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The Biz Springs Convention in Kansas.


One of the editors OF the Southern De-
mocrat. published at Parkviile. was pres
ent at the Big Springs Convention, and
gives a fuller report of its proceedings
than we have seen else were. He arrived
on the second day of the Convention, and
was struck with the appearance of sever
Al a-ea .~d r~.---.--i--.'-s-su -rn- urr.
one Of which bore The following notices;
Ist, ,"Libcrty;' I'd, mo more Stare
territory;' Sd. Victory or DEATH 4th,
KanSas must be free and under all, ITO
peka. 1885,"
Resolutions were passed regulating
the late Legislature, and declaring deter
mined resistance to the laws enacted by
that body. Besides nominating Cover
nor Reeder for Delegate to Congress and
call for convention TO form State
Constitution. to be held at Tecumseh on
the 18th inst, was endorsed.
To show the spirit Of the Convention
we give the remarks OF two or three ofihe
speakers:
Colonel Lane, formerly of Indiana. adj.
dressed the Convention. saying that they
had placed themselves in revolutionary
position; that he ihoughtit impolitic to
urge this resistance; that Governor Shan.
non was clothed with all the powers of
this, The greatest government. In the
world. 10 resist and put down their revo.
lution: 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 to see that they were executed. -
He said that he knew Governor S., and
knew that what he had said he would
most certainly execute. You have repu-
dated the Legislature and resolved not
TO submit to its ensctments. The only
way to settle the question is by admit
ting Kansas as a free State. The North
has majority of two in the Senate
some with proslavery proclivities-but
that situated as Douglas is. he would do
any thing to get Kansas in as free State;
that on the passage of the Kansas bill
not q Northern man had the rem otest
idea of its ever being admitted as a slave
State. He continued: We have laid
down a platform that is TO strike terror
20 The hearts of our opponents. Make
your resolve TO form constitution
send it to Congress. and in twenty days
after it reaches there, we will be admit
ted as free State.
Judge Schuyler advocated the measure
of elecling Delegate, outside OF The laws,
and sending him to Congress with the
facts Of the case. He thought Congress
would do something for them. He said
he was angered and humilidted to hear
Governor Shannon remark on The course
he would pursue. fingered and humilia-
ted to see man appointed from one of
the Northern States come and throw him.
self in with another State. and resolve to
use the power with which he was cloth
ed to execute the laws passed by the Mis-.
souri, Legislature for their government
He continued: Oregon will be seeking
admission as State. No two free States
can be admitted at once. If two States
are admitted. one must be slave. Which
would it beg He did not think Kansas
would be admitted; that on this theme of
Kansas, mus: rest the next Presidential
election.
The committee had reported that they
considered the idea of forming a cousti,u.
tion pre- mature; and Mr.. Touton had
to say abou: it.
He was from Missouri; he was born
there aud was glad of it. He was true
Southern man born 700 miles South OF
where he then stood, but was opposed to