New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-30

II possble in worse Light stall. VIII congress aSA
MS 10 resiect the dongs OF such set OF men, hathe
% moi mako IL capital osense to offer them the least
copn,ena, Whether Congress- the President, or
AN angel from the White House, asks US to respect
their foolery called laws we are resolved 10 90 no
srch thing and we give due notice TO all concerned IN
J.co In king this position ask no favors from
The White House for the occupant oil mat establish
ment rs not sufficient force at co nmand 70 render us
nny assistance when we ere invaded ana sn'9uEaleo
nv a foreign people, and we cannot reasonably expect
CIV ;,terfererce from that quarter when we throw
on the yske of bondage If The Executive VIII leave
ms alone In the future as be has done IN the past we
will take care OF ourselves. We have rlght 10 ask
this much Ii he has aid or sympathy Tor US When
the enemy comes in like Hood, we expect ne VIII
have no aid sympathy for the enemy when ne goes
out ip III G mauner
As the body of men called Legislature is not aud
be RESP ecied BY the people OF Kansas kno wing
as thew co that il is fraud and outrage we OF course
are without a government. There Is no la9-maslng
power here. ana viii he none omanatng from the Gen.
eral Government. What then IS TO be done Arewe
10 live without law forever One thi1g remains 10
us yes two we adopt free State Cons tuition by
the votes of our people, and apply for admission
TO the Urion a sovereign State. II admitted, well
but if reieciec initiate the conduct o. some OF
Britsins Colonies in lie. To ask OF us TO recognize
such Legislature this is asking more than men
WHO walk upright grant, aud ne have bat very
few of the craVliHg breed here. VIII the next Con-
gress admit Us 70 lie Uuon with free Constitution
we spply True our population Is not large al pres
III.
did country unless perhaps California, settle up so
fast as this To 20 Oh an emneDce aud zee hunHreds
of farm-bouses with thousands OF acres under cuVa-
ton where Line months since there was not single
residence is thing that be cone only IN Kansas.
Never before In the United Sta es has such beautiful
county been opened 10 settlement aud OF course none
has ever filed up so rapidly and With such Intelligent
onorprsing aud moral people. what sigh' was
wituefsec az Lawrence on The ith. Az audience OF
from 800 TO .OO0 persons assembled where less than
one year ago unbrOseD wilderness-ani such
an sudiercel haye never witnessed more lhteui,
gent or orderly appearing audience III any place ana
m. performsnces with the exception OF the Grafton
were of high order One thing was particularly ~
nican uothing bu strong Free State sentiments could
he made 10 20 down. The lOudest cheers were given
for the hardest TRUSTS against oppression.
July ll.-Since writing the aoOve learn that the
has declared that he shall lot recognize the
doing of the Lessla ure, in establishing The tenn
rorary seat of Government a. place not authorized
by law e is not bound to regard them. lie ta&os
the position told, that they heve repealed the act
OF Congress.
A meeting of the Frce-State representatives, who
are turned out will be held at tits place 70 day to CON
slider what cou sc 1t is best to pursue. C. Robinson.
From The Chicago Democratic Press
All our Information hithero with regard 70 The Or
panizniion of the Kansas Legislature having come
fbrIwrh Pro-Slavcry mediums, It il likely hat in one
uoiut we have done injustice TO Gov. Ree1or. A.
cordirg 10 the statements contained IN the following
louer he presented papers To show the ilegay OF the
ever was taken OF item:
PAwSgE, X. T., July 7, 1sj5.
You viii no doubt be astonished at the new light
thrown upon legislation constitutional law, ana tue
rowors OF Congress, by the Legislature of Kansas,
which adjourned from this place yes er!ay afer
sion Of five days. The first bill Introduced after the
House was organized was to adjourn the Legislature
from this place 10 the Shawnee Mission, or Manual
Labor School, located about two miles from Missouri,
rear WestlOu
Mr. Hutchinson. q Prostate member, made a
speech against it, ar uipg that the organic act author
lied tie Governor 10 locate the first Legislature ana
determine the place for h0loitg It's sessions nat tey
hao TO lower 10 order the Governor 10 move his office
and locate it permanently at the Indian school tat
tie Government had b, en- at the expense OF htung up
larse two-stOry stone building, Sky feet long ~
thirty VIDE, with suitable derks, &C, ana the cizehs
hao been at much expense in preparing for their nc
commodations; and the officers at Fort Riley had gen
erously offered them whatever accommodations they
should lack in The town, with carriage al their ser
vice. nee ofexpcns to take them 10 and IRON ther
place of meeting. He thought II uuwise, unnecessary
and contrary To the organic act making IeTt0ry,
&c The Speabe or, Mr. Suugiehow, said there was
no in SPENDING time to discuss this bll. ILey had
determined what course TO pursue two months ago.
They had told Gov. Reeder what to expec *: The
bill finally passed The Governor vetoed II. 10 was
then pas .ed by two-thrd majority Committee
was APPOINTED to wait on he Governor and tell him
tie result. He replied that by that act they had dis
solved themselves hath ehould not follow them nor
take any further notice of their proceedings. They
were no longer legislature
Early the first or second day of the session. reso-
luon was introduced appointing committee on con
tested elections, with Instructions To examine persons
and papers. No seat was contested No person was
sent for But on The second day after their appoint
meIt the committee reported that they had large
bun die of papers put into cir hands by the Governor
corcer ug election frauds, &c, but they had not
opened them They had also concluded not to exam
il the persons elected at the Mny election and hold
ing seats bl the authority of the Governor certificates
a. they had determined before they came here how q
disTos of this matter. They would therefore recon-
mend ta ell pcrsons elected at the fret election of
March 81 in Kansas whether in ihe opinion ofthe Gov
emor they were elected legally orilegall should be
titled 10 o cir ee ate and that all those elected at the
cond election should retire. This report was adopted.
And the members holding Free Stale principles were
expelled without trial or examination
One of them Mr. Jesseel said as he had not been
heard before the committee, he would state TO the
Hcuse hat he clerk OF the first election, held In
the third representative district. That early the
day of the election before many Of the settlers had
come in, a body of armed men from Missouri, number
inc about three buudred men, came to the polls, and
took violent possession of the ballot box Tney drove
away he Of GERS appointed by the Governor, and put
in some of their own number.
They iben proceeded to vote in Pro-Slayery dele
CATION from the District. The people repudiaied il,
and the Governor set the election aside as Illegal and
ordered new one The result was that at the next
election the Free-Soil ticket elected by an over
towering majority. And he had no doubt but that
three fourhs of the voters in Kansas were for making
it a Free State
Mr. Wates said that as his days of legislation were
draw ing TO close he must express his admiration 10
TO the Hou'lfor the frat knees and openness which
had characterized all their proceedings. lie thanked
the Chairman of the Committee on Contested Elec-
tious for biz raEkuess in disclosing TO the House and
the North this and uDheard OF method of dealing
with persons holding contested ats He also Thanked
the speaker for his candor in ating that discussion
Cd these questions was Of no use they were deter
mined on by the Pro.Slayery party two months ago,
and they had told Gov. Reeder so. He also thanked