New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-17
pssce /, therefore, hereby announce ths' l ~'''
AIM ain ,his proclamation At all na;S's, s,;wsyR
- Ca. Fhst Csvig C,uA
MEMORIAL,
To hs BeseyoAe, he seaGn a.d Bey'> u herre'e'"''"
lnS Cst.<d sfdfss ef AAerk0!

MEMORlAIp 49,. -,
To hs Bese,sA>, A< .eaGs asd Bey~ ~ hfs'e''""
N. Usited sfdses ef hnsr<ai .. os L an
The unnersgned, citizens of the Territory hnu
sas, respectfully repre.ent: That IRON ana ase, -
pas sc Of the Kansas Nebraska bill, whereby 'ne
public lands in this Territory were th'oSn open 70
emption and settlement, We avaiied ourse1'
oppotupi'y thus afforded TO erect homes ION oui ~;
and 1suilies improve and cultivate ON lance, ~ "
lane ard tea. in all things we nave lso9rea he
ourr.lyts ip that peaceable aud orderly manner oe
coming ci,z, rs OF the United States, expecting III
Ia receive that protection 10 our prolert! Pers"'
prr citlea hlch we had the night to clah uhue, '0
Constitution aud laws Of the Fedora! Government
A. An ericen ci.,zeLs regret TO be unlei INC ne
c.,.;t of making COMPLIANT that bave not receveo
tha, aceoua.e protection TO which re were enuIeo
" have our most sacred ngbt@, our mot cue
he p ciples been invaded, iDsuted anu ou-
while our property hes been destroyed, our inu''.-
driven ON their bonner our business prost'aeu, ou
., r.ons manned, ard many Of our fellow c',Ieus
stricken Gown BY the band Of The ass8s"n; ! uo'o
who have been guilty of these outrases-"nfoa @ az
witLou parallel in the his'o OF n6iiens-etheL 90 u
arrested and unpunished, thereby giving III haao
spee 10 commit It'll further depredaots, or nave oerh
encouraged 10 peat these os OF violence py Iece"
iug prouotions to places Of public trust and honor
TIE right 20 vote-the night TO choose ou' own oIn'
cers-whch the Constitution Of omted ota,es SO
auttes and We az American ctizeus, regard as 'ue
bcbe., and most sacred of all other nights, has Dsen
1eTeasdIy most violently wresed from Us. 10 eueoe
this la, &c bodies of armed men from neighoorng S'a'e
inv AIDED our soil, ana bearing all the sthoanct vi
organized srynes with ammunition arms, provisions,
.n;I.q cannon mu,c and banners took possession of
tie pos diving by force the bona noe settlers 'He,e
from and cho-e persons to govern Us VINO are ho' n
C.. oce of aOrltv Of our settlers and with whoh We
mostly unscquanted, a. IN many nis'aices 'n''
were foreign TO our soil. +,
Tts of things had been repeatedly represented
10 the Federal Government praying the redress of oar
grievances and the aveDgDg OF our wrongs. Our pc
III OLE have been followed by repeated ourages each
succeeding outrage beng attended Win greater WV
lence than the foImer.
Being fully sasted Of our right 10 govern ourselves,
ard believing that we had the requisite popua,ioo'
and that in separate and distinct governmental ca
pscy We had the ability TO sustain ourselves, protect
our rights ard preveIt the gross ourages upon prop
erty, person end principle 10 which we have hitherto
been subjected and believing that we had no other
way in which TO secure our protection, we proceeaeo
az The "PEoPLE OF KANSAS, irrespective OF party 1s'
tinctioIs and with the full concurrence of five sixths
or more Of our entire citizenship TO organize GoV-
erIMeLt tor the STATE 0f Kansas.
For this pur1ose a Delegate Convention, fully req
reserng every district Of the Territory, convened A.
Topeka on the 18th day Of sept -uiber 1855 to take
the urelminsry steps necessary 10 such Organzstlon
By tiis Conyt n,on il ordered and pubiioiy pro-
claimed that election for membeis 10 h Convention
10 f,cme Constitution would be held on the yin Gay
or Octoher 1855 Said ction held in due form,
ana on the 23d day of October 1855, tie Convention
thus elected assembled At Topeka and formed a
Constuton Of the State Of kansds. On the l5,l hay
Of December, 1855, The Consttuton thus framed was
ratified by the People by ballot, and on the 10Th Gay
@, January 1856, officers for the State Government
and m,mier- of the General Assembly were duly
elected by ballot. On the 4th day of March, 1856,
the General Assembly convened ct Topeka, and, at-r
ehecting its organization. proceeded to msmoriaze
ven, Honorable Bodies upon the object Of oar State
organization, and praying the admission OF Kansas
into the Union rs q sovereign STATE
Now therefore, We, the Peope of Kaosas Territory
greatly defirous of promoting the public good; OF re-
storing pea ace and good order to this lougd-trsced
ard harassed lave and fully believing that We pos'
the inherent and constitutional right 10 erect Gov.
erpme ut Of our own; that population Is sufficient
TO entte Kansas to the rank and dignity OF rove
roiyn State; that we have he and ability to
tam such Government, and that il the only method
by which our rights be vndicsted and ju-tlce ob
toinec respectfully hu earnestly petition your Hooora'
Bile Bodies TO admit ksnsss into the Union ~ 40 ,he
pepdent snc sovereign Stale under our present Con-
sTITrTiON.
Alc your petitioners will ever pray.