The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-08

DIdSkd stCt, shlu 0AIOI1Ou ciudtISA oOfOi-
eighty as giving the largest liberty to
man. Mr.. Conway was of this class, a
young lawyer from Baltimore, standing
high in reputation and honor. He was
in Leayenworth at the election for dele
gate to Congress on the 29th of Novem-
Der, 1854, and opposed the Missouri inva-
sion as an outrage on popular rights, and
was thus forced by principle to join the
Free State party. He was not allowed
to vote, and has ever since been branded
by that party as a traitor to the South.
AgreeabIy to this call, the convention
met at the School room in Lawrence, at
II O'Clock, and organized by appointing
j. Wakefield, Esq, chairman, and VIM.
Partridge, secretary. Delegates were in
attendance from the first, second, third,
fourth, fifth and ninth districts. a COM
mittee, consisting of VIM. Partridge, S. F.
Shore, and VIM. Jesse, were appointed a
committee on permanent officers, and S.
n. Wood, John Brown, Jr., Jas. P. Fox,
A. Wattles, and A. F. Powell were ap-
pointed a committee on resolutions. The
convention took a recess until l O'Clock,
PM.
At the time appointed the convention
assembled and was called to order. The
committee on permanent organization re-
ported j. A. Wakefield, Esq, President;
John Brown, Jr., j. NJ. Z. Curtis and j.
L. Speer, Vice Presidents; r. G. Elliott
and Chas. A. Foster, Secretaries. The
report of the committee was accepted land
the candidates duly elected.
The President, on taking the chair,
! made short address.
The Chairman of the committee on res
olutions made his report. Sundry resolu-
tions, &C., were submitted to the consid-
Grafton of the convention, which resulted
in the adoption of the following:
WHEREAS, Certain persons from the
neighboring State of Missouri, have, from
| time to time, made irruptions into this
Territory, and have by fraud and force
driven from and overpowered our people
at the ballot box, and have forced upon
us Legislature which does not represent
the opinions of the legal voters of this
Territory; many Of the members of the
Legislature not being even residents of
this Territory, but having their homes in
| the State of Missouri and whereas, said
persons have used violence towards the
persons and property of the inhabitants of
the Territory; therefore
ReSolred, That We are in favor of max
ing Kansas free Territory, and as con-
sequence, free State.
Resolred, That we urge upon the peo-
| pie of Kansas the importance of throwing
! away all minor differences and issues, and
make the freedom of Kansas the only
| issue.
Hesol0ed, That we claim no right to
meddle with the affairs of the people of
Missouri, or any other State, but that we
claim the right to regulate our own do
mestic affairs, and, with the help of God,
we VIII do It,
ResolUea, That we look upon the con-
duct of portion of the people of Mis-
souri, in the late Kansas election, as a
gross outrage upon the elective franchise,
and our rights as freemen, and violation
of the principles of popular sovereignty;
and inasmuch as many of the members oi
the present Legislature are men who owe
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force and fraud, we do not feel bound tc
obey any law of their enacting.
Resolfei, That the legally elected mem.
bers of the present Legislature be request.
ed, as good and patriotic citizens of Kan.
sas, to resign, and repudiate the fraud.
Resoluel, That in reply to the threat.
of war so frequently made in our neigh
boring State, our reply is, WE ARI
/ READY.
/ Resolred That the people of Kansa
are opposed TO the establishment of slave
ry here; and if established, it will be con
trary to the wishes of three-fourths of on
people.
RESOLVED, That Kansas has right to
and does hereby invoke the aid of tn
general government against the lawleS
/ course of the slavery propaganda with ref
erence to this Territory.
Reso1ced, That a Free State Centra
Committee be appointed, and that eacl
: election district shall be entitled to on
t member, and each district having tw
councilmen shall be entitled to two mem
bers.
On motion, the committee appointed t
select Territorial Central Committe
were given further time to make the selec
ton, and authorized to make the appoint
ments hereafter.
The preamble and resolutions were abl
discussed by Messrs. Wood, Robinson
Elliott, Foster, Speer, Stockton and 9th
ers. On motion, adjourned sine die.
The Free State members elect. O
arriving at Pawnee, held caucus i
. the evening previous to the assem-
bling of the Legislature, for the pun
pose of deciding on course Of aetio
proper for the occasion. 1t was fnalI
concluded that, as they were the onl
members elected by the people of Kans;
Territory, they should make an effort
hold their seats; and, if for no other pu
!, pose, that the tyranny of the usurpel
might be more apparent, in expellin
!, them, than it would otherwise be, if the
e voluntarily resigned. They were we
g aware of the design to expel them, as IL
d majority had so declared, both publicl
and privately. Mr. Conway objected |
S this course as submitting to contumel
i and insult without sufficient cause, an
e in some degree lending sanction to Il
o usurpation by their presence, and decla
;, ed his intention to act independently, an
n resign. Hethen read his resignation, ,whic
e he had already handed to Gov. Reeder.
;" In speaking ofthis document, the He
aldof Freedom, of July IL, 1855, remark