The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-20
. the People of Kansas.

To the keopte of A4<1sds
The public are already conscious that at
80 session of the Legislative Assembly
~ = Kansas Territory law Vas passed,
titled aAn act to provide for the cleo
-, If Delegates to Convention TO frame
. s,s,e Constitution" That act contem-
rl,tes our early admission into the Union
!. . sovereign State. The brief period
in,eryening between the passage of the
a., and the time fixed for the election of
delegates, requires vigiiant action on the
mart Of the people to secure full repre-
..n,a.ion in that Convention. As several
committees claimed the right to speak for
and represent the Free State party in the
coming canvass, movement was made
10 barmonize these committees, by forn-
ing temporary union of all of them.-
The following official proceedings of those
committees will show the result of their
action in this direction -
Alta joint Convention of the Territori-
al Executive Committee appointed at
Grasshopper Falls, on the 26th of August
last; of portion OF the State Central
Committee appointed at Topeka in July of
,56.7; of the Free State Central Commit
tee appointed at Lawrence on the 23d of
December last; held at Odd Fellows Hall,
in Lawrence, on the evening of the 14th
inst. P. C. Schuyler was chosen Chair
man. and VIM. Hutchinson and ID. 81.
Weir were elected Secretaries Itwas, on
motion, unanimously
Resolred, That each of the above men,
toned committees be requested to select
FIVE persons from their respective commit
tees. who shall constitute special Free
State Union Committee, who shall have
full power to take all needful action for
securing a full vote of the Free State
party, in the elections which shall take
place under the new Constitutional move
ment, both for Delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention, and the officers under
that Constitution.
The several committees retired to sepa-
rate rooms, each of which had . quorum
for business, and after full consultation,
reported through their respective Chair
men the following gentlemen, as repre-
sentatives of their several committees, to
wit -
Ef. Territorial Committee &c. W.
Smith, P. c. Schuyler, G.. w. Brown,
G. W. Hutchinson, j. II. Lane.
STATE Central Committee Jas. Blood,
Wm. Hutchinson, Henry Harvey, E. S.
Nash, W. F. II. Army. :
Free State Central Committee I'D. H
Weir, Robert Morrow, S. C. Pomeroy, E.
Heath, S. n. Wood.
The report was received, and the names
submitted were unanimously adopted as
the Union Committee of the Free State
Party, to act for the purposes expressed II
the first resolution copied above.
The committee continued in session
with the officers elected at the organiza
ton of the meeting still in the chair b.
general consent On motion of Gen
LANE, the following was unanimousl,
adopted
Resolved, That G. W. SMITH be Presi
dent of this committee; VIM. HUTcHIN,
son, Vice President; d. H. WEIR, Sec
retary; and JAS. BLOOD, Treasurer ant
that all calls be signed by the President
Vice President, and Secretary.
Resoired, That committee of five b,
appointed to draw up circular to the peo
pie of the Territory in regard to the forth
coming election, and G. ". Smith, s. n
Wood, G. w. Brown, VIM. Hutchinson
and ". .. Il. Army be such committee.
A committee of one from each OF tn
original committees, as follows: s. n
Wood. W. +. IL. Army, and o. E. Lear
nard were appointed on finance.
Resolved, That the proceedings of thi
Convention be published at length in al
the Free State papers of the Territory.
On motion adjourned, subject to tn
call OF the proper officers.
?. c. SCHUYLER, Chairman.
D. o1H Il. HVfgHl''0'' WEIR, Secretaries.
To every Free State man this unio,
will be source of qualification, as it give
sure indication Of united action and
harmonious result. It is urgently re
quested that the same liberal spirit whie
has characterized the several committee
will prevail with the people, and that lay
Ing aside all personal considerations, the
unite as one man in securing a great tmor;
and political triumph for the Free Stat
cause.
Its expected that every man will d
his whole duty; that to make the wor
successful as large vote as possible wi
oe polled for Delegates, and that care wi
Dc taken in the selection of those Del
gates that they faithfully reflect the pop
lar will. To this end let county, tow
ship and precinctf organizations be ma,
by the:people with the least possible d
lay. Where those organizations ha
been thus perfected they are expected
lose no time in presenting tie issues
their true character to their constituen
The act calling for the convention "
De published in the papers Of the Terri
y, and generally circulated in circu
i0fn, copy of which you are expect
70 secure and study with care, and :
'aas elections are held in strict conform
With law.
BY the organic act, members Of the i
Territorial Legislature are believed
legal gentlemen to be prohibited fl
holding any Offices under the Convent
law. prevent vacancies on this accou
OF the Introduction of question in reg
% Il, other reliable Free State men shor
De selected as Delegates. One copy
'ae returns from the various precir
should be directed to Messrs. BABcocE
ElFaER, at lawrence. who are auth
i1ea BY law to receive then-the OF
% Hon. J. ". DEsvER, at Leoompsoz
Again we urge our friends TO a uni
eHort. aud trust that the result vii