The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-30

and oppress the people; all over and above,
and in direct medi.ated violation and open de-
tiance Of the act Of Congress organizing a
Government for the Territory of Kansas, and
An act supplementary thereto Therefore.
I Resoived, By those of the People of Kansas
Territory, now here in mass meeting assem-
/ bled--
L. That we regard the invasion OF our Ter
ritory on the 30th of March last, as one OF the
greatest outrages upon the law Of the land
aud the rights OF free citizens ever attempted
in this country; and the Legislature now in
session on the borders Of Missouri-the off
spring of that invasion, and the inheritor of
all its qualities Of insolence, violence and tyr
anny-as a living insult TO the judgment and
feelings of the American people, and deroga
.orv to The integrity and respectabllity of the
Federal authority.
Q. That we regard with defiance the pre-
tension Of that Legislature 10 make laws for
the people of Kansas that we regard it as
acting entirely without the authority of law
not only in 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 It's course,
since It's meeting and organization, has been
utterly regardless of those conditions and re
quirenents Of the organic act essential 10 4
valid discharge of legislative functions, 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 liberty,
trained to precepts Of freedom, and alive TO
those inspiring sentiments which have prompt
ed in all ages, heroic resistance to tyrants-
as descendants Of those who, in 1776. braved
the power Of the mightest monarchy on earth
rather than submit to foreign thraldom, We
repudiate this insolent attempt to impose upon
US government by foreign arms and pledge
to each other. as our fathers did Of old, tour
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honols, to
a resistance of lis authority.
i. That we regard it, in this crisis, n
cumbent upon the people to set aside all dil-
ference of political opinions TO cultivate a
comprehensive and intimate Intercourse with
each other; to effect thorough union 1; and
otherwise prepare for the common defense.
6. That we consider the attempt 10 estab-
lsh territorial form of government in tAis
Territory as an utter failure =; and that the
people of the Territory should, at some con
venent period. assemble at their several
places of holding elections, in the various dis
trcts of the Territory, and elect delegates TO
a Convention to form State Constitution foI
the State of Kansas, with the view to an i'm
mediate state organization, ana Application AT
the next session of Congress, for admission
into the American Union, as one of the Ssa:es
OF the American Confed.racv.
That the people of Kansas never be
uumindful of the debt of gratitude they owe
to Hon Andrew H. Reeder, for the frmr ess,
ability and integrity shown in the discharge
of his duty. as the Executive of this Terri
tory.
On motion of Mr.. j. Speer, tho following
resolution was passed unanimously:
Resolpe2, That, in conformity to past re-
commentators, the Territorial Free State Ex-
ecutive Committee be requested 10 call Con
vention of five delegates to each representa-
tive to be appointed in the several districts Of
Kansas on The 25th day of August, TO meet al
Big Springs on the 5th Of September next,
for the purposes recommended in call pre-
viously issued, and to take such other action
as the exigencies of the time demand.