Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-09-08
FREE STATE MEETING IN KANSAS.

The Missouri Legislature Set at Defance-Appeal
10 the President-A Crisis approaching.
Att late meeting of the free state men of
Kansas, held in order to consider the act passed
by the nonresident legislature DISTINGUISHING the
people of the territory, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, We see with deep regret that the leg.
islature now in session at Johnson,s Mission, in
the Shawnee country, are trying to make the pco,
pie believe that they dire the legislature Of Kansas
Territory, are now passing laws OF the most odious
character for the government of said Territory
and in order to enforce the laws, they are about to
elect, by their own body, three men to be II hind
OF Prince Regent in each county, to have the sole
control of the counties and appoint all officers OF
the counties from the sheriff down 10 the consta
bic, hold courts and remain in Office four years
and, whereas, we sec other acts passed by said leg
islature, more odious in their nature, than the on,
alluded to, we, therefore, recommend the adoption
Of the following resolutions
FeSoloed, That the Legislature referred to, is no
the Legislature of Kansas Territory, but the legia
~lature Of Missouri, elected by residents Of Nilsson
ii, and, that many Of the members composing sni,
legislature, are now and were when elected, resi-
dents Of the State of Missouri.
ReSo1red, That the rights Of the settlers Of Kan
sas Territory have been abused and ~trampled III
der feet by armed mobs from Missouri, and many
of the legal voters of Kansas were driven from
the polls by firearms presented at them, and tn
JUDGES VI Stlu CiecllUu ulSpOSeu Oh III tue Stiil
manner, and then new judges appointed by IT,,
mobs-then the election was held by men VIII
never lived q day in Kansas except in passing t
and from tle election.
ReSolcel, That the settlers in Kansas Territor,
should not be denied the privileges Of the %electiy'
franchise, nor disturbed in the exercise of the same
which has been guaranteed to them by the law
under which they live.
ResOloed, That the citizens OF Kansas Territor
should be protected by the national Executive, a.
it is the only power that we can appeal to, whel
Congress is not is session, and in consequence q
our emergency, it will be ruinous to the Territor,
of Kansas to wait for the meeting of Congress a
it would give Missouri u favorable opportunity o
sending another delegate to Congress.
ReSOirGd, That "a committee Of two be appointst
to forward q memorial to the President Of tn
United States, setting forth the many outrage
committedby the Missourians upon the inhabitant
of Kansas Territory.
ReSOiced, That should the said three prince re
gents, alias county commissioners, be sent into tn
several counties OF this territory, that we the PEG
pie of said Territory, pledge our word and our sa
cred honor to trent them as common enemies o
cur country, that we will resist all their acts, on,
set them down as traitors to their country's rights
who will associate with, or accept Office at thei
hands.
ReSoiced, That should the legislature of Nilsson
ri now in session in the Indian Country appoint, o
elect by their body, three prince regents ALA
county commissioners, that are citizens of Kansas
the people should Immediately assemble in eacl
county in The Territory, and appoint q %committe
to wait upon them and inform them what will b.
their doom if they accept said Office at the hands 0
a Missouri Legislature.