The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-14
Affairs Ia q ansnss
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Affairs Ia q ahsas,
rHB ExclrsMRsT N KassAG
from Zoe ), ne Drmucrai, sept 10
70 ocbSoaV, the ~ lost Al +. oali given Dy the q
ssps o. Leo npton, Calvin ssiey free Oft u
pass1
Broahes known as one Of me inca, ultra pro slavery
scn in.rt,ry, ara ~-s sorvety engaged during ,ne
nmooiues the -atte Of scs Jaox no sAs Il usy
Ysaes secto N command Ar Bailey, VINO with hts bro
ner 10 ID business IN Lsoomptop, present 81 tue Dali
nnd during the evening left hA the purpose OF ~
nssDg a1qus,ntance home TIE p~rson be ai1iug
1omorred Bijeys astan. and osksa iorrlersf, and
r. MN In Sc era pl.c7. tae .. s'e Knus enforce
oos exsstsd u live but faS hoiS Br nksts YES
rested, OUT bis ssos'e, are deter mined e. prevent his
Judge woud 70 ,ase sirsF oa, oa, re gres. majority
6 the oitzeps of L&csmttcn condemoi4g the oui
n ~ 200 On sssurdas last Locon pon presented singu
lar scene che porion Of the berg under arms fs
aermDed that tns prisoner shoold not BE- bbed and
1eses mined that sooulo. rhs urss w,I probably
aiumph, ~ they geDersily do
On fhnrsday, the Sd inst Gen J Lane ana COL
Sam. " AIker Waited the Lana Office Lscom o.on, and
while quietly ransacng met bosipes we're Informed
chat mob gathering Ia the part Of sna 10 va
win The intention OF .ung Gsn Lsne By the aivine
a s0mc friends, the General left for not before
many voiens tn,ests wer. made against hm There can
DO no doubt that Lane hso sisted In staying ne
would have b. en- assaulted and propsoy marde'ei
The excitement growing nut or there l.
niensc and the fact OF the meeting of the ConstnonA
yonon beirg a hand would the belief thu
colhson viii occur before long II is general feeling
In LAwYoDce tia, the vsou Essern correspondents will
and Il difficult 70 as.ead the sipings OF that body
The pro slavery men are particularly bitter agsns
Colonel PHILLIPS, for en- article In whicn he said
th0 unless guarded by the United States
army, the convention would frame constitution
In Missouri" Brown, Of Nkers orga has been uslog
ths argument agsinss Phillips aud the eff ct has
been 70 excite passions OF the ulras against Mr. Pn
aps Some Difficulty wil doubtless gov OFT OF the afsir
Gillespie, Wilson and Gordon the three men staly
ressed by the Leavenwors Vigilance omnitsee,
taken out Of their confinement BY the eIced popuaoe and
would have been summariy execu'ed, mt for the
D.
Ing themselves should be done persua led the
people 70 forego trer geance Osrien one Of the
gang whAe pese k wanted to complete the evidence
has no yet been arested Il IL supposed that he ped
down he r,ye Ulcers have been sent sfer him. An
eIccs for CITY officers W he held Monday, the 7h
nAt and socee apprehenrons were expressed ths dis
sns bAnces M e:hi ersue.
che rres sss party very actively engaged in holding
nominating conventions and preparing FOR the OJ0beP ee,
son They determined 70 dessrvs by working
fov H. rhe volunteer military organization ID RAPID
. sAsmeurog and msny men are snroled.
ALDKFss or THE YRsR srATs PARTY OF KANSAS.
Correspondence Of the 81 Lonis Demscrat
LswRRNcB, sept g. 1857.
committee Of twenty we're appointed a the Grass
hopper Faa Convention 10 prepare and publish An ad-
dress 70 the penll of the U1ed states is prepared.
Although yet submid foe the approval NJ the entire
oomminee there no doubt IL viii be adopted witn
ont aevsen given below 1t Is The joint production of
Gen. Lane and Nr. G. n~ny-
The poopic Of Kapsa at their Convention he at
Grass hopper Falf adopted re outon 70 participate 10
the election for mbe Of Territorial Lesis ature and
delegse Cong 10 0osooer and appointed
undersigned committee to address the people ct large
With respect 70 this inpor'ant action
TWO years and half ago portion OF the people OF Mis-
souA invaded Territory took Of ballot
boxes, and established the olgsrchy which has sine
short time sf.er that event people ct In
venton al Big Springs, to determine the course the,
Two plans sugsetiedo 10 resist the execution
u their lava by force, the other to avoid this extreme
by the adoption OF State This Let
ass k n alive ws preferred, and The following rssou
Resolved, FRAT the body of who for the ass two
months have been framing ass fo ~. pecpls OF oar Ter
tory, moved ooopseed and dictated bs tho demagog
of Missouri 70 . foreign body, representing only
the hvless In Adors Who ees he n and the people
arous mnstion Of &C Of Violence usurpaon AMI
frAuo. unpa eeo 10 the history Of Union, aod
my only Of men unec for the duties and regardless Of
Vie responzibin iee o. 70 uhlca lhm
Resolved, that ihis Convention. In view OF repuda
don Of toe called Kansas legislative Assembly respond
heartily 70 the cs BY poo les vention
u the 4b unm for slegste CON sention OF the people
d KAnsAs Territory, 10 he held II Topeka, the 18th
Instant consider the propriey OF The formation Of
6AN oonsttution, and SUCH other matters may egu
cnAieiy come oefo cit
Resolved. That setting aside all min issues OF partsau
politics incumbent upon US 70 potter an organza ton
dem0orais and wings native snd nsturazed citizens may
freely enter without any gao dce Of he respective phi
soa woods, but without forcing them ~ test on otn
era; ana thai shall have scnie cd our polcal
Freedom, vndiea cd ou right " 80 vernmeni a1i be
oome an independent State OF the Upcn en- IA se issues
nay bcoo vital as tnel mo- dormant 1t sill bs sine
enough 70 dvide our organization o. these tests the i'm
poranos of which fully eccgne In their appropriate
sphere
ms coll kno~n that these resolutions psvsd at Gig
Sprinxs September 1850 have constituted the basis OF all
~ political action OF the oeopls ~ Kansas they
here unequivooay dsavowed the .uthoy OF the Terri
soral Legislature and have aat tanned thai position ever
sipoe they there Committed themseves In favor Of
saic organization, ana have maintained that position
ev,r since. Upon these two measures tney have rcstd
their hopes from the commencement OF tneir stfug
gle, end upou their ultimate success they sull
N rflg In
The people OF Ksnsa were not i'm led BY either fAnsu
,al seal vanlon ncrnsdcra oness Of purpose rney
proceeded eravey ard with debe ration 10 dec 10
The around they should occupy. was sad that they
ooud proceed 10 effect STATE organization thou
,hor previously sven by act OF Congress or OF terri
a. had been established On the contrary they
knew thai The In ~hlch Sttes had boon formed
eos Of the rerrioral Legislature they kue~ INA, those
been ruled by The highest authority 20 10 invalid and
Of no effect. -n also said tina, although the 20 ple had
ganio aos Of the Territory required yet ~he the fcrrto
IA government remained technically intact ac gov
tps the authority OF the ned states ,ver do
spits Bot the people know that the constitution Of the
Unied States contained 90 provision .bssyer for Terri
t0rial government anywhere, that tho trainers OF
ihas instrument did not oonte npaie tac soqus-
ron Of noe territory u ,he Unou; thai thu Torn.
Sor,a government therefore the creature Of tempo
rsr, porossitys me, constitutional
scsisaaop-s thing incident 10 transient soyo-csnly
and that ~hen he Safe government, tue normal and 70
Ne Territorial govern mont pired with the necessity
which eaie The people OF Kassas knew that the 60
OF the United States Itself nsd prcoeedcd upon
principles In thu admission Of States into the Va
ana bad thus given them m highest sanction and rendered
bcm su,ho naive rney therefore, sssum % this ound
amor duly -eisb,e the objections urgei 10 u With The
poss perfect OF iu crrrecness matter Of
hv and establshed governmental policy.
The position made the administration 81 Washing
and IL pary throu county, this course OF
ne people Of Ksn.as, bas not In the slightest degree
~eAkesed helr oooadenc. H. or essened socir de.s,m
nation 70 adhere 70 II 10 the end They satisfied that ~
propviety -ouf never have sscn called In question -
matter Of serious moment, had NOT the federal cd
Immigration sought, BY 90 doing, 70 serve . % 'cia
purpose In behalf Of slavery. "a conddcn, ope
In the they have thus taken would be
scciy willing 70 oermn their Sae proceed
70 regular performance 81 IL funcons visnout any
rceArd the Territorial govern at, for set
ued ~sh their part 70 do nothing which may subi
them 10 the charge Of ultra viess . desire 70 incur
viocuoo In the serton Of their rights They have
preferred 70 turn aside for the time being
crraplsson, and 10 make enot secure through the
Territorial ballot boxes, pesoeful poscsdon Of the rer
sova sovernmept and 70 this end they have determined