The Kanzas news., 1857-08-29
From the Lawrence Republican.
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The Conservative Convention.
a notice has been for few days posted
in our streets that, s'The conservative Free
State men of Kanzas. viii meet at Gen. Spi-
GERS, on the California road" about half
way between Lawrence and Lecompton. on
the Gath of August, at 10 A nj. At that
hour about 90, and at I A, III. about 100
persons were present. Sheriff Jones was
elected President, put declined serving, as
he was pro-slavery. Richard Realf was
then elected, but declined, assigning as a
reason that he was an ultra abohtonlst. u.
W. Brown was then nominated, but defeat
ed. DIR. John P. Wood was elected, but
before he took the chair Mr.. Heath again
called to order and nominated c. Ingersoii,
who was voted down. DIR. Wood took the
the chair. g. W. Brown was elected Sec
retary, but declined. c.. Ingersoll do
Mr.. Brockett, of Lecompton, was elected,
but declined, as he was pro-slayery. Mr.
Heath was then elected, but declined. VIM
B. Parsons was at last elected. Richard
Realf moved that a committee of nine be.
elected to define. conservatism. Lost. G..
W. Deitzler, Capt. Walker, G. w. Hutch
inson, Joseph Spear and Judge Stevens were
appointed Committee on Business. The
Committee reported resolutions endorsing
the course of the Free State party and de-
nouncing Gov. Walker. his organs and at
taches. Accepted. Chairman as Nation
al Democrat could not preside over such a
meeting, and resigned. The Secretary was
elected Chairman. R. J. Hinton was cleo
ted Secretary, but resigned. Robert L.
Frazier ditto. John Spear was then elected.
First resolution adopted. Capt. Walker op-
posed the second resolution. John Spear
sustained it, as it would help Gov. Walker
at the South. He declares himself pro-
slavery and it should be published. DWis-
ion called for, but the conservatives would
not show their hands. Adopted. Resolv-
ed, That it is impolitic to take any action
concerning the Delegate to Congress as the
call required Adjourned sine die to organ
ize meeting Irrespective of party predi-
lections'' Mr.. Heath nominated G. Inger-
soil, President Carried. G. w. Brown
nominated Vice President. Defeated
Gov. Robinson inquired if this meeting was
held under the published call. The Chair
decided that it was. VIM. B. Parsons said
that convention had adjourned. This was
neutral affair. Gov Robinson moved as
the Chair had decided this conservative
Free State Convention that it be adjourned.
Discussion and confusion. IngersoH neg
lected to put the motion and left the chair.
Parsons was called to the chair. Chair deci-
ded that this meeting was called irrespective
of party, in which all could participate.
Gen. Calhoun (pro-slavery) was called
out and said: ''there can be but two parties
in Kanzas. This is why the convention just
adjourned proved a fzzie. A man must be
Pro-slavery or Free State; there is no half
way ground His friends were too lazy to
write; had not reporter on the ground,
He considered the Isothermal line a damned
humbug. He was too lazy to work, wanted
negroes to do it for him. He had been told
that that Convention was called to nominate
Delegate to Congress; that was the reason
he attended it, Gov. Robinson was called
out and said he saw McLain, Sheriff Jones
and other ultra pro slavery men present
He did Bot.kHow what tcozlseryatiszn- meant
No true party man would call convention
outside the regular committees of the party.
A split of the Free State party is wrong
If a convention was desired irrespective of
party, let the call so read All consider
themselves conservative, and those who now
cry it the loudest have been the most radi-
cal; for instance, G. w. Brown. All that
the Free State men desire is fair show at
the polls. Brown was called out, and gave
rehash of his Centropolis speech; defend
ed himself against the aspersions of his enc
mics. Said Mr.. Heath brought the notice
of this convention to him, but intimated that
somebody else furnished the money. Heath
was called out, and spoke to clear himself
of the obloquy of attempting to get up asplit
in the Free State party.
Judge Stevens was called out and said he
was born National Democrat. He did not
seem to like the Democratic party of Kan
zas, because it was pro-slavery, nor the
Free State party because it was not Demo-
cratic.
1t is evident that the design of the con-
vention was to create division in our ranks
Lecompton had large delegation there
Do pro-slayery men attend Free State con-
yentions? The object was defeated by men
who are conservative. Every true Free State
man will be governed by the regular conven-
tons. The Topeka convention decided 10
refer the matter of voting and election of
delegate, to the Grasshopper Convention, and
all attempts to forestall the action of that
convention is impolitic at least.
Slavery Agitation in Oregon.
Oregon is conyulsed by slavery agita-
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