The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-27

Kansas to resist the laws Of the United s;aes,
ne iurther made out case ag snst man VINO mgnt 10
vof state government thereby resstng the terrnora
laws and thereby being construcvely guilty OF consruc
! tive treason. "a laugh) He thus made out case
Lecempe had light which jeffrey s'did not have. HI
bad the Constitution OF the United States which expressly
declares that treason shall only consAt N levyng war
agapst ne United States or in giving ssd and comor,
| to their enemies But he had peen informed
by the : special p message Of the PRESIDENT Of
January u.s. 1852 that for any to desire 81 ate con
stitution was treasonous and rebelous A7a say,
the President and his Attorney General know no better
than to oppose the constitutional rghts of the citizen,
they have no right to Disgrace the positions they occupy
lAprause) The principle upon which the free.eonst
luton o. Kansas founded has been adopted in form
rg the constitutions of nine States which have beenad
niited into the Union. Nine States have been admitted
nto the tnion with constitutions OF better auth ry
tnan ours challenge contradiction of this statement
since the revolution eighteen States have be,D
asmitted-of these nine had no previous enabling av
they came nom the people in their primary
assemblies. az. challenge any man to contra
Sasav rs, - ah e @ he rss. Or anywhere else am
Kentucky. Tennessee, Arkansas Iowa Florida laior.
ma and Michigan None OF these hac any previos ena
constitutions. We supposed that right e'sough
IA oiowng TINS long beaten track, and that the door
n,ar M nI sss ouhd w,ae enouzn Tor niae sta 70
sg In the esse OF the State Of Tennessee she
asorty OF Washington himself (appIsuse) to The LEGALITY
Jackson. (ApFiaase.) Hwacwell for these great
that hey lid noiive in the tine Of M Pierce and Gales
tors. daughter and applauEe.) Soms people may
contradict this assertion Of rhine, on the ground
tures had passed acts authorizing the. people to
hold conventions Tie fact is that the terri.era legisla
es nave IN no give or W hSa any such per
powers to DO certain specified acts. They tssg ate
for the Territory, and tina, is all The power o'lsoii
Constitutional Convention comes from the peops aacne
ana Ia given TO item by tho constutian by with shey
have the light to assemble and petition Congress or the
redress Of grievances If they consider territorial
n
Corgress to be admitted under state government Zap
p!ause J The State cannot be admitted until it has
a State. Every thing must be ready for wok;
therefore the State Constitution must be ADOPT
pery adjusted ready to receive the motive power
from Congress. These questions came up in JACK.
sons tine, when Arkansas desired to come into the
Union. The people thought It was necessary that the
Constitutional Convention should be called by act Of the
Territorial legislature and the Governor was requested
to call special session for that purpose He declaed to
90 and wrote 10 the President for instructions The
President referred the matter 10 his Attorney General
Benjamin T. Butler who instructed the Governor 70 call
specal session, the ground that the Lcgi aure
had power in the matter either TO give withhold
PEI mil sion from he ople to form their own constu
ton. The case Of Michigan similar one, coming up 10
Congress, Mr.. Buchanan, in his place in the
Snate, said that It vas as clear as :, day
that he Territorial Legislature had power to call suc
CtrveDtons aud asked If any Senator would dispute the
point No Senator did So and thus the Senate through
hs mouthpie'e, declared that the whole power TO do
rested With the people Then all that has given
vitality to these states has given vitality 10 the free State
OF hansas, yct ma men 10 call ~ treason. Inc
subject might be further pursued but will stop here
and Of proceed TO call your attention to the remedy
(AprlaUse) You are aware that the war in Kansas
after being one sided for long time has now become
reciprocal The people, Logger restrained by the pru
denoe OF their leaders who shut up in prison. ouG
forbear longer and they have anticipated the conflict
thinking II bet to strike the first biov(oud appause)
but not upt they had been beaten down to the
by the repeated blows OF 1854 '55 so. They have
succeeded In driving ont their Southern INVADERS
upon the borders or the State OF Missouri there
is being organized strong force 10 invade Kansas
n these invaders shall succeed, II that little band
OF snCgneu in Kansas shall fall in the cor,ing
struggle ihc last hope Tor freedom In the Wost Will die
with them. When again eau hope 10 send there
so well able 10 resist invasion they aro2 Now tho
time 10 save Akansas b. saving the men is
soil fCheers.) They must be saved the lis
hope Of freedom Is lost with them Lci them
co. aud Kansas and other territories lost to freedom
Men must be sent there. Men able 10 defend them.
selves, willing TO defend themselves. and pre-
odds of the pro slavery men. We only desire an
not doubtful and Il 1t must TO that only ask for
iree Geld and fair and even lgh cloud cheers) We
have org aud patiently borne wrongs and tho only
remedy Is TO put men on our soil 10 defend They
he FED. They mrt take years provision with them, for
The troubles bavs exhausted the Territory. We ought TO
have 5000 men 10 equip al cost Of $500 Ter
y New York would give million for this cause 1t would
ali back 10 her. After iew words appealing
for funds, the speaker resumed bis scat
Tie CHAIR seconded his appeal, and subscription pa.
pers were circulated among the susence And then,
at hafpas ten O'Clock, the meeting dissolved.