The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-26


January next, was held at Lawrence on
the gath inst; to put in nomination off,
GERS under the Lecompton Constitution,
with view of defeating its action. On
motion of Robert Morrow, Esq, DR.. JAS.
DAVIS, of Leavenworth, was called to the
Chair; Messrs. S. C. Pomeroy, P. C.
Schuyler, G. w. Smith, S. n. Wood,
H. D. Hall, John Hanna, II. Appleman,
Judge Passmore, of Coffey county, E.
Heath, R. Morrow, 6, W. linn. Judge
Mckay were appointed Vice President,
WIN. AUSTIN, of the Kansas Leader, and
ID. Il. Weir, Esq, of Lawrence, were
elected Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was stated
by the President. He said the people
throughout the Territory had determined
to vote on the 4th of January against the
Lecompton Swindle, under the act of our
Territorial Legislature. che people would
be in attendance at the polls on that day.
There was danger of our being forced IN
to the Union by Congress under that Con-
stitution. If no votes were cast for Free
State men for the various offices under
that instrument, the vile advocates of
that gigantic usurpation would elect their
officers under it, and then the power would
be out of the hands of the people to help
themselves. Though there were not one
hundred men in the Territory of Kansas
who favored that grand swindle, yet, with
the officers in their hands, and the Fed
eral Government pledged to sustain it. we
could not throw it off. A good ticket
composed of well known and true Free
State men, on a liberal platform, would
unite all the elements in the Territory
which are opposed to that monstrosity,
and with the feeling he had everywhere
seen in the Territory for the last few
months to discard the do-nothing policy,
he had no doubt the ticket would be tri-
umphantly elected. True, said he, the
time IS short, and it is difficult to organ
ize, but it becomes important that we
work the harder. [Cheers.
A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting, as follows: THOMAS EWING. of
Leavenworth; P. C. Schuyler, Burlin-
game; Z. S. Lowman, Lawrence; w. Y.
Roberts, Wyandott; J. K. Goodin, Gen.
tropolis.
E. HEATH followed in clear and log
ical speech of some length, carrying with
him the conviction Of every listener in
favor of the voting policy. Weneglected
to report him at length.
After consultation the Committee on
resolutions reported as follows:
Whereas, the late Constitutional Con-
vention, assembled at Lecompton, framed
a Constitution and attempted to force it
on the people, unsubmitted, in violation
OF the rights and known wishes of an
overwhelming majority of the inhabitants
of Kansas: and
Whereas, an election for State officers
and members of the Legislature, as pro-
vided for in the Schedule of said Con-
stitution, takes place on the 4th of January
next; and
Whereas, it is possible Congress may
admit Kansas as State under that Con-
stitution, so unsubmitted for acceptance or
rejection by the people; therefore
Resotred, That we, the people of Kan
sas in favor of voting for State officers
and Members of the Legislature, on the
4th of January next, in Convention as
sembled at Lawrence on this oath of De-
cember, 1857, conceive it to be the duty
of the residents of the Territory who are
opposed to this attempted usurpation to
throw aside for the present all party affili-
ations and merge all party interests in the
one absorbing issue, and to unite with us
in the support of a State ticket to be
nominated by this Convention.
RESOLVED, That we call on the people of
the several districts, as designated by that
Constitution to nominate and vote for
Senators and Representatives under it.
ResotUed, That the candidates, nomina-
ted by this convention, on accepting such
nomination, will be considered as pledged
should the Constitution be approved by
Congress, to adopt and execute immedi-
ate measures for enabling the people.
through new Constitutional Convention
to obtain such Constitution as the ma
jority shall approve.
Resolved, That, should Congress admit
Kansas as State under that unsubmitted
Constitution; it will commit a gross in
fraction of the organic law, and of the
rights of the people.
G. W. Brown, Esq, was called for. He
said he had long since resolved to vote
whenever there was hope of accomplish
ing anything by it for freedom, and he
would do it. No set of men who were
to voting should tie his hands
de had vowed before Heaven that no eff.
fort of his should be wanting to make
Kansas Free State. 1t had been renre-
sented that the people were opposed to
voting, and in the late Delegate Conven-
ton a resolution against voting had been
adopted, on account of the character If
the representation from the districts The
six votes of Cofey county had been cast
by B. w. Woodward of Lawrence. and q
A. Cutler of Topeka. These men know
nothing of the wishes of the people there
Judge PAssMoRE, who is here, was elect
ed Judge of Probate of that county by
Free State men at the October election
The Judge says that nearly all the peo-
Pile there are in favor of voting, and will
De disappointed if no tickets nominated.
The vote of Breckenridge county was cast
against voting by R. j. Hinton, and few
others who know nothing of the popular
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