White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-12-17
FREE STATE DELEGATE CONVENTION.
THE WHOLE TERRITORY REPRESENTED
THE BOGUS CONSTITUTION REPUDL4TED.
The Submission Swindle Denounced.
Topeka Constitution Re-Afirnaed.

MORNING SESSION.
! In pursuance of a call by the Chairman Of the
State and Territorial Executive Committees,
the Delegate Convention assembled in Lawrence,
and organized temporarily, by appointing Gov.
W. Y. Roberts, Chairman, and S. F. Tappan,
Secretary.
/ Gov. Roberts was enthusiastically received,
and on taking the Chair, addressed TO the Con-
vention, few Well-timed and appropriate re-
marks, explanatory of the present exigency, in
which it had been called together, and of the
object of the call.
! On motion, the delegates from each Senate
rial district were requested to appoint enc of
their number to form Committee on Creden-
tials, and one of their number to form Com
mittee on Permanent Organization.
On motion, the Convention adjourned until 2
O'Clock.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
At2 O'Clock, P. NJ, the Convention was call
ed to order by the Chair, and the Committee on
Credentials not being ready to report, Judge
Wakefield was called upon to entertain the Con-
vention, with a speech, which he did in his usu-
al earnest and eloquent manner.
The Committee on Credentials reported
through its Chairman, Mr.. C. Vaughan, the
names of members, which report was received
and adopted on motion of Gen. Lane, that all
delegates present in Representative capacity
be admitted as delegates, and that all others
present, be invited to take part in the dslibera-
tons, but to have no voice in voting.
The Committee on Permanent Officers repor-
ted the following names of gentlemen for per-
manent officers:
| Presidsnf.-Gov. Charles Robinson.
| Vice Presidents. w. Y. Roberts, J.
B. Elliot, Orville Root, C. Graham, F. Adams,
James Munroe, F. N. Blake, G. Seymour, ]. A.
Wakefield, P. H. Townsend, ]. P. Greer, c. B.
Lines, DR.. Gilpatrick, B. w. Woodward, DR.. A.
Hunting.
Secretaries -Messrs. w. A. Phillips, A. Wat
ties, and E. G. Macy. Gov. Robinson took the
Chair amidst the enthusiastic cheers Of the
whole audience.
On motion of Gen. Lane, Rev. S. Y. Lum
was invited to open the Convention with prayer.
On motion, the President of the Convention
appointed the following gentlemen, enc from
each Senatorial district Committee on Resolu-
tons.
james H. Lane, C. Vaughan, w. v. Barr, H.
/ ]. RymaI, DR.. C. F. Kob, H. Evans, S. West
over, C. A. Foster, T. d. Thacher, G. W. Gill.
more, c. K. Holiday, J. K. Goodwin, P. B
Plumb, C. S. Carver, DR. G. A. Cutler, and the
Committee retired. Judge johnson, upon invi-
tAtien, addressed the Convention atlength upon
the past and present position of political affairs
] in Kansas. The Convention then adjourned till
half past six, P. NJ
4. EVENING SESSION.
\ The report of the Committee on Resolutions
was made, and accepted on motion Of Mr.. Eos.
4 ter of OssaWltomie.
4 PRrGMsLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
We, the people Of Kansas, in Delegate Con
vention assembled, at Lawrence, this I'd day o.
/ December, 1857, do set forth-the following Il
our fellow citizens, and the people Of these Uni
ted States ...
/ Circumstances of an extraordinary characteI
4 threaten to imperil the peace Of this Territory
I AID to deprive majority Of our people Of theil
rights as citizens of this republic to govern the
\ same. ~. r.-f n ff-F
j On the 30th of March, 1855, an armed force
from Missouri, violently took possession Of The
polls in Kansas. and fraudulentiy elected Ter
ritorial Legislature, with sentiments adverse L
the opinions of majority Of the people, snt
enacted laws cruel and oppressive. Legisla
ture, composed in part Of persons elected, n
above. and Of other persons elected in October
Z 1856, in ike violent and fraudulent manner, AMI
under degrading test oaihs enacted BY the pre-
2 vious body. passed an act for the creatiOa Of
Constitutional Convention under partial part
san registration and appointment, and in tn
election Of members 20 said Constitutional Con
: TentiOn, the law providing for thesane vas new
er complied with in many important and essen
tial particulars. especially in taking eonPles