The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-11-20

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+ thls respect must be null and void.
<eeond, we reject the declaration that
cplored persons have no rights which
Piher men are bound to respeef,n as being
license to plumber such persons Of what
YET they may be in possession of, either
y acquisition or by gift of God.
"a, Resolrea, That, in framing Con-
'at1sion and government for the people
q Kansas, we are in favor of limiting the
tntles OF the Executive to those Of a
purify administrative kind, for the reason
tne5 experience has proven that Execu-
fiye powers and patronage serve only to
colapt both the Executive and the peo-
pie snd, hence, sovereignty should be
retained by the people, where
alone il can safely reside.
9Th. Resolved, That we will insist on
making all offices within the State of
Kansas elective by the people, except
such as belong to the organization of the
Legislative body and clerks of the Exec
utive; and that we use our best endeavors
to incorporated into our national platform
a provision which shall make it the duty
of the President to select for Postmaster.
General only such person as will not ap-
point any postmaster without giving the
people who are to be served by such post
master, the privilege of selecting, by vote
or petition, the person deemed by them
most suitable for such position-subject to
removal for Incompetence or unfaithful-
ness. OF -.
9th. Resolvetl, That while we recognize
the caucus and convention system as use
full appendages to popular government,
inasmuch as, by their agency, suitable
persons may be economically selected to
receive the suffrages of the people; yet
they are but agencies /; and whenever, in
the judgment of the people, they have
failed to select suitable persons, it is both
the privilege and duty of the people to
disregard their selections, and make 9TH
ers in their stead, for the plain reason that
all power: resides in the people, aud they
cannot be bound by any body of persons,
however constituted
10th. Re&Lred, That while We regard
the Territories Of the United States as
Inc common property of all the States
alike, yet the Institution of Slavery, like
any other institution, if deemed unsalu-
tary by majority of the people settling
the Territory, may be rightfully excluded
therefrom. If the institution exert q
deleterious Influence, socially or pecuni-
arily, it is clearly within the province of
people enjoying the right of self-govern-
ment to exclude it. If morally wrong, it
is not within the province of the major
ity, however large, to encourage it by leg
islation. 1.'- Oh 1869
18th. RESOLVED, That we are in favor of
retaining the name of Free State Party
of Kansas that We may remain ,untram-
meled by party organizations in the
States, and thus hold fealsy to principle
above fealty to party.
18th. RESOLVED, That nothing in this
platform, save nell settled principles, shall
be treated as a .h'ality; but shall be al
tered, amended, or entirely suspended, as
time and circumstances shall indicate it
most wise. 81 -fgCUrs.t 3.t.W TO
Mr.. Heath wished these resolution to 20 to
the people for discussion, for meditation,
for their proft, and the general welfare Of
the various party organizations. He spoke
at length on the subject, with his usual
gravity and force, and made some of his
policy friends vince. ~ .fs7f a..
Richardson pitched in; he thought the
bred Scott decision would hereafter be
the only issue in American politics. The
people of the Territory were a. unit on
the Free State issue. In Atchison coun-
ty, Sringfellow had opposed him in his
and favored another better Free
State man in his stead, to represent them
in the Legislature. The fellow who sent
Rev. Pardee Butler down the Missouri on a
raft, was good Free State man. Hays,
who killed Buffum, was liked among them
and had turned Free State man. He was
decidedly in favor of the resolutions Of
Mr.. Heath, but doubted whether it was
policy for this Convention, with its fifteen
delegates, to adopt them at this time
He at times became somewhat @etherial,"
but gradually softened down and took his
seat, only partially exhausted.
Mr.. Grimsley remarked that he was no
speech-makeF, but corn and potato rails
er. As good Free State man as lived
Was in favor of adjourning the Conven-
ton and going home. Wanted the Re-
publicans. if they had "nigger" in their
platform, to bring him out. He loved to
see the enemy when he went into battle.
He had always told his neighbors that
these Kansas Republicans were abolition
lists; that they would have the ''niggers''
vote, eat, and be schooled with the whites;
would equalize them as witnesses in our
Courts with the whites and his neigh
bors would always deny it, and say they
would not 60 in for such doctrines. He
was glad that they came out plain to-day
in the platform Of Mr.. Heath. He liked
to see it, and would give them warning,
that IN Breckenridge county they would
trim them nicely on their "nigger equali-
ty" platform. l5u swra
Mr.. Heath persisted, now was no time
to bubble, or be half-hearted. How could
we go home To- our constituents without
giving them something to talk about and
discuss. They viii ask US, What have
sou done in the 100 Delegate Conven.
lion? Not hing. Is that what yon
were sent for to do nothing ? Why
didn't Jon do something /? Because we
we're afraid. For himself. he would
% ashamed to go homo with these, ex.
uses and would not attend another con-
sention Of the character Of this if they
hus went away without the accomplish
nent Of anything a,ed, sse Zee ~
Conway rather favored his idea. He
wanted something 70 fight. He seemed fall