The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-16
KANSAS CORRESPONDENTS.
LAWRENCE. Dec. 2, '5r

delegate Convention ever held
n this. or any other Territory, has just closed
ia session at this place. Never before have
seen a similar spirit of harmony. unanimi-
ty Of feeling, and enthusiasm exhibited in
any Convention or assemblage of people,
Every nook and corner of Kansas was fully
and every man seemed TO have
come here with a spirit of determination
written upon his countenance, fully resolved
to throw off the yoke of oppression.
The Convention was organized Temporal
rily by appointing Gov. w. YRoberts to
the Chair, S. f. Tappan. Secretary. Com
mittce on organization reported as permanent
officer, Gov. Chas. Robinson, as President, |
with fifteen Vice Presidents. 1ss |
When Gov. Robinson came forward to take
the chair, he was greeted with three times
three cheers such a stamping and cheering
shook the walls of the church as probably
will never shake it again. The applause
continued for at least twenty minutes, and
was as intent as five hundred voices, hands
and ieet could make it. 1t was not so much
Chas. Robinson they were applauding, but
il was the acknowledged leader of that blood
stat ned banner, under which We have so Of
ten rallied-the Topeka Constitution. Rev.
Mr. Lum opened the Convention with pray
er. The President appointed the following
gentlemen Committee on Resolutions
Mcssrs. Lane, Waugh, Barr, Rynol, Rob, Ev-
ans, westover, Foster. Thatcher, Gilmore,
Holiday, Goodin, PLAN, Carver and DR.. G.
A. Cutler.
THE Resolutions reported by this Commit
: tee we have published.
, When the reading of the resolutions wa:
through, the most intense enthusiasm pre-
vailed, members jumped upon their seats
and let their spirits out with vim. II seem
. ed Us though every ones heart was trying Il
u get ost. never, in my life, saw anythin;
o to compare with it. Old grey headed mel
l. with tears of JOY rolling down their check,
e young men perfectly wild with excitement
, and all as happy as men possibly could be
Several gentlemen endeayored to 5, ,eak o
u the resolutions, but the Convention were lt
1 termined that they should pass before wor
a should be said. The President tried to to
] them that it was parliamentary rule tn
| gentlemen should he heard before resolution
be were passed, but they would not listen
him. Gen. Lane tried several times TO spea
. but the Convention insisted that they shou
pass before a word Of debate was ut cred.
II. Gen. Lane then moved that those in favor
"a the resolutions should give three cheers, al
nm ii every man in the room didn't make {
ro utmost noise he could in the niLe cheers I'll
followed, it is queer where the noise col
from. Gen. Lane then made most eloque
'a' speech every mention of our old banner W
IN received with the most enthusiastic appau
in Stirring speeches were made by some fite
he or twenty gentlemen from various porto
Il of the Territory, all giving in their adherer
to the old government, and pledg,ng the
. selves and their constituents TO live or die
Ae it. The resolutions were signed by ca
ten member of the Convention, ami will be d
patched to Washington City in the morni
by special messeneer.
Gov. Stanton has called an extra sessi
'o'' of the Legislature to meet next Monday
Thc-Legislature will repeal the law VIII
:. called the Convention, which they can 4
if not legally, at least for its moral ei;ec
" They will also repeal the election law UNI
-" it, and make it penal offence for any per.
~, to sit rs Judge under it; provide that
Cases under il shall come under the iurisd
''o ton Of he Probate Court, with no appeal
Repeal tie old militia law. and make u q,
-" one for Kansas, not Missouri enact q,
''' election law, and submit the two Consti
'.N tons to full and fair vote of the peo,
the returns to be made to the Governor 0
.' Secretary of the Territory, the President
NV the Council and House, and to be opened Q
uo- counted in presence of the House in 10
@ :. session also make law providing t
'u'- whichever Constitution shall receive the
/ III gest number Of votes shall! be the fundam
VIC tai law of the State of Kansas. These
ieal also to be sent to Washington by spe,
will messeng.r
ana In submitting the two Constitutions
free-State men shcw a spirit of liberal
la which their enemies must admire. We Il
The up the thing, Shiny and filthy as it is, {
has make it respectable by noticing it. Wea
the pledge ourselves that if it receive major
the of the votes we will acknowledge it the
on, of the land.
the The two Legislatures, State and Terrir,
nom al, will meet in January and work tocetl
and A Mass Convention meets at Lecomp.on
rom Monday. The whole Territory will be tn
and 1t will be glorious time. will write fl
Ives there. Yours DC. G.. a.
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