The Kanzas news., 1858-09-25

Spriggs, 90
Thompson, Is
Updegraff, 10
Blunt, 20
Cutler
DR.. Blunt. IL
Scattering, Is
Whole number of votes cast, 81; neces-
sary to choice, &C. Messrs Roberts, Bal
ley and spriggs. having received a majority
of the votes cast were declared unanimous
ly nominated.
The successful candidates were then call
ed upon and each made few appropriate re-
marks touching upon the various questions
now at issue before the people, which were
well-received by the Convention.
During the absence of the committee on
resolutions. NJ. J. Parrott, being present,
was called for to address the Convention
Mr.. Parrott spoke for about an hour, re-
viewing in masterly manner the deeds of
the Democratic party and the Administra-
tion-pronouncing in favor of Republican
ism, and the formation of a State govern
ment for admission into the Union as early
as possible, as the best means to rid our
selves of the infamous espionage and tyran-
ny under which we are now living, and re-
commended 1t as an economic measure
He was listened to with attention through
out, and enthusiastically cheered at the close.
The committee on resolutions being now
ready, reported through their chairman as
follows:
The people of Southern Kansas, including the
nineteen disfranchised counties, represented in
Delegate Convention assembled at Ottumwa, this
2lst day of September, 1853, in view of the past
history and present condition of affairs in this
Territory, deem it proper to give expression to the
sentiments by which their political action will
hereafter be controlled; Therefore,
ResolUed, That we recognize but one question as
being now at issue In American poiitics-that of
Free Labor against Slave Labor; and that the war
having been commenced by the acts of the Slave
Propaganda in Kansas, and thus far waged victo-
riously by the Free State party, pledge our
selves that neither peace truce shall be grant
ed to the enemy, nor our banner unfurled until
Kansas shall be admitted Free and Republican
State into the Union.
ResOlUed That the events of the past few years
have furnished alarming evidence of the wise fore
sight of those fathers of the Republic who looked
with fear and apprehension upon the centralizing
tendencies of our system of government and la
ening the bulwarks of State Rights.
Resolued, That the free laboring men of Kansas
consider themselves man for man, the equals of any
community made up of masters and slaves, and
that as we had sufficient population to be admitted
into the Union under the fraudulent Slave Con-
stitution concocted at Lecompton, we fully believe
ourselves entitled to admission under a Free Con-
stitution of our own choice whenever and wherey-
er framed-the insulting threat in the English
Bill to the contrary notwithstanding.
he at tOft hos lIofkT
ocratic party to fasten the odium and infamy of
the Kansas Outrages upon the ''South Americans
is too transparent humbug with which to gull
the people of Kansas, who will give the "honor of
justly belongs.
ResolUed, That the decision of Chief Justice s.
d. Lecompte, in the of the ballot st1fer, J. D.
Henderson, denying the Jurisdiction of the Pro-
bate Court as expressly defined by the Legislature
in accordance with the provisions of the Organic
Act-whlch decision has recently been endorsed
and enlarged upon by Justice Williams, proves
the deterTa nation of the Federal Judiciary To re-
tain judicial control of the Territory at all haz-
ards, and demonstrates the necessity of an early
admission into the Union if we would have our
rights and interests in our own keeping
Resot1ed, That the apportonment fastened upon
us by Pro-Slavery Legislature, and perpetuated
by pseudo Free State Legislature places us prac-
tiealy in the position of s'taxation without repre-
sehtation,' principle which we repudiate as be-
ing anti-Republican, and that we demand of the
next Legislature that they re-distFict and appor-
ton the Territory IN such manner as TO do JUS
tiee to those who have so long been deprived of
their dearest rights; and we further demand the
abolition of the Cf1d system of voting nstitu-
ted by the usurping Missouri Legislature
ing it to be subversTe of the best interests of so
ciety.
Resoloed, That We consider it the wisest and
best policy for the present. perpetuate the pres
ent system of counties as already established
throughout the Territory
I IT. IL.
Congress of the United States there Will be large
grants of land made TO the Territory of Kansas
for the purpose Of building Railroads, and
WHEREAS, The nineteen counties of South yves
tern Kansas are almost totally disfanchsed in the
Territorial Legislature and have n o assurance
of getting justice from the Territorial Legislature
in apportionment of said lands to the Railroads
of Southern Kansas. therefore be it
ResOtoed, That we, the delegates OF the nineteen
disfranehised counties in Convention assembled.
do most respectfully petition worthy Delegate
to Congress, Ii. j. Parrott, to his best endeav
ors 10 have the amount of lands that may be ap-
ProPriated, divided amongst the different Rail
roads Of Kansas by the Congress Of the United
States.
ResOtDed, That petition, that in case it should
be left to Territorial Legislature TO dispose of
said lands to said railroads. that it be provided by
Congress that said division shall not take place
for members to the Legislature shall have been
made. P. B. PLUMB,
PERRY FULLER,
A. ]. BAKER,
r. T. THOMPSON,
7. r. ROBERTS
The resolutions we're adopted unanimous
ly, and then
On motion. The Convention adjourned
sine die. wH. WATKINS, Pres't.
D. W.eHousroS, Secretaries.