Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-06-27
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.

/ AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.
The Kansas Tribune gives the proceedings of the Fret
State Convention held at Topeka on the 9th instant
Gen. J. II. LANE was unanimously appointed President
Judge Conway, NJ. w. Delahay Walter Oakley, Gov
Robinson, Judge Hunt G. W. Deitzler, Alex A. Jane
son, c. X. Holiday, J. p Root, and Judge Smith were
appointed committee TO prepare business for the Con-
yention. While they were attending to that duty the
Convention was addressed by Gen. Lane and Gov Rob-
nson In the afternoon the business committee report
| ed the following resolutions
/. That the people of Kansas now as ever dsown rs
invalid and of no force effect the authority of the
Territorial Government embodied in the cnactments
of the so-called Legislature of Kansas.
2 That 1t is made incumbent the people of Kansas
by the highest considerations of Justice and expedency
to look forward now, ever their admission into the
Union under the constitution which they have already
formed the only method Of adjusting existing difficult
ties to which they will assent.
g. That the people of Kansas will pursue with unfal-
terng steadness of purpose the application now pend
ing before the Congress of the United States for
admission into the Union under their own constitution
and with their government resting their hopes
the success thereof upon the profound confidence they
feel that measure emnently just and accordant
to the principles of past legislation in country will
eventually be conceded and sanctioned to them by the
representatives of the American people.
A. That the constitution framed and adopted at To-
peka had its origin in public necessity was the off
spring of the popular will, and experience has proved
the wisdom Of those who framed it. and it is the duty
Of the Legislature and officers elected under it to
plee the State organization and keep its machinery in
readiness for we are admitted into the
Union the necessities of the people shall require.
Judge CONWAY dissented from these resolutions, and
offered the following as substitute:
/. That, while disclaim any intention to employ
force to maintain the authority of our government
do recommend to the people of Kansas that they
Voluntarily peacefully, and universally, accept their
only rghtful government and act in all things with and
up the government established under the Topeka
stuion that they should look it exclusively ex-
tend protection to individual rights and regulate all
the relations of society and that they should refer all
their personal controversies to its judicial tribunals for
adjudication and settlement, and should scrupuously
abide the decisions of the that they should in fne
adopt in all its details and the business of every day
life and every where respect its legislation as binding
upon them, and its official functionares as entitled to
their obedience to the end that the aforesaid
shall become the living government of the community
That, In order to enable the people to accomplish
this object the Legislature under the State constitution
in session at this place. in the opinion of this Con-
yenon should proceed to complete the organization
the State government, far that work constitutes
part of its legislative duty: first, by establishing coun-
ties throughout the State and providing for the form
government fer the same secondly, by providing for
the Incorporation of towns throughout the State nclud
ing forms of government for the same and by the
acment of allaws whatsoever which may be necessary
to the complete development of the forms of
to that point at which they may be taken hold of by the
people in all their local departments and made the
damental rule of government.
The points of difference between Judge Conway and
the majority of the Committee Resolutions are ind-
Gated in the following sketch of the debate which follow
ed his motion:
Judge CONWAY made long speech in favor of his
amendment. He for setting the wheels of Free
State government Immediately in notion and framing
code of laws to take immediate effect. He met with
strong oppostion and made bold yet fatal stroke when
he brought forward his amendment
Mr.. DELAHAY made fine and eloquent speech in favor
of more conservative way. He for completing the
Topeka organization and having constitution and laws
ready when Kansas is admitted into the Union she
may be ready for prosperous voyage. He met with
great deal of applause although interrupted occasionally
by Kisses and groans.
Mr.. PHILLIrs made short yet well-timed speech in
favor of the amendment. He passed censure the
speech of Mr. Delahay. He said had suffered enough
from the proslavery party and he for for hay
pg tres State governments set immediately I'M motion
r. Gov ROBINSON spoke in favor Of the resolution with
out the Amendment He was for trying Gov. Walker
fairly. He said he knew if the free State party
only united could succeed in amy policy which
should attempt One thing is certain said he that Pre-
sident Buchanan and Gov Walker were much more afraid
Of the free State in Kansas than we were of them
And if we united, said he care not for the United
States troops
Judge SMITH followed in witty and telling speech.
He In favor of the first resolutions He censured
the course which Mr.. Conway wished establish, and
as he took his seat he received tremendous cheers
Mr.. MORRIS followed him, defining the position of the
people of the Leavenworth district and said that they
were happily disappointed in the conduct OF Gov. Walker
and wished to give him fair and impartial trial
After further discussion the substitute proposition
lost. The original resolution was then amended by
striking out the words we admitted into the Union
or" After which the report of the majority unan
mously adopted.
The committee reported the following which was also
adopted:
WHEREAS unfair legislation by the Lecompton Gle
gislative Assembly," and the of registration
under the providing for call of convention form
constitution has excluded large majority of the
of Kansas from participation in the election of dele
gates 10 said convention: therefore
Resolved That this convention respectfully and
nestly recommend to the Free-State party of Kansas
that the election for delegates in pursuance of the law
enacted by the Lecompton bogus Legislature, be disre
garded and permitted pass without any participation
therein by the Free State party of Kansas.
On motion. it was unanimously
Resolved That since the issues of the past have been
sufficient to develop the political principles of every
in Kansas, therefore regard any who sympahzes
with oppressors TO the extent that eGonsents
become delegate to the Lecompton Convention, or
candidate to the unworthy the fellowship
fdence of FreeState men, and should be regarded with
suspicion every where
After which the Convention adjourned sine die.
THE Topeka LEGIsLATURE.
The Free-State Legislature" assembled at Topeka
the 9th instant after what is called taken in
January last. Gov. ROBINSON delivered somewhat
confused message in which he reiterates the bitter
experience of the past the horrors of actual warfare
and the various annoyances to which the people have
been subjected during the last two years. He urges
fun organization of the State government and the adop-
ton of taking census of the people and