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and the election Of January 18th, 1856 n
crime and misdemeanor against the peace
Of the territory, and the will Of tho major

and the election Of January 4tb, 1866 m
crime and misdemeanor against the peace
Of the territory, and the will Of tho major
ity.
Resolved, That the legislature elected
in this territory on the Sth day Of October,
1851, is the only legitimate lsv making
body that has ever been elected for The &en
ritory Of Kansas, and that its functions
shall not be suspended by any constitution
or state government until fair and inn
partial vote shall DO bad ON the same.
Resofred, Tha. this delegate convention
do hereby re-indorse the constitution known
as the Topeka constitution, and do declare
it to represent the wishes of tic mwoaig of
the people of Kansas, to-day, and tlfsS
when it shall have again received the pop
ular sanction under authority of tho only
legitimate territorial legislature ever con,
vened in Kansas territory recognized by
tho authority of the United Statss, thst
VIC shall maintain IL against all opposi-
tion. f .lH tsd 81
Resolvsd, That, looking chiefly to the
above end, we respectfully memoralize
the territorial Legislature, about to con,
vene in extra session on tho 7th inst, to
frame fair and impartial election law, and
that they, under it, submit the two con,
stitutions-the peoples constitution framed
at Topeka, and the contribution framed At
Lecompton-to a vote of the people oa
this Territory, and that the said Legisla-
ture provide that the constitution which
shall receive a majority of all tho legal
votes shall become the fundamental Law
for the state of Kansas. -.
After the adoption Of tho resolution len.
Lane was called for and mado . master
speech, which time forb;ds my commcnc,
ing upon in this letter. Tho following
resolutions was introduced by VIM, A.
Phillips, and adopted: -, IS. =.
RESOLVED, That this convention do 'el-
press its appreciation of the act Of Hon.
Fred. p. Stanton, convening special
session of the territorial Legislature in thu
emergency and that wo thank him for this
expression in favor of rescuing tho public
peace and the rights ofthe people. ~
The convention was then addressed by
Dr. Cobb, of Atebson, in an ablo and in
teresting manner. The doctor is = aerpxp
by birth and refugee from Hungary.
He is man of stern and determined
purpose, and fought in thirteen battles
with the brave Magyars in unfortunate but
oppressed Hungary. He is the editor Of
the Kansas Zeitung in Atchison, and q
humorous and sarcastic speaker, which,
taken in connection with his broken En-
glish, never fails to "bring down tho
house." et .1t..i,,F 'ifvif =
He said, in coming back from AtchisoR
to Lawrence, it became necessary for him
to put up for the night on the road, and
unfortunately had to stop with family
from the south. Tho lady who had fino
young border ruffian in her arms As he sup
posed, and to introduce conversation in-
quired his name. The mother ff}Fotmed
him it was Jimmy" "Ah" said ths
Doctor Jimmy Buchanan" "No," was
the rcsposnso, "this is my Jimmy Lane"
The anecdote struck the audience Withr
probability that there might he Hmorc
truth than poetry" and produced shouts
Of laughter, long and loud. The doctor
closed by saying that while Jim Land grew
spontaneous on the prairie, tive won't give
up the ship" .t~,,'
We subjoin the proclamation Of acting
Gov. Stanton, calling ar extra session 2fthe
Free State Legislature, for which act he
was removed by President Buchanan.
PROCLAMATION coNvENINa THE TERRITORY,
AL LEGISLATURE. e,
To the members of the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory Of Kansas.
An extraordinary occasion having occur
ed in the affai Of the territory, within
the meaning Of the sOth section Of tho
Organic act which authorizes The legisla.
ture to be called together upon such ooos.
sion:
/, Frederick P. Stanton, Secretary OF
an 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 Lc.
on Monday next, the 9th inst,
then and thcre to consider matters of great
pertaining to the public welfare,
Given under The seal Of tho
LIS. Territory at Lecompt6n,
t--) this the first day Of Decem-
Der, A. d. 1857.
FRED. P. STANTON.