The Kanzas news., 1857-09-12

seats. "Yes. The speaker was afraid
that the resolutions contemplated voting IN
der the bogus regulations. He submitted
bis amendment because it contained the pol
icy that had been the religion and the his
tory of the Free State party. Besides, even
Il the Free State men carried the election,
they had no right to perfect Territorial
Government under such an Infamous appor-
ticnment. He closed by moving the adop-
tien of the following:
ResotUed, That should any power, 1egis-
latire or otherwise, be obtained by any force
OF Free State men, or Free State votes, at
the proceeding called an election, in Octo-
Der next, that this Convention resolves that
such power shall only be used for the de-
struction of usurpation, that Territorial
Government shall not be perpetuated, but
that the Government under the Topeka Con-
-sltztion is the only legitimate government.
Gen. Lane moved to refer the resolution
of Mr.. Phillips, with the others of the COM
mittee, back to the business committee for
revision and correction. Carried unani
mously.
Mr.. Foster, of Emporia, followed, and
said the people in the southern part of the
Territory would never consent to act In ac
cordance with the spirit of the resolutions
offered by the business committee, without
the qualifying one of Mr.. Phillips. They
were attached to the Topeka Constitution,
and would only labor to overthrow the OBJ
stacles to the final success of the Constitu-
ton. He added that, though the Free State
party should get possession of the Terrific
rial Legislature, they would never consent
- L.. oI he, L. Il Al L l.
should enact For himself he should only
spurn them, and place himself above them
He would take the stump in southern Kan
sss, and labor continually till after the Oc-
tober election, to secure the defeat of the
party which was placing itself in such an
unjust altitude.
Gov Robinson was then called for, and
made a speech, such as we never expected
to hear from his lips. He commenced by
the proposition that honesty and politics
were incompatible, for the latter were always
a matter of expediency, and man who was
too honest to change or compromise should
never embark in political strife. He elabo
rated this idea at considerable length, with
great cunning and energy. He was in favor
of the Topeka Constitution as much as any
one, for all his glory and scrip were de-
pendent upon its success. They had started
with it, and he should work under it; but
at Lecompton there was this miserable
masked battery of Territorial Government.
He was in favor of getting possession of that
battery at any cost, and spiking the guns.
He did net believe it was backing down,
neither was he in favor of laying down the
policy for that Legislature to pursue. He
thought it would be time enough when they
met. In answer to questions on this sub
iect from Conway and others as to his own
opinions, he refused to give them. He
concluded by stating that he had always
been in favor of voting when he could get
chance, and though the apportionment was
villainous, he believed that every poll con-
tanned by the late census a majority of Free
State voters, and if proper measures were
t;ken we could not fail of a victory.
The business committee brought in the
following as substitute to Phillips amend
ment:
ResoEued, That this Mass Convention ex-
to the Topeka Constitution and Government,
and that all our actions shall be pointed to-
wards setting that government in motion, in
a legitimate manner, at an early day.
G. w. Brown moved that the resolutions,
as returned amended, be adopted by accla-
nation. 1t was so carried.
Redpath then addressed G. w. Brown,
stating that he had been working against his
policy as well as he knew how, but he had
to say he &c. W. Brown had beaten, and
that to-day he had whipped into his traces
men who hitherto had been denouncing him
as traitor for advocating this same policy.
The Chairman appointed w. Y. Roberts,
H. J. Adams, s. G. Pomeroy, G. (. Holi-
day and J. X. Goodin the committee under
the fourth resolution, with instructions to
report the result of their interview with the
Territorial authorities to the Territorial Ex-
ecutiye Committee in writing, at as early a
day as practicable.
Gen. Lane moved the following, which
was adopted:
ResolUed, That a Territorial Executive
Committee, consisting of twenty persons,
be appointed by the Chair, any FIVE of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, who shall hold continual ses-
sions at some central point in the Territory,
from this time until after the October cleo
ton.
The President announced the following
gentlemen as members of that committee,
to wit: J.H. Lane, Doniphan G. L. Hol-
liday, Topeka: DR.. James Davis, H. Miles
Moore, Leavenworth o.. z. Larned, Bur
lington Anderson johnson, Indianapolis ;
G. w. Hutchinson, G.. W. Brown, c. w.
Babeock, Lawrence; W. F. M. Army, Hy-
att; DR.. g. Gilpatrick, Potawatomie J. P.
Root, Wyandott Alex. Jamison, Robert
Riddle, Grasshopper; w. r. Frost, G. w.
Smith, Franklin J. K. Goodin, Centropo-
lis; P. c. Schuyler. Council City; DR..
Robertson, Edward Lines, Waubonsa-
On motion of G. w. Brown,
Resokved, That the secretaries be instruct
ed to furnish copies of the proceedings of
this meeting at length to each of the Free
State papers IN the Territory for publication
On motion, adjourned sine de.