The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-29
Free State Meeting at ocena.
OcENA, K. T., Sept. 18th, 1855

| OCENA, n. l., sept. 18TH, 1900.
At an adjourned meeting of the fire
State citizens Of the 18th Representativ
District, held at Ocena on the 9th o
September, for the purpose of taking in
to consideration the report of the Dele
gates from the free State Committee a
Big Springs, Col. c. May was called t.
the chair, and r. K. Crosby appointed
Secretary. A Committee on Resolu
tions was appointed, consisting of the
following gentlemen: VIM. Crosby, S
J. H. Snyder and E. Landrum.
The report of the proceedings of the
late free State Convention, was then laid
before the meeting by its Delegates, and
accepted.
After brief consultation the COM
mittce on Resolutions reported the follow
ing:
Whereas, The Constitution and laws
of the United States guarantee TO all her
citizens, certain immutable rights and
privileges, and whereas, attempts are
now being made by class. to deprive
us of the same, and whereas, our griv-
ances have been made known to the
proper authorities without redress, There
fore,
Resolved, That it is a duty we
We owe to ourselves and humanity, to
use all the means Providence has placed
in our reach, to secure those inalicnable
rights, for which our Fathers fought and
bled, and which are the birth-right OF
every American citizen! aud further,
Resolved, That matters having reach
ed there present crisis, forbearance
ceases to be virture," aud therefore
We have come to fixed determination to
resist to the last extremity, all further
aggressions from this detestable band of
hirelings, instigated by set of. unprin
cipled Demagogues who are seeking our
ruin And further,
Resolved, That the late act of the
Administration which immolates to the
slave-holding oligarchy, the honesty
and unfinching A. H. Reeder, is a
base outrage not only on the Gov, but
the citizens of Kansas; and he. always
the martyr to our rights-shall receive
our unqualified support, as the free State
Delegate to the next Congress. And
further,
Resolved, That the platform adopted
by the Big Springs general free State
Convention, as per report of our dele
gates) is by us fully endorsed. And
further,
Resolved, That as the free State party
of this Territory. will be called upon to
fight the great battle of Liber:y, against
tyranny-enforced through the many
nefarious schemes of the slayeocracy-I
we will stand with it on the broad plat
form of human rights, and contend with
eternal vigilence, for the same-be it
Victory or be it Death.
After an enthusiastic discussion, BY
Messrs. May, Ernest, Potter, Helwig,
Ford, and others. The Resolutions, on
motion of Mr. Potter, were adopted by |
a unanimous voice.
The nomination of three Delegates to
the free State Convention, to be held at
Topeka on Sept. 10Th, which resulted in
the choice of the following gentlemen:
Col. C. May. R. H. Crosby and VIM, d.
Barnett.
On motion of Mr. VIM. Steward, it
was voted that request be extended for
The proceedings of this meeting TO be
published in the several Territorial pa
oers, through the Herald of Freedom.
The meeting then adjourned with feel
ngs similar TO those of the old Rcyolu-
ionary heroes, when they determined to
'ail hang together rather than each
participate of the "halter" or the ''yoke"
separately. CALEB MAY, Pres't.
r. H. CROSBY, Sec'y.