The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-31

ceods the execution OF its duties This body rs repeatedly
recognised a legal body by the governor, and nnay
when he il is dismissal from ONCE and that
the duties Of governor thereafter deyoyed upon Secretary
Woodson.
the executive message proceeded TO provide code OF laws
for the government OF the Territory law was enacted
regulating hs right Of suffrage i provided lhal s'fy
free whie male citizen Of HE United States &e7 being an ln-
habant OF The Territory and who shall have paid TAX
&C. shall be allowed vote provided that no person con-
viced or adndQed crimnay eiyy Of violating The lu-
gityesaye law and provided also that when challenged
he shall be required 10 affirm that he VIII sustain
said act and the act entitled An ACT to organize the Terri
tories Kansas and Nebraska and refusing 10 do shall
be allowed also act or acts providing for the
protection Of slave property &c, &c.
These necessarily excluded from the polls all those
who denied the constutionay Of The organic act OF the
gtvosave act and Of the legality Of slavery and the
question with fanatca abolition to the mode Of get
ting clear of them. With majority in this House the ia
nacs OF Kansas assumed that any however neen
diary and revolutionary, would find its vndcaon here
and proceeded in their work OF mischief and agitation
But TO proceed il only few days after Governor
Reeder announced the legislature his removal from Of
flee that the plan of revolution began to unfold Itself
meeting called by many voters TO assemble at Law
the 4th 18th OF August 1885, ito take into
consideration The proprey of calling territorial conven-
tion preliminary to the formation of State government
and other subjects Of public interest AT that meeting
the following preamble and resolutions were adopted with
but one dissenting voice:
Whereas the people of Kansas Territory have been,
since its settlement and now are, without any awmskng
power"
Therefore the call Of a convention is proposed with
view immediate admission State into the Union,
&e And this notable scheme undertaken In the face OF
territorial providing that the OF the people shall
be taken the LIST Of October 1856 TO the proprey Of
calling convention for the purpose Of framing State
constitution &c. and in the face OF the certainty that the
supporters OF the territorial government would have moth
ing do with any revolutionary election convention,
and they thu revouiionis would have everything their
own way.
On tie 9Th Of September revolutionary convention
assembled at the Big Springs and among other things re-
solved follows
Resopea That this convention, in view Of its recent
pudaon Of the acts of the socaled Kansas legislative
scmby respond most heartily to the call made by the
pies convention the 18th umo for delegate convention
OF the people of Kansas be held Topeka the 10th
instant consider the proprey of the formation OF State
constitution and such matters may egtmaey come be-
Resoived, That allegiance obedience to the
yrannica enactments OF this spurious Legislature that their
laws validity binding force upon the people of
Kansas and that every freeman among at full liberty
consistenty with his obligations citizen and to
Rssoioed That we will endure and submit these laws
noionger than the best interests Of the Territory require
the evils and will resist them bloody issue
q that peaceabe remedies shall fail and
orcbe shall furnish any reasonable prospect of
and that in the time recommend to oar
friends throughout Territory the organization and dis
cpliss Of volunteer companes and the and
preparation Of arms
formed aud printed but kept secret until obtained the
person of George Warren called the constitution
and ritual OF the grand encampment and regiment OF The
Kansas legion, of Kansas Territory, adopted April A,
1885, give of this precious document than
the obligation entered into by its members which is as
follows
ner here, the OF Heaven and these witnesses
bind myself that will reveal to be revealed
craving painting or in any manner what.oever anything
pertaining to this institution to persons duly qualified
organiraon the place meeting the fact that
member OF the the existence OF the organ
to the
from this organization will keep this obligation to the end
& Or ieepoS win
fully and completely deliver up the same to
fno.usy propose person for membership il this
der who is not in favor Of making kan.o. free State and
whom feel satisfied win his entire influence bring
about this result viii support maintain, and abide by any
honorable made BY the organization to this
Try and the constitution Of the United States. will
fnchngy vote for and support the candidates nominated by
TO i. Of this Obligation do mos. soe@ny promise and
Affirm, binding myself under the penalty OF being expelled
several territorial eneampmen perurer before Heaven
and traitor to my country OF passing through lie soorned
gels, and abandoned by God"
Without dwelling more upon this subject suffice It to
that vention held constitution framed and
adopted elections held, &c In the time however
an election was held on the LIST Of October 1855 for
ntoral delegate TO Congress under territorial ian
which General WHITFIELD received about two thousand
nine hundred votes and was in fact elected without OPP
position On the 9th of the month the revolu onsts
without other law than that of voluntary association
Cd Governor Reeder without opposition with clearly
ascertained vote but undoubtedly less than that received
by General WHITFIELD Here is the issue: General WHT-
uELD claims TO represent claw and ORDER Governor
Reeder is admitted TO represent revolution"
At the meeting Of Congress General WHITFIELD takes
his seat without opposition and Governor Reeder petitions
To be put in bis place In bis petition be forth among
other grounds the following which, being all that really
engages the attention of the House. alone presented
"Ths he claims be entitled represent the said Ter
oy IN the Congress as congressional dele
gate TO the exclusion and In lieu OF Hon. j. w. Whitfield
the stung delegate, upon the following Of facts
" The said j. w. WHITFIELD, your memoriaist /. in
formed claims TO have been elected pretended
hed on The hst day Of October last in said Territory which
said pretended election memorat contends and pro
poses to show absolutely void being without any valid
Law, the will Of the people, qushed voters to author
lie or 10 support IT,
That the under which said pretended election
and qualified voters OF raid Territory protest declare
through memoriaist, elected them hui
imposed them BY the rce OF superior numbers
residents who could pass Law that would be binding on
them and whose election and scton should not
or recognized BY this House. because they
seu with the idea OF republican government and
tive OF the painsst and mort undeniabe civil political
rights."
II viii be observed TINT Governor Reeder takes the
ground for the first time that the legislature which had
been elected under bis proclamation in accordance with
his rules and regulations and under Judges Of his appoint
mcnt and 10 which he had addressed his first message as
not elected according law but by the superior force OF
nenresidents Had this been true 1t was his duty ne he
claimed 10 set all such elections aside and order new one
Had such duty been neglected II tho privilege OF All
Interested 70 contest the legality Of such elections before
the territorial legislature And tho election under The
Territorial law, Of delegate TO Congress had Reeder OBJ
tanned single vote and armed force or mob from a.,
adjoining State had prevented free election This House