The Kanzas news., 1857-12-05
Fourteenth District Convention.


Pursuant to a call of District Committee
the citizens of the 18th Representative Dis
trict met in mass convention at Emporia, on
Saturday, the 28th ult., for the purpose of
choosing FIVE delegates to Convention to
be held at Lawrence on the Cd inst:
The Convention organized by the ap-
pointment of G.. D. Humphrey as Chair
man, and A. R. Bancroft as Secretary.
On motion of L. D. Baily, the Chair ap-
pointed committee of three to prepare res
olutions, consisting of the following per-
sons: E. P. Bancroft, c. G. Slocum, and
Joel Heyworth. Ga .-7
On motion of P B. Plumb the Commit
tee was also instructed to report names oi
suitable persons for delegates.
During the absence of the Committee,
Mr.. c. V. Eskridge spoke in regard to the
past and present policy of the Free State
party, advocating adherence to the Terrific
rial Government, taking the ground that
" the Constitutional movement, without the
sanction of Congress. does not 1supersede
the Territorial government.
The Committee here reported the following
names as suitable for delegates: P.B. Plumb
and DR.. Slocum, of Emporia; l.. d. Bailey,
of Russell, ]. R. Swallow, of Kanzas Center;
J. R. Fuller, of Neosho. The report was
accepted, and then adopted without dis
senting voice.
P B. Plumb made short speech in IA
vor of the Topeka Constitution and State
Government, and the adoption of radical
position by the Free State party at this juno
ture as best calculated to relieve the people
from the burdens of the Bogus Usurpations
The Committee then reported the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That the people are the rightfu
source of political power.
ResOlped, That the formation of Con
stitution for the permanent government of a
Territory like ours involves the most solemn
exercise of the peoples sovereignty, and
can only be rightfully exercised by delegates
freely chosen by a fairly conducted election
RESOLVED, That the Constitution framed
BY the delegates who assembled at Topeka
on the Esd of October, 1855. is the legiti-
mate expression of the peoples viii, and is
Justly entitled to the designation of the Peo-
PIES Constitution.
Resolred, That the individuals lately as
sembled at Lecompton, calling themselves q
Constitutional Convention, and holding then
Sessions under guard of Federal bayonets to
protect them from the indignation of the
people they professed to represent, were in
no Just sense the representatives of the peo-
PIE of ksnzas, but were the true and fit rep
resentatiyes of malignant faction of slave
" propagandists, contemplate IN point oi
'numhess, and detestable for their crimes.
Resoseed, That the so-ealled Lecofnpton
Constitution is worthy of its infamous au-
thors, and of the adherence with which il
Is universally regarded by the people of the
territory, with the exception of the malig-
hant faction aforesaid.
Resolsed, That the pretended submission
oi the slavery question to the people is toc
transparent swindle to be digniied by tht
name of a fraud Is characterized By it;
lmpudent efrontery rather than Its cunning
Hnd therefore mere fitting sequel to the
repeal of the time honored Missouri restrie
''n' upon the pretezt of allowing the peo