The Kanzas news., 1857-06-20

From our Special Correspondent.
Topeka, June 9th, 1857.
MoRyING SESSION.
In accordance with the call of the Delegate
Convention of the 10Th of March last, Mass
Convention assembled at Topeka, on Tues
day, the 9th inst 1t was a. lovely day and
the summer sun smiled upon,the hundreds
of freeInen who were assembled from all
parts of Kanzas, to counsel together in re-
gard to the position in which they are now
placed.
Governor r. J. WALKER was present, with
his suite, to watch the proceedings. he hav-
ine@been there ever since the Saturday pre-
vious, on which day he had made a speech
to the people of Topeka The Governor,
aided by some quasi Free State men, strenu-
.sously endeavored to divide the Convention,
and prevent it from recommending efficient
action to the Legislature, which was to as
semble the same day.
At ten O'Clock A. NJ. the people assembled
in front of Union Hall. The meeting was
called to order by Judge CONWAY, and or
ganized BY The appointment of Gen. ]. Fl.
LANE, as President.
The following persons were selected as
Vice Presidents by committee appointed
for that purpose: j. W. Morris, W. C. Lar
rabee, Lyman Allen, Fielding Johnson and
w. w. Ross. w. F. M. Army, and T. D.
Thatcher were appointed as Secretaries.
On motion, the President appointed the
following committee to report business for
theaction of the Convention: Judge M. Con-
way, NJ. W. Delahay, W. Oakley, Gov. Rob
inson, Judge Hunt, G. w. DeitzIer, A..A.
Jamison, c. K Holiday, J. P. Root, and
Judge Smith.
Gen. LANE was then called out, and re-
sponded as follows:
"Genaeme7s Of the FeLlolc Cit
izens Of Ranzas: We have reached q crisis !
in our affairs-not by any means bloody I
crisis: that day hope has passed forever.
1t is now struggle of mind against mind
a contest of sagacity and shrewdness. Two
years ago, amidst the shouts of foul usur-
patton, and while violence, rapine and muir
der were stalking through the land, the peo
pie of Kanzas formed for themselves State |
Constitution, and. enlisted under its banner.
They met in convention, framed that docu-
ment and submitted it to the people Itwas
ratified, and Legislature elected under it. |
That body met in March of last year, ad- |
iourned till the fourth of July last, and when
assembled in this place were met by the can
non of the United States. We have pro-
gressed steadily onward, however, and to-
day the Legislature are here to complete that
organization.
CA certain party-for which in eonse-
quence of old recolieetions still have some
regard-for the sake of securing the pro-
slavery influence for their nominations, PROV
ed themselves recreant to all their antece-
dents. They opposed the peoples organi-
zation. Buchanan forgotthe course he took
on the admission of Michigan. Stephen A.
Douglas and Frank Pierce, (exeuse me for
mentioning the dead). stultifed themselves
for the sake of gaining Southern votes at
Cincinnati. Their allies in Missouri, to aid
them, undertook to drive US out. You and
| know how well they have succeeded at
that game. We fought and endured as men
never did before. The beautiful spring came
and with it thousands of Free State men, and /
to-day eighteen out of every twenty are in
favor of making Kanzas Free State, and /
UuNtHg q 50 tftcat6ctctS- -
'sGov. Walker has come here "a amission-f
ary for the salvation of the Democratic par
ty. If / had been Democrat I should /
have done as Buchanan did, and implored
Walker to come here and save the party. I
am glad the Administration have sent us
man of national reputation-one who has
something to lose. His Inaugural Address
is beautifully written document. / don't
know when I have read anything that has1
charmed me more than has this Address,
He proceeded ably and skillfully to dissecti
the Address. Walker commences wrong
by saying that these internal Territorial
laws(?) must be obeyed. This ace shall
necer do IN any manner, shape or .forna.---
Our revolutionary fathers inscribed on their
banners, Taxation and representation shalltE
go hand In hand, and we, their sons, have
done the same. Secretary Stanton has said
that regiment of u. s. troops win collect
taxes. No such thing. When we went
up to Lecompton last summer to release the
prisoners, orders were sent to company of
artillery of the q. S. army to march against
US. But they said Hold, we VIII take a
vote on it, and fifty-four ont of the sixty
voted against fighting the Free State menl
when a company of the troops came to Law
renee after me, and there was prospect
that the boys would fight, the soldiers
said to them: ..If you viii fire over us, we
viii fire over you While we are riqlt I
would rather fight the troops than the Ruff
fans !;
Gov. Walker has great liking for free
negroes, and says that the Topeka Constitu-
ton contains a clause which prohibits ne
gFoes from residing in Kanzas. He has
got to retraet that. The question Of exclu-
oing negroes was submitted to the people,
an they instructed the first Legislature to
pass law TO that effect. But 1t Is not a
clause -9f The Gozsfifnt;on and the IAaisIa-