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

way, y. CoTles, w. y. Arnold, A. +.
Wyckof, j. Osborn
Co4sniitiee oz Miscellaneous Dudes
C. w. Stewart, w. Poepges, G. Curtiss.
S. Mewhinney, curtiss, ]. Parrott, R.
Riddle. w. Jerdon. J P. Wilson, j. Todd,
D. F. Park, T. M. Morris.
The commis-ee on credentials reported
rules for the government Of the Conven-
ton during its deliberations, which after
an animated discussion in which Messrs.
Lane. Foster. Lowry, Conway, and sew
eral other gentlemen participated, and
after sundry motions to amend, lie upon
the table, postpone till tomorrow, re-
consider. adjourn, &e., was finally adop-
ted As follows
1st. On all questions which shallcome
before this Convention for its action, the
vote shall be cast by Representative Dis
triets, each District being entitled to the
number of votes To which it is entitled
to representatives in this Convention.
Cd. 4 majority of all the votes shall be
necessary to elect candidate.
Sd, Parliamentary rules shall govern
this Convention, and speeches shall be
limited to fifteen minutes, and speakers
shall speak but once on the same question.
Mr. Lane moved TO reconsider the first
rule, pending which the Convention adj
journed to o'clock tomorrow morning
MORNING SESSION.
Minutes of yesterday read and adopted.
The motion to reconsider the first rule ol
the Convention, adopted last evening,
WAS then taken up for consideration.
Ar. Lane made motion to lay
the pending motion to reconsider
upon the table. The vote was taken, but
AS there was difference of opinion upon
the result the yeas and nays were called
for. hlr. Lane said he would withdraw
his motion to lie on the table. Mr.. Con
way objected to the withdrawal of the
motion, as the motion was the property,
properly, of the Convention after being
stated from the chair, and could not be
Withdrawn at the will of the mover. The
chair over-ruled the objection of Mr.
Conway. Mr.. Foster took an appeal
fiom the decision of the char. The
chair was sustained by the action of the
Convention, and the motion 10 lay upon
The table was withdFawn.#
BY motion the first rule of the Con
vention was then suspended.
REPORT on PLATFORMS.
The chairman of the Committee on q
Platform, reported through Col. Lane the
following resolutions, stating at the same
time that twelve out of thirteen had
agreed upon their adoption, and pledged
to each other their undivided support.
WhereGs, The Free State Party OF the
Territory of klIiSas, about to originate
an organization for concert of political
action, in electing our own officers and
moulding our institutions: and uhereas.
it is expedient AMI necessary that plat
form 'oi principles be adopted and pro
claimed to make known the character ot
our organiza.ion-and to test the quail
ficatiDns of candidate anl the fidelity Of
our members: and rhereas, we find our
selves in an Unparalleled and critical
condition-deprived by superior force
of the rights guaranteed by the Decla-
ratioa of Il1epen lence. the Constitution
of the United States, and the Kansas Bill:
and vhereas, the great AID oyershadow
ing question, whether Klusas shall be-
come Il Free or Slave State, must IN
evitsbIy absorb all other issues except
those inseperably connected with 1t: and
,chereas, the crisis demands the concer
and harmonious action of all those whC
from principle or interest, prefer fire.
labor to slave labor, as well IS of thos'
who value the preservation of the Unio!
and the guarantees of Republican insti
lutions BY the Constitution, therefore:
Rcsofred. That setting aside all til,
minor issues of partisan politics, it is in
cunlbent upon us to proffer an organi
zation calculated 10 recover our deares
rights. and into which Democrats All;
! Wings, Native and Nataralized citizen
may freely enter without any sacrifice 0
their respective political cleeds, bu
without forcing them as test upon 9th
ers. And that wien we shall hav,
achieved our political freedom, yindica
ted our rights of self-goveFnment ant
become an independent State of tn
/ Union, when those issues may becom
vital rs they are now dominant, it vii
be time enough to divide our organiza
tion by these tests, the Importance Q
which we fully recognize in their ap
propriate sphere.
Resolred, That we will oppose and re
sist all nonresident voters at our polls
whether from Missouri or elsewhere, a
a gross violation of our rights, and VII
| tual disfranchisement ofour citizens.
Resoleed, That our true interests 50
eially. morally and pecuniarily reqnir
that Kansas should be FREE STATE
that free labor will best promote the hap
piness, the rapid population, the pros
periiy and the wealth of our people; tha
slave labor IS curse TO the master an
the community, if not to the slave tha
OGf Ooutittl ~ uuSuits1 W ~, auU ei't'
we viii devote our energies as a party 3
Iexclude the institution aud to secure fo
Kansas the Constitution ola free State
Resoired. That in so doing we wi
consent to any fair aud reasonable Pre-
vision in regard to the slaves already /
the Territory, which shall protect th
masters against injustice and total les
/ Reselved, Thai tho best interests {
Kansas requires population OF FIRE
white men AMI that in the State organ
zatioa we are in favor of stringent Law
excluding all negroes bond or free frol
the Territory. That nevertheless sue
means should not be regarded as a te'
| of party orthodoxy.
Resoieed, That the stale and ridieu
lous charge of abolitionism, so industr
ously imputed 70 the Free State Part
! and so pertinaciousiy adheard TO, IN nspi
OF all the evidence to the contrary,
!. without shadow of truth 10 support il
aud that it is not more apparent to on
selves than it IS to our opponents wIl
use it ses 8 term of reproach 70 brin
odium upon Us. pretending to believe
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