The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-16
THEDAILY GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, sEPTENBER. 10
Icemmuulca,ea % tas Chicago Trihunel

Ass'ss " VIC Nepx u NE Uolled bloles.
Communicated to the Chicago Tribunel
The people Of Kansas, at their recent co.,
vcntion held at Grasshopper Falls, adopted
. resolution 20 participate In the election
tor members Of Territorial Legislature and
delegate 70 CoagTva In October next, and
appointed tia undersigned conmittee to
address the people 1t large with respect to
this important action.
Two years and half ago portion Of the
people Of Missouri invaded our Territory,
took possession Of our ballot boxes, and e.
tablished the oligarchy which has since
claimed TO exercise the functions Of . gov
eminent amongst us. A short time after
that event our people met in convention 1t
Big Springs TO determine the course they
should pursue.
The PRIMITIVE POLICY.
Two plans were suggested-one 10 resist
the execution u their laws by force the
other to avoid this extreme measure by the
adoption If = State Government Thi. lat
ter alternative was preferred, aud the fol-
lowing resolutions adopted:
Resolved, That the body OF men who Cor
the last two mouths have been framing laws
for the people Of our Territory, moved,
oounselled, and dictated by the demagogues
of Missouri, are 10 Us foreign body, repre-
senting only the lawless invaders who elect
cd them, and not the people Of the Terri
tory that We rcpudiatc their action A. the
monstrous Denomination Of an act Of vio-
| lence, usurpation, and fraud, unparalleled
IN history Of our Union, and worthy only
| OF men untitled for the duties, and regard
less of the responsibilities Of Republican
ism.
kssoirai, That this convention, in view Of
its reputation OF the 80 called Kansas Leg
islativc Assembly, respond most heartily 10
the call made BY the peoples convention Of
the l4th ultimo, for delegate convention
of the people of Kansas Territory to be held
at Topeka, on the 18th inst To consider the
propricty OF the formation of State Con-
stitution, and such other matters as may
lcgitimatcly come before IL.
Reseirsd, That setting aside oil minor is
sues Of pa-tizan politics, il il incumbent up
on ms to profler an organization calculated
10 recover our dearest rights, and into
which Democrats and Wings, native and
naturalized citizens, may freely enter, with
out any sacrifice Of their respective political
crceds, but without forcing them as Just up
On others; and that when we shall have ac-
quirei our political freedom, vindicated our
| right Of self government, and become an in
dependent state Of the Onion, when those
issues may become vital ~ they are now
dormant, II will be time enough 10 divide
our organization by these tests, the impor-
lance q which we fully recognise in their
appropriate sphere.
Il Is well known that these resolutions
passed At Big Spring., September, 1855,
lave constituted tue basis Of all subsequent
political action Of the people Of Kansas
They there unequivocally dsavowcd the au-
thority Of the Territorial Legislature, and
have maintained that position ever since.
Upon these two measures they have rested
their hopes from the commencement Of their
| struggle and upon their ultimate success
they still continue to rely. In adopting
| this course Of action, the people Of Kansas
were not impclled By either fanatical real
or wanton inconsidcrateness Of purpose.
They proceeded gravely and with delibcra-
ton TO decide upon the ground they should
occupy. II WAS said that they could not
proceed TO effect . state organization with
ont authority previously given by act "
| Congress or Of Territorial Legislature.
But they know that no such principle %
his had ever been established On the con-
trxry, they knew that the instances in
which states had been formed under act. VI
Congress we're exceedingly few as to scts
Of the Territorial Legislature they knew
that these had bcsn ruled BY the highest
authority to be invalid and Of no effect.
IL was also said that although the people
had been prsveated from slecting their Leg
islature - The organic Get Of the territory
required, yet while the Territorial govern
ment remained technically intact, . State
soveTnnsnt would be rival, evolutionary
movement putting the authority Of the
United States government in despite. But
toe people knew that the constitution Of the
United States contained no provision what
ever for territorial government anywhere,
that the trainers of that instrument did not
contemplate the acquisition Of new territory
TO the Onion that the territorial govern
ment Was therefore the creature Of q TEN
porary necessity--a mere prosectorate--of
extra constitutional lcglslation--a thing in.
eident TO transient soverciguty--and that
when the State Government the normal and
recognized statutes Of the community, came
INTO existence, the territorial government
expired with the necessity which created il
The people Of the United States itself had
proceedcd upon these principles In the adj
mission Of States into the Union and had
thus given them it, highest sanction and
rendered them authoritative. They. there
fore. assumed this ground after duly weigh
ing the objections urged TO il with the
most perfect assurance Of its correctness a. q
matter IL law and established government
tal policy.
The opposition made by the administra-
ton ~ Washington and is party through
out the country "a this course Of tho people
Il kansas, has not, in the slightest degree,
weakened their confidence in Il, or icssened
their determination 10 adhere "a IL 70 the
end. They are satisfied that its psopriety
would never have been called In question Is
matter Of serious moment, lad not the
federal administration sought, by 80 doing
to serve special purpose IN behalf Of ala
very. SO confident are our people in the
stand they have thus taken, that they
would be perfectly willing to permit their
State government 60 proceed u the regular
| performances Of its fnnctions, without any
regard 70 the territorial government, were
il not for . settled wish on their part, TO do
nothing which may subject them TO the
charge VI ultra views, or . desire 70 incur
violence, even in the assertion u their
rights. They have preferred to turn asids
Cor tho time being from their State orKaui-
sation, and to make an effort to secure,
Through the Territorial ballot boxes peaes-
fll possession Of the Territorial governmsnt !;
and 70 this end they have determined TO try
their chances in the October election.
| THr xEw POLICY
We acknowledge that our CHIEF incentive
70 the adoption Of this measure, was the ur-
gent appeals made in favor Of il BY many Of
those who stood by Us in the free States in
al our past struggles. But we frankly avow
ourselves not sanguine Of success. II il
true that Mr.. Walker, cur federal governor,
has declared that no will afford ~, to the
best of his ability, full and fair election be-
fore impartial judges bat, With our pest AZ
pesiepce, W lind Il difficult to INDULGE in
any hope Of justice from the agsuts d the
federal administration By the law Of the
election I'll but thoss who have rcaidsd six
months or more in the Territory are exclu-
ded from the polls. The system Of district
ing and apportionment tor members IL the
Legislature shows On unquestionatle deter
mination TO introduce voters from abroad.
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