The Kanzas news., 1857-06-20

de patriotism OF the people, ana py preserving
s.,a peace as he and his friends want, save the
;sn Gem Is Iene run was then loudly called for amid few
sesftered cries for Perrin. blythe proSszery e.aq
ueFss. As the Gch. took his stand on one OF the
benches, Mr. Garyey, of Topeka, who has pinned
himself on to the Governors skirts, rose and re
marked: eGen. Lane the Hon. Dir. Perrin was
specially invited here to speak" Lane, drawing
ieyes replied: ..And I, too. Mr. Garvey am here by
special IN vitations Mr.. Gsarvey subsidized, and we
will wagera sasll sum, viii never undertake TO
put down Gen. Lane again
We can give but brief report of, and can pre-
sent to our readers no adequate idea of the able
speech, and the eloquent manner In which Lane
iSindicated the Free State people of kanzas from
the charges which the new Federal Governor brings
4against them
GKNTLEsaEN, This will doubtless be sort of class
meeting. We have here Delehay, Robinson, Phil
bps, and Others, and rejoice that opportunity
presents itself for the two parties to meet not upon
the battle field, but in calm and peaceful debate
/ am glad TO have had opportunity of hearing
Gov Walker and Mr. Stanton, and that may be
Iaiiowed as one of that l73l who have been de-
nouneed here to-day, to sindicate their fame from
the charges brought against IT believe in sel
Idefence; Scott says, That blow inflicted even
lin the Courts Of Heaven TO be resented there and
i shen. You men of the Free State party, who are
al around mel am glad TO have an opportunity
to plead yor cause 1t is said to be reyeutiona-
attempt to form our own government, and
. tbst Congress hss rejected our Constitution, and
& 4rseognized the acts Of tiaat Legislature which we
4 repddsfe- Now Con gress has not so rejected that
6sea1neBt It was passed In the lower house and
hzs only been rejected By the Senate. 1t still hangs
!; IN abeysnee. 1t Is aeknoW ledged that we have the
te naase reseIutloI, and surely no people
had so much excuse fer one as We We did not
revolt but sought peaceful solution of diff
4 cudes, and took perfectly legal mode of adj ust
ling it-thatef forming State Constitution. James
Buchanan said In the of Michigan, that eight
s men had as much right to make constitution as
h1Tx,H Hoft faTrItl iaaf9e
of revolution; asked to forget sufferings teld
that possessed of any information will deny
that these laws; and such are recognised
fbyzthe general government. The Executive gives
ms fair opportunity to settle these difeulties-
The drift of all this IS to get us to recognize In
some manner these laws-exeuse me for calling
them laws We IoU neuer do that; and why? Be
tcause these laws made by body of uSurperS,
who were elected by armed men, with all the mu-
nitions of war, who invaded our Territory and
took possession of the polls. They come, you,
Wade, Mcdonald, Brooks-turning to several prom
inent pro-slaverv men-all know, by the thousand
land seized the ballot-box. We determined never
to obey these enaetments, and We never Will We
met at Big Springs, and determined to invite the
whole people to meet at Topeka. They come to
gether by delegates, and there We're some pro
slavery men in that Convention When the vote
was taken that Constitution, our people had
rallied to defend Lawrence from the Missouri hordes
that threatened its safety. But for the Reign of
Terror that existed in kanzas the would have
amounted to several thousand.
This cry of 1871 voters attempting to force a Con-
stituton down the throats of twenty-five thousand
people. Is all CANNON. The largest Delegate Con-
vention ever held in kanzas, metat Topeka on the
D 10th of March last. The delegation full and
e from all parts of Kanzas, and they unanimously
e resolved that the Topeka Constitution their
choice, and that they would maintain it. a ma
iority of the Representatives assembled at To-
t peka under instructions from their constitu-
ents, one-half of whom arrivals, to assist
: all in their power TO put the Topeka Government
, into active operation.
1t has grown on the people, and to-day eighteen
out of every twenty Free State, and seventeen
out of twenty are in favor of making kanzas free
: by the Topeka Constitution. We have been pre-
/ vented from organizing under that government
: but now mean to proceed not for revolutionary
> purposes, but those of self government. You can
: not. Gov Walker persuade US to stultify ourselves
by recognizing the authority OF the bogus laws
II you adopt the Topeka Constitution itself, and
ask US to aeceptit, coming from your Convention
Z will vote it down. We will stultify our
selves the eyes of the world and our own con
: victions of right. We intend, however, to re-sub
nit that Constitution to the people in August next
t and the result Will show overwhelming major
: ity for it.
ker, that the Topeka Constitution contains black
e law clause. Gov. Walker, / perfectly agree with
you in that But that is not portion of that Con
stitution 1t is simply instructions to the first Leg
o isiature which the second may alter repeal al
T its will. / am sorry to Gov. Walker display
It such ignorance of Constitution he undertakes tC
g arraign before the people as unworthy Its origin
: and revolutionary in Its operation. He did not
: doubt but that Gov Walker intended to use his in
/ f1uence to have the LecOmpton Constitution sub
:, mitted to the people / tell him that he cannot
q control his allies. 1t is Dave Atctison and tho
party and he says that it shall not be
; laid bafore the people This Atehison, Gov
cred all over with the ashes of burning cabins, fired
e over the heads of helpless women and children
o and whose hands are dripping with the blood o
: unarmed men and prisoners, is the man by whom
. your allies is controlled. Let him try his policy o
putting in.o operation the Slave STATE Government
T and our Topeka machine would whirl thes,
d prairies ike a locomotive. We have enlisted un
$ der the Topeka Banner, which has been through
all troubles, becoming endeared TO US, and now
with its folds Mi dyed with the blood of our mar
e tyrs, and rent with the bullets of foes viii
disset II, but rise fall with it, sueces:
d or defeat The Free State party stand without sir
: before the world, and will maintain their integrity
It We viii not obey these laws, and viii not stltify
our past history by voting under your Territorial
e We can give no proper idea of the important and
d eloquent speech made by Lane at this melting
$ He was loudly applauded throughout, and at las
= isat down amid storm of cheers.
Mr. Perrin inflicted one of his old worn out
; stump speeches upon the patience of the people
who showed their apPreciafion of his efforts by
: leaving the house.
h Col DeIehay made few remarks at the close O.
: Perrin's speech. and pronmised to visit the cit
e zens again.
The meeting then adj ieurned-sheF Free State mer
: wen pleased, and the Pro Slavery much cha
grIned at the result of the meeting i few more
such meetings and the trio VIII tnd it to their IN
terest to quit the stump and perform the duties-
!, there are sny-of the Offices to which they wers
7 appointed
Gov y 1sEss Psosrzors Isrsovrsss- A corpespon
dent Of the Richmond En1s;rer, Intending to ne
0 commend Gov Wise as a candidate for the United
e States Senate this fail, says:
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