Freeman's champion., 1857-07-16
FfssNcp's Champion.
The Topeka Convention.

We nave MoSt cheering news from
Topeka. 1t was a unanimous decis-
ion of the convention to still adhere
TO the Topeka Constitution, and to
re-submit it to the people for ratif-
cation at the August election. Every
district was fully represented and
the strictest harmony Of feeling pre-
vailed ariong the members through
out it's session. WALTER OAKLEY
was nominated for Secretary of State,
Judge CONWAY for Supreme Judge,
and NJ. j. Parrot for Delegate to
Congress.
The efforts Of Governor WALKER
to distract the Free State party have
been exercised in vain. The efforts
OF professed Free State journals to
divide us have also proved futile. We
never were so we'll united as we are
at the present time. The unanimous
sentiment of the people throughout
the Territory is to be admitted into
the Union under the Topeka Constitu-
tion, or none. Kanzas is safe
We regret that we are been unable
to publish the proceedings of the
convention in this weeks issue
We shall publish them next week. -
We have room only for the rcSo-
lutionS ..t H.,....
WHEREAS, At the fir t election Of
aTerritorial Legislature held in Kan
zas, the government was wrested from
the hands OF the people and an usurp-
alton substituted in its place; and
WHEREAS, Said uSurpation is still
forced upon the people of Kanzas,
and they are thereby deprived ofall
the rights of American citizens,
therefore be it Resolved by the Free
State men in Convention assembled: I:
L.. That the Topeka Constitution
and the State Government originated
in a public necessity, that subsequent
event, have proved the wisdom and
Justice of that movement g and that
present circumstances render it an
imperative demand of JUSTICE, COM
mon sell SO and patriotism, that it be
unswervlngly maintained and sup
ported y. ,as'. ...1 ".a"' .H...
III. That tho Topeka Constitution
is the first and only choice Of the
Free State men of KSnzas--that we
look to our admission as State un-
der it as the sureSt and only method
of regaining our lost rights and that
all our efforts rs party in whatever
direction shall be subsorvient to that
end; a.' !4M l"H.a uaoGr
Ill. That Congress will consult
the wishes of a very large majority o.
the inhabitants Of Kanzas by imme.
diately admitting her as State under
the Topeka Constitution. aI
Nv. That the Free State mon o
Ksnzas now as heretofore utterly
deny the validity of the Territoria
Legislature--that they still recognize
it as the creature of fraud and vic
lence, and that they ocknowlcdg
neither the validity nor the binding
force Of its enactmcnts;
". That the recent vote for dele
gates to Constitutional Convention
has demonstrated TO the world tha
the pro-Slavery faction is "miSer
able minority" of the people of Kan
zas that an attempt to frame u Con
stitution by delegates thus clecto,
would be gross outrage upon th
people, and that the admission o
ilnzas under q Constitution y
framed, unless first submitted to
fair vote Of the bona fde residents
would be an net Of injustice and dies
potism so flagrant and alarming as I
Justify her people in resort to th
extremcst measures for the protectic
of their rights;
VI. That tho Free State party 3
Kanzas is emphOtically apeace part,
that we deprecatc agitation thatn no'
as ever we seek to avoid all occasio
of collision with the authorities {
tho United States, and that all W
ask is simple Justice and the enjoy
mcnt oftho rights, guaranteed to i
MS American citizens by the Const
tuition of our common country;
VII, That we urge upon the FrC
State mon Of Kanzas the necessity {
a thorough organization for tho Al
gusteloction, and that as far AZ POT
siblc q full vote 10 polled ut thu
election; lio M ,.b.,,
VIII. That we recommend to II
Governor tho propriety Of submit
ting the Topeka Constitution to