The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-14
Kansas Free state Convention.

A Convention of members from differ
ent parts OF Kansas. met recently at Law
: renee to take into consideration the condi
ton Of pub bic affairs In that Territory
t and confer together upon the policy mos
proper to pursue for the purpose OF esiab
fishing free institutions s. The Convention
} after stating in preamble tina. Legsla
, ture had been elected for the people o
} Kansas by persons not lawfully entitled L
} suffrage, many members Of which wer.
not even residents of the Territory, ant
the aggregate entertaining sentiments dir
ferent from those of great minority Of
the constituency, adopted series Of res
olutions, from which we extract the fol
lowing:
Resolrfd That we claim TO right 10
NEEDLE with the nffsirs Of the people Of
Missouri or any other State but that we
claim the right 10 regulate our own do
mes'ic 'fairs. and with the help of God
we intend TO exercise tina. right.
Resoloed, That we look upon the con.
duet OF portion Of the peopl- of Mis-
souri,, il the late X ,nsns clec,i ms, as a
gross outrage on he E Give Franchise
ard our rights a. Fr~emen. and VIC a
lion of the principles of Popular Sever
eighty; aud inasmuch as many of the
members Of The present Legislature art
men who owe their elect, TO mbined
system of force and fraud. we do no,
feel bound TO obey ai.y law # their en-
acting.
RESOLVED, That The legally elected mem
berso the present Legsla uie be request
ed, as good and patr otto citizens OF Kan
sas. to le>ign and repudia'e the fraud.
Resolred. That in reply to the threats
of war SO frequently made in oar neigh
boring State, our answer is, WE ARE
RE ,DY.
Resclped, That the people of Kansas
are opposed 10 the establishment Of Sl.-
very here; and # ESTABLISH Ell, il viii be
contrary To the wishes Of three lourhs Of
our p ope.
Resolved, That Kansas has right to,
and does hereby invoke the aid of Gen
eral Government against the lawless
course of tie Slavery Propaganda with
reference to this Territory.
The Kansas Free State from which we
take The above. has a long article review
ing the state of aff.irs in the Territory,
and urging general ard full convention
of the friends Of Freedom for the pur-
pose Of cffectlng thorough organization,
establishing good understanding, and en-
surlng concert of action in whatever il
may be found necessary hereafter to do to
promote their purposes. We Judge from
the tenor Of these resolutions, and of the
editorial in question, that energetic meas :
ures are likely to be adopt, d and t. al
they consider themselves justified in re-
sorting TO ex RENE expedients in protect
ing themselves in future against such po-
lltlcal ouirages as were perpetrated upon
them at the late elections. The Free
State SAYS;
1t is fact that we have some oil
Sharps rifles lere. and if our rights are
again violated, probably some OF these
men will have practical demonstration
OF the purpose for which they are stored
here"
And IN passing we may notice. also,
the proce. dlngs e a regular Democrat
E ic' Convention held ct Lawrence on the
9Th ultimo. so far as they refer TO the
matter IN hand. The resolutions decl re
their desire TO see people from all parts o.
the country. North and South, cmisrate
freely to the Territory, and Participate If
their aft IRIS when duly qualified to do 81
by bona fde settlement. but as to out.id.
inttrFersi &C they resolve as fellows:
"Ihal While ak ny this request. We
wis., it distil ely understood that We al
prseia,. tie right OF suffrage as the m 81
imp' rtant privilege guaranteed to Us b,
the trainers oil our institute, Ms and IL A
I'VE regard the ballo, box a. lh4 pallsd ,un
OF our liberty, and will no, il in our pow
er to prevent permit the privilege 10 be
wrested Tom us, perm | The ballot box
to be polluted BY outsiders or illegal vot
, ing from any qutrter.'
II The late reports we're that Abbot
. Lawrence was recovering; but tie Dos
ton Atlas says that he is rapidly sinkin.