The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-01-24

abiding faith in the integrity Of the Union,
the great shield and safeguard Of all our lib
critics.
Resolved, That we hold firmly to the doc
trine entertained by the trainers OF cur con. :
stitution, that the Executive and Judicial
are separate and distinct branches OF our
general gorernmenf, in respect to their du-
ties and povers, and that any attempt on
the part Of either branch to encroach upon
the rights and powers Of the other, is put
subyefsion Of the true aim OF our government
end that We most heartily denounee them:
Rssofced, That we believe orT present feds
eral judiciary TO be honest and imparua aa
ministrators Of justice, and that We "ooio
hold in contempt any judicial ohcef mno
would be sYeryed from the strict line oi ou'y
by party considerations.
Resolred, That it Is the sense OF TINS con
Tention that the lands known as indian mes. |
eryations. are decidedly the most important
snd vslusbIe portions Of the Territory; that
their fertility and locations invite large
and usefuI emigration, which, TO great ex-
tent. is lost TO the Territery; therefore, heSot-
rcd that il Is one Of the cardinal principles
of this convention that the general govern
roent should, at It's earliest convenience, py
nnrcbass. exchange, or treaty Of some KIND,
redeem these lands and ePen them TO the
pre-enption of settlers
Res0tpsd.. That order being the first prin-
ciple of all harmonious and Well-organIzeo
bodies, we deem it expedient to form Gen. |
trail Committee for the Territory at large, |
and would ask our friends to form the same |
in each county; and We viii pledge ourselves
TO exert every lawful effort to facilitate the
ends and objects Of our organizatlon-th
guaranteeing Of equal rights and eqna! pTsoi.
kqes to each and every citizen OF the United
States.
ResoEped. That we have the integrity and
talent in the Territory TO perform all the dn-
ties of the various Offices in our midst, Win
usefulness to the government and VIII honor
to ourselves, and we claim that these efnces'
in right, inure to the benefit Of our citizens
Resolped. That committee of twenty-one
he annointed to prepare an address to the
people of the United States, setting forth
| the ends and objects of our party, and re-
ouestine their aid to forward our views.
What do the honest Democrats In
the Middle and Western States who
voted for Buchanan, believing him to
favor Free Kansas. think of the Ma
tional Democracy of Kansas, or rath-
er Missouri? Have they not we'll de-
fined their position in the former resof
Tuition and in the bogus ones now pre-
sented as trap to catch a stray old
Hunker from some Of the Northern
States?
After hearing the resolutions, mo-
ton was made to receive the report,
which was carried. A motion was
! then made to adjourn till 2 P. NJ. or
Wednesday. An excited debate ther
took place, in which it was evident
the temporizing policy as exhibited II
:, the resolutions did not find much ia
vor among those who were not il
the secret. At midnight the meeting
= adjourned to the next day.
At 2 P. NJ. on Wednesday, tn
= Hall was again filed and after motio
Il to allow any member of the commit
tee to state the reason of adopting tn
u name of National Democratic party
y Col. Cofey addressed the meetin
ie briefly. He spoke of the nece'
- " sity of pursuing conservative eour'
W and stated that as an old line VIII
"a he cordially endorsed the resolution
u and accepted the name, feeling al
:, sured that by this method only. eoul
8 the -slavfry party hope to accom-
i plish their object. Judge Eimore TO
= lowed in the same strain; after whic
ie Gen. Calhoun made fiery and length
81 speech. His first endeavor was
Vi make the resolution passed On Monda
~ evening and the present series hitcl
Ms He denounced the Republican part
I'd and labored to show that the DEM
ty cratic was the only National par
oi now in existence. He. bitterly d
nounced all attempts to bring Law al
IS. Order men to justice, claiming tn
n they should not be punished for Il
ng sake of carrying favor with the dir
to dogs and niger there's who infest t
n n Territory. The scoandrels and ma
~ dsrers from Chicago, and the sneaki7
N. couardly hounds, and miserable ab
m. litionists from Boston, should be roc
tS' ed out and punished wherever tn
nc =. may be found. He denied the rig
ed of any one to bring Law and Ord
he men, like G. W Clark, to justice, al
ng asked why Lane, Brown, Walker al
're Harvey were not punished. (ltseer
that G. w. Clark has been indict
ith for the murder of Barber; DR.. Strin
on fellow for horse stealing, and others
The The the party, for various crimes, had be
&C. arrested and admitted to bail. II
tic doubtless was the cause of the Gene
AN AN al's ire He hoped they would jo
1n- unanimously in adopting the resol
9y tions. For his part he could see not
er- ing in them but what every Law a
aw Order man could indorse. He was
. It ultra pro-slavery man and he cordia
to agreed with. them. He. however, b
the never said he was in favor of maxi
set Kansas a slave State. He had ne,
nen expressed, in Kansas, an opinion
Arc are that subject. holding that the time B
ny not come TO. do SO; when it did,
sre vote would tell what he was.
, as THE General forgets the speech
ere, ere, made at q Law and order convent
de- in November, '55. when he expires
s. en- himself in the most positive terms
rim favor of making this Territory ST.
a'iy 2 State. AS he had applied to the
pretty often, perhaps be has forgot
son, s,1s what hsadid say.
ref Ex.Gov's Ransom and Sham
eX- - f-,~r and Hppl