The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-07-25
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by Judge Conway.
Gen. J. Il. LANE was elected President
pro tenn.
Sparks and Ritche were appointed CON-
mittee on Permanent Organization.
The President was authorized to nomi-
nate a committee on Credentials. The
following gentlemen were appointed -
VIM. A. Phillips, Frost, Jaehman, DR..
Hunting, Bliss, Henry j. Adams, Asaph
Allen, Judge John Curtiss, Fuller, DIR. G.
a. Cutler, Fl. P. Waters, Collier, Judge S.
Y. Latta, E. S. Nash, Newton.
| On motion, the Committee on Creden-
tials were authorized to decide also on
the number of Delegates, based on its
present population. each district is entitled
to in this Convention.
PERMANENT 0FFICERs.-The commit
tee on Permanent Organization reported
for officers the following gentlemen who
were elected by the Convention:-Presi-
dent, j. II. Lane; Vice Presidents, Judge
III. a. Wakefield, of Bloomington; H.
Miles Moore, of Leavenworth; T. j.
Adds, of Sugar Creek; A. A. Griffin, of
Manhattan, and Harris Stratton, of Doni-
phan. Secretaries:-R. j. Hinton, and
A. D. Richardson.
Capt. G. w. +. Leonhardt, Gen. ]. II.
Lane, Judge G.. w. Smith, and Judge
Wakefield were called out and made brief
speeches. The Convention then took
noon recess.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-During the abb
sence of the Committee on Credentials,
Gov. Chas. Robinson, Lieut. Gov. w. I.
Roberts, Judge III. F. Conway, and Messrs.
II. Miles Moore, T. Dwight Thatcher, and
o. B. Holman, appeared in response to
the call of the Convention, and made re-
marks upon the present position and
proper policy of the Free State party.
On motion, the Convention was formally
opened with prayer, by Rev. Daniel Foster.
The Committee on Credentials now re-
ported the names of 1877 Delegates as en-
titled to seats in the Convention. The
report was accepted and adopted.
COMMITTEE on BUsINEss.-Judge Con-
way offered resolution that the President
appoint a committee to prepare business
for the Convention. The following gen.
tlemen were named:-M. T. Conway, A.
Curtis, L. f. Currier, Allen Croker, c. +.
: w. Leonhardt, Ira Taylor, R. Riddle, /.
H. Snyder, DIR. Davis, W. F. III. Army,
Harris Stratton, G. C. 0sgood.
On motion of S. n. Wood: State Officers,
members of the Legislature, and other
Free State men present, were invited to
take seats in the Convention and partici-
pate in all its action except voting.
COMMITTEE on REsoLUTIoNs.-0n
motion of j. N. Walden, the President
was requested to appoint committe to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the Convention. The following ap-
pointments were made:-J. NJ. Walden,
T. Dwight Thatcher, j. NJ. Dunn, W.
, Oakley, VIM. Graham, James Macarthur,
J. Fletcher, A. Hunting, G. S. Hillyer, A.
, A. Jamison, +. G. Adams, o. B. Holl-
man, w. G. Nichols, G. 2. Buell., I. r.
Newton.
On motion, the Convention took a recess
until g. p NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
? The Convention was addressed by DR.
Davis and Marcus J. Parrot, of Lcaven.
3 worth; j. NJ. Walden, of Quindaro, and
Rev. Daniel Foster, of Sugar Mound, and
: S. \. Wood, of Lawrence.
SECOND DAY.
: Thursday, July 16.
: The Convention was called to order by
the President, and opened with prayer by
Rev. j. B. McAfee. Messrs. Henry j.
: Adams, A Larzalier, and A. L. Winans
t were called for, and made remarks upon
the position and policy of the Free State
: party.
Gen. James III. Lane took the stand in
response to the call of the Convention
and among other things, said that he
thanked his friends for the honor they
proposed to confer upon him, by tender
4 ing to him the nomination for Congress-
/. but utterly refused to receive the Romi-
nation; that he had determined never
again to leave Kansas, until her Missouri
chains were broken and her people free
under their own government.
RESOLUTIONS ADoPTED-The Commit
. tee on Resolutions, throughJ. M. Walden,
, Chairman, submitted report, which was
accepted, and after few amendments,
unanimously adopted. The following are
, the Preamble and Resolutions passed.
WHEREAS, At the first election of a
; Territorial Legislature held in Kansas, the
8 government was wrested from the hands
of the people and an usurpation submitted
in its place; and
WHEREAS, Said usurpation is still for
: ced upon the people of Kansas, and they
, are thereby deprived of all the rights of
American citizens, therefore be it resolv-
ed by the Free State men in Convention
assembled:
!. That the Topeka Constitution and
the State Government originated in a
public necessity, that subsequent events
have proved the wisdom and justice of
that movement, and that present circum-
stances render it an imperative demand of
. Justice, common sense and patriotism, that
it be unswervingly maintained and sup
ported;
Ii. That the Topeka Constitution is
, the first and only choice of the Free State
men of Kansas-that we look to our adj
mission as State under it as the surest
and only method of regaining our lost
rights, and that all our efforts as party
in whatever direction shall be subservient
to that end;
III. That Congress viii consult the
wishes of very large majority of the in
habitants of Kansas by Immediately ad-
hitting her as a State under the Topeka
Constitution;
81 ". That the Free State men Of Kan
sas now, as heretofore, utterly deny the
validity of the Territorial Legislature
that they still recognize it as the creature
of fraud and violence, and that they ac-
!. knowledge neither the validity nor the
binding force of Its enactments;
V. That the recent vote for delegates
to a Constitutional Convention has DEM
onstrated to the world that the pro-slayery
faction is miserable minority of the
people of Kansas; that an attempt to frame
i Constitution by delegates thus elected
would be a great outrage upon the people,
and that the admission of Kansas under a
constitution so framed, unless first sub
initted to fair vote of the bona tide resi-
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