New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-20
point selected for capital now could be- 49,

COL DelaDay approved the intentions Of H.
mover The object WAS cred'able, but IN Az
not think this body had authority to take The d.
proposed.
MIR Smith Of Franklin felt some pride A
where the state capital should be located. n.
thought the beet sites were taken, and be yui.
favor Of selecting one Of them.
On motion, the commit. e rose, and the ress,r
ton of Mr. Dodge was lost by ~ to IL there BAN
little more than majority present.
The following resolution was offered By Mr.
lends, ard referred to the committee % tie
judiciary:
"Resolrtd. That human lie shall ever be heni,v,
osie the true objects OF pun.h nent being in sddto
10 tie security OF scciey, 10 reform and no, ersrui
nate mankind ,hst hpmsn life shall never b. taken \,
puLishmeIt indicted for crime, but the hghes. pan
isbm nj for crime shall be Imprisonment for life il toe
pspitsntar.'
Col Delahay being in the chair, reo,ssta.,
Msior Klotz to present a resolution be should 6u6
in bis portf, lio The major politely compliea.
but laugbingly protected against suppor ting Il
before he knew what it was The resolution Wa.
that delegates TO this convention shall receive
Ter diem Of four dollars The major protested,
but after little discussion the resolution was
adopted.
The convention went into committee of the
whole on the report on finance, which went
through the second reading after being relieved Of
onebaf OF the sections contained in it. Some liz
tie discussion eDsued on the sixth section, which
authorized the licensing and taxing OF peddlers
autioIeers, brokers, showmen, juggers, hotel
keepers toll bridges and ferries. The Temperance
question was slightly alluded to, but the delegates
either Concluded that better opportunity OF dis
cussipp il would be offered or they we're un wiling
10 NEEDLE with the subject. Mr. Thompson OF Sil.
yer Lake made some decided remarks in favor Of
Prohibition, and Mr. Holiday of Topeka took
stand against il. The secti, n was sustained and
the report passed to a third reading
letter was presented a1d read from Dir. Brown
of Lawrence, containing suggestion from Mrs.
Nichols, together with pamphlet ON the subject OF
Womsns Rights. Ii WAS referred TO special con
mittee on the rights Of married women
The following report No. l4) WAS submitted BY
the standing committee on miscellsneO Gus business
"Re,olred Tha il is ace the dlty Of the ESecu.
tive CON mree Of Kansas Territory to Cause 10 b. 10.
sued 10 the peope Of Ken sas procl ,mstion, submit
tnv 10 the ELECTORS for their approval cisapproyA
the Gu, stiou e the asssge Of stringent laws by the
first LEGISLATURE for the uslon OF tree negroes non
this STATE The question to be submitted IN The follow.
Ing form: EXc!u ioa OF negroes aud mnatloos, yer
or DO; If majority Of the woes cas- shall be IN Ia
yor Of said laws then the said vote shall operste a.
instruction. the first Legislature upon said qaes
'uol.''
THE report was passed through committee Of the
nbole without any co siderable amendment aud
yss adopted The opponents of black laws knew
that something of the kind would be sustained, and
knowing il would thus be kept out OF the constitu.
tion and perhaps renectipg that the mode adopted
aid not mean great deal, allowed it TO pass Still
the adoption Of black will probably fail on the
admission of Kansas as State.
This evening the convention went into commit
tee of the whole on the resolution about immediate
State organization
MIR. Wakefield got the floor. His position was
not very decided. He was in favor OF gong straight
forward OF completing the organization and max
ing all arrangements for the future state aud also
that the period for the election and sitting OF the
legislature and the period their laws should 20 10
force, should be fixed but that plenty OF time
should be given in thus fixing, so that Congress
might act upon their application. He concluded
BY say ing that such position would lead Congress
TO Weld 10 their request and IL would DO better 70
back OUT then than now If they did not.
Mr.. Holiday of Topeka commenced by declaring
that be was for immediate organization IN It's fall'
est sense. The convention was not called so much
to foIm Free state constitution asa Sta o c0nsttu
ton but he could not sustain the resolution OF
Col Delahay that the slave question be left open,
becauie he had been elected on the Free State
question. The speaker had been 10 the East aud
North this summer, and the question had been
asked him, Why DO you not organize under the
"Squstter Sovereignty princ'pl.i" Tie position
given them by immediate organization would not
settle their difficulties, but il would be regarded at
the East, AND that would cone TO the same thing.
Immediate organization would involve serious diff
fcul,ies but he was prepared to meet them
death rather than political slavery lie saw no
other cOurse. They would be sustained in this.
There was q ma Ority OF members IN the lower
house of Congress in favor of admitting Free
States, and they would admit Kansas In the Sen.
ate they would have powerful friends. lie would
stake bis reputation that stephen A. Douglas
10 ~ bad ~ al
second hand from Stephen 4. Douglas that he 10uM
sustain them. Bright will also sustain
them, and 40 will Cass. This was certain.
Mr.. Parrot begged to submit preamble to tho
resolution on immediate organization, "a follows
Whereas, |, il the tepse of this convention tina.
territorial foim Of government Is unconstitutional aud
without authority OF law; that the people have the
right to establish independent firm OF government
in opposition TO the feelings aud wishes OF the General
govern menti therefore, &c.
Mr. Parrot stated that this preamble be would
vote against it was obnoxious to him, and he had
merely submitted it to make the resolution consist
emit, and show those who were in favor of the rese
luton where they were going.
Col Lane took the floor lie made one OF his
strong speeches, but owing TO the lateness Of the
hour, had 10 suspend 10. He took ground for an
independent State government until tie admission
Of KaI sas into the Union.
II was the intention TO have taken the vote on
the matter to- night but the ateness and difficulty
of adjusting opinions prevailed against it, and the
committee rose and ash ed l,ave TO sit sgaia.
Col Lane took the chair and submitted some
letters TO the convention. These letters were an
swers TO letters directed by Col. Lane, a. chair
msn of the executive committee III the Territory,
10 the executives of the several States, requesting
copy OF the different state coDst tu.ions together
with the journals Of the conventions that framed
them.
The first read was from George ". Muniord,
secretary Of The Commonw ealfh of Virginia The