Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-06-18
The Kansa. Meeting.

The Kansas Meeting.
Late in the day, Tuesday, by politeness OF N
Sanders of the Davenport Gazette, We iearne
that Col j. H. LANE Of Kansas would visit us an
) address the people of this city that evening
Owing to the lateness at which we received th
note only few hours notice could be given.
Col. Lane arrived by the Chicago evenin
train and stopped at the Barret House. Th
German Brass Band gave touch oftheir qualit
from the portico, and very large concours
assembled in front of the house. At half pas
eight o'clock, Justice Frazee introduced Col Ian
to the people. The crowd being too large to ge
into any Hall in the city, he addressed them fron
a carriage in front of the Hotel. He spoke 70
nearly two hours, detailing the history of affair
in Kansas, tracing the trouble back to the origi
nal cause, the breaking down the barriers o
slavery in the repeal of the compromises.
Col. Lane gave an account of the several in
vasions of Kansas by the Missourians whereof,
the settlers were deprived Of the rights Of citizen
4 ship. He described their coming, armed, pro
| visioned and whiskied-how they surrounded the
pols--drove away settlers-carried the elections
except one precinct-cyen electing many Mis-
sourians to the Legislature as has been often de
scribed before.
Having given an account of the manner in
which the Legislative body was formed he then
showed how they had exercised their functions
as legislators for the settlers Of that territory
He had copy Of the laws passed, from which he
| read sundry sections for the edifcation of his
hearers. By the Kansas code man that kid
maps white child is punishable by imprisonment
in the county Jail six months-whilc the person
kidnappinga colored child is punishable with
deatht He read numerous passages from. sun
dry acts proving the code enacted for that ter
ritory to be of such character that no man
possessed Of common intelligence and manhood
would or could submit. They barred up the ex-
ercise of the elective franchise in such manner
as to exclude every man who possessed any. dig
nifty or self-respect. They had taken care that
the people should have no voice in the choice of
any of their county officers, having appointed
them for long term Of years, including county
Judges, Commissioners, Sheriffs, Justices of the
peace and constabes. And this bogus legisla-
ture, fearing that they had omitted any, gave to
the county Judges and Commissioners power to
create and fill any other Offices that may be
needed gs
Col. Lane showed from the code exhibited,
that any person denying that slavery legally cx-
listed in Kansas was liable to imprisonment at
hard labor for the term of two years-and that
they were to work ont this time secured by ball
and chan or chained in couples, like dogs He
commenced, and that every one accused must be
tried under the law by pro slavery jurors g.
These were the laws attempted to be enforced
upon the people by the strong arm of the Gene
raj Government. The people there might be
murderedr robbed and scattered to the four winds
their houses and crops destroyed-but they
would never submit to these laws. .
Col. Lane closed at half past ten o'clock. The
thanks of the meeting were rendered by Col.
West, and he was greeted by three hearty cheers.
eY- The American party met in convention in
Marion Hall, Tuesday the 10th June, according
to adjournment. H..
Organized by calling F. Wilcox to the chair
and electing j. P. Chapman Secretary.
On motion committee of FIVE, consisting of
Joseph Chapman, DR.. G. R. Henry, Thompson.
Fleenor, Prof. Fish L. D. B. Crawford, was ap-
pointed to report resolutions. Which commit
tee reported the following which were adopted.
ResoIved, lst. That we the American party of
Des Moines county, do accept as our Platform,
the platform and principles adopted by our Ma
tional Council in February last. ........-..
Resoloea, That we are unable and unwilling to
approve the measures or endorse the leaders of
either the Republican or Democratic party-that
we believe them both to be in error, in adopting
the extremes OF the question now agtating the
country-and that we will maintain our separate
and independent organization, holding conser-
vative course that will attract to us the Union
loving men of all parties. e.. @a
Resot,el That we believe the immediate ad
mission of Kansas-as a State is imperativey de-
manded as means of calming the agitation low
disturbing the country, and that her citizens
should be protected in the formation of their
Constitution by the executive Of the United
States against all violence and against all intru-
ders. t ... T.. .-s- ..z.a-s.-
Resolued, That we believe the election of Mr..
Fillmore and Mr.. Donelson will restore the coun-
try to that state of quietnrss and peace in which
it Was left by compromise measures OF 1850,
feeling every confidence that under their admin
stration the strict letter of the Constitution will
be carried out, and no section of the country be
permitted to trample on the rights of another.
2esolyed, That in our State policy we recog-
nze the necessity for the enactm ent of Regis
try Law which will compel every voter, whether
native or naturalized to have his name enrolled
as a preventive to the illegal voting which we
all know is carried on to an outrageous extent
under our present laws
Resoloed, That in our county elections we will
support no man, who does not distinctly approve
Of change in the charter Of the city of Burling-
ton, so as to prevent the voting at any election
of any unnaturalizcd foreigner. Believing as we
do that in this respect we have right to be
placed on tie same footing with every other
town and city Of the State. Also,
Resolved That as we have no organ of our
own in Burlington, we request the papers of this
city to publish the proceedings of this conven-
ton rendering to them our thanks for courtesy
thus shown to political opponents, and that we
direct the Secretary to furnish each of them
with copy.
On motion committee of five, consisting of
Messrs. Sucker, Allen, Green, Newman and
Harkns was appointed to report candidates for
support in the coming August election.
Committee reported as follows:
For State Senator, ,Wolcott Seymour.
For Representatives, D. B.. Crawford, Joab
Comstock and James Green.
For Prosecuting Attorney, VIM. S. Graf.
Por Clerk of the District Court, r. E. Arick.
Which candidates were nominated by accla-
nation, On motion adjourned.
]. P. CHAPMAN, Secretary.
"THE TRUE INTENT AND MEANING" tive US