The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-18

its asseHblaga and organization
majority expelEiag the minority, and au-
thorizing and admitting other persons to
! fiji the piaees ofthe ones expelled; having
filed yacancy-arising in consequence
ola resignstion-by their own act, With
out regard to the rights of the people
eo=elect; having fixed temporary seat of
government at the Shawnee Mission; and
an pursuance of this, abandoned the place
lof meeting TO which they had been con-
vened by Executive authority; having.
now before them bin, which they viii
Iprobably enact into a law, making the
right of suffrage in the Territory depen-
dent upon the payment of the sum of one
dellar. without reference to the matteref
linhabitancy. thus attempting to give up
the bailot-b box by law for all future time 10
persons from foreign States having now
before them bill which they win proha-
bly, enact into law, for the election, BY
themeEves, of Board of permanent over
seers, 10 be sent out into all the distrietso of
the Territory with power to levy taxes to
any amount and otherwise exact from,
drive aud oppress the people all, over
and above. and in direct and meditated
| violation and open defiance of the act Of
| Congress organizing government for
1 the Territory of Kansas, and an act sup
! Elementary thereto therefore,
Resoteed, By these of the people of
! Kansas Territory now here IN mass meet
ing assembled.
+ ]. That We regard the invasion of our
Territory, on The 3oth of March last. as
one of the greatest outragses upon the
laws of the land, and the rights of free
citizens, ever attempted IN this country ),
and the Legislature now in session onthe
borders of Missouri-the offspring of
thai invasion, and the inheritor of allits
qualities of insoienee, violance, and ty
ranny-as a living insult to the judgment
and feelings of the American people,
and derogatory to the integrity and re-
spectabiilty of the Federal authority.
! g. That we Indignantly repel the pre-
tentions Of THAI Legislature to make laws
for the people of Kansas that we regard
Ii as acting entirely without the authori-
~ of law, Tot only i'll consideration of
its having been elected against law, and
! in violation of the rights and will of the
people, by armed men from foreign
State, but because its course, since its
meeting and organization, has been
utterly regardless of those conditions
aud requirements of the organic act, es-
sential to valid discharge of legislative
functions, and such as has effected a
complete forfeiture of any technicality of
| law by which, at first, it may have been
supported.
g. That, as men, born in land of lib
erty, trained to precepts of freedom, and
alive to those inspiring sentiments which
have prompted, in all ages, heroic resis-
lance to tyrants; as descendants of
those, who, in 1875, braved the power OF
the mightiest monarchy on earth, rather
than submit to foreign thraldom, We re-
/! pudiate this insolent attempt to impose
upon US a government by foreign arms
and pledge to each other, as our fathers
| did of old, "our lives, our fortunes, and
our sacred honors," to resistance of It's
lauthority.
| 4. That we regard it, in this crisis, as
incumbent upon the people OF Kansas to
set aside all differences Of political opin-
ion, TO cultivate comprehensive and
intimate intercourse with each other, to
effect thorough union, and otherwise
prepare for the common defence.
5. That we consider the attempt TO es-
tablish Territorial form OF government
in this Territory, as thus far an utter fail
ure; and that the people of the Terri;o-
ry should, at some convenient period,
assemble, at their several places OF hold
ing elections in the various Districts of
the Territory, and elect Delegates to a
Convention to form State Constitution
for the State OF. Kansas, with the view to
an immediate State organization, and ap-
lpiicatioH, at the next session of Congress,
for admission into the American Union,
as one of the States of tie American Con-
federacy.
g. That tie people of Kansas can
never be unmindful of the deep debt of
gratitude we owe to ANDREW Ii. REED
Err for the firmness, ability, and integ-
rity, shown in the discharge of his duty
as Executive officer OF this Territory.
Mr.. Hutchinson offered minority re-
! port, whichw was also received and read
Moved the adoption of the IstTesolu-
tion of the Majority Report, which was
laid aside to consider motion of Col.
Lane, to refer tire two reperts back to the
same committee.
Mr.. Holiday moved to refer to new
committee Both motions were rejected,
and the original motion to adopt the first
resolution of the Majority Report was
taken up. read and re-read, and after dis
cHssion was unanimously adopted.
Psschal Fish, An Indian Of the Shaw
nee Nation III am glad to see all of you
here; am glad you are labofins to make
good laws as your fathersdid before you.
| am we'll pleased, very well pleased all
day long, with what you have done.
/. said | was in favor of free State, and |
am not backward to say it.
Mr. Holiday says the action contemp-
| 1eASSA - llob clAACASlI SiOu4lt' IL ucitl93
over and over again what las been done
before endorse every sentiment
embraced in those resolutions, and go
further, and am in favor ofsome which
were suppressed in the committee recon-
mending the formation Of military. com
panies for self protection. Mr. Holiday
i gave way for Mr. Smith to submit plan
for forming State Government.
i Mr. Conway made some brief remarks,
setting forth the impropriety ofa more
ment for State Constitution originating
IN Party meeting and maintaining
that such an enterprise should be the
work of the people at large after which
the Convention adjourned ill tomorrow
morning at O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY, aoRNIsc.
Convention called to order by the
J, President. Prayer by Rev. Alr. Gilpat-
rick kf;,,.tas ,,f ..esfarfiay 2 read arnand-