Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-01-14
Interesting News from Kansas
Two Thousand Free State Men
in COuncil-We Vote in Solid
Phalan1 for State Oficers-Down
with the Lecomption Usurpers!

in Connective Vote in Solid
Phalan1 for State Oficers-Down
with the Lecomption Usurpers!
From the Leavenwor,h Times, Extra, Dec. 29.l
A trem-ndous gather n of the FIRE. State
mn of Leayenworth county. met in Market
Hall, on Saturday night, to consider whether
We should go into the election for State Off
Gers and members of the Legislature on the
4 h OF january
The meeting was addressed BY Vaughan,
Currier, DR.. Davis, w. w. Backus, and
others, and adjourned to meet last night,
when there was a 2~lorious rally of the free
men Of Leasenworth. The bows were
there-the solid men were there-and never
was a convention more harmonious or en-
thusiastic.
Champion Vaughan, in response 10 the
call of the meeting, defined his position. He
had been for voting from the first. A dele
gate convention, of which he had been q
member, was chosen to meet a, Lawrence
on the I'd Of December, to advise as to the
course the Legislature should pursue. That
Convention was re-assembled on the 22d
uit., Tor the purpose, as was understood, of
making nominations for State officers, under
the L%ecompton Constitution. Their power
from the people did not justify them in deci-
ding not to go into the election for those
officers. A majority Of the delegates pres
ent voted in favor Of going into that cleo
sion; but a rule was adopted by which dele
gates present cast the full vote to which
their counties were respectively entitled
and that rule defeated the voting policy. He
would still have abided BY the action of the
convention, but for evidence he had obtained
that an unworthy track was practiced upon
the convention which defeated that policy.
He held himself absolved from all obligation
- support the election SO unfairly obtained;
and wen, in new with his whole heart, for
a free State vote. and the triumph of the
State ticket on the 4th.
]. e. Vaughan followed in a speech.
urging, with good %effert, harmony sad COR
certed action.
A letter was read from one of tie head
men of the party, and of the delegate con
%vention, u,ging concession and recommend.
ing the voting policy.
Sam Smith, oil Quindsso, followed in a
telling speech in favor of securing the off,
GERS under the Lecompton constitution.
Delegates were elected to the county Con-
vention which meets here on Wednesday
to nominate senators and representatives, as
c,Ilouc. n Vanrb,n 9,o r.
An executive committee OF nine was ap-
pointed to act in concert with the executive
committee at Lawrence, with 20 yer to
adopt and execute measures for communion
ting 10 the counties north OF the Kansas
river the purpose Of the people of Leaven-
worth, and for seeing a full turn out and a
fair election, as follows: Thomas Ewing,
IT., o. B. Holman, H. Miles Moore, 81. Sat
tig, J. B Williams, w. w. Gallagher, &c.
Freeman of Kansas! rally now with US to
the support of the free State ticket that
floats at the head of our columns! Our trust
should only be in ourselves. The prospect
at Washington grows dark and gloomy, and
the executive will doubtless overpower Us
in Congress. We must work our own saliva
ton. Let US have the Legislature and State
government provided for BY the Lecompton
constitution, and it Congress admits us
under 1t, We will then have the camp and
munitions of war OF our enemy; we will
change the Constitution at once, and we
will be freed forever from federal dictation
and tyranny.
Go, then, into the election Have a ticket
.cLSenators and Representatives. in the
field. Lose not a moment. Work, for the
life or death Of freedom in Kansas is at
issue. Work with vigorous and united
effort, and next Monday the victory is ours,
and Kansas is freeI