New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-29
KANSAS.

TO THE CITIZENS OF ANDERSON COUNTY.
PorAwArAArE, Sept. 10, 1857.
Our connection with the Convention which assem-
bed at Lecompton the 7th inst. having ternnated,
we deem proper TO state, briefly, the reasons, with
recspitulstOn Of facts a. they exist.
The GENIUS, a. YOU are aware, not returned til
after the apportionment for delegates was made, and
the election was held by extra Judicial authority from
Gov. Walker to the Probate Judge Of Anderson
County. 80.
The Secretary of the Territory furnished certificate
OF the election, in conformity with ths ficts, which
ere referred 70 Select Con mittee-whoee report,
msjcnty and minority, Is affixed:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on THE AsDERsos
COUNTY ELECTION.
The Committee beg leave to report as follows:
appear, there vss no sheriff in the eS.n S non ese
ae I s time psd By e, the .Ud
there Judge of the Probate Court but from soms cause
Suea: Of the Court @ Probate M Daniel County
missioner took the and returned the same to the
Executive Oce from which appears that on the 18th Day Of
March 1887 there were 8, the County Of Andesn ZIG sss
and that conceive that Wa the n.erton Of tas
suie to designate that there should not Be less than sixty
:ssis.ei :pseissd 70 '...1. inns '''''' ~ '- ~ : -
dele as.s to and h., the election held
and pope, and ceItiaed the Jvdse
the Probate Court ofhs county from which appears that
that election.
In view Of these facts and the construction pacs
law Of the opinion that Dr. Gpstrck and Mr T.
Campbell entitled to seats in this CoGvention as Delegates
spcfuy the adoption Of the resolution scconpa
Re.oIrel that R. Gnps.ricl and Campbell entitled
to this Convention from Anderson County
RUSH ELM0RE,
l. /: j. HqEasTS EAsTSS. COMMITTEES
1t will appear, from the facts admitted In both re-
porte, that the people in Anderson County 10 no
way responsible for the failure Of being represented 10
the Convention, in their conformity 10 the Kansss
statutes, thus sfording additional evidence Of the
preme authority the people, established BY mir
erable ogarchy and which has since been perpeusted
through corrupt and vensl officials.
Action on the majority report was postponed from
time to time, till Friday, when it was made the special
ORDER with the understanding that it should then be
d,pcsed Of. In the mesn time the policy Of not sub
mtDg the Constitution that might be framed, TO the
people other than the registered voters for raics-
vocated that policy very correctly reasoned that it
would be sbsurd to admit to the deliberations Of the
Convention members who are not registered voters.
This argument, or some other equally conducive.
some Of the majority members Of the Committee, for
Dir. Boiling, in his place, on Friday declared that he
was "rot then satisfied with the convictions to which
his own mind had come.
you and to avoid conmittal Of opinion on the basis
Of future reference, the further consideration of the
subject was postponed e the first day of an adjourned
seiiion which is the Sd Monday Of October.
Having satisfied ourselves that the leading point in
Gov. Walkers polcy-that of submitting the forth
coming Consttu ution to full and fair vote of the peO
ple-was wholly ignored by majority Of the Conven.
on; and that they only desired TO postpone the de-
cision that they might thereby dodge the real issue
with a portion OF the National Democrats, during the
pendency of the coming election, We ssked leave TO
withdraw our application.
Before concluding, we would state the convictions
of our minds. The Constitution viii be silent the
subject of Slavery or out and out Pro Slavery which
in Kansas is the tane. II will either not be submitted
to the people for approval If submitted only to the
registered voters.
In their controlling influences there but two par
ties in the Tenitory-Free. State and Pro Slavery.
Other parties only lend their names TO support the
vital principles Of the the other. Not till the
question cf Slavery ia finally adjusted Individuals
consistently pair of on other questions as their
tecedents and convictions may dictate.
But point in the policy Of Gov. Walker rsmans.
All the outposs, where be could act only advised,
have been taken. The citadel where be has author
y for the protection Of the ballo.boI and the guar.
ahty of fair election, only remains; and herea viii
be tested his fidelity to ell bis pledges. We win not
doubt his integrity. May his frmness be equal to the
emergency. X. GILPATRIcK,
JAS. T. CAMPBELL.