Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-12-14
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Sound Views.
In the correspondence of the New York Times we
and the following gist of the admirable speech of
Governor Shannon, taking the Chair the Presi-
dent of the Kansas claw and Order Convention
Governor Shannon said the Convention called
to take into consideration subjects of the utmost i'm
portance to the whole Territory party had sprung
up, taking the position that the late Legislature was
nullty, and that lis laws possessed binding obl-
CATION on the people Of Kansas These gentlemen,
he called them, had taken this position not only in
their Resolutions and Addresses, but of late they had
taken decisive steps towards making their position
good. That a crisis was thus forced upon the oppo-
site party, and that 'we'' must meet it with rmness.
He would not stop to go into any argument showing
the talacy of the grounds of those opposed TO u.s."
He then went on 10 speak of the Legislature, and as
serted that it was legal body, and such it's enact
ments should be respected. Each member took his
seat in legal manner with the proper certificate,
under the broad seal of the Territory. True few
seats contested but such cases settled in
the ordinary way, as the House had the undoubted
right 10 do The followed, he said, that those 1Cho
Sa'd they 10oud not obey the a1cS passed by that body
committed treason against the Government The Free
State Party had taken distinct grounds and manies-
ted determination to carry out their doctrines.
Next he referred TO Whfelds election and said that
keeders election was revolutionary movement; that
the people ought to have voted the day that the
Legislature had fixed. Those who voted Reeder null
lifted the organic act by voting the 9th of October
They nulfy only the acts of the legislature but
also the acts of Congress- The the Free State
Party assigned for not voting the regular day was,
that the Mssourans would come over and take the
polls If three fourhs of the voters Free State
men, as they claimed, why not come out and meet
'sus" lace to face. There was no danger of having
the baot-box polluted for the much abused legis-
lative body" as he said had passed an election law
amply guarding it. The polls could be purified by
this law, and hence there was no cause for the course
pursued by Reeder's friends.
But they had not stopped here, but had proceeded
to adopt measure which 1could shake the 1chole fab
re OF cfUu government in Kansas and the Uuion.-
They had issued call to all in tavo1of free State"
TO elect delegates 10 constitutional convention, thus
excluding one party from having anything TO do with
the Convention. They had undertaken to make
Constitution when only portion of the people had
been invited 10 participate in it. 1t the attempt
or part TO form a constitution for the whole.
If Congress should By any means sanction this Con-
Statutton nothing more less than ciUH must
tolLoac. II Kansas wants to be admitted, why not
adopt the way that has not been departed from in
the admission of any State except California 3
which was to apply to Congress for permission 10
frame constitution This was the only proper way
to pc admitted.
If any laws passed by the Legislature were iniudi-
cous, the way to remedy through the balotbox
He urged the people to cling to the ballot box as the
only means to remedy the imaginary wrong" as
he called the laws.
The laws had not yet been published, so they were
not understood The assertion which he had seen in
print, that the Legislature elected all the officers for
six years was not SO. They obliged to appoint
county officers in other could they get along, but
the people would after the election choose their
own officers.
He then denounced " those gentlemen opposed TO
US as revolutionary party The territorial govern
ment which they sought to suppant " was established
by the people themselves" but he did not say what
people. He closed by saying Fellow citizens,
er.0'S 10 upon "o' "na y~o "a-s moot it, We do
this by the power of truth. Place before Congress
the true state of the case let Congress have the facts
and they will get favor from that quarter" True,
there were a few dsunonists in Congress- but cnly
a tew Rely upon it," said he, yots haUe the Ad-
mlnlstratlon 1Uih the Law and Order Partv," There
would be but two parties in the approaching Presi.
dental contest and those would be The Black Repub-
lican Party and the Union Party. Returning his
thanks for the good attention of the Convention and
urging all TO be found in the Union Party or the Law
and Order Party, be closed.