The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-26

the Free state Mon Did and what they
Dfdn'tI and what they Intend do Do-Re-
marks OF General Schuyler, General P0me-
roy, Mr.. Dwight and Others, &C., &c., 90.
meeting, called by the Kansas American Settlemsn.
Company of this CITY, held last evening at the Broad
way Tabernacle 1t expected that the building would
be crowded but when the hour appointed arrived was
not than two-thirds full at the very utmost and
here and there among the audience were few ladies
not more than dozen altogether. The meeting WAS in
fact, assemblage of niger worshippers, and few
others who present merely to crafty their curiosity
Theodore Dwight the President Of the Settlement Com
psny" was in the chair. He opened the meeting with
few remarks explanatory Of the objects for which
it had been convened. He said the meeting hal
heen called by the American Settlement Company
sf tins city for the purpose of presenting to q
New York audience the representatives of the Free
State Executive COMMITTEES OF Kansas, and some Of
their members and associates who had bsen appointed
to make known to their fellow citizens OF the Eastern and
Northern States the condition and prospects OF that
presenting during the evening General Schuyler formerly
OF this State; Judge Conway formerly the SOUTH but
now ,eslosnt G ana Judge under its
like General Schuyler, bearing worthy nsme-(Ap-
pause)-a name which called Revolutionary assoca-
lions Of the highest kind 1t seemed necessary that
short sketch should be given of the operations which
bad been carried n this State during the last year
a iaa n u 1884, IS devise 'sag ws held n
for promoting the settlement Of Kansas with
the friends of freedom The result OF the meeting was,
that association was formed, under the OK the
New York Kansas League. Some three four Thousand
emgrants went Kansas under the auspices the
sociaaon although their expenses were not borne BY the
power and gave them all the necessary information in
their power important to settlers in Territory
He defed any whether friend foe, to point to
single illegal that had been performed by any man
sent out by the association Soon after the operations Of
the Kansas League had peen commenced it was deemed
desirabl0 n m hn
ano that arrangements should be made for the union of
men upon particular place in Kansas and there
ssAmericsn Settlement Society," commttee OF seven
explored the Territory and selected place for settlement
Grove, to which the name OF Council City given
Through The influence Of the Kansas League there
assembled at this poins 900 800 settlers He
would now introduce Gen. Schuyler, resident of Kan
at present, but formerly of New York, who would
give tie audience some details respecting the condition
OF the people Ct Kansas and their prospects.
Gen. SCHUYLER thanked the audience for their kind re-
ception. He felt, while standing here that he was
breathing new element entirey different from that
which hao surr0unt ed him OF lae he could recognise
here home; he was fully conscious that he in the
Empire state-a State that he could call his own, and
any citizen of New York who had been Ear from
home would teel that it small matter say that
he from the Empire State. There one charac-
terisic about the meeting tonight differing from the
meetings that the rien0s Of Kansas had held In other
places and that the sparse attendance of ladies'
The laies generally turned ont to attend Kansas meet
ipgs because their hearts with the friends OF free
dom in Kansas He could assure the audience that the
present peace In Kansas was owing much to che
conduct OF the ladies' of that Territory Many of them
had doubt heard the anecdotes travelling the
ef the with regard to the action Of the ladies OF
lawrence whom that city threatened with an nva
the city was beleaguered by the enemies OF Kansas who
encamped by thousands around it, ready burn it
down. as they had declared they would do; and when
the defenders of Lawrence were fearful they should not
have sufficient ammunition to sustain the expected
siege, what stand did the OF La tAkes Were
they looking shelter to which they might ases Mo-!
ThNv th0 brAyHat nd stOOd
eide by side by their husbands, and they said
if their husbands were doomed to DEATH they tos would
share the Ate About the middle Of the siege they
found that ammunition had been forwarded for thena
which they could oniy get through tho evenys camp
will see ii we cannot got it through" They sccordiney
laid their plans and hing pleasure wagon-s covered
wagon, Drawn by oxen-some Of their number, who
tor the purpose started for the camp of the
snemy. They managed to the sentinels up IN the
Other side, reached the house where the fres Stare
powder deposited secured it safely and agao eud
ing vigilance Of the sentinels reached their friends
in safety The ladies also marshalled themselves into
military company, and had their regular drills They
of battle and fight the enemy. He stood hstore
them delegate Of the fee state men Of Kansas
G a. STORY THING. as sa %
ree state people ofKansas that not true He pro-
nounced ali the statements Of violence committed
BY the free State men upon other persons I'm the Terri
tory to be untrue He found great many persons who
prOssed 10 he friends Of freedom Kansas asking them
whether they had not been committing th.se great
wrongs They came here to pronounce the whole Of the
siechcations contsined in the Kansas message false
with hI gle exception and that the of free
Douglas county, and that was done the impulse Of
the moment, BY young men, who we're prompted to re-
nst the Sheriff in consequence Of what they
deemed to be great act of injustice on his part
The free State men of Kansas had nsver bro
ken the laws The sudierce would bear in mind
that there two sets of laws in the laws
the United States this organi, la and
the other the laws OF the Legislature which said
oea Kansas Legislature, but which known to us as
n mi Whan hn A. L. ,T
the Territory, he had reference to Territorial laws and
he defed the enemies of freedom in Kansas point
sroken the laws Gen. s. here reca ptulated at some
LENGTH the incidents attending the of free State
ruan nom the hands of the Sheriff of Douglas county
and then continued BY saying that the citizens Of
present at that meeting went that with
feeling that they to make home for themselves
that they to mipge with Northern and Southern
and that they plant institutions like those
they had left behind There tney had bored for tue
last year. They had been over large portion of the
the people there They acquainted with their de-
sires and were familiar wsh the state OF th ngs
there, and they were now commanded BY the
people cf kapsas to come to you and say
ave have tried squatter sovereignty fuy and it has
proved failure Give protection for those rights
all familiar with the state of things Kansas and
they knew that the free State had been dean nieed
that they had robbed Of oas of the dearest rgh
to the right Of the ballot box Their enemies mad
openly declared that they determined to make Ksu
slave State and they had very nearly succeeded
uuiuS Idheu posseosiou Vi DOX py
violence elected their legislature and passed by
which free state men prevented from giving utter
ance to their opinions upon the subject OF slavery Whe
ther the enemies of ree,om would succeed not, he
unable to say but he still hoped that the prospects
OF Kansas becoming free State would brighten be
crowned with success. Committee of vestigs,ion
had just been ordered by Congress to proceed
and make examination into tho his ory of the alleged
election frauds de thanked Congress- for this act
he cou wel imagine the shouts of congratuaion
won go up from the free State men OF Kansas when
this news should reach ,hem There had been days of
sadness the part of the friends Of freedom
in Kansas now the looked bright and the prospect
of speedy and honorable settlement of this whole
trcversy encouraging indeed General Schuyler
Then concluded his speech by giving description the
Territory and the inducements It holes to settlers
General PoMERoY, OF Lawrence originally OF Massa hu,
setts, WAS rext introduced Be said he was working
and not speaking man, for II Of Importance
with them in Kansas what did than what he said
II was time that something done, as enough had
already been said What he should say, however, would
be In regard TO the rights OF the free State and their
wants They invited thore and they went although
by legislation many millions Of Of free territory