New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-03

be. They have tried fraud, and been defeated.
After such result, would Congress dare to admit
Kansas as Slave State if the Constitution W not
submitted to the People, These Rufians have had
ltsson or warning. We Will soon see now IL
affects them.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
MEETING AT LECOMPTON-JONES
AND STANTON.
from Our Special Correspondent.
OrINDARo, K. T., Oct. %, 1857.
Up to the latest Gates, the Constitutional Conven'
ton assembled at LecomptOn hes made snail pro-
gress in business The fret three days saw them wait
ing for quorum, and wraDgling and scoldins about
election returns. / expect 10 be with that angus
body ere it makes material progress in the some
what difficult task before it. The resentment felt
against Gov. Walker for his late proclamation has
not yet been softened sufficiently to admit of any
Gubernatorisl maneuverings with that body. The
question il, what will they do' To make Const
ton and send it up without submitting it to
the People, would, perhaps, be the best and safes
course, as tie present powers that be are suf
fcienty welded to Slavery to adopt even such a
Constitution. But then there must be elections of
some kind for State Officers. II these are to be
carried by Gerrymandering and swindling, why not
Gerrymander and swindle the Constitution through
too 1t would place both the Constitution and Ma
tioDal Democracy in a stronger attitude. But here
occurs another question: Can they! This last
election was to have been carried by such means.
The oligarcby bad almost done it, but at the very
las the fruit turns TO ashes on their lips There must
be some better guaranty 81 success, or the game IS
not " orth playing. Again: their enemies multiply.
- h.. foat ant off m W
soon be voters, unless they limit the matter to the
old registry Even that would not be quite SAFE as
the United States army cOncentr ited in Kansas
might not be able to Keep the election just in the
she pc they wanted. Such are few Of the difficult
ties that bcset this Constitutional body Never did
Border RuffaDlsm need more brains than now. In
this strait comes Walkers OvertIIres to them: Trust
to my dictation, and will show you how to get
through But they are not very sure whether they
should trust him. few days will determine.
The Free-State Convention held last Monday in
Lecompton was good thing and significant of the
times. Havirg proved their majority their right to
dictate, it was proper that the Free-Stste men
should there convene, and tell that Convention to
adjourn, and that they must not presume to make
Constitution for Kansas.
Judge SCHUYLER was the President Of the Con.
yention and Messrs. Realf and Learned, Sccreta-
Ies Gen. Lane was the principal speaker. He Is
allowed to have made one of his very best speeches
In the close of his remarks he urged the FreeState
men 10 maintain their volunteer military organlza-
ton and not to allow it to be destroyed until success
had crowned their labors in the Free State cause.
Gen. Mclean and Col. Young, two Pro-Slayery
men, spoke. MIR. Stewart, member oil the Con-
stitutional Convention, attempted to demonstrate
that he was not citizen of Missouri. These speak
re urged that they would make State Constitution
and that the Convention would not abate OF ITS Ia,
bors The Convention passed resolutions, which
suboin. A ratification meeting was held in Law
renee in the evening. The Committee that framed
the resolutions passed at LecOmptOn, and reported
them, was Messrs. VIM. Hutchinson, E. b. Whit
man, G. S. Warren, G. w. Dietzer, j. b. Abbot,
C. L. Learned and DIR. j. =. Root The HsOlu'
tons were adopted as follows:
their rulers has become Fundamental maxim with
oil Democratic that has .on.t,aea the
Of Roman Conede ration; And whereas all snce. ard
and .re .d
violation Of this suprs inherent right and whereas Couss
ftritoIy With provision that the People be left free %
their laws their IN tneiI osn
.ed with an T,ViS , e sg a sI
: .bsn lsw and bisASaried iraud: co "
nitions Of war thereby dsDch.ine the true e..izso.
and supplsntins freedom By an etbuuY HIptou' IL;
that horr thee has been recognized authoritative
mert in Kansa but bloody tysnnise have been fOed by
t soy os right. While tie pretended nsas
& %pS e es' xhd ssT tss
the pin Of this usurped Government has been knosn
Fsnr ca h. sacred duty a%s 70;
Ii and security which must reflect the will Of
nra chmeIt And since i believed and fully proved
that than Of the bona hde settlers in Kaoa-
S sEs f . c sPPS.sd 10 ''A Tue Tue
p 4. people row LscC%P'Sn s,sSsa ;,
senbrg body Of men Leconpon on th day OF mere