The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-05
The ropaia, Sentiment.

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points not involving vital principles. Tt
will be seen at glance how necessary it
is to snecess, that we should come toseth-
er in spirit Of coneiliation, adopting such /
general measures as will unite the various
localities and interests which are hostile |
to the pro-slavery tyranny that is now at
tempting to govern Kansas.
The first were passed at the Anderson |
County Conventions held on South Potto-
wattonie Greek, Aug. IA, 1857, as fol-
lowS:-
WHEREAS, The so-called Territorial
laws of Kansas" have been forced upon
us by violence and fraud, and, whereas,
said laws are illegal and in violation of the
organic law, which declares, section "a"
that every bill which shall have passed
the Council and House of Representatives
of said Territory, shall, before it becomes
law, be presented to the Governor of the
Territory. fhe approve. he shall sign it;
but if not, he shall return it with his OBJ
jections to the House in which it origin
ated, who shall enter their objections at
large on their Journal, and proceed to re-
consider it. II, after such consideration,
two-t thirds of that House shall agree to
pass the Bill, itshall be sent together with
the objections to the other House, by
which it shall likewise be reconsidered,
and if approved by two-thirds of that
House, it shall become law; and
WHEREAS, At the first session of the
so-called Territorial Legislature, the fol-
lowing acts were adopted by said Legisla-
ture, viz-Chapter 80, page 205, statutes
Kansas Territory, Gan Act defining the
Boundaries of the several Counties of the
Territory of Kansas" Chapter 81, page
2i2, "An Act regulating the erection of
County Buildings" Chapter 80, page
2i3, Gan Act to establish the Office of
County Treasurer" Chapter SO, page
2l9, Gan Act IL relation to County Or
ganizations, powers and privileges" Chap
ter Al, page 226, Gan Act to establish a
Probate Court, with the powers and duties
of Board of Commissioners and define
its Jurisdiction" Chapter &c, page 329,
can Act to regulate Elections" And
WHEREAS, said acts were iieter Submit
ted to the 9oyerh6F Of the Territory of
Kansas and consequently did not re-
ceive his signature, and are therefore of
no binding legal force or effect. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That all elections held in
Kansas, or hereafter to be held under or
in pursuance of said enactments, and all
Courts, County organizations and officers
appointed BY authority Of said acts are
ASft- t-bRaoCRAFic, tEEEGAii, and cannot
be submitted to by the citizens of this
, CotntS. .r
WRERNAs, fhe Qualification of electors
as specified in said ILLEGAL Territorial
acts, are such as to disfranchisc many
t citizens and Counties of which this Coun-
ty is one; and whereas, the apportionment
under the Territorial acts is such as to de-
prive our County with eighteen other
counties of the right of a Just representa-
9 ton in accordance with ottr population;
: Therefore, -,
Ressdfe4 Tna:s ne viii not participate
Il any election OF the apportionment OF
any officers ander or by the authority of til.
e Iewltoridl Acts. And
( WHEREAS, The citizens of the County
called Anderson" did meet in cohven.
ton at the town of Hyatt, In May last
in their individual sovereign capacity
I. organized themselves into temporary
0 County organization for mutual PROTECTION
+. and government to be. soptinHed Until an
= organizati9H ca be efecteti Under laws
: passed in accordance with the act of Con-
b gress, entitled can act to organize the
e Territory of Kansas" Therefore,
Resolued, Thatwe still affirm and main.
tain said County organization, and thai
: we individually pledge ourselves to eact
}. other to sustain it until we can legal,
e obtain an organization in conformity witt
: and under the act of Congress. And
WHEREAS, Gov. WALKER, in his speech
/ at Topeka, as published in the Statesman
i declared, that, I'm October nerf. not a,ade
e tie act of the Territorial beg::tta;alS BIZ un
e der TIE saEos Of Congress, yo,t, fiiE WHOLE
:, PEopbB, haze right to elect a Delegate i,
II Congress, and to elect Territorial EegiS1a
e ture;', and whereas; Gov. Walken in tRa
:. speech also said, aAt, the next eiecti6n if
s October, When yoii elect the Territorial
!. Legislature, you can repeal these laws
:, and you can, by majority of your owr
II votes, adopt or reject the Constitution
n presented for your consideration mex
if Fall. And
WHEREAS, The act entitled, "An act Il
> organize the Territory of Kansas, !" section
n %, declares that every free male white
inhabitant above the age of twenty-on,
years, who shall be an actual resident O
said Territory, and shall possess the quail
n ifications hereinafter prescribed shall b,
J. entitled to vote at the first election ant
shall be eligible to any office within thu
, said Territory, but the qualifications o
IL voters and of holding Office at all siibsei
2. quent elections shall be such as shall b,
e prescribed by the Legislative Assembly
. provided that the right of suffrage and o
: holding Office at all subsequent elections
II shall be exercised only by citizens of tn,
:, United States and those who have declar
IS ed on oath their intention to become sucf
g and shall have taken an oath to suppor
the Constitution of the United States and
5 the provisions of this act; therefore,
It Resolred, That the thanks of the citi
n izens of this County be and are hereb,
q rendered to Gov. r. j. Walker for hi,
permission to vote under the law of Con.
y gress and not under the Territorial law
u and that all have the right of suffrage
c thereby implying that there has been nt
n legal Legislative enactments in Kansas.
Resolrel, That we recommend to thu
:. Grasshopper Falls Delegate Convention
: when assembled, to nominate candidate
!. as Delegate to Congress and to take meas.
ures to have full election under the
: Organic Law in October next for member.
to a Territorial Legislature.
Resolred. That should the so-called Ter.
: ritorial Convention fail to submit Their
Constitution to the vote of the whole peo-
pie of Kansas, that measures be taken by
the Grasshopper Falls Convention to have
E said Constitution submitted to a vote OF
5 the whole people as suggested by Gov.
Walker.
, WHEREAS, a Territorial government
: created by Congress cannot exercise power