Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-11-07
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD: SATURDAY NovR I.

duct can only be accounted for BY the fact mention
ed in the proclamation, that 'the disposition to be
made of the supposed vote Oxford vote) is all inn
portant from the fact that the political character of
the legislative assembly will be exhibited thereby"
and which disposition, made by the proclamation,
will make that assembly almost unanimously black
republican by giving to that party the power OF car
rying out their avOwed designs Of throwing out the
remaining democratic delegations in the legislature
ResoLred In answer to the statements of that pro.
camaton-
/. That this meeting will not initiate the unwor-
thy example of the governor and secretary by going
into an investigation of the fact as to whether the
Oxford returns contain illegal votes or not. The de-
csion of this important question is placed by the
law in the hands Of the legislative assembly, and in
them alone, where all parties can be heard to any
contest that may arise.
2. The governor and secretary have no right to
infer that johnson county is to any degree uninhab
ited from the fact that settlements upon its soil are
Illegal We who have lived in Kansas, and know
something of its history, of the fact that
the thlckly-setted portions of Kansas were the
Delaware trust lands, were settlements were also IL
legal.
8. The law does not require the election returns
to show that the judges of the election were sworn,
or that the poll book returned is one of the origin
oil poll books kept at the election The returns and
certificate in the Oxford in exact accord
with the law, and the rule adopted in the pro-
camaon would throw on. every poll-book in the
Territory save one.
4. 1t is gross error in the governor and secreta.
nv declare in opposition to the certificates of the
judges, that it was physically impossible to write
down the votes in the time prescribed by law.
5. The other reason assigned that the votes given
were fraudulent because only one back-republican
vote poled is strange reason to be given by
democrats for destroying democratic vote-thus
denouncng it's unanmity; and that too, when
pbor If ,,olih md we'd
with not one de- nocrac vote them.
g. That the visit of the governor and secretary to
Oxford smell out democratic frauds is an impudent
assumption of power, there being no law requiring
or authorizing such a procedure, and indicates to
the party through ut the Union no love for the
democratic party-particularly as they have made
similar attempt at detecting frauds at black-re.
publican precincts, though tue fact Of there being
many such is notorious.
Z. That the governor and secretary have been
guilty of gross violation of law in going behind
the oxford returns, and of an unprecedented insult
to the honesty of the legislature in refusing them the
power of deciding the question to fraudulent votes
an insult openly expressed in the proclamation.
s. The peaceful settlement of the Kansas question
has now been again endangered by this wan'on act
of tyranny ty amy which has sought to interfere
in our electonS-which has eXpountcd the law con
trary the intent of the law maker and carried the
exposition thus made to the Judges of the election
at the point Of the bayonet-which has thwartcd
the administration Of the local officers, and has now
con>unmated its designs by openly tramping under
foot the laws Of the Territory and placing the power
Of the government in the hands of those who boldly
proclaim their intention to abolish all law and plunge
the Territory into all the horrors of anarchy.
9. That the candidates voted for by the black-re
publican party, and to whom the governor and sec.
rotary purpose to give certificates of election,
turned in poll-boOks obnoxious to all the objections
made against the Oxford POLL while the candidates
themselves disqualified by the laws ON holding
the offices ASST ned them.
10. This meeting reiterates its determination to
express sentiments to the legality LEGALITY
of the votes polled at Oxford but leaves that Ques-
ton with the legislative assembly. required by
law, having full confidence in the integrity Of that
body to do ample justice, and 10 set aside illegal
votes given on both sides.
That in view Of the fact the delegates to the con-
stutonal convention now in session, have for the
last three weeks embracing the time of the ecction)
been with their constituents, and therefore fully
competent to express the veas Of the democratic
party throughout the Territory: therefore,
Res0tred, That the persons composing said con-
vcnton be requested to meet as convention Of the
democratic party, in connection with such other de
mocrats as may assemble from all parts of the Ter
Iory.
On motion of Gen. Wier, that on yesterday the
extraordinary spectacle was presented Of an armed
mob, headed by the notorious Jim Lane march
ing into the capital Of the Territory with the avowed
ueSiSu VI ioTCoiy u'SpiaCIIlS
venton then in session. the execution Of whch design
only prevented by the VISIBLE determination Of
the friends of law and order sustain the peace Of
the community at all hazard
Resolred, That this meeting administer to the
governor Of the Territory a unanimous rebIke for
his failure to bring to the aid of the convention the
United States rool under his command then camped
but twelve miles off, notwithstanding he had notice
of their intention to hold this unlawful assembly on
the previous Saturday evening" and refused to cause
the arrival Of the troops until the Tuesday morning
following when the danger was wholly past.
On motion Of Gen. L. A. Mclean, it
Resolred, That we have such an abiding confidence
and faith in the integrity of the President of the
United States and his cabinet to believe firmly
that they will not countenance sustain the late
action of Gov. Walker in his unjustifiabe assumption
of power his disregard Of law, and his violation OF
positive instructions received from them.
On motion,
Resolped, That committee of five be appointed
to confer with the delegates of the convention re-
garding the time at which the meeting called by the
friends of the convention shall assemble.
The char stated it would make the appointments
by next morning. >,
On motion. the meeting then adjourned sine die
ID. LITTLE, Chairman.
A. D. HAsD, Secretary
LAMENTABLE.-The following statement from the
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| of things now existing among certain. and we re-
greet to say very large class of citizens, in that great
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