New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-07
A MEETING IN LEAvENWORTH.
rom Our Special Correspondent.


LEAvENwoRrH X. T., Nov. %, 1857.
On Saturday night Young Mems Convention
was held in this place, to take into consideration the
state of the times. The meeting convened in Mar.
ket Hall, and considerable number of the citizens
of LeavenwoIth attended. Mr.. Clark preceded
ever the meeting. A committee having been APP
pointed to draft resolutions, Mr. j. ]. Moore was
called on, and spoke at some length. lie reviewed
the course Of the Pro-Slhyery party. He showed
bow they and their compeers outside of the Terri
tory still meditated to carry their point, after having
been defeated by the people The speaker has for
merly been member of the Pro-Slayery party, and
in his stlistures upon them showed that he had a
tue appreciation Of the character Of his former as
soc'ates.
When he took his seat the Committee reported,
through lis Chairman, Champion Vaughan, esq,
editor Of TIE LoorcRportL Times. AS the report
was adopted without amendment, ] subjon 1t:
UReJeas, BODY OF usurpers, representing no intsr
est and clothed with no authoiity the interest Of
Slavery and the auso ry Of usuip aton, hsye had the
sudaci'y 10 frame State Constitution and 70 dictate
te'ms to the free people of this Territory; and seas
by these terms We ore presented the aternsuvs OF
savsh submission or open repudistion and trkcreds,
these usurpers elected TO the Constitutional Con.
yentiOn by miserable minority Of the citizens Of
ksD,as, which minority was udisted in October by
over thrice n thousand feemep; ana achtrcL, sp-
peanpg that the Csurpatiops.s resolved on over
iidhg the will Of the people, and iamplng their dear
est rights under foot Therefore, be il rSorcd by The
Itung Msn OF Lsaytnworth 10 Convention assembled:
FIRST: Fla. tie time has c0uIe when silence s un.
psrdoDable spd apathy criminal. Thai We no. only
protest against the seton Of the late Leco npton Rob
Der Convention sid Iepudia,e with losh;ng and scorn
toe dsstsro instrument BY it drafted, Ironically termed
Constitution for the State Of ksnsss but taat ia the
conupt ~ reckless members If that oGOus body OF
u.urrers iecoPrze dlstu:otrs OF the public peace
enemies to the public good ard foes 10 every right or
liberty by fgfener priced, that here preclsin az
und,pg hostility to TIE sfor, meu,o;e ed Constitution
and asser. our de'evnnSt 10 resist is enforc ser
upon us a. the organic Law of the lsnd; and if Con-
,iess prove 20 recresnt to Its psipaee duty, and
ke 70 our inaierabs rights to aide ard Geo ,ers,e
with these cur tyfarts and cppre.sors in their high
han ded stismp TO ivet the curse OF ssvery upon
virgin soil corsecra,ed t. freedom by the Co of ms
foIs, ars the overwhelming sentiment OF our psopls,
we win feel not only in u.uce authorized but in duty
bound by every right we hold most sscred, By every
liberty We cherish by every obligation resting up 70
u As and fsemep to let the void know that We
were not BON 10 be enslsvei ard that oppresaos csn-
not Rosd US TOO ar without feeling, and sbs keeoly
too, the terrible vengeance Of wronged Ind outraged
people.
Aker the repor. was read Mr. Vaughan, being