Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-03-13
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Kansas Aid Meeting.
GREAT RALLY FOR FREEDOM
MATERIAL AID PRoFFERED!!


Pursuant to the call published in our city pa
pers, a very large and enthusiastic meeting, in
reference to Kansas, was held at Youngs Hall
last evening. At half past o clock, the meet,
ing was called to order by Ii. j. PAINE, and OH
his motion,
EDWARD D. H0LTON, of Milwaukee, was
chosen President
Mr.. HoLT0F, on taking the chair, briefly ad
dressed the meeting, stating its objects, and urg-
ing the necessity 81 prompt and earnest action
to RESIST the aTgressIons Of the Slave Power.
lie traced, i'm clear and forcible language, the
steady and rapid march of Slavery Propagan-
dism, from tic DAYS of aaron Burr to the war
with Mexico and showed that while the power
and revenues OF the Federal Government had
been applied to acquire territory for the South
and Slavery, nothing had been done for the
Northwest. He referred to the origin and his
tory ofthe Missouri CoWnromise, and the com
pact then made to keep Slavery South of 30
30 and TO the deliberate violation Of that COM
pact in the Kansas-NeHaslla act. 1t was now
to be determined, whe her in spite of the odds
against u.s. Of al the power and influence OF the
Federal Government, Of the efforts OF the South,
to establish Slavery in Kansas, there was force
and vitality enough in Freedom to project Itself
into that territory and maintain its tocthold
there against All opposition.
The following additional officers were then
appointed:
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Gen. BLAKE, Of Fox Lake.
JosEPu GoODRICT, of Milton,
j. S. DOUGLAS, of Milwaukee,
w. CALHouy, of Waukesha
RuFUs KIEG, Of Milwaukee.
T.. DANIELS, Of Winncbago Co.
d. A. GiLLTES, Of III Waukee
Il. y. WOLCOTT,
j.. d. NICHOLS, of Kenosha
SiLAs PECK, of Burlington.
SECRETARIES.
A. II. BTELFIELD, q Milwaukee.
A. j. Au<ENs, do.
On motion the chair appointed the following
Committee to prepare and repoTHresolutions, Tor
the consideration Of the meeting:
Mossrs. G. VAUGHAN, HoTCHKGSs and J. II.
PAINE, Of Milwaukee, DAWES, of Waukesha,
and SPICER, of Milton.
Professor DANIELS being called for address
sed the meeting ct some length, and with much
ability upon the progress Of the slave power, IL
Illustrating his remarks froJn large map, dis
played on the stage, showing the relative pro-
portions of Free and Slave Territory in the
United States, and the western tract whose in
stitutions are yet uniformed, am where the bat
tie between Freedom and Slavery are yet to be
fought.
Mr. DANIELS eloquently insisted that it was
the duty of American Freeman, by all the men,
cries the past by all their hopes for The future,
to dedicate and keep sacred to Freedom this de-
bateable land. The first step to be taken was
to secure Freedom to Kansas, and that was an
all-nportant steps for If Slavery won that bat
ytle if Kansas came into the Union Slave State,
Slavery would secure permanent Prepond-
erance in the Councils OF this Government.
This not party question. 1t was in
fntcy higher than party. 1t was the question
of -Anglo-Saxon civilization. Prof. DANIELS
closed a very eloquent speech by urging the
necessity Of prompt and decisive action to sup
port the Missionaries of Freedom. who, stand
ing on the borders .of Kansas, had opposed
manly resistance TO the first onset Of the minions
of the Slave Power.
Gen. PAINE, from the Committee on Resolu-
tions, then submitted the following for the con-
sideration Of the meeting:
WlereaS-Thc history of the past, the bles-
sings we now enjoy and the prospects of the flu
ture alike attest that Freedom is National and
as an element in Government must become uni
versal, while Slavery in amy form is sectional,
and can only exist so long as ignorance and
chains shall bind the ouslaved.
And Whereas-Thc Missouri Compromise of
1929, held for more than thirty years to be sa-
cred barrier against the eucr0achmentS ofSlaye-
ry with the great Western Territories, North Of
36 deg. 30nn., and which forever consecrated
to Freedom the Territory of Kansas, has been
repealed against the VIII Of the People.
dHd WbsrcdS-The Territory of Kansas has
been invaded at different times by bands of
men from neighboring State, with no other
purpose than to Interfere with and control the
elections, and thereby force Slavery into the
same. a
Ind UIcreaS, The present administration has
failed to enforce Its ayowed principles of 'ropu-
lar sovereignty" as embraced in the Nebraska
bill, in protecting the citizens of Kansas in the
exercise Of their political rights;
Therefore, Rss0lced, That we sympathze with
the citizens Of Kansas in their struggle for free
dom and in tha'c efforts to make Kansas a Free
State.
ResoIrel, That s.la central position Of Kansas
shou,d.seeara % b. tile blessings Of Liberty
and that Fa 3o.aF4 it to be our duty as also
thai Of the General Government and all good
citizens to use every effort consistent with the
Constitution to make Kansas a Free State.
RSS0ired. That Who viii Immediately
become citizens of Kansas, and those of Us who
cannot leave our homes viii aid the men of our
City and State TO emigrate to that Territory.
RcSolrei, That this meeting DO now proceed
to organize d KANSAS Emigration AID So
CIETY, for the State OF " iscousn by the ap
pointment Of an Executive Board, consisting Of
tweuty-one members, five of whom shall con-
stituto quorum, for the transaction Of business,
until the Board shall have perfected It's organi-
cation and established It's bylaws, as follows ::
L. ID. Holton,
G.. +. Nunderly,
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