The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

manent overSeefs, to be sent out into all
the districts of the Territory with power
| to levy taxes to any amount, and other
wise exact from, drive and oppress the
people; all, over and above, and in direct
and open violation and meditated defiance
of the act of Congress organizing gov
| ernment for the Territory of Kansas, and
| an act supplementary thereto; therefore,
Resolued, By those of the people of
Kansas Territory now here in mass meet
ing assembled:
l.. That we regard the invasion ofour
Territory, on the Both of March last, as
one of the greatest outrages upon the laws
of the land, and the rights of free citizens,
ever attempted in this country; and the
Legislature now in session upon the bor-
| ders of Missouri-the offspring of that
invasion, and the inheritor of all its quail
tiles of insolence, violence, and tyranny
as living insult to the feelings and iudg-
ment of the American people, and derog-
atory to the integrity and respectability
of the Federal authority.
2. That we Indignantly repel the pre-
| tensions of that Legislature to make laws
| for the people of Kansas; that we regard
it as acting entirely without the authority
of law, not only in consideration of its
having been elected against law, and in
violation of the will and rights of the
people, by armed men from a foreign
State, but because its course, since its
meeting and organization, has been utter
| ly regardless of those conditions and re-
quirements of the organic act, essential to.
valid discharge of legislative functions,
and such as has effected complete for
feiture of any technicality of law by
which, at first, it might have been sup
ported.
8. That as men, born in a land of
| liberty, trained to precepts of freedom, and
alive to those inspiring sentiments which
have prompted, in all ages, heroic resist
ance to tyrants; as descendants of those
who, in 1776, braved the power of the
mightiest monarchy on earth, rather than
submit to foreign thraldom, we repudiate
this insolent attempt to impose upon us a
government Of foreign arms; and pledge
to each other, as our fathers did of old,
"our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor" to resistance of its authority.
4. That we regard it, in this crisis, as
incumbent upon the people of Kansas to
set aside all differences of political opin-
ion, to cultivate comprehensive and in
innate intercourse with each other, to eff
feet a thorough union, and otherwise pre-
| pare for the common defence.
! 5. That we consider the attempt to
establish aTerritorial form of government
in this Territory, as thus far an utter fail
1 nd hat ba 0f @l,a
should, at some convenient period, assem-
bic, at their several places of holding
elections, in the various Districts of the
Territory, and elect Delegates to Con-
vention to form Constitution for the
State of Kansas, with the view to an i'm
mediate State organization, and applica-
ton, at the next session of Congress, fer
admission into the American Union, as
one of the States of the American confed-
eracy.
z. That the people of Kansas can ney-
er be unmindful of the deep debt of graf
itude they owe to ANDREW Ell. REEpER, for
the firmness, ability and integrity, shown
in the discharge of his duty as Executive
officer of this Territory.
Mr.. Holiday said: The action contern-
plated is not efficient enough. 1t is doing
over and over again what has been done
|, before. Endorse every sentiment en-
braced in those resolutions, and go fur
ther, and am in favor of some which were
suppressed in the committee, recommend
ing the formation of military companies
for self-protection. Mr.. Holiday gave
way for Mr.. Smith to submit plan for
forming State government.
Mr.. Conway made some brief remarks,
setting forth the impropriety of a move
ment for State Constitution, originating
in a party meeting; and maintaining that
such an enterprise should be the work oil
the people at large.
; Rev. Mr.. Gilpatrick said: The question
is not whether we will have slaves in Kan.
sas; but whether we will be slaves our
, selves. A worse than Yandal horde are
riveting chains upon us. For myself,
will not consent they shall do it. would
rather go to Southern plantation and La.
! Dor by the side of the meanest slave, and
: be compelled to toll on for life. than sub
NIT to the degradation and kind of en-
!, slavement proposed to be heaped on us,
Col. Lane gave assurances that Attor
: ney General Cushing and PresidentPierc,
: were as anxious to make Kansas FIRE,
E State as any of us. 81 viii say more
Frank Pierce would give his right arm
]; to-day, to insure freedom to this Terrific
!. y." He differed as to the propriety o
! ! this resolution, and would vote against i:
: but he had not said anything in favor o
: sanctioning the acts Of this Legislature
d and he would go for resisting to the las
: extremity every act of that body whicl
: would be in violation of the Constitution
6 and the organic law.
# Mr.. Foster reviewed the position Q
e Mr.. Lane, and said within ten days HI
s Lane had declared, 'on certain condition,
q he was in favor of making Kansas slav
i State. Mr.. Lane begged leave to corres
u the gentleman, which he did, conclndin
5 By stating that he would rather see Kau
d sas slave state, in preference to seeing
IS an abolition State.l MIR. Foster said
!; would not push his charge against th
!, gentleman further. as he was satisfied I
8 leave the explanation with the CONVEX
y ton.
Il Judge Wakefield spoke of the lai
: = election, the Legislature, DC, and partis
Vi ularized the manner of the expulsion /
h the Free State members lie referred I
( the acts of the Legislature. and the pr
= Y posed sale of the ballot box for one do
T. lar
n i.