The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-07-25

State Constitution, and applied to Con-
gress for admission into the Union, but
Congress never acted upon it. We must
now keep it alive for emergencies. The
powers that would enslave Us are as active
and as malignant as ever. We should
wait reasonable time, bring the matter
up again. and then if justice is not done
US, we must set our government in mo-
ton. If in the Constitution which the
pro-slayery party makes, they engraft on
slavery, we will put ours in operation i'm
mediately. Then if Atchison & Co. at
tempt to set up Government outside of
ours, we will hang them higher than Ha-
man. We ought TO nominate Delegate
to Congress By another Convention, and
vote at every election that follows if we
are permitted to. lam National Demo
crat, and approve of the Cincinnati plat
form, all but the endorsement of Frank
Pieree's government in Kansas. That was
stained by blood. We ought to have gone
into the last election for Delegates to a
Constitutional Convention. We could
have carried ii, and had everything our
own way.
Mr.. HOLaAS,-I perceive the resoiu-
tons passed by the people of Leavenworth
are not in very good odor here to-day.
Those resolutions are not well understood.
The opinion of this delegation is that
, every Office in the Territory should be
filled at the next election in October. We
must vote then, force or no force. Get
, possession of the bogus laws, and burn
: them and make good ones. Justice de-
)! mands that all the new corners should vote
: on the Topeka Constitution, and re-adopt
\ it, and thus make it new article, strong
V er and better than ever. am willing to
:; vote for it every year, if by so doing
= could thereby strengthen our cause. This
o voting has worked well in Leavenworth
We have Free State government there
e and twice have had bogus sheriff in jail
g for crimes committed against Free State
men. The Leayenworth resolutions
honestly believe. 1t is folly to adhere tc
our past policy. We must go into thu
elections and take possession of the Terri
. torial government.
h Mr.. TEACHER was happy to see thu
. unity Of feeling in the Convention. Many
lines of policy had been advocated to-day
70 but all leading to the same end. My view
:. is, the Missouri law in Kansas is nearly
\ run out. To perpetuate their tyranny
. they now propose to change the Territor!
- into State. To meet them in this w
=. must vote again on the Topeka Canstitu
a ton, and thus make it the voice of tn
whole people We must show the worlC
that we are true to the principles of lib
70 erty, Notwithstanding the gigantic powe
NJ that is arrayed against us.
to Judge CoNwAY-I am glad to hear on
j. Leavenworth friends do not condemn tn
ne Topeka Constitution. | am glad to be
n. lieve that no Free State man in KanSa
c. does. It's preservation is of paramount
id importance TO the people. When l re
l. turned from the East, found an indiffer
in ence in regard to it truly ruinous. 1t wa
as in some measure for the purpose of call
d ing attention to its true value, and it
Of great inherent power that took the ex
l. IRENE ground that 1 did in urging an In
10 mediate active government under it. an
it satisfied with the action of this CONVEX
IS ton, and shall most heartily cooperate il
carrying out its resolutions.
n GEN. LAME have had frequent occa
/ sions to be proud of the Free State party
n but never so proud as now. To-day W
N are a unit. There is not division
&c amongst us, nor never will be. Tall
lg of limiting our influence to Kansas =
lie You could not, if you would. You canno
re kiss babe, with the feeling of love ant
m purity, without its influence being felt t
id the remotest parts of the Universe. Gu
" aspirations for liberty here will vibrat
40 upon kindred hearts all over the world
IN Branded as a traitor-denOunccd for ev
al erythins Infamous price set upon m,
III head-my life attempted by cowardl
a assassination, by the slave oligarchy q
I'd the North and SOUTH yet hope to Sc
or two things accomplished. First, the tide Q
of Slavery turned back, and this institution
surrounded by Gordon of free States
lg second, the scattering to the four winds, t
ut utter dissolution, that corrupt, old line
u pro-slavery, Democratic party, which
E. now curning the nation. For the accom-
~ plishment of these two objects, enrol
~ myself crusader.
re Our present State organization wa
rs, sanctioned by such men as Pierce ant
t. Douglas, before / came to Kansas.
L came directly from Washington here, ans
y attempted in good faith to organize tn
IS Democratic party-hoping through tina
Id party to make Kansas free; and that tn,
e. question might be settled and out of tn,
rs way, before the Presidential election o
m 1856. You know that it was in Dem
ocratic caucus that the Topeka move
ment was brought forward-that the adj
IN herents of Pierce and Douglas secuted
/ that organization, and it failed. Then
N and not till then, did attach myself Il
r the Free State party of Kansas Pierc,
/ and his party played false; they treated