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LATE AND IMPORTANT
T. X d VI Il A rs A - 4.
Secretary Stanton's Proclamation--Thc
Free-State Delegate tonvention at
Lawrence


great Convention Of the Free-State
Party was held in this town yesterday.
1t was the most cnthu siastio assembage Of
the Free-State men that ever witnessed.
Every District was largely represented.
Stanton s proclamation astonished every
one n vote OF thanks to him was unani-
mously passed al the Convention, and three
OF the most radical Anti-Slavery men APP
pointed to deliver it. | believe it was
bid on his part; but, although we thank
him for the act, he can't be Senator.
A great Convention will be held at !
Lecompton on Monday. Five thousand |
persons arc expected to attend. Arrange |
ments are being made to encamp.
The publication of the Crusader of Free. |
dom has been postponed till January l. in |
consequence of the early closing of nlviga-
ton.
annex the proclamation Of Stanton
PROCLAMATION C,SvEStNG THE TERRITORIAL
LFGIsLATURE,
To the members OF the legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory of Kansas:
An extraord' nary occasion having occur
rel in the affairs of the Territory, within
the melning OF the 30th section Of the
Org inic Act, which authorizes the Lerisla-
ture to be called together upon such occl-
sions
l. Frederick p. Stanton Secretary of and
Acting Governor, do hereby summon the
members of the Council and House Of
Representatives of the said Territory, to
assemble in their respective houses at
Lecompton, on Monday next, the
7th inst, then and there to consider mat
tiers OF great moment, pertaining to the
public welfare
Given under the Seal of the Territory at
1 H.. ~. =
December, \. D. 1857.
FRED. p. STANTON.
THE CONVENTION AT LAWRENCE.
LAWRENCE, Wednesday Dec. =, 1857.
The largest and most important delegate
convention ever held in Kansas, was organ
lied in this place to-day. The entire Terri
tory was represented by full decg ition.
and matters OF momentous importance were
discussed. The Convention was called to.
order at | | o'clock A NJ, by G.. W SMITH.
Of Lawrence. W. Y Romans, ofWyandott.
| was appointed Chairman, and ST Iappan.
Of Lawrence, Secretary, on temporary or
giui1ition. a committee of one from each
Senatorial District, under the Topeka or
ganiz ton, was appointed on credentials.
and also committee on permanent organ
| cation, appointed in the same manner, and
/ consisting OF the same members, after which
the Convention adjourned to = o clock = NJ
Pursuant to adjournment, the Conven-
| ton assembled at the designated time an
the Committee on permanent organic alton
1 reported Coy. {. Robinson President OF the
4 Convention, and W. \. Phillips, \. Wat
( ties and Dr.. Macy, Secretaries GOV. Ro-
hins1n took the stond amid shouts of APP
| plause.
y Committee Of one from each Senatorial
| District was appointed on resolutions tor
I tn" arti"" al RI" r"""e"tion. Tho meeting
was addressed ny Judge johnson, OF Ledv-
eh"orth' anu OTHERS curing the absence OF
inc Tomihi''eo' AFTER "hich IL ADJOURNED
untll evening Az the specifled time the
convention assemoieu' anu the committee
on resolutions were called Tor. The Com
lnlttee presented, through General Lane,
thelr CHAIRMAN the following resolutions,
when were adopted without word from
any member elther pro or ron, by nlnt
unanimous cheers from the entire assem-
oldee' more ueterinlned expression OF
sentlhehI lever with 'ssed'
EVENING SESSIONS
The report of the Committee on Resolu.
tions was made, and accepted on motion Of
. Mr.. Foster, of Ossdwatumie.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTION.
We, the people OF Kansas, in delegate
Convention assembled, at Lawrence, thi :
= DAY of Docrm Jer, 1857 do set fort, the
following to our feilow-citizens anl the
people OF the United States:
Circumstances OF an TX raordinlry char
acter threaten to impcrIl the patcs oi this
Territory. and to deprive a manrity OF the
people Of their rights, As citizens ., this re-
public, to govern the same.
On Inc 30th Of March, 1855, an armed
force from Missouri violently took pos, s.
sion Of the poll, IN Kansas, and trludulrnt-
~ elected Territorial Legislature. with
n,iments adverse to the opinions of a nj
llrIty OF the penpl', AMI en- cted laws
cruel and oppressive. legislature.
composed in part of p,r,ous elect
"a as above, and of other persons
elected in October, l-56, in like vio
lent and lraudulent manner, and under de
grading test o,ths enacted by the previous
body. passed an act tor the creation Of d
Constitutional Convention under partial
partisan registration and arportionmcnt.
nd in the election Of members to slii on
atitutiDn. Il Convention the law prOviiiny for
he I'll ne WAS never c)uphcd with IN many
important aui essential pIrticuars, r,pa-
ciuIly in making a co I.plete consu- Of the
people and registry Of the voters of the tor
ritory. fifteen entire counties hsip, totally
] ul~lTdHtUlrtl, anu lllilN voters IN the Utl T
counties left off The Convention hat AS
sembcd in Lecompton in September last
thus elected. have proceeded to frame A
Constitution for the State of Kansas. in De
f4ncc Of the TACT that thew. hy their own
record, represented a small min lrity of til,
people OF this Territory. that their iroccei-
ings were prot,strI against by the us,ple on
the ground v. illegalty and uniairness, and
that the presence Of a portion o, the United
States army WIS necessary to protect them
during their sttings against the indirna-
ton OF an outraged people. In the face of
these facts they refuse to submit the in
struuent they have thus framed to a vote
Of the people for ratification or rejection -
They provide for a swindlc. STYLED bv thcm
AN election. in which neither the Constitu-
ton, nor any material plrt thereof can h,
elected or rejected. They have pendin,
| this action, provided for a State electinn