The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-08

In confederation Of the preceding statements Of
our correspondents concerning the public meetings
in Lawrence, TO which they refer, have before
the Herald Of Freedom Of December 2eth, "a free
State paper published at Lawrenee,) which gives
full account Of these meetings.
convention Of free-State men held ia
Lawrence on the ed Of December. with DR.. Robin
son as president The convention continued for two
days, during the whole 81 which time animated
discussion kept up the question OF voting
for State officers the 4th Of January The Herald
says that !" Messrs. Schuyler, Hanna, Vaughan Con
way, Judge Davis, DIR. Robinson, G. w Smith, En-
I cry, w. Y Roberts, Mr., Winchell, DR. Hail, Ewing,
+ Pomeroy, Noteware, o. G. Brown, L. Heath, J. A.
I Wakefield, and, in short nearly all the prominent
old settlers and active freeSate men ia Kansas adj
vooated the voting policy, while the movement was
opposed by Hinton, Thatcher, and those who were
opposed TO voting in October and who have been an
incubus upon the freeState party ever since their
oonnexion with it,
4 vote was taken on the second day, which shows
forty seven in favor Of voting and foriycur against
IL but by an arrangement the vote was counted by
districts so that persons cast The entire
vote of the district and this changed the result TO
4 GA yeas and IS nays. The Herald says
fay Roberts showed how the result had been obtain
al ly persons voting from districts who held certificates
OF election OF the character Of the Oxford election returns
and by persons who did not reside in the districts for
which they voted who did not correctly represent the
position Of their constituents and be gave notice that he
nor his friends did not feel bound by the decision o. the
convention lie requested those in favor of voting 10
meet al Masonic Hall TO consult In iegu 10 putting ID
nomination ticket
The convention adjourned till evening But the life
OF IL was gone Those who had directed the iree-sate
PARTY Tor freedom since it's organization had eft The few
Who tv dnto energy had got control OF the convention
and gradually il dwindled away until 1t h-~ed all 0a
not dozen remaining when the motion was made to adj
! journ.
! Immediately after the adjournment of the dele
| gate convention convention was organized,
with Judge G. w. Smith as chairman, and G. w.
! Brown and Norman Allen secretaries An ANNA
ted discussion followed the question Of voting
Thomas Ewing jr, esq, OF Leayenworth said he was
not a delegate, but looker-on. He had differed
radically with the freeStae party in the spring and had
been for voting then and did He for voting
now He for ACTION, and opposed to iaacton. The
policy Of inacon will destroy 1t will lose our
/ cause and the respect Of our friends in the States
They viii tell should have fought through the bal
lot-box.
Z. He WIS apprehensive would be admitted under
The IAccnpton constitution Since the days of General
Jackson, the federal executive has, almost uniformly,
carried through Congress any measure ii adopted
The only policy TO 60 into the election for State
officers Every resident vote. The opponents OF the
Lecompton party in majority OF at least " 600
The plea that cannot have fair election puslari
The territorial officers aided by civil posse,
and punish fraudulent voters and, if the people
are determined the laws cannot be oyerridden II we
carry the State officers and Congress admits the gov
ernor can at assemble te legislatnl which viii
call convention 10 frame and submit 10 the people
a new constitution and power outside the State
call III question the validity Of the constitution when
50 framed submitted. and ratified.
There is but suggested other than that Of
voting II Il "a tup independent government That
is relrllson That is mad who advised this mode
Of redress for grievances which be reressed at the
lallo-box 1t would inevitably fail, and involve us in
ruin Look al the past attempts AT rebellion in this
country-and remember how the nulliers down,
and how the whiskey insnrrectonss put down We
may profit by their example The only mode Of opposing
Ibis Leconpton constitution from which ought
to hope anything is the lawful mode Let go into
4 the election for State officers
! The policy of voting was advocated by Judge Con-
way and DR.. Robinson. The latter ridicued the
idea Of successful resistance to the United States gov
ernment. lie said
The people Of Leavcnwortb, and of the South of
other portions of the Territory will not join in fight
against the government Why, was in Boston few
wears ago and the streets filled with crazy men, who
were outraged at the returning of Burns to slavery
little company of United States marines up, and the
crowd who rolling out great oaths receed before it
There NOT six men in all Boston who could be found
TO stand up and Cutie deliver the negro
proposed to do
sGoyernors and in the States have written
urging to take this position and go into the election,
and must do it, and must triumph
The meeting adjourned without final action.
! The next day another meeting assembled Of those
in favor Of voting under the Lecompton constitu-
4 ton. On motion of Robert Morrow esq. DIR JAS.
| Davis, Of Leavenworth called to the chair
Messrs. S G. Pomeroy, p. G. Schuyler G. w. Smith,
/ s. n. Wood, H. D. Hall, John Hanna II. Appleman
Judge Passmore, Of Coifey county, E Heath, r. Nor
row, G. w. Zinn, Judge Mckay, appointed
vice presidents William Austin, OF the Kansas
Leader, and d. IL Weir, esq, Of Lawrence, were
elected secretaries.
The object of the meeting stated by the pres
ident He said the people throughout the Territory
had determined to vote the 4th Of January against
TIE Lecompton swindlc under the act of our terrific
rial Legislature. The people would be in attendance
at the polls ON that day There danger Of our
being forced into the Union by Congress under that
constitution. If no votes cast for free-State
men for the various Offices under that instrument
the vile advocates of that gigantic usupation would
elect their officers under it. and then the power
would be ont Of the hands Of the people to help
themselves"
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