New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-05
KANSAS.
MASS CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE of
KANSAS AT GRAsSHOPPER FALLS.

KANSAS AT GRAsSHOPPER FALLS.
Fre~ TAe Qsi7dGJe fhes'a,j, c's@S'vdas
On Wednesday, tie 10Th uf,., there VS. NJ So ani
d, ,egas Convection a: Gras-bopper Falls, 70 decide
upon gOi3g ilto the October election Al lhe Ms
Convention there we're between four hundred audnve
hundred msn present, and thi. number wss c'I2e-
Of pei e from every section Of kans2--the Norn'
tbe South, the East and the West
VoRSISG SESSION.
The Mas Convention was organized by choosing
Judge q. W. SMi1H, Chairman; Dr.. DAvls, ana Ine
Rev DAsIEL FosTEE, Nice-Pre,ide1ts; K u ELLIOT,
D-. KoB, Mr.. NILIER, and r. G. Ross Of Topeka,
Secretaries.
A Committee on business, consisting OF hVe persons
from south Of the Maria de Cygnes River, ten between
the Maria de Cygnes and Kaw River, and ten I iron
north OF the Nav River, was appointed, oi WHICH
Gen J. H. Lane was made Chairman.
A Committee was appointed to prepare an address
10 n e people Of the country.
In the early paTt Of the session question hIore
to the character OF the meeting and after
discussion was determined that il was Ma Con
yeption of he citizens of Kansas and not Coh'eh'o"
of the Free-State party. . 4,
After tie appointment Of the above Committees lne
Mass Convention adjourned TO meet al u cioch'
AFTERNOON Session. 4,
The Mass Convention assembled at the appointed
tine. ;.doas
Mr. r. b. Foster, of Nebraska, was introduced
and made speech. He was followed Dy JAYS
REp7ATH who made q speech 10 opposition 10 par
ticipaton in the October election. lie sad that ee
were three questions to be observation-disclosures whetner
they should vote; second, whether uey sn9uld 'ct1
under the Bogus Laws and tnId, II lne ieiito tI 10
Il pislafure should be secured, what action 1t should
take lie thought the people should DOT '0'e, out
they concluded 10 do So and should secure The LegE-
lature that body ought to be destroyed through an
oct Of its own. o1 ..;. ;.o
the election and endeavOr to electing the Legislature
and also County officers.
ported series Of resolutions faVofaoe 10 PitlPa
H.. notn nIpr1 al.
.iudpe NJ. f. CoSwAY took the stand and made
stIopgspeech in opposition to the policy recommended
in the resolutions. Hewas followed by
Gen LANE who spoke in favor OF going into the
election lie said that the people We're inclined to
mike one more attempt to secure justice through the
bsllotbox He thought that such policy did not
involve an abandonment Of the former position OF the
Free statepary i il did he would be the last man
nation upon the part Of the people that II IN TINS cleo
ton there should lie fraud to put the Topeka Gov
eminent in motion aud live or die byt.
WM. PHILLIPS next spoke; lie took grounds
scenst voting and offered resolutions, the substance
OF which was, that if the Legislature be secuted;
sboud be used only far necessary to put the To-
peka Government into immediate operation. A..
These resolutions. together with the report OF the
Committee were referred 10 the Committee again.
The Rev. DANIEL FOSTER then spoke in opposition
TO votihg. lie was followed by
Gov. RoEIssoN, who favored the policy OF seizins
upon the Territorial Legislature through the October
election. This would spike the guns at Lecompton
which have been playing into the Free-State party,
would wrest the power from the hands OF those who
have been and are deprivirg the people OF kar'
sas Of their lust rights The citizens ought to choose
reliable Free. State to the Legislature, and leave
the matter in their bands, depending upon them TO
carry out the will Of the majority.
Gen LAHE of the Business Committee, then pre-
sented the following resolutions as the amended report
of that Committee and they were accepted and unanl-
mously adopted without further discussions:
Hhesa, II t Of the mos. vital imporance to the people o.
Ksns that the Territorial Government should be controeu
by the bona fde citizens thereof, and . ar,
Vheta, Gov Walker has repeatedly pledged himself ta-st
the people Of shall have full and fair vote At the eec
ton TO Sc held the Mondsy in October for Delegate to
Congress Members Of the Territorial Legislature and otheT
Re,ored That we the people OF Kansas in Mss Convention
assembled to participate in said election: ,o,o g.,
I'll TINT t5,. d hS' S St W iy sygd s We
fore protect an. the enscm.nts forced spon W the votes
O RS That the Mas: Meeting proceed the appointment
Committee wait the Territorial suthorIs ane
U9snS @ To- be oSeeG people
ias, the selections OF Members o the Territorial
Eesortd That Cen j. H. Lsne BE- authorized aud empowered
to tender to Gov Walker the organized by him under the
resolution passed by the at Iopes1 On the 18th OF
T.rd That ,hi. Ma. Meeting expess their unerabe
determination TO adhere tie Topeka Constitution and Govern
Uet and that all our uction shall be pointed toward setting
that Government in motion in legitimate manner d all cary
Convention adjourned to meet ut : o'clock in the
evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The Mass Convention assembled, pursuant to Gd-
journmeht.
The nomination Of MARCU, J. PARROT by the Dele
gate Convention candidate Tor deeSale 10 Cohess
was unanimously confirmed.
Speeches were made by III. Miles Moore, d. Mob,
Mr. ard Of Atchison and Others after which the
Convention adjourned SINE de.
.r,un usII l.