The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

AtchiSon, Stringfellow and Shannon were
at Westport, advising and directing the
action of the Legislature; and that their
tools at the Mission were only carrying
out their previously expressed will. He
did not feel like being governed by such
body of men, and hoped the resolutions
would be unanimously adopted.
MIR. Smith was at the Legislature three
days, and was not willing to be governed
by the men he met there. They were
mostly raised in slave States, and were,
no doubt, qualified for governing slaves
on their plantations, but not for govern
ing freemen. He was in favor of gen.
eral appropriation ofmeans to employ an
intelligent "school marin" to instruct
them in the rudimentary principles of
education.
Mr.. .Ladd AN expelled member from the
Legislature, stated that the certificates of
the Governor were not used by the mem-
bers claiming their seats; but that they
went beyond them and took the returns
of the judges of elections as evidence of
the election Of members. That this fact
OF. itself was sufficient to show that no re-
gard was had for the organic law.
This Convention passed resolution
calling Territorial Delegate Convention,
to consist of five delegates from each dis
trict, to be held at the Big Springs, Sept.
5th, for the purpose of declaring Free
State Platform.
The Convention was called, and assem-
bled with full delegation from sixteen
Representative Districts, and large
number of interested spectators.
The Convention continued in session
two days. They came together from all
parts of the Territory, and were repre-
sentatives in Kansas from all sections of
the Union. The discussions were ex-
ceedingly interesting and animated. On
the great question of resistance to Missou-
ri aggression, there was but one senti-
ment; but on vital principle of human
rights, there was much discussion and
feeling. The people from New England,
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, were
in favor of recommending a State Consti-
tuition which should not discriminate in
the application of the great principles of
justice and equity, to the different classes
and races of the human family. Those
from the more Western and Southern
States were in favor of stringent "black
law" The Convention finally adopted a
platform, very unsatisfactory to those who
had enlarged views of human rights, and
were not so selfish as to wish all Others
deprived of them but themselves; but to
a large majority it was considered a grand
platform, on which all could unite. The
necessities of the case were such as to
compel all men in favor of making Kan
sas Free State to hang together, unless
they wished to hang separately; SO the
platform was adopted unanimously
When the result was manifest, the whole
Convention shouted and cheered for joy
When the committee proposed Gov. Reed.
er as a Delegate to Congress, the cheer.
ing was renewed with the greatest enthu
siasm. On his taking the stand, he wa.
received with the most boisterous shout.
of satisfaction. The Governor spoke Ions
and well, and was repeatedly interrupted
by cheers. Although with the peopl,
heart and hand in their organization, ant
resistance TO the usurpation, he still
among his friends expressed his doubt
: as to the ultimate success of this move
ment resulting in our being admitted int,
the Union as State. He entered int
it as measure entirely just and exceed
ingly desirable, and if successful, tn
most speedy manner of regaining thos
rights so ruthlessly stricken down.
| The report of the various committee
were as follows
PLATFORM.
Whereas, The Free State party of tn
Territory of Kansas, about to originate q
organization for concert of political actor
in electing our own officers and mouldin
: cur institutions: and sghereas, it is exps
e dient and necessary that a platform {
principles be adopted and proclaimed I
make known the character of our organi
: zation-and to test the qualifications {
/ candidates and the fidelity of our mem
bers: and tcheTeas, we find ourselves In a
f unparalleled and critical condition-de
priyed by superior force of the righi
;, guaranteed by the Declaration of IndepeI
I eence, the Constitution of the Unite
j; States, and the Kansas Bill: and scheTea
4 the great and overshadowing questiol
|, whether Kansas shall become a Free
Slave State, must inevitably absorb a
other issues except those inseparably col
nected with it: and .uhereas, the crisis d,
e mands the concert and harmonious actio
of all those who from principle or inte
'' est, prefer free labor to slave labor,
;, well as to those who value the preserv.
e ton of the Union and the guarantees
Il Republican institutions by the Constit.
ton, therefore:
. ResolUed, That setting aside all the m
L ner issues Of partizan politics, it is incuu
it bent upon us to proffer an organizatie
e calculated to recover our dearest right
i and into which Democrats and Whio
Native and Naturalized citizens NAV fire.
o Iy enter without any sacrifice of their 4
I spective political creeds. but without for
ing them as test upon others. And tn
IL when we shall have achieved our polite
freedom, vindieated our rights of sci
II government and become an independel
,f State of the Union, when those issn
o may become vital as they are now do
: ment, il viii be time enoHgh to divide O
organization by these tests. the importan
of which we fully recognize IN their a
propriate sphere
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