The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-03-22
The kunsas Meeting.

iut VI tut INuhNuS
meeting, held at the Court House last Sa,ur-
day evening, were handed to us ut so late an
hour, that we have found it impossible to in
scrt them. Indeed, we had no expectation
of being furnished with copy, as only such
papers as sympa,hisc with the meeting in
sentiments" are requested to publish them,
and we cannot claim to stand in that cata-
CORY, although we approved some things
said at the meeting, and should checlfully
have published the proceedings as ina, or of
local interest. Under the circumstances We
can only give an outline.
j. c. NArGHS, Esq, Of the Chicago Tri-
buac, addressed the meeting 10y invitation
He depicted, in strong cOlors, as for many
years m eyewitness Of them, the nature
and Workings Of the system of American
slavery. He brought to his support strong
array Of facts and figures, and, upon the
whole, made good abolition speech Of tho
old sort, saying very little about Kansas or
the Nebraska bill
At the conclusion Of his address, BnoSsoS
MURRAY, Esq, from the committee appointed
at a previous meeting, read preamble and
series Of resolutions for adoption. They
cover some five pages of manuscript, and VIC
shall not even attempt to cpitomixe them
here. They express any amount of sympa.
thy for the free State men in Kansas in their
many sore trials and grieyous suiIcrings-
compliment them highly--especial the
women Of kansas-on the hcroism displayed
IN the stirring scenes through which they
have passed. and, deeming it nexpedient
and unnecessary to send arms and munitions
Of war to Kansas, they wind up by proposing,
as the best means of supplying their present
greatest want-men-to appoint county
committee TO collect contributions to be ap.
propratcd by said committee in their dscre-
ton in aid of the people Of Kansas, but
principally to promote the emigration of
single free State young men to the territory
The resolutions were adopted, and Bron.
son Murray, E.S. Leland VIM, Churmasero,
Wells Wait Henry Green, and w. Bush.
nell were appointed the committee to collect
funds, &c.
Single young men proposing to cmigrate
to Kansas may probably hear Of something
to their advantage by calling on these gen
tlcmcn.
Several gentlemen were now called upon
to make speeches. Judge Leland excused
himself by pleading want Of time for pre-
paration, j. o. Glovor, Esq, made the
same plea. W. Bushnell came forth" and
made quite little speech, the subject being
W. Bushnell. and the substance that the
said W. b. had once been democrat and
voted for Pierce, but had rcpcnted and
would never DO so again. 4. c. Cook, Esq,
spoke next lie culogizcd the address Of
Mr. Vaughn, as furnishing much food for
sober thought; and congratulated himself
that, as an clcctor or in any official position,
he believed he had never given a vote to
promote the extension of slavery, and
pledged himself never to give such vote.
Rev q. W. Dassctt spoke next. Though
heart and soul with the meeting as far MS it
went, he thought the republican party
needed preaching TO. Mr. b., if we caught
his IN auiny is in the fullest sense an adyo-
cate Of the "hghcr law" BY attempting
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