The Kanzas news., 1857-07-25
The kanzas News.
SATURDAY. .::::::.: @ :..:::::::::::.JULY e5, 1857.
State Nominating Convention.
ditorial Correspondence. of THE Nrvs-


setting sun were flushing the evenings pale
brow with crimson light, weentered Topeka,
the beautiful Capital of the State of Kanzas.
We found that the delegates were ar
irving rapidly, and every thing gave
evidence of full and spirited conyen-
ton. The Hotels were filled to overflow
ing; animated discussions were going on at
every corner, and the claims of various par
ties to fill vacant State Offices, were urged
with as much veheEnence as in the older
States, where fat salaries reward the holders
for the fulfllment of their duties.
After finding stopping place and refresh
ing our inner man." we proceeded to find
out the elephant" The large body of The
front of the Topeka House, and called for
Gen. LANE. The gallant General soon api
peared and addressed the assembled citizens.
His speech was quite Laneish;; full of fire,
vigor and force, but altogether very hard
one for our reportorial pencil to note. The
Topeka Constitution was his rallying cry and
he besought his hearers not to go back. Ev-
cry man respected the memory of his moth
er. He urged them by that memory which
he loved and reYered, not to go back one
step from the right path. He did not be-
lieve much in modern spiritualism, but this
he did believe in. that the spirit of every
mans mother was watching and noting each
action, and that good or bad as it might be,
it awoke feelings of pain OF Joy within that
mothers soul He did not believe the day
would ever come when the Free State party
would 60 back one single step from the right.
The Topeka Constitution first and last was
his motto, and the people, he felt confident,
would go with him. Heproposed to contin
ue and perfect the STATE organization, and as
means thereto, stated that the people of
Kanzas should take possession of the Terri
torial Government. Let us organize, take
possession of the ballot box, with arms in
our hands, if necessary, in October next
Gov. Walker has promised us q fair election
next fall without reference to Territorial en-
actments. lie kneW that an attempt was to
be again made by Missouri to control that
election, and it must neuer be dlloaCed Let
the people assemble in mass convention at
some day and point to be named, and there
AolfiiuestC IL OcieSSttc W OOHSfcSS,
acting as the people, not the Free State party
Also nominate in each precinct, the members
of the Council and Lower House, and as the
Topeka Legislature would be in session at
the same time, why, they could elect the
same men, and so do up the work, send
them up to Leeompton, and the people soould
see that they got their seats, and when there
they could at "one fell swoop" wipe out the
whole infamous code of Draconian laws
They might leave one law, and 6ut ONE, upon
the statute book, and that should be an en-
actment forbidding forever, involuntary SER
vitude or Slavery in Kanzas, join the State
Legislature in memorializing Congress for
admission into the Union under the Topeka
Constitution, and then adjourn sine die. IF
you go into this movement, don't let us con
meet it with the State organization. Let it
be a movement of the whoie people, and let
it be carried out by them, even by force if
necessary, to prevent our soil being again
desecrated by Missouri voters
The Generals speech was received with
tumultuous applause, and evidently accor-
ded with the sentiments of the great majori-
ty assembled.
MARCUS j. PARROT, of Leavenworth,
gentleman whose name has been well circula-
ted as a candidate for Representative to
Congress, was then called to the stand. His
speech was principally directed to clearing
his and the Leavenworth Delegations skirts
from the stigma attached to them by some
knock-kneed resolutions passed by them in
their district convention.
He was followed by Judge CoNwAY, who
in his own forcible and clear way, showed up
Walkers attempt to divide the Free State
party. He read and commented ON the
Leavenworth resolutions, and his doing so
caused some feeling among a few who seem
ed to think the Judge had charged them with
being brlbed. Judge CONWAY is young
man, not quite thirty, with more brain than
most men; full of FIRE, animation and love
OF cause of which he was one of the initia-
tors Though ambitious, he is above all
considerations of self when the principles of
Freedom are at stake. As a consequence
be Is not popular with those who do not al
ways 81 tee the mark
WV. A. PHILLIPS followed CONWAY. His
remarks were pithy, terse, and full of mean
ing Indeed, Mr.. p. never speaks without
saying something worth listening to. For
thorough conception of the Kanzas strug-
gle In Its unity, and a full understanding of
The character of both parties, PHILLIPS is
uhequaiied We have always thought it re-
CURED many of the qualities of good gem
efal as Well as OF a statesman, to make good
Conductor or editor of a newspaper, and
Mm. A Philips illustrates this position
Those who have read his graphic letters in
the n. Z. Tribune, and learnt of the truest
hanzas policy by them, will readily concede
that he possesses the last qualification. wbik
those who were engaged in the early hostil-
ties of last summer, know that he has much
OIL the former IN his composition.
A number of other gentlemen followed the
last named; among others onesof the 9th
District delegates. who appealed to the peo-