The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-30
AFTERNOON SESSION.

One O'Clock P. M. Convention called
to order, The committee on permanent
officers, reported ]. A. WAKErrELD, Esq,
President;' John Brown, Jr., j. E. Cur.
It's and ]. L. Speer, Vice Presidents r
G. Elliot and Chas. A. Foster. Secretaries
The report of the committee was accept
ed. and the candidates duly elected.
The President on taking the chair
made a short address.
The chairman of the committee on res.
olutions made his report. Sundry reso-
lutions de-, were submitted to the con.
sideration of the convention which re.
suited in the adoption of the following
WAEREAs, certain persons from the
neighboring State of Missouri, have,
from time to time, made irruptions into
this Territory, and have by fraud and
force driven from and oyerpowered ouI
people at the ballot box, and have forced
upon US Legislature which does moi
represent the opinions of the legal voters
of this Territory many of the members
of said Legislature not being even resi-
dents of this Territory, but having their
homes in the State of Missouri; and
whereas, said persons have used violence
towards the persons and property of the
inhabitants of the Territory Therefore,
Resotved, That We are in favor of max
ing Kansas free Territory, and as a
consequence, free State.
Resotved, That We urge upon the peo-
pie of Kansas to throw away all minor
differences and issues, and make the
freedom of Kansas the only issue.
Resolved, That we claim no right to
meddle with the affairs of the people oi
Missouri, or any other State, but that we
claim the right to regulate our own do
mestie affairs, and, with the help of GoD,
ne viii do it.
Resolved, That we look upon the con-
duct of a portion OF the people of Mis-
souri,, in the late Kansas election as a
gross outrage upon the elective franchise,
and our rights as freemen, and a violation
of the principles of popular sovereignty
and inasmuch as many of the members
of the present Legislature are men who
owe their election to combined SYSTEM
of force and fraud, we do not feel bound
to obey any law of their enacting.
ResoiUed, That TIE legally elected
members of the present Legislature be
requested, as good and patriot citizens oi
Kansas, to resign and repudiate the
fraud. @
Resoived. That in reply to the threats
of war SO frequently made in our neigh
boring State, our answer is, WE ARE
READY.
Resolved, That the people of Kansas
are opposed to the establishment of sla-
very here; and if established, it viii be
contrary to the wishes of three-fourths OF
our People.
Resoiped, That Kansas has right TO,
and does hereby invoke the aid of the
general government against the lawless
course of the slavery propaganda with
reference to this Territory.
Resolred, That Free State Central
Committee be appointed, and that each
election district shall be entitled to one
member, and each district having two
councilmen, shall be entitled to two
members.
On motion, the committee appointed
to select Territorial Central Committee
we're given further time to make the Sc
lection, and authorized to announce the
appointments hereafter.
The preamble and resolutions were
ably discussed by Messrs, Wood, Rob
inson, Elliot. Foster, Speer, Stockton and
others,
On motion, adjourned sine die.
j. A. WAKEFIELD, Pres't.
R R G. Fa.ass kl.a0Tr' Secretaries.