The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18
The Peoplo sustain T.

The People Sustain Us.
The idea has gone abroad that we stand
alone in our hostility to further action I'M
der the Topeka Constitution. Instead of
this, rery large majority If the PEOPLE
sustain oar position.
Of the Free State presses of the Terri
tory, majority of them endorse our
views; at least, they are opposed to action
under the Topeka Constitution to the ex-
clusion of action in other directions. The
Kansas Leader, Squatter Sovereign, Geary
City Era, and White Cloud Chief, have
each spoken openly and unequivocally
on the subject, and are opposed TO further
action under that Constitution; not that
they have objections to the instrument
itself, but because they wish to act where
their efforts will tell something for the
cause they have at heart. The Leaven-
worth Times has Enthusiastically defined its
position. The Kansas Free State. and
Territorial Register, are for voting from
this time forth, and are determined not
to be cheated out of their vote BY any dis
tracing causes. The position of the Her.
all Of Freedom, while it has 10 objections
to the Topeka Constitution as a whole
has serious objections to some features Of
it, and is decidedly in favor of submitting
1t to another Delegate Convention for re.
vision, the whole to be submitted again 10
the people for their concurrence. This is
a SINE qua non with US, and without it We
are unwilling to give it further support, as
We feel n is labor thrown away.
While the above indicates the position
oil the presses OF, the Territory, re kmo,o
Dat an HONEST expression Of the popular
ao'a as dga'nstit, and particularly north Of
the Kansas river, where e-sixths of the
entire Free State population are opposed
70 the policy of keeping up agitation in
favor OF that instrument, in the present
condition ofthings.
at public meeting held at Lcaven-
worth on the 9th inst, to nominate dele
gates to the Topeka Convention of Well
nesday last, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:-
WHEREAS, Political circumstances nov,
surround US which did not exist and worn
not anticipated at the time of the Free
state Convention in Topeka. in March
last: and, whereas, these circumstance
uemano and require immediate, enlight-
ehed and energetic action on the mart OF
inc Free State citizens of this TERRITORY.
therefore, 'i''i ;
Resotred, That the movement for +.
state government. inaugurated at Toneta
mas already served its legitimate nurnosa,
that 1t is impracticablc and imnolit;c ~
attempt to carry it farther; and that MIRO
patriotism, common sense. and ;ust 70
gard Tor the material interests of tho To-;
be pursued. f0A''
Resofrei, That the people of this CONN.,
1'y, now here in convention assembled
are OF the opinion that the Free State
men of the Territory, should 20 into an
erection for officers of the Terr;tor;.I
government, and for a DELEGATE To Con-
gress at the ensuing election: and that tLo
Free State party of the Tcrr;torv II,
n convention assembled at Topeka. on
the 10Th inst, be urged to coincide with
us In the course above indicated. as the
BEST way out of the difficulties which now
surround us. = -"
among the proceedings of Convention
held at Neosho City, in the southern part
OF the Territory, on the LIST inst, we find
the following line of policy defned:-
Resofrea, That We pledge ourselves to
forget old party dissensions in the present
Crisis, and operate together for the Dur.
pose OF making Kansas Free State.
hesofpsd, That we deem it prudent and
good policy to vote at the election 70 h.
held in October. " "
Iesotuef, That We deem it inexpedient
at TINS time to undertake the enforcing of
s1e Topeka code of laws.
Resolutions of similar character have
been passed all over the Territory. Dele.
gates to the Topeka Convention fr,,n,
bianton, Moneka, Burlington, Leroy and
many other places in the south were in
straicted to wave further action under tho
topeka movement. Even in Lawrence
q
delegates who were favorable to voting at
the Territorial elections, and who think
II polite to do nothing further than
merely keep the State organization alive.
came within a dozen votes of ON .,.o
ton, in poll of about 600.
Anderson county was divided and q
violent struggle ensued. Delegates were
appointed favorable to the Topeka Cor
s.i'ution, but it was gene ally understood
that the parties would vote at the Territo
rial election.
Inc almost entire delegation from the
north OF the river bore instructions
against further action under the State
organization.
Against this array of the popular MI,
We have many good and true men w,.o
are as patriotic as the country can boast
They view the matter through difrere,n
organs from what we do, and arrive at dir
ferent conclusions. Because they do So
1t IS no evidence of bad heart on tb.;,
part; only proof that they have indepep-
dent minds, and do their own thinking
While we have no censures for them. 70,
differing with rs, we are determined the,
shall not censare us for iffering with them
OF, iftllsy do. they shall stand before tn
country as fault finders. We have as COOS
0 night to cur opinion as as Others hay.
to theirs. and we have The right to expires,
it, and shall do so. The man who re-.
quires Us to yield our private convictions
10 suit his caprice. is tyrant, and shout
be treated assuch.
That resolutions have hec, ,,.s.,