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KANSAS.
A HEErINo IN LAWRENCE.


LAWRENCE, X. T., Rev. IL, 1867.
ne Free. State party 10 sstsios in mot'ou- There
vss . meeting here last night M the Unitarian
Cla,ch. Mr. +. Whi.nAn va called 70 pre-
SIZE, and Wn Hn.ssnso3 vas elected Secretary.
Or. Whitman, in tsAipg he chair, thanked the
ssdi.pee for the honor If calling him to preside
ever snsh meeting. lie 50 this was q crisis in
tls history Of Kansas. All that he'd been accom-
pliA,d b. the ,trussle and susriogs Of the Free
Slate party wa like TO be Ice. ubless active exer-
kc. were made. 1t was even doubtful whether
elertobs could ssve it Whist had been gained, or
spppt ssd 20 be gained in the October eecton, was
now rendered useless and robbed from the people.
Gen. Lane had been advertised 70 speak, but had
not arrived VIM. A. Phillip was called our, and
sp1le for about an hour. lie gave inu account Of
eli that had been done at LecoIap.0n by the Con-
vehtien. He e1plsinsd the character Of the Lee
compton Constitution, and the interests that had
surceeded Ia tlacing il 10 such shape. lie showed
thstth wicked scheme Of pretended submission did
no. originate with the Pro Slavery mea Of the Ter
ritory, but With politicians at Washington. lie
uloged that this was the most threatening aspect Of
the case, and, after setting foth the different points
Of danger that must be met urged that the people
be stirring and through the Convention that was 10
assemble On tho I'd OF December, express their
wishes, and tale position on which they could
unite, and be prtpaied 70 stand firm upon it.
Mr.. Ello. Of Delaware, editor Of Tie Free State
ard member Of the Territorial Legislature, was
pslt called. He stated some little OF the business
that had come before the Joint Committees OF the
Territory during their sessions for the past two
weeks. Hs explained the movements in relation to
procuring called session Of the Legislature. He
stated that promises 10 that eff. ct had been made
by Governor Walker and Secretary Stanton. lie
gave il 90 his opinion, however, that the Governor
In this was merely playing with them to gain time;
He said that for some dsis back the Governor had
been waiting aDXiously for dispatches from Wash
instoD, and that his acton might, TO rome extent
be regulated by them. He .aid that Secretary
StsLtUn bad been with the Committee, and proposed
to them that Governor Walker would call the Leg
islatvre on certain conditOns-that il, be would
REQUIRE the members Of the Fre-Stste Legislature,
ana prominent FreeSiate men, to give wrtten
y!edgis, upon their honor, that If convened they
would Onb legisste for certain purposes that they
would cObfhe The msclyes 10 action IN reference TO
the LecemptOn Consul ution. Tse speaker did not
believe that either Gov. Wicker or Stanton were
sDctre in any NJ their promises. He thought IL was
merely way they adopted to eyade the inhllment
Of their pledges. He believed, from What he could
ham, that Governor Walker was ABOUT " leave
The Territory, and that lie would never return
10 it. The speaker thought that the only policy
would be 70 rally round the Topeka Constitution
s,gspize and launch that COyernment-send no
more petitions to Washington, but send up solemn
league and covenant by which each man swOre 10
have the Topeka Constitution and nothing else.
Gov. ROoinson was next called out. He took
grounds for the called session the only remedy.
lie .aid that after the Dist Of December j. would
be too late He said if Walker aud Stanton could
be Got to call the Legislature it should be DONE He
saw DOibing wrong in giving the pledge required.
Is was only that the Legislature cohhae themselves
10 that point in reference to the Lecompon Cons1l-
tuition. The speaker said be had no opposition to
Walhsr and S!autOn if they would do right. Ii
they would thus be instrumental 10 securing for the
people Of Kansas that right, be had no objections
paf they should have any Office they wanted, or that
Walker be made President He urged that we had
gained something by the October election, even If
The Legislature deprived Of its functions by the
Lecoupt,n movement. He sad that we must have
q called sesso0, as be understood that both Walker
and Stanton would lie gone when the Territorial
LEGISLATURE met in January, and there would be no
one ~ Re coeDse III st body 10 send message to IT.
That no uLderstOOd that Walker would regard the
leesmptOD Constitution as a legal instrument after
the 2l,t Of December and before its acceptance by
Congress and that it would be necessary for the
Territorial Legislature 10 repeal the law authorizing
the Conventiop, which would strip 1t OF LEGALITY and
Ike il 30 that Walker We ud not recognize 1t.
Mr.. Thatcher of The Laurence Republican was
next called. He had no faith whsteyer in the prom
ises Of Gov. Walker. He bad watched that man
closely for months, and he thought he unders.O,d
him. He had violated most Of his promises, and
his gnpathies were uDsuestiOnably with the other
party. He believed that all these expedents were
osly 10 gain tame. He would ask, and keep asking
plecses u Free State men, and never be satisfied,
and throw the burden Of refusal on tho Free.State
men. The speaker thought tina. the true way was
fur both Legislatures ~ meet Let tue Territorial
Legislature meet, whether the Governor was there
or not Let them pass law to submit the Ls-
a. ~ L. st,t.n
faiy to the people. Our friends in Congress could
stAve il of until this action was taken.
At this time Mr.. John S2ee,, member Of the Ter
ritoral legislature offered q resolution calling on
The Governor for q special session of the Leg1sls.
turs, assuring him that the Legislature would not
Irpislate 90 a. TO make political capital but only to
deieat the Lecompton Constitution.
Mr.. Philips said that he had no objections TO
sver thing that was honorable being done to secure
. CO led session if possible. He had no faith what
ever that il would be called. He knew that Walk
or was Instrumental either knowingly or bindly, In
securing the LecomptoD Constitution in the shape it
wss and doubted that he ". uld be instrumental in
oyertArOwing il. This Was not very logical; STILL,
there were 70 many queer things 10 Kansas hateven
this might be possibe, and he would wish to throw
no obstacle IN the way Of any plan that might pro
or. it. But there were two matters he would call
20 their attention In the first place, this Terrific
rial Legislature had been elected on one issue-to
repeal or declare rOid the b. gas usurpation. lie
Understood that it was to this that Gov Walker had
rereresse; that he hsd asked pledge. on this very
point The speaker dill not think it consistent
with the digui or duty Of representative to give
Gsy pledges - an executive officer as TO wha. he
shoud do. Especially WAS it Objectionable that
they should be to abstain from doing the very
thin gtor which they were elected. II the Leg sl,
tuYe was to meet and adjourn and Leave al the BE-
gus usurpa,ions untouched, the likelihood WAS that
they would be sadded on the people. and be forever
a legal fact and disgrace 10 legislation. Unless
the very first set vas one declaring them eoId they
WV have 10 lspislate under Them and thus il-