The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-05
Kansas Meeting in 1naiana.


of Freedom 10 Franklin, Johnson county.
Ind:
RESOLVED, That the unnecessary and
uncalled for repeal of the Missouri COM
promise, was an act of bad faith on the
part of the siavehoiding States, consum.
mated in part by the corruption and
itreachery OF q sufficient number from the
Free States to secure its passage, by =
small majority-a violation of Nationa
Pledges and Presidential promises-ar
Act, which has led to the most fearful
consequences, and follosssd by train O
injuries. crimes and outrages. unparailel
ed in all the history of the country, des
troying our peace and threatening the
perpeiuity of our glorious Union.
Resolved, That the people from the
North and South have an equal right to
settle in the Territory of Kansas, aud
maintain an undisturbed. residence, and
that any interference on the part of non-
residents In their elections, should meet
with universal condemnation and con-
dign punishment.
"Resolred, That the frieuds of Free
dom have the same right to $50 there and
form Free State, that the friends of
Slavery have to make it slave State.
RESOLVED, That at every general elec-
ton ordered by the Executive authority
of the Territory of Kansas, or by au-
thority of their bogus Legislature
hordes of armed and drunken ruffians,
by thousands, have invaded the Terrific
ny, and have completely overwhelmed
the actual residents, and destroyed the
sanctity of the ballot box, aud the cleo
tive franchise.
'tResotped, That Notwithstanding the
opinions of the President to the contra
ry, we most emphatically and unequivo-
cally deny the obligations of the people
OF Kansas to obey the laws passed by
the so-called Legislature of Kansas:
''lst. Because the people of every dis
trict but one Representative and one
Council district in the territory, were
oyerrun. driven away, or outnumbered
at the polls by drunken rabble from
Missouri, led on by Atchison, String
fellow and Doni phan.
"2d. Because Gov. Reeder, being sat
isfed of these frauds. only granted GER
tifieates where there was no objection to
the return, and wherever there was either
a contest for the seat or protest against
the fsaaa, he wiGhhela the certificates
and ordered new elections, in all oil
which the people elected Free State men,
except one, which was carried by the
Rufians, as before. Gov. Reeder gave
certificates to all of those elected at the
second election and when this Legisla-
ture met, they refused some seven or
eight members, legally elected and bear
ing the Governors certificates, their
seats, and took in their place an equal
number, who were not legally elected,
and had no certificates of election.
"3d. Because some seven or eight MEM
bers of this pretended Legislature were
at the time of its session actual citizens
Of Missouri-never having been resi-
dents of Kansas.
"4.h. And because their enactments
do violence to the inalienable rights of
man, deny the Freedom Of Speech and
of the Press, and would disgrace the
statute books of any State in the Union
or any country in the world.
"Resolued, That we will sustain the
citizens Of Kansas in their efforts to form
for themselves and their postsrity Re-
publican Government, that we glory in
the manly stand the Free State men have
taken in favor of Freedom, and will treat
with deserved contempt. all who by
force, fraud or base ferversion OF facts,
try to defeat their object.
"Resotvsd, That We request the Hon.
Lucian Barbour, and all our representa-
lives il Congress, to use their most
earnest endeayors to secure the immedi-
ate admission of Kansas into the Union
as State, with the Constitution which
they have formed and adopted"