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Kansas Consultations. Convsn.ion.

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Aensas oen''a'"'''"a' oonysn"on
tssssion Of the Convention held at Lecoupton.
MApsas Territory. commencing on onalae 2 tn
irstant apd ending on the lltb. -
The FIRST nyfhere'was only Temporary or
ganizatiou. .Qn the seeoad day The list Of dele.
gates was called. and members were required
tYsaEeSsn ohiigstien II Of fidelity to the Consti.
euaoT OF L,e bnted States aud to the organic
TetS tSithe1efslt1ry, known as the Kansas Ne:
= .2kasks- aeS and mat the'oath be administered
ny.a egaiiy antmorHed oftleer
.,hs Ssn pm SsiaRsa wa: elected fresldsnt OF
sAnnssnN9n: ,n M on iae vote stood: For j. Cal'
g9 g99n oss ispsh Eimore IL 9sa,. East'n 6. Cn
Eskm6Nte sha,r. the PRESIDENT addressed the
synseMoh ~ inc ioiow'ng terms:
! ssssSentiemer: foEstneSery nnttering exPrea'
@ssptkc, y0as seht timents 10 0on'erring on me
Jee once OF freMdS9s ef TINS convention. you
ssIss ~. SrSp!9AsA ac:kNaEedsments = am
'ulsawafe 9! !tsSRGs.!lSn wMsn you nave rs
aepea .t2 ihe ana tpnk; a'so''o inc ihPor-
tnaSe ottneSJnlssion ws'sn aiasf ofo"gaL us To-
Hemsr a ON .Iss,oesae'on:s -. :. =.
ahe mssEgg' 9Ssss qS enIloh ,sar frame tho
cyhsstAVnns@ tgAsg. statS2psss haaJsr oruinary
SIseamstanese: a. matter q no greas, iaserest;
the young StapeMsy sPringSanso oe'ug ~"
EsaeM eFssk esnse9Henee IN t1S Sations6 III ;In.
s4H IN n.Msshat.onnk h'ss'ry, Uu: si''A '""'
Wy we 1Huel"h m Sou'se 81 .'e .yssSnr,;,srv
nife. rnele toIIay ".ue. .Has. .asrs namh:yr
s,gsns,anees ena sEsss sn"s lar. .e'5ov so dis.
.s ~. ,1,,,;U. Ts,iv Impressed With the
ns Gu.I. ;,:.;,s ,,,1t orsacI IN. L;,n and
sni,h $, w. ;nanrtance not oniv 40 Ramsay hut
tn IIa ff,,;s, nf wi,;.h 80 nronosats snihocom a
.,nsShss CONSTITUTION w;seISSfrnmed and
,mr:neriv fairIv sndShoSestIv onS1roved hv the
.P.na a;,y,s,. &c Ka,,sss vii, ast,. iii iho s;f;-
: sssssss, ~. ana sthot h.w. Eoen
,,s - ,i' a. once r..tnr.b,r.
sfssS SsSssss ssi.saiI,,;an IF, 49,"
Z .syy ~ y s.ss.s,S H.. :.,. ,,;,,
tstti.: me 'vt"ES ~. "a In9 'ns,;, .ne
,Jists. " IA "s sn. a. a,i' o u,', poI.-
> Ess -. . :. I'll; ;, -. ., oIt; -.
,eSisnsi evan - ths sacr;tSce If tho IGn;nn Il.
-:sIs tst - s.oi'. To.ono - :. IL IY";a
tSscs,.a ;o ti,S Ssat.ian,on, nf oms d;a;"ui
.s;aa ,rta Can,ont;nr :. not ,nsra,,, tha ;n,a..
.st of tha neo"ie hare Int of tho nconIe s.nro.
ssutfng ,be Ranuhlic
:, Iflne of the eat ;s,re. :, he so,vs, hv
as this Convention ia whether the neonIe Of tIc
.:tfsarrsto,y sh.I b.vo rnvor to c,pfrof ;,s ,nv
,asnment ia mai . a cons,;tut;on ia hu+ = .'o,I g
effa. Mt s;ns,s nr;ns;ni. wiI, h our irooad sa
Ia The eenstitut;on to he framed during tia
session that hos not been already ;mnlant.j ;n
- other ecnst;tuiions The old or;ginal cons,itu.
tions of the American states coStin,,ej souSe
errors witch have since been corrected bv the
= nonular sentiment. md wherever old const,tu.
i;nps ras b.cn rsy;ssd and aitorsd nsw cou.
! .f;,n,;ans fronad mo, horo had srnrss.sd i,
tKsms,he nr;nc;nje thot tho neonI. baye the
e,snt, -ena a,,"i, sIoot ,ot r,aroIr cnrarn"..
tsTpsns;s". ; sa -, NV .y m;e.y .
.srs nsnaiiJ elsc,., hr tha uao,in,. S"t nis''
.Jndoss fbsss ;,nnroysr,nnt, @ ~ .en u,aa',
.,v;,h;T m lat n,,a-t,r of = ,antnr, I'D e.
s,nr...aS IL ..".,a'D e. ;D ,ta s,;,". ]%t
~ .fstsoii S,atea ss have hsIJ no,'vs,t;on. 9Th
= ~ ,tsS ,;,ns hnt.aIso in thosa orth. nav, Sat-.
sbhs' cam. ;nto the -Ir";om Thee are ,Lars'
a,e NJ, new nr;nc;nlss to h. Jsc;,,sJ ;r tLas.
ssnnvent;nnsto frame coustitntons
i3ut7 The neople of Kansas assume the right to
. settle their local ouest;ona for them.eIvas and
it's that witch produces the difieulties not
:p,erelv in Kansas but thourbout the Union
Those difficulties must be settled bv your de.
members ofthis Convention over which have
the honor to preside ought to, give tho world
TIE assurance that their deliberations will re-.
suit. not merely in the sentiment of dificuIti.,
here, butfn the settlement Of the question: os 70
wheiher this Union. shall eontiuue, and as to
whether tint marty which is emplovfnp its
time and iIs trsasIre to keen th;, an onen ones.
9;ou ti the ncx, Presidential contest ~ I'm stnnJ
or fail If the Union stands that nartv GOES
'bwt1fs board :; if that purty triumphs this
Iifn;on cannot live Tba I;aG nni rcsnonaihJe
= dpsy. therefore, deviives on us to take into
% ous Hands the organic act of this Territory;
aid, acting upon its principles, to present to
, -tks Gohgress of the UnitedSsebe q constitution
= ffatnedan.s such manner and having sucl,.an
sepdofsemept as that. We may not merely petit.
fidEfor admission to- the Unicn, but demand
e. thkt We shall be admitted.
Eirust tbstsr;ao counoo,s will ,,r.u;I h-o
. Fam cebfideut, from my kno Wedge of thisC Con.
:. yention, that such will be the case. There
may be excitement of feeling; there mag be
{: pafticular points on With Individual member.
.Sill plant themselves; bu, still I trust that
s every ia nember Of this Con vention will bring TO
ssssbsar in the judgment of all issues that NAV be-
SsDyesented that calm, soher dc,;berat;o, bsc,,n
9 tsane ttstesmen who have met together 10 found
: govrrpment who have met together to Law
have to rest. nm fullv consJsDt . ,b"t '~a, wam
will be and are fitted to the occasion: aud
,gent,smen, can give you the assurance that
Kansas-iust, bro,.er and r'oit to t,p p'Ir. mr.
ojple, of the Goyern,nenf umder Will, n p;ua
n xna vk;.h io,Ls to ,L. nrnsno.;,,. e'