The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29
EcoPYRrsHr sEcUKED.J
A,oressly for the Herald Of Freedom.
A COMPLETE
OF NSAS,
r;,st discovery by the French. to
the Close Of the Year 1851.
BY THE EDITORS.

,..st discovery by the French. Il
the Close Of the Year 1857.
BY THE EDITORS.
CHAPTER XIII.
,oxrysrIos PRELIMINARY 70 STATE ORGAN.
IZATIOS.
After Gov. Reeder had repudiated the
b0dy of men calling themselves the Leg.
;,lsture of Kansas, and their acts as worth.
less, they retaliated by sending a memo
I,l To the President at Washington, fol
his removal. 1t was special plea gotten
m for an occasion, and was pronounced
BY all to be tissue of Misrepresentation
and falschoods, worthy only of the source
sotn which it emanated. The President
however was prompt to his duty, having
eyen dismissed Gov. Reeder before the
sriyal Of this memorial.
50 fearful were they that their acts
would not be regarded as valid laws, they
solicited the opinion of the SupremeCourt
Of Kansas, asking whether the Court
would consider them as being tie Legis-
lature of Kansas Territory.
The Judges, Lecompte and Elmore
and District Attorney Isacks, forgetting
they were appointed to decide cases on
tid before them, not to PREJUDICE the
law, gave it as the opinion of the Court
that the Legislative Assembly was legally
constituted, and that they would of course
feel compelled to sanction the laws EN-.
anating from it. Judge johnson, on
the contrary, took q common sense and
legal view of the case, and gave an opin.
ion adverse to the extra-judicial decision
Of his associates.
ali these decisions had not the weight
ola feather with the settlers of Kansas
Who Witnessed the usurpation, and fel
thcgalling yoke. They determined from
the first, not to submit to it. but what tc
substitute In its place was not SO clear.
To determine on suitable measures fol
, this emergency, the expelled members
Of the Kansas Legislature called mas.
meeting, which was held at Lawrence OF
the l4th and 10th days of August, 1856
Between five and six hundred persons as
sembled from the most distant parts O
the Territory, SO that every district wa.
represented. The meeting was cool, de-
llberate, and earnest throughout the entir,
session.
Judge Schuyler was called to the chair
and stated at length the objects of tn,
meeting. A committee was appointed t,
dominate permanent officers, and also
business committee.
The permanent officers were: for Pres
dent-Hon. Philip Schuyler; Vice Pres
aents-G. w. Smith, NJ. F. Conway, j
L. Wakefield, r. Mendenhall, A. I
Powell; Secretaries-G. w. Brown, R. G
Elliott, and j. Speer.
The business committee were: C. Rob
lNon, G. w. Deitzler, John Hutchinson
and G. w. Smith, of the 1st district
Wm. Jesse, Samuel Walker, of the 2
district; +. W. Giles, C. K. Holiday, O
the Sd district; S. D. Shore, of the 1T
district; G. A. Foster, w. K. Vail, w. A
lily, VIM. Partridge, of the 5th district
hev. j. Dennison, J. T. Goodenow, {
'hs6th district; NJ. F. Conway, Rev. Mi
Jones, of the 9th district; Geo. F. Wal
zen OF the 14th district; C. Mendenhal
Ol the 18th district.
The Business Committee, through tn
chairman, c. Robinson, made the follow
ing report
" Hhsreas, By act of Congress, approve
may ~. 1854, organizing governmen
SI.s u sie Territory of Kansas,a grant of lee
s1'lye ;s1 power was made to the Lawful
ssaaoIants ,sasu of said Territory, to enabl
on 10 make such laws and establis
= ~ :. institutions as would be most suitabl
:, themselves; and in order to accom-
S~nlpilsh this the said inhabitants wer
-. saia act empowered and directed t
Tsccordlng to prescribed mode,
mn sOlia Legislature, with competer
e.e'lon ain au!s and capacity to act, under ceI
sI III specific restrictions, over all rightfu
s,.e see OF legislation; and whereas, Will
,Isa. Using the authority thus conferred ,
H. members of q Territorial Legislator
- ;,',. .iefntcry was invaded and the inhal
oas a,lS S,oSs oSSsrwhelmed " by large and nume
Ss, lands of armed men from a foreig
bs,,I VINO violently took possession
s Ny: ali places, through the Territor
via 'en sad election was being hel.
&6.dI dIa.llessly abolished the legally e
xIo = mode of conducting the same, an
according to their own mode. an
di,sa..G,e .Ge OF their own right, in utt'
iDss sala OF the act of Congress organi.
= government for the Terr;tory bel
Le,;.1lon sise'lon for members of the Kans
* ssa saasafe, and elected certain persol
IN ir.aaeS ioeS OF said Legislature; thus,
AFfnlp fpa's a and purposes, divesting Il
le,;.Saa a Inhabitants Of the entire Grant
q b,se tbss power which had been MAJ
she,su.. h. oy the Congressional charter; Al
sow = 'ne Legislature thus elected
Of NJ session on the borders of the Sta
snee searl, - making laws for the cover
E.eoi Ee oi the inhabitants an and citizens
les az. having re-eomposed its two bo
--,1s :, i's assembiage and organizati,
alohty expelling the minority, a,
70 Sling SlIan and admitting other perso
Aar;as +. sae places of the ones expelle
seessss. nlied vacancy-arising in co
ac VIII VIII OF resignation-by their on
peo,ls s regard TO the rights of q
saa - - = elect; having fixed a tempora
siOn. government at the Shawnee Nj
tAe a,sa saa ID pursuance of this abandon
besap p,sss sa OF meeting to which they b
Ass;as .ollyened BY Executive author.
Aes s,;,, now before them a hill, viii
n. !, WI Probably enact into a law ms
dsssass 's night of suffrage IN the Terrific
o. Seas dsse On the payment Of the sum
tr laf, without reference to the M
= el lalshitazacz- d.. -. !.