Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-06-26


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The Free state Legislature of kansas smct
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cd, the House oil Representatives. was called
TO order hv the Speaker John hutchinson
.E and ir, ,,r,,.r hy Rov ID * Fostor
Esq" "Hu "ilel prayer 10y NVN' ~ 30 T. v7lcI'
former Chaplain of the Massachusetts House
nf REPRESENTATIVES, and fine anpointin,r of a
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committee ON cfcueh'lals' inc rouse a'JouIh-
ed until this morning 90 attend the Mass Com
vontion tbat wos assembled at tbi. Mace. The
mo Sor,,o mo, ,,.,s c,llc1 IN. crdor Inv Ticut
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HoF. Nobcts ana ADJOURNED 10 attend lnc
same Convention. The Convention had pre-
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President, and W 4. NJ. Army ana ]. -.
Thatcher crcrotarins The room i'm which
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'ht NVuNVlllIoH was H'i" "ll"- t"' 9i'"'t w.
accommodate the large crowd Of people that
were assembled. thcy adjourned to meet i'm
N'N vs.
the open ar III mont OF the hal, Hen' Lane,
ON calling the Convention to order proceeded
TO call the attention of the people to their
t,ro.ort .itn,ti0, Nov, tboir Tcpisl,furo.
coNlu meet without btlhS ulrtuioDW lN1H
than q vCnr ago. this same Legislature was disc
n.rsol ban, tbc common, and hev,pgte. of tho IT.
J.. ~! '"r N~'"'" '''' zoo. "''~' va
ntcd States. Then they were surrounded by
their enemies. who were rayaging the coun-
try, burning their houses and stealing their
cattle They were then without provisions,
without clothing and without arms. yet they
could not be inundated or driven from their
post of duty Now Gov. Walker and the
troops might come on. the people were ready
to receive them: they would never obey the
bogus laws nor pay taxes imposed upon them
by such villainy. He made am eloquent and
earnest appeal to the people of Kansas to
stand united and watch closely the course Of
their enemies and never permit themselves to
be taken 10y surprise. lie would ten Gov.
Walker that the people of Kansas now knew
their strength. and that he must beware how
he drove them to desperation, for they began
to feel their suttcrings. 4 committee was ape
pointed to report resolutions, and at the ass
semhing of the Convention in tAe afternoon,
they made their report which was adopted as
follows
Reso.r'o. J. ItAi ne pe'l lro l Ban 90 n.' e,eh
of 'f..,odIl s5,ernm,rt as bodied iu t,e cus,j-
mcnteo 'ae so-'liicd Lc'i lamro a' hn.3~
Inn, ib.i &c., r,l'i,rr,lio,. " .c. ,i ,'ri .',s,
TO lo,', forward a. over, 90 thcr admission into thr
mon "ai,t 'a. 'ns.ii.V'a ",'sn l..} n'e
dc, 10 which Hloy win o..eut
3. That uc people of Kansas viii pursue With uuNl-
in before th. Congress OF tie United Sutcs for their
admission into ihe Union under thcr own Constitution,
Ana Wan ih,r o" eminent, le,'ns lnef hopes Tor
feel thst measure 20 cmnenty iust and 80 accorjlnt
to the principle of past LEGISLATION in our country vli
RS9rsesn,, "f ,, f,e@n cooic ' '''''' Wy ''
t. That uc Constitution framed and adopted at Tope-
N9 haa u, origin "a Public needy, was ne ospr4s
dom Of tRosc WHO framed f.. and f. ne duty Of thc
Legislature and officers elected under t. to complete the
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