The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-04


for governor has already been announced in col
umns. We now make room for the resolutions adopt
ed by that body as they are given in the report al
luded to;
The chairman Of the committee resolutions made
the following report
The committee of twenty four TO whom assign
ed the duty of preparing matter for the action OF this
convention ask leave TO report the following resolutions
expressive of the opinions OF this convention on all mat
that is essential for them to take action upon at
this time:
l. Resolved That we declare our continued adherence
and increased confidence In the platform OF principles
adopted by the Cincinnati Convention OF 1856 and which
made triumphant in the election Of James Buchan
an to the presidency Of these United States.
q Rssolpei, That declare continued confidence
in the patriotism, fidelity and ability OF Mr. Buchanan
and his administration that he will hold the scales
of Justice between the different sections OF this Union and
prove faithful to the great principles OF justice and equal
ity which procured his election.
g. Reolued, That the inaugural address Of Governor
Walker, in prescribing the terms which Congress
should admit Kansas into the Union and In attempting
dictate the submission of their constitution for tca
ton and to what class of persons, constitutes presump
interference in matters which he has no egit
innate control and that the address, in expressing
his official opinion that Kansas would become free State,
and in presenting arguments to support that side Of the
question: is gross departure from the principles of non
intervention and neutrality which established by the
bill and this convention has full confidence that
Mr. Buchanan will manifest his fidelity to the principles
which carried him into Office by recalling Gov Walker
4. Resolred That highly approve of the Of
senator's the Hon Robert Toombs and the Hon. AL
fred Iveson they have faithfully served the State in the
public councils and deserve and should receive the APP
probation and confidence of free and intelligent people
s. Resored That we tender his excellency Governor
johnson the expression of appreciation and esteem
his administration has been wise and just and he has
proved himself fit ruler to guide the destines OF our
beloved State.
Judge Thomas supported the resolutions in sound,
logical, and forcibe address. Hon. A. Il. Wright of
Floyd, presented minority report as follows:
Augustus II. Wright, of the committee of a. begs
leave dissent from that part of the report of the com
mttee which relates to Gov Walkers inaugural and the
action of the President thereon and to insert in lieu there
of the following
Gov Walker of Kansas, direct and palpabe viola
ton the of the Kansas and Nebraska act and
Of the Cincinnati platform
Resolved That approve Of that portion Of his instruc
lions which indicates it to be the will of the President
that the constitution when framed should be submitted to
the people of the Territory and the further qualification
indicated by Gov Walker that voters ought to be then
the actual bona e resident settlers, who shall be by law
entitled and qualified voters.
Resolved That Gov. Walkers official interference in
reference the character Of the constitution to be framed
if it does not involve his removal calls for the unqua
fled disapprobation of the President
John w. II. Underwood of Floyd, and Linton Stephens
of Hancock addressed the convention in favor OF the ma
orty report The resolutions reported by the committee
The resolutions were then read and voted upon sep
arately The first and second resolutions passed unan
mousy. Mr. Fielder, of Polk, offered substitute for
the third resolution, viz
Whereas the Hon r. j. Walker, in his late inaugural
address the people of Kansas, has given expression to
sentiments in regard to the climate temperature and
implied want of adaptation to slavery OF that Territory
and also its constitution and admission into the Union as
State, which regarded infringing upon the doc
trine of non intervention therefore,
Resolved That any interference the part of the
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official which designed calculated in the remotest
degree to give direction to public sentiment or lend the
influence of the federal government for that purpose upon
the subject of slavery for against it, being contrary to
the doctrine Of intervention, should receive the UNI
qualified dsapproval of this convention
Resofycd That when the people of Kansas who under
the legal territorial organization thereof are entitled to
exercise the elective franchise fairly without fraud within
or Intervention from without make constitution and
either directly from State convention or vote of rat
fcaton by the people, they may choose, present the
same to Congress and ask for admission as a State
whether the be for or against slavery, 1T IL the
duty of Congress to admit them provided their consttu
ton is otherwise republican in form.
Which motion was laid upon the table
The minority report then offered substitute for
the third resolution which after some discussion,
voted upon by counties with the following RESULT:
All the counties voting against the substitute except
the following:
Chnttooga, Clarke, Floyd Hail. Mcintosh, Oglethorpe,
Polk Pulaski Union equally divided j. NJ. Sessions Of
Cherokee J. W. H. Underwood of Floyd, and G. W.
Jordan of Pulaski recorded their votes against the SUD
stitute. An}
The third fourth and fifth resolutions then put
and carried with great unanimy.
Hon. H. Buchanan, Of Coweta, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved That it is the of this convention that
the question of submitting the constitution that may be
framed by the convention when hereafter assem-
bled to the people pertains wholly to that convention
alone, And should the above mentioned constitution
recognise slavery in Kansas whether submitted to the
people ratification rejection not and should Con
gress reject the application of Kansas for admission into
the Union the ground that the constitution was not
ratified by the people, such action the part of Con-
gress would be violation of the principles OF the
Georgia platform of 1885, the Kansas Nebraska bill,
and the Cincinnati platform and would require the adop
ton the part of Georgia of the laid down
as last in the Georgia PLATFORM for violation OF
the principles therein contained
Which was on motion of Linton Stephens, of Han
cock, laid upon the table.
Mr. Spading, OF Mcintosh asked to have his protest
spread upon the records of the convention which reads
as follows
Randolph spading of Mcintosh, protests against that
portion of the third resolution of the committee OF
twentyfour that calls upon the President to Mr.
Walker