The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-11-13
EMpoRIA, Oct. 9th, 1858.

to the Convention to be held at Lawrence,
on the 10th of November, 1858. Now,
the undersigned do truly state that no no.
tice whatever, verbal, written or printed,
was given of said meeting that it was
held, if at all, secretly; that we believe a
small minority of the county committee
connived at the secret manner of choosing
said delegates that we have been relia-
bly, informed, and do believe that there
were not more than four or FIVE persons |
when said delegates were chosen; that, in |
our opinion, the said secret meeting was
an insult not only to the citizens of En-
poria, but to the people of the whole
county that the citizens of Emporia
scorn such contemplate scheming, and
urge that the delegates chosen by the
whole people of the county, in mass con-
vention assembled, be admitted to seats
in said Lawrence Convention in place of
the delegates chosen by the secret meeting
at Emporia, and against the admission Of
said secret delegates, the citizens of EN-
poria do enter their protest.
H. w. Flick, ". Eskridge,
j. NJ. Rankin, Geo. Baker,
J.B. Cox, N. s. Storrs,
Nelson Demoss, V. P. Brewer,
]. V. Randolph, Jos. Rickerbaugh,
E. P. Hadley, j. G. Picket,
Frank Hanford, Calvin H. Crook,
Robt. Parham, Jr., Erasmus Randolph,
Chas. c. Hsssler, Evan B. Hadley,
s. 7. French, T. E. Hicks,
... LII. Cox.
On motion, the chairman appointed
committee of three to present the names
of suitable persons for delegates to the
Lawrence Convention. Messrs. Whitlock,
Columbia and Cox were appointed said
committee. la'
On motion, committee was appointed
to draft resolutions, consisting of Messrs.
Rankin, Flick and Thompson.
During the absence Of the committee,
the Convention was entertained by re.
marks from several individuals. -.
The Committee on Delegates reported
the names of G. V. Eskridge, Elisha God
dard and VIM. Grimsley, who were unan-
imously chosen to represent the people of
Breckenridge county in the Convention to
be held at Lawrence on the 10th inst;
after which the Committee on Resolutions
reported the following, which were taken
up separately and unanimously adopted ::
Whereas, A Free State Delegate Con-
vention has been called by order of the
Kansas Free State Central Committee, to
meet in Lawrence, November 10th, 1858,
for the purpose of discussing the expedi-
ency of recognizing the Free State par
ty, and of considering the question of the
speedy admission of Kansas into the
Union as State, we, the people of Breck-
inridge county, in mass convention assem-
bled, do hereby declare
l. That we deem the organization Of
political parties in Kansas inexpedient
and uncalled for-that the unanimity and
harmony of the Free State party, as it has
heretofore labored and co-operated togeth-
er, is the paramount object to be sought
by all who love peacs and order, until
Kansas shall become one of the United
States. -......- .-...
2. That reorganization of the Free
State party would be attended with evil
consequences to the peace and prosperity
of the people of Kansas-that such {
movement can only result in the disor
ganization and overthrow of that great
party, now cooperative and unanimous
in the attainment of its leading purposes
and that the hostile factions resulting from
its destruction, can tend only to excite
and initiate discord among the people o.
this Territory, who now desire quiet from
intestine broils and political strife.
3. That those who so zealously urgl
the reorganization of the Free State par
ty, advocate that measure only as mean
through which to draw political party line
as they exist in the States, and are, there
fore, to be stigmatized as extremists, ant
renegades from the great Free State party
4. That Kansas is neither ready no
able to assume the onerous burthen Of
, State government-that the question o
: framing State Constitution, and of ap
plying for admission into the Union, j
fraught with excitement, trouble and ex
: pense, in regard to which this Tsrritor,
has been too lately enthralled, and W
hereby declare it our deliberate conviction
: that the general welfare of Kansas woul,
be better secured by the postponemeui
until some future period, of the formation
. and assumption of State government
: and thus let business of all kinds assum
: its peaceful and legitimate avocations.
5. That the short time allowed by la,
for the sessions of the General Assembly
, imperatively demands that our legislator:
during the approaching session, give thei
/, undivided attention to thorough revisio
Of our present conflicting and defectiv
code of laws, passed at the late session G
! the General Assembly to general an
local legislation connected immediatel
with the general welfare and prosperity .
: the people and government Of Kansas
' to the economical payment of the Terri
: torial debt, now hanging over us, and tn
1 preparation requisite for the formation
d.