New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-27
A NEW PARTY CONVENTION.
From Our Special Coresp:ndent.

NEW taHA OONNi>-N4
| From Our sp-cial Conesp.ndeD..
LAWRENCE, Aug. IL, 1857.
Last Friday meeting wac held al place where
| new town, called Centropols, has been isid OIL,
some % miles south OF this. Posters had been
| circulated in Lawrence and st one or two other
places, in which it was styled "Msss Conven.
lions" but, as i was evidently soine kind Of al III
treue 70 make schism in the Free-State party, 1t
was deemed better by most of those whose stten-
ton was thus directed 10 it TO let ii 90 by default
| A few persons from Lawrence, inspired chiefly by
| curiosity, went down there. The meeting Was d
small one and did not possess in Itself sufficient iln-
portance to be- werth noting but as II claims TO In
augurate new party and new policy, IT has lit
| lie Importance. When the meeting organized there
were about sixty persons present, chiefly IRON the
immediate vicinity, few of them being Pro Slavery
men. At noon, there was very excellent free diu-
her evidently got up at considerable expense, with
fine cakes rasins, candies, &c, beside vands moro
substantial This was free ~ all who would attend
the Convention. About dinner-time the crowd was
much larger than it was at any o:her tine. A con-
siderable number of ladies' and children were pres
ent. About 200 persens were present at dinner.
Many of these left shortly after. When the resou-
tons were introduced, which was very late nearly
IL,
emit. The few Topeka men present left the ground
shortly sfer the resolutions were introduced.
The editors of The Herald Of FREEDOM were pres
emit and seemed to take the chief direction OF the
proceedings The Convention orc laized on motion
Of Mr.. Brown, Mr.. J. X. Goodln, disappointed can
ddate for State Auditor, being called ~ the chair
On the motion to elect Secretary, an az ing incl
dent occurred, which tended more than anything
else 10 exhibit the character Of the meeting. Some
one having suggested Major Redpath who was
present for Secretary that gentleman declined, on
Ike or0upd that i was Walker meeting ard
that he could not participate. This caused very
marked flute ring, and those who seemed TO have
charge of the meeting were so sensitive that tney
allowed themselves to be betrayed int" tUo or three
hours discussion on tha, rather interesting point.
A Mr. Heath and Mr.. Brown spoke az some length
IL having been stated that Gov. Walker had ON The
day previous held a conference at Inc Hefata ONCE
Nj Brown admitted the meeting, out denied rs &C.
cIecy In the course of his remarks, however, he
urged the people 20 vote, IN any case, N October
He assured them no taxes would be required, dGd
said that he had assurances from Gov. Walker tina.
fair vote should be had He could no. d, present
explain fully how this was 10 be- but be assured them
that the assurances OF Walker were such as 10 fully
satisfy him. and that il would all he satisfactory N
the proper time.
Several gentlemen who were present, known Us
some Ofbe people in the meeting. These m Anliested
Topeka Constitution men, were then called ou5 by
reluctance to participate at AL idnd merely spohe t"
urge that no definite action be taken by this meet
ing but that all the different sentiment. existing N
the community 90 up TO the Grasshopper Falls Con-
yeptjOn there 20 be determined, when representa-
tyes Oitbe whole Territory wO1ld Dc present.
After dinner the meeting was permanently OF San
lied, W. Y. Roberts, the person elected as Lieut.
Governor under the State Constitution, and who
acted as such last June, being President. tie &
l,,t ,.1 shn ranHY
" an hour in ylDdicaton Of The general policy o, the
meeting He stated that be had re ,entiy been trav-
cling through the Territory, converslng with the
people on these questions He Began by complaining
that certain men had been denounced, but IA large
portion Of his own speech was filed with unsps-ins
5enuDciat of others. Having Particular ahec-
ion for your correspondent, he hauled Vel-worn
copy Of The TRIBUNE from his pocket, ard reading
a letter therefrom dated Lawrence, July b. be
poured cut perfect torrent of abuse on IL aud then
On the writer of the same. He branded hin as a
"Jespot,' ":yran,," " misrepresenter, and
20 on through new and unique dictionary If rs
own The fun Of il VAS that tie letter II cues Lon
happened not to be one OF mine, but was written ny
a sedate business mall in Lawrence, and was over q
fictitious signature in justice 10 the writer OF that
let.r, uld say that al ia statements are essen
italy correct, AZ least 50 far as u1ders.and Them.
The TACT is, me letter merely suffered on my az
20 give hts 10 "Yours, &c
The meeting WAS next addressed ~ Marcus J.
PauOtt, candidate for Congress VINO node very
good stump speech, but was nol-cC Imit.J o. any
lDe Of policy under discussion.
Several other speakers addressed Tho zee. &C.
Am, NC others, Judge couNay again appealed - ne
meeting 70 defer It's action, and 20 remain tine 10
the Topeka Constitution. Mr.. Roberts rose and re-
piled, epdeavorDg 70 destroy the che 4 ,hs had upon
TIE mobile part Of he meeting. He stated a. trs;
Ha. he was Office seeker, out concluded 0y say.
ing be would be candidate fo- member OF .he Ter
rltoral Legislature and ma, he Nas favor of re
Territorial Legislature going on TO make and pre-
serve Territorial form # g1yerlmNnr. TIE 1880
lusons We're rather prosy; the chief features ii
them are tost the people mus. so INTO he election
regularly under al tho bogus arrangements aud re-
strc,ions, and that Ike Territorial Gcgefnme a. il 10
be preserved.
There now three distiDc. views entertained b;
Free-Stste men on the subject OF the os.1bsr see-
,ioD. The prevailing one ID that he Free State
men 90 into the election, bu. tla: they 40 81 under
the provisions OF the organic aet, Irrespective of
bogus law, and thai the Territorial legislative power
be merely seised for IL destruction. Another csss
protes. against going into the election at OIL. rhe
disiranehised part Of the Territory will likely bold
boiling Convention if the other do go IN. TIE third
policy was developed at this meeting.
fear there 10 going ~ be More Gube,nssor&l
INTERPRETATION about the election lay. Tbs
Goyernyr's organ comes o1s against Cstvs aSsr.-
paieial dseiaion IwV give no tive scctonc Of iAe