The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-18

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eA'ss"es " '-' 's WILLIAM ". HORNS.
After the Communication and accompanying
document had been read, the House ooncuSssd with
the Senate IN the passage OF me iohowins resolu-
Re. Owed, mat the comuunication his Fxcslsnsy
the 70 sSs - sss
hereby referred to committees o~nssting OF hessfs-
John ydsn Of Cumberland Lieutenant Governor Rose.
and william b. Rrayton Of Warwick, the part Of the
senate and Messrs George Manchester Of Portsmouth,
Charles H. Parhhurst, OF Providsncs, and Joseph n.
pes. q the .ne and IpoTns such action
as they may deem proper. ffs
KANSAS MEETING IN NEW HAvsN.
The New Haven Journal Of the 10th inst, says
The largest Kansas meeting that we have had
Brewster's Hall. The hall was crowded at an early
hour by our most respectable citizens, who seemed
10 take deeper interest than In Kansas aatrs-
Gen. PoMEKoY, OF Kansas, who had been an
nounoed as the speaker Of the evening, was intro
duced by Hon. N. D sperry, who briefly stated the
objects Of the meeting. The General made fine
sreech. He entertained the audience for more than
an hour with his wit and eloquence, and was fol-
low ed by G. B. Lines, Esq, who made few re-
marks, in which he stated that company was form
ing in this city to 60 to Kansas. end that he was
going TO leave New Haven, where he was born and
had always lived, and although not young man,
was going with the New Haven colony to Kansas
Judge FOSTER offered the following resolutions,
and moved their adoption:-
Resolved. That the chairman Of tAis meeting DO re-
ques ted to to Generals Robinson Lane
their tatrtoss, admiration Of the mgnani
nous and heroic stand by the free State Of Kansas for
the protection OF their homes sn1 their rights unde' he
prudent and brave conduct Of the above named Leaders
fmed. also, by its issue IN repeng the Invaders
Trough the mere terror Of their AID vaor-yoge
ther with our conviction that those events win ever
corsi usIious chapter in the history OF the de-
fences OF American national free dom. 80.
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places we'll as In low to uphold the vsidy o. the
kansas Iusn Legislature, lis doDgs and it, delegate
nothing else than those perverted tesanisai les
ch actually the dsggers employed BY the assAsns
Of liberty.
money, esgsgine men ard providing Arms" FOR the pnr
poe II . invasive sggressior" and collecting en-
esRiDq and PROVIDING the zane fer actual fetter aod
the pur pose preventing count eractiug "a exst-
irg invasive sggresslon" ID anmisakeaole that the
who trom ancrg up, propose, IN the character Of
settlers transfer to kaosas TIE free sttui DDS
of New I'd and aha receive cordial and
substantial cooperation, and that N. D. Spersy +.
Pye thas thompson At~aer Treat and John Peck, BE-
conniree TO collect subscriptions TO be under
the directions f he general Kansas comi ee In snch
wsy hest to insure the safety comfort and efficiency OF
tie Connecticut emigrans.
A MEETING IN WORCESTER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TY THREE RIFLES sUBsCRlBED.
large meeting was held in Worcester on the 9th
instant, to take such action as might be ened ad-
visable to strengthen the hearts and hands OF those
who are upholdlng the cause OF freedom in Kansas.
Addresses were made by Gen. Pomeroy and Mr.. Eli
B. Thayer, which were received with much enthu-
siasm. Mr.. Thayer said he was peace man, and
his offer to furnish thousand superior rifles, was
based upon earnest and sincere desire to prevent
the shedding of blood. He desired that some adj
dtional arms should be sent out, aud he proposed
to pay for ten Sharps rifles at SIS each, on condi
ton that, during the coming week. other citizens OF
Worcester would subscribe enough to make up the
number to one hundred rifles. Several gentlemen
subscribed for rifle, and sent their names to the
chair and before the audience lett the hall, twenty
three rifles equivalent to the sum Of 1915, were
subscribed for.
CALL FOR MEETING IN LOWELL, MASS.
The following call, signed by about one hundred
citizens, is published in the Lowell papers,
The undersigned, citizens Of Lowell, believe that
the time has arrived when the friends Of freedom
are called TO an imperative duty. Our brethren in
Kansas in winter of great severity, are forced to
leave their homes unfinished, and their families SUI
ferng with cold to perform the duty OF soldiers for
the defence Of their lives and liberties. They i'm
pore our and Bands Of rnffans enrolled against
them. sworn to kill and destroy. The crisis is ap
preaching; the danger is near! Will the people OF
Lowell look calmly on, and bear no part in tn
strife? We trust that every friend Of freedom will
gladly embrace an opportunity Of sharing his sym
pathy, and extending his generous and substantial
aid.
at Huntington Hall, at quarter before eight o'clock
on Monday evening, February Is, TO devise mean
for aiding the cause of freedom in Kansas.
EMGRANT AID IN LoCKPoRT.
The Kansas Aid Society of Lockport, N. Y ,imme
diately the receipt Of President Pierces horde
iuflian" proclamation, resolved to raise 81 900 I
send to Kansas.
KANSAS MOVEMENTS.
PETITION OF A. II. REEDER.
The following is the petition Of Ex-Governor An
drew H. Reeder, 10 the House of Representatives,
asking his recognition az delegate from Kansas
Territory
The memorial of the undersigned, on behalf OF
the qualified voters of the Territory of Kansas, and
in his capacity of representative Of said voters
hereinafter stated, respectfully represents that he
claims to be entitled to represent the said Territory
in the tyfourth Congress as CongressionaIdele
gate, TO the exclusion and in lieu of Hon J. s. Whit
field, the sitting delegate, upon the following state
of facts:--
The said J. s. Whitfield as your memorialist is in
formed, claims to have been elected at pretended
election, held the first day of October last in said
Territory, which said pretended election your memo
rioist contends and proposes to show was absolutely
void being without ay valid law or the will of the
people or qualified voters to authorize or to support
That the law under which said pretended election
was held emanafed from Legislative Assembi I
which the people and qualified voters of said Terri
tory protest and declare, through your memoralst,
were not elected by them, but imposed upon them
by the force of superior numbers OF non-residents,
who could pass no law that would lie binding on
them, and whose election and action should not be
sactioned recognized by this House, because they
are utterly Inconsistent with the idea of republican
government and destructive of the piainest and most
undeniable civil and political rights;
That the said supposed election law was entirely
nugatory and of effect because passed at an lille
gal and unauthorized place. where no valid legsla
ton could he had, ard void In itself and its
face, as containing provisions directly and mate
rally yiolative of the act Of Congress to organize
said Territory;
That said pretended election was not conducted
according to the forms and mode prescribed by
the supposed law which purportet to authorize it;
That many hundreds of Illegal votes were polled
at said pretended election by non-residents and
others.
And your memorialist excuses himself for the
want of specifications under the two objection last
above stated, by reason that he mas been unable to
obtain from the executive Office In said Territory
the necessary information any copies of the re-
turns OF said election; that after several applications
to the Secretary OF the Territory fer certified copies
Of papers in his Office had been neglected and
evaded, the said Secretary finally gave positive re-
fusa to furnish the copies demanded; and for the
further reason that the said Secretary of the
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