The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-27

ters, aud State Organization Recon-
menied
The outrageous acts OF the pseudo Leg
sture of Kansas, having become intolera-
bic, the people assembled in large numbers
in Lawrence yesterday, (the 4th Of Au-
gu,t) and continued in session until the
afternoon of the 18th. The Convention
was conducted with great ability, and its
deliberations characterized by great har-
mony and courtesy. Not less than 600
persons from all parts of the Territory
were in attendance, camping in wagons
putting up at the boarding houses. and
with our citizens, and remaining over night
to attend the deliberations of the second
Gay. Tnere was deep feeling of lndg
nation manifested against the outrageous
acts of usurpatlon and tyranny By which
our people are CENTRALIZED, and a de,crmi-
nation manifested to resist these usurpa
tons at all hazards. Gen. Schuy Ter was
chosen President, assisted by the usual
number of Vice Presidents and other OF
hcers.
The following preambles and resolutions
were passed with great unanimily
WnrnEAs, BY act of Congress. ap-
proved May so, 1851, organic ns a Gov
eminent for the Territory of Kansas,
I grant OF legislative power was made to the
/ lawful inhabitants OF sad Territory TO
enable them TO make such laws and cs-
tablish such institutions as would be most
desirable to themselves; and, in order to
accomplish this, the SAID inhabitants were
10, Il a al
elect, according to a prescribed mode,
7 Territorial Legislature, with competent
jurisdiction and capacity 10 act, under spe
ciiicd restrictions, over all riGh.iul sub
ecls OF legislation; and whereas, while
exercising the authority thus conferred 10
elect members of Territorial Legi,la-
/ lure, the Territory was invaded, and the
inhabitants overborne by large and nu-
mcrous bands of armed men from for
eign State, v no violently took possession
OF eirly all Illccs through the Territory
Il which said election wa. being held. who
rnthlessy abolished the legally estao
( Ii, he'd mode OF conducting the same, and
who according To their own mode, and by
vIrtu Of their own might, in uter dsre
gard oil tie &C. Of Congress, organizing a
Government for the Territory, held an
election for members of the Kansas Leg
islalure, and elected certain persons as
meabers of said Legislature; thus, 10 all
intents aud purposes, divestlng the lawful
Inhabitants of the Territory OF the entire
grant OF legislative power which has been
made to them by the Congressional char
ter And whereas, the Legislature thus
elected is now in session on the borders OF
tic Missouri river, making laws for the
goverAance of thei inhabitants and citizens
Of Kansas; having re-composed lis two
bodies after lis assembage and orsaniza-
tion-lhe majority expeling the mnor y.
and authorizing and admitting other per,
SONS to fill the places Of the ones expelled;
having flied Vacancy (arising in come
quence of resignation by their own act,
without reference to the right OF the geo.
pie 10 elect, having fixed temporary
seat Of government at the Shawnee Mis-
sion, and in pursuance Of this, abandoned
the place Of meeting TO which they had
been convened by Executive Proclama-
ton; having now before them bill. which
they will probably enact into law, making
the right of suffrage in the Territory de-
pendent upon the payment OF the sum of
one dollar, without reference to the mat
ter OF lnaabllancy. thus attempting 10 give
up the ballot box, by law, for all future
time. 10 persons from foreign States also
a bill, which they will probably cnact into
a law, the election. by themselves. Of a
board of permanent Over.eers, to be sent
out IN all districts of the Territory, with
power TO levy taxes to any amount, and
Otherwise exact from, embarrass. dive
and Cypress the people; all over and above,
and in direct medtatcd violation and open
defiance Of the act Of Co gress organic
ing n Government for the Territory OF
Kansas, an act supplementary thereto
Therefore.
! Resolved, BY those Of the People OF
Kansas Territory, now here in mass meet
ing assembled
]. That we regard the invasion of our
Territory on the loth Of March last, as one
OF the greatest outragcs upon the law OF
the land and the rights Of free citizens ey-
er attempted in this country and the leg
islature now in session on the borders OF
Missouri-the offspring OF that invasion,
and the inherior of all its qualities of in
science, violence and tyranny-as a living
insult to the judgement and feelings Of the
American people and derogalory to the in
'egrity ard respectabiliy OF the Federal
authority.
/ 2. That We repel with defiance the pre-
tension of tha< Legislature to make Laws for
the people of Kansas; that we regard it as
acting entirely wathout the authority Il
law. not only in consideration of its having