The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-15

lion Law" so called-and will not meet
with them on the day they have appoint
ed for the eleetion-but will ourselves
fix upon day. for the purpose OF elect
ing Delegate to Congress.
Mr.. Lane moved to strike out of the
report all that part impeaching the action
of the Territorial Supreme Court. Lost.
Several motions were made TO amend, ],
but was finally adopted with but one
dissenting vote.
COMMITTEE on CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
/ The committee on Congressional Del
egate, reported through Dir. Lowry as
follows -
HHereos, The citizens of Kansas
Territory were prevented from electing
members to a Territorial Legislature in
pursuance of the Proclamation of the
Executive on the 30th of March last by
armed mobs who came into the Terrific
ry and forced upon the people the votes
of non residents aud aliens, inlmical to
the interests of the resident voters of
Kansas Territory, thereby defeating the
objects of the Organic Act which among
other things provided that after the first
election the Legislature should provide
for the election of Delegate to Con-
gress.
And, whereas, the Legislative Body
lately sitting at Shawnee Mission were
not at place where valid laws could be
made, and where, consequently. no valid
provision for the coming election. could
be made the people are driven to the
necessity of meeting in their sovereign
capacity to provide for said election ;
therefore,
ResotUed, By the citizens of Kansas,
in Convention assembled, that an cleo
ton shall be held in the several election
Districts in this Territory on the Cd
Tuesday of October next, under the reg
ulation prescribed for the election of the
30th of March last, in reference to the
places and manner of holding the same,
and the manner of making the returns,
as well as all matters relating TO the for
mula of the election, excepting the ap-
pointment of officers and the persons to
whom returns shall be made, whichshall
be determined by this convention for the
purpose of electing Delegate to repre-
sent this Territory in the 34th Congress
of the United States.
The reasons of policy which have in
dNced your committee to recommend
the separate election, are several. First to
vote upon the same day at the same polls
would be an acknowledgment of the
right of the late Legislature to call an
election. This objection might be obvi-
ated should we go to the polls in obedi-
enee to the decision of this convention,
but then another difficulty occurs
From evidence given before us, we are
convinced that large portion of the
Free State Party will decline to vote at
the expense of an oath to support spec
tally named laws, nor is this sentiment
confined to the opposers of the Fugitive
Slave Law and others, mentioned, but
extends to the believers in the Justice
and propriety of that enactment among
whom are some members of your COM
mittee.
Second, Should we be disposed to vote
at the day appointed by the Legislature,
past experience tells us that We shall by
force be prevented from exercising that
right of freeman, while by the adoption
of second day we avoid unnecessary
disturbance, and may send our Dele
gate to claim his seat, confident that
the last fact, taken with the variouslegal
grounds why the Legislature were inca
pacitated from making binding laws will
claim the favorable attention of Congress.
We would recommend the appointment
of committee to draft a memorial to
Congress setting forth more elaborately
the reasons which have induced this
course, and which may be placed at each
poll on the day of election, finally ap-
pointed by the Convention, so that it
may be signed by every voter. We also
recommend that duplicate copies of the
returns be made and one copy presented
to the Governor of the Territory for his
signature and the seal of the Territory,
and if he refuse, then the other dupli
cate copy may be sent to Washington.
Upon the other subject referred to the
committee recommend the following:
Resolved, That this Convention vote
for Delegate viva voce.
The resolutions and report were adopt
ed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.