The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-08

zens the right to regulate their own In
stitutions and to hold and recover their
slaves, without any molestation or OBJ
struetion from the people of Kansas.
The report was received with three
hearty cheers, and adopted by acclama-
ton.
REPORT on TIE LEGISLATURE
Mr. Emery, on the committee, having
in charge the Legislative matters olKan-
sas, reported as follows -
Resolved. That the body of men who
for the last two months have been pass
ing laws for the people of our Territory,
moved, counseiied and dictated to by
the demagogues of Missouri, are TO us
foreign body, representing only the
lawless invaders who elected them, and
not the people of the Territory-ihat We
repudiate their actions as the monstrous
consummation of an act of violence,
usurpation and fraud unparalleled in the
history of the Union, and worthy only Of
men untitled for the duties aud regardless
of the responsibilities of Republicans.
Resolred, That having by numerical
inferiority aud want of preparation been
compelled to sucumb to the outrage and
oppression of armed and organized
bands of the citizens of neighboring
Staie-having been robbed by force
of The right of suffrage and self.
government. and subjected to a foreign
despotism the more odious and Infamous
that it involves a Yiolationof cempacts
with sister States more sacred than sol
emn treaties. we disown and disayow
with scoln and indignation the contempt
able and hypocritical mockery of !. rep
resentatiye government into which this
infamous despotism has been converted.
Resolged, That this miscalled Legis-
lature by their reckless disregard of the
organic Territorial Act. and other Con-
gressional legislation, in expelling mem
bers whose title to seats was beyond
their power TO annul, in admitting mem
bers who were not elected, and in legis-
lating atan unauthorized place-by their
refusal 10 allow the people to select any of
our officers-by imposing upon US their
own appointees down to the most INSIGHT
ficant offices, many of whom were unques-
tionable residents of Missouri at the time
by leaving US no elections save those
prescribed by Congress, and therefore
beyond their power to abrogate, and
even at these, selling the right OF suffrage
AZ our ballot boxes to any nonresident
who chooses to buy and pay for it,
by compelling US to take an oath TO
support United States law inYiduous-
ly pointed out, by sitting the freedom
of speech and of the press, thus usurp-
ing power forbidden to Congress, have
trampled under foot the Kansas Bill,
have defed the power of Congress.
libelled the Declaration of Independence
i-violated the Constitutional Bill of
Rights, and brought contempt and dis
grace upon our Republican Institutions
at home and abroad.
Resolved, That we owe no allegience
or obedience to the tyrannical enact
ments of this spurious Lesislature-tliat
their laws have no validity or binding
force upon the people of Kansas, and that
every freeman amongst us is at full liber-
ty, consistently with all his obi CATIONS as
citizen and a man, TO defy and resist
them, if he chooses 30 to do.
Resolved, That we viii resist them
primarily by every peaceable and legal
means within our power, until we can
elect our own Representatives and sweep
them from the Statute Book, and that
as the majority of our Supreme Court
have 50 far forgotten their official duty
have so far cast off the honor of the law
yer and tie dignity of the Judge as to
enter clothed with the judicial ermine
into a partizan contest, and by an extra
judicial decision given opinions violation
ofall propriety, have prejudged our ease
before We could be heard ,and have pledged
themselves to these outlaws in advance,
to decide in their favor. We will there
fore take measures TO carry the question
of the validity of these laws to higher
tribunal where judges are unplcdged
and dispassionate-where the law will
be administered in its purity, and where
we can at least have the hearing before
the decision.
| Resolved, That we will endure and
submit to these laws no longer than the
best interests of the Territory require, as
the least of two evils and will resist them
to a bloody issue as soon as We ascertain
that peaceahle remedies shall fail. and
forcible resistance shall furnish any rea-
sonable prospect of success; and that
in the meantime We recommend to oul
friends throughout the Territory the
organization and discipline of Volunteer
Companies and the procurement and
preparation OF arms.
| Resolved, That we cannot, and viii
not quietly submit to surrender our greai
American Birth-right' the elective
franchise; which, first by violence, and
then by chicanery, artifce, weak and
wicked Legislation they have so efectu-
ally accomplished, to deprive us of, and
that We with scorn, repudiate the "Elec-
ton Law" so called-and viii not mce
with them on the day they have appoint
ed for the election-but viii ourselves
fix upon day, for the purpose of elect
ing a Delegate to Congress.
/ Mr.. Lane moyed TO strike out of The
report all that part impeaching the actor
of the Territorial Supreme Court.
Several motions were made to amend
) but was finally adopted with but on,
dissenting vote.
! COMMITTEES on CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
Tie committee on Congressional Del
5 egate, reported through Mr. Lowry a!
, follows -
/ Whereas, The citizens of Kansa.
Territory were prevented from electins
members to Territorial Legislature il
pursuance of the Proclamation of til,
Executive on the 30th of March last b,
armed mobs who came into the Terrific
: ry aad forced upon the people the vote
5 of non-residents and aliens, inimical t