The Kanzas news., 1858-01-02
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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and the report of the Committee on Creden-
tials was read. A discussion ensued on
some motions relative to the report. A mo-
ton was made that Mr.. Mcfarland, of the
city of Oxford-he being the only Free State
man in that populous city-be admitted as
delegate. 1twas carried amid much laugh
ter. The report was adopted. Committee
on Resolutions then submitted three reports
for the action of the Convention. Mr..
Thacher read the majority report, as follows:
RESOLVED, That this Delegate Convention
affirm its position taken at its former meet
ing on the I'd of December, convinced, as
we are, of its correctness, and of its general
and enthusiastic endorsement of the people
of Kanzas.
RESOLVED, That inasmuch as the Terrific
rial Legislative Assembly failed to submit
the Lecompton Constitution to the verdict
of the popular will, as requested by this
Convention on the I'd instant, we hereby
request and instruct said Legislature, early
in Its next session, to declare by an enact
ment the Constitution framed at Topeka
Oct Esd, 1856, to be, as it is, the Consti-
tuition of the State of Kanzas.
Resokved, That in view of the extraordi-
surround us, it is the duty of the Governor
of the State of Kanzas TO issue his procla-
nation, urging full and prompt attendance
IN January next; and that said Legislature
is hereby requested to erhct, without DELAY,
code of laws for the use and protection of
the people, so soon as the exigencies of the
case shall require.
ResoE1ed, That the wisdom, prudence and
patriotism of the people are sufficient
guarantee that they viii so organize under
the government of their choice, and so
use its laws as not to interfere with the
constitution and laws of the United States,
ResoLued, That we urge the people to be
at the polls and vote their choice upon the
Lecompton Constitution, as directed by the
law of the Territorial Legislature
RESOLVED, That this Convention request
the Delegate in Congress from this Terrific
ry, Hon. Marcus J. Parrott, to exert his in
fuence to secure the admission of Kanzas
under The Peeple's Constitutions, framed. at
Topeka, as the surest and most direct meth
cd of settling our present difficulties and
securing the rights of the people.
WHEREAS the apportionment for members
of the Legislature under the Lecompton
Constitution does recognize and legalize the
fraudulent vote cast at the precinct of Ok
| ford, in the county of Johnson, and in other
respects is entirely unfair and unjust, Civ
ing to the border counties an undue prepon-
derance over the rest of the Territory and
WHEREAS test oath is to be required ol
all challenged voters and
| WHEREAS we have no confidence what
ever in the fairness nor honesty of the off
TO fI4xa L
made out and
WHEREAS The Constitution itself, under
which the election on January 4th is to be
held, is not the choice of the people of Kan
| KanZas, therefore
ResoEuel, That the Free State party OF
kanzas viii not take part in said election.
Mr.. Vaughan and Mr. Redpath read the
| following minority reports:
ResoE0ed, That in order to defeat the con-
spiraey of the Lecompton Usurpation we
viii participate in the election for State Off
GERS on the 4th of January next
| RESOLVED, That we shall vote only for
men who viii pledge themselves in advance
not to set the Government established by the
Lecompton eonspiTators In motion
Resotued, That we demand that our Ter
ritorial Legislature, in compliance with the
wishes of the people, as expressed in the
platform adopted at Lawrence on Dec. Cd,
shall, at an early date, submit the Topeka
Constitution to vote of the people
ResoEved, That we shall resist to the Bit
ter end any and every >attemt to force the
Lecompton Conspirators' Constitution upon
US.
ResoEued, That we shall regard an adhe-
a. r
loyalty to the Free State party, until it is
submitted b. the Legislative Assembly to
the popular vote.
RESOLVED That the Legislature be request
ed to repeal the entire code of enactments
framed by the so-called Legislatures at
Shawnee Mission and Lecompton.
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Assembly.
after repeating said code, be requested to
adjourn sine die.
JAMES REDPATH.
We, THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS, in Delegate
Convention assembled, this Esd day of De-
cember, 1857, feeling convinced that we are
threatened with treacherous viIlainy which
bids fair to eulminate In the forcible obtru-
sion upon US of State Government odious.
repugnant and aphorrent to our views, wish
es and sentiments, and believing further
that we can only foil this plot of the Le-
compton Usurpers by contesting with them
the election for State officers, to be held On
the 4th of January, 1858, do hereby
Resolve, To nominate full State ticket,
and to the success of this ticket pledge our
heartiest exertions and sternest endeavors.
BE a also ResotUed. That we urge upon
the people Of the various districts the i'm
mediate nominations of members fora State
Legislature under this so-called Lecompton
Constitution, to be supported on the first
Monday of January, 1853.
btesotUed, That in taking this position. we
neither depart from nor sacriic eanyeprinciple
which We have heretofore acknowledged, but
prove true to the highest aim and interests