved Congress would sympathise with them, aud make
appropriations TO defray the expenses.
MI HouroS thought that step would weaken the cause
mat numbers opposed to paying the tax that must