White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-06-03


with these negroes, and those Of othel
States. It is the policy Of many of tn
Slave States, to send their free negroes t.
the Free States. We say, deliver rs from
slavery, and also deliver rs from colonies
of free negroes !
Right here is an appropriate place t.
insert set Of Resolutions offered BY Ben
jamin Wrigley, Esq, Of this County. il
the Oonventiou which nominated TIL
State ticket under the Leavenworth Con
stitution -
WHEReAs, By the action Of the Leav
enworth Constitutional Convention, tn,
opinion prevails among large portion
Of the people of this Territory, as wei
as Of the States, that It was the intention
of said Convention to confer the right o
suffrage upon negroes and also to pro
vide for the common education of whit,
and negro children in the same school
and, whereas, the prevalence ofthis opin.
ion has greatly injured the Free STATE
cause here and elsewhere, and rendered
the passage of the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, exceedingly probable, if not certain
therefore, 81.
Resolued. That in the opinion of this
Convention, the Leavenworth Constitu.
ton does not in fact, nor was it the inten-
ton Of the Convention which framed the
same, by any possible Implication to con-
fer the right Of suffrage upon negroes, to
provide for the education of white and
negro children in the same schools.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Convention, negroes are not entitled to
vote under the Leavenworth Constitution;
that the right of suffrage should be con-
ferred only upon free white male citizens
of the Unitei States, and that separate
and distinct schools should be provided
for the negro children that may be within
our borders.
Mr.. Wrigley attempted to make some
remarks in support of these Resolutions,
but the Republicans there assembled, a
great many of whom had been members
Of the Constitutional Convention, choked
him down, and tabled the Resolutions
there being only one vote in their favor ;
and that one, we presume, was Mr.. Wrig-
ley himself. These Resolutions embody
principles which would come up to the
standard of the Conservative psrty. They
have received the seal Of .genuineness-
the condemnation of the Ultra Radicals
lie the Republicans.
We are told that paper is being cir.
culated for signatures throughout this
County, calling for a mass meeting at
Troy, on the 10Th inst, to organize a
Republican party. If Conservative
Free State party is to be organized in
Kansas, the first move must be made
somewhere-and why not in Doniphan
County? Then, in order to start the ball,
we suggest that, at as early day con-
venient. mass meeting Of. the Conserv-
alive Free State men of DOniphan Coun-
ty be held at Troy, or some other point
convenient to the people of the entire
County, to consult upon the formation of a
party of the kind suggested, to appoint
a County Central Committee, and Com
mittee to correspond with Conservative
men throughout the Territory. This is
the only way in which Free State men can
maintain the ascendancy in Kansas. The
organization of Republican party will
drive off at least half the Free State
strength. which would be retained by the
Free State party. We have no fears for
this County. The people here are right.
If movement can be made, Conserva-
tive party could sweep the Territory
carrying every County, with perhaps a
few exceptions. Shall we have a mass
meeting? Let rs hear from the people