The Kanzas news., 1857-06-20

clus1yeiy TO extend protection TO lndlVloaai
rights, and to regulate all the relations of
society; and that they should refer all their
personal controversies to It's judicial tribu-
mails for adjudication and settlement, and
should scrupulously abide the decisions of
| the same; that they should IN fine adopt It
| IN all its details and the business of eEeiy
| day life, and everywhere respect its legisaza<
ton as binding upon them; and It's ofsieIz4
functienaries as entitled to their Obedience
! to the end that the aforesaid governfnel
shall become the living government Of lzs
Ieemmunity
Cd. That N order to enable the people 3
accomplish this object, the Legislature q,
der the State Constitution now IN session q
this place, IN the opinion of this Conyess-
ton, should proceed to complete the oFssE-
ization of the State Government 50 far AZ
that work constitutes part Of its Legislas5gss
duty hEst bE eszafl eoss1tiest thEss'sz.
otis Che Staee, and providing for the form OF
government for the same. Secondly, By
providing for the incorporation of towns
throughout the State, including forms OF
government for the same; and by the enact
ment of all laws whatsoever which may be
necessary TO the complete development of
the forms of the government to that point at
which they may be taken hold of by the
people in all their local departments and
made the fundamental rule of government
In support of his position Judge CoNwAY
spoke in substance, as follows:
"Allow me to say that it is not without
careful consideration that dissent from the
opinions of the other members of the COM
mittee. 1t was only sense of the highest
conscientious convictions which led me to
adopt this course. You know and we all
know that this Topeka Government has been
hanging like dead weight on us. The
people are fast losing confidence In it. Three
times the Legislature have met and nothing
been done, until the people begin to think it
is not worthy of their confidence longer. If
we do not wish to be privy to its destruction,
we should ask the Legislature and the peo-
pie to take hold and make it Icing govern
ment. This resolution of the committee
leaves the thing in the same predicament in
which it has always been; contemplates the |
same state of inactivity and inertia in the |
future as has characterized the Topeka Gov
ernment since its formation. can under
stand the consistency of Col Delehay In adj |
yocating this resolution, who has always OPT
posed putting the wheels of this government
In motion; but [ cannot understand why a /
man who processes to believe in ii should take |
such position. | believe in the Topeka
Government, as I always have done, and am
ready to stand by it. The necessity of put
ting it into active operation IS every dag felt.
Every day the people feel more and more the I
necessity of having some form of government, |
and many are being driven into recognition
of the Territorial enactments by this very /
want which can be supplied by the Topeka
Government. The substitute which offer
contemplates nothing but giving to the peo-
pie government of their something
tangible which they can take hold Of"
Col. DELEHAY followed Judge CONWAY, /
in opposition to the substitute. His remarks
were not well received. He feared a col
lision with the Territorial uthorities-tho't
Gov. Walker would give US all the rights we
were entitled to.
His speech, although against the substi-
tute had good effect for it. He was fire.
quently interrupted with questions and re-
marks while speaking.
Mr. DELEHAY was followed by W. A. Phil
LIPS, Special Correspondent of the n. Y.
Tribune, who spoke in favor of the substi-
tute i
HE said the ground taken by the substi-
tute was sustained by Gov Walker In his
Inaugural Address. One half of the coun-
ties of this Territory have not been organi-
zed under the Territorial law. In such coun-
ties there could be no collision. None would
deny the right of the people IN those coun-
ties to form for themselves, such a govern
ment as would afford them protection, and E
guarantee to them their rights. 1t was i'm
possible to bring a bill of Indictment against
a whole people. It was manifestIy the duty |.
of the Legislature to give the forms of the
Government to the people IN order that they f
might take bold of them and use them as soon
as they chose support the substitute be-
cause It Is liviag.p
Gov. RoBIssos followed Mr. PHnLIrs
against the substitute, on the ground that
the people In some counties were not ready
10 take hold of the governments and carry it
Dut. He thought il was best To say but lit
tie but act whensthe time come There had
already been too many resolutions The
resolutions were already Ia advance of the ac-
tion- This substitute was merely introduc-
ID to show the feelings of the man., +
Judge SMITH followed in good stump
speech, but scarcely alluded to the resolution. /,
Mr.. c. w. F LEoSHARDr next spoke in e
iayor of Judge CoNwAY's resolution He
aid: z
Gentlemen, and Fslzosr Citizens:- After |
listening to these speakers, my spirit has Is
gone back to Europe, and nv mind recalls !
scenes IN which I have been an actor on /.
bloody fields. I allude to these things not
IN personal grounds, but because the strug- =
gle here is similar one As a Represents
i've from the 9th district, I have a duty 10