The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-11-20

Sohtg u"ui to"efeuo, inc pcOpie Ol the
Territory, for this or some other reason.
have failed to participate in the same, by
neglecting or refusing to call and attend
primary meetings for the election of del
egates to said Convention and, ulereas.
the delegates present from most, if not all,
the counties here represented, do not hold
their seats in this body, elected by any
considerable number of the people from
the several precincts; and, ichereas, Ter
rltorial Convention, to be composed Of
ONE HUNDRED DELEGATES, repre-
senting the entire people, whose purpose is,
| LIST. Of discussing the various ques-
tons connected with the present political
reorganization, Of ths Territory and deter
mining the true policy OF the party" and,
End. OF considering the question Of
the speedy admission of Kansas into the
Union as Free State" and then (now)
represented by only from twelve to IF
teen delegates, it is, in the opinion of the
undersigned, both farcical and foolish for
us to attempt to give expression to the
political views of the people of this Ter
ritory at this time. The minority of your
committee would therefore recommend
the adoption of the following resolution :
RESOLVED, That we now adjourn this
body until such time as the wants of the
people demand such an assemblage as is
purported in the "call," they, themselves
being the judges. j. K. GO0DIN.
Now came the "tug of war" Army.
Conway & Co., knew that adjourn the
Convention would {; but the reasons set
forth in the minority report fit too close
home for them to rest easy.
Conway thought the resolution took
away the rights of the Central Committee,
and gave them to the people-true to his
instinct, always chary of investing power
where his chances are poorest.
Mr., Goodin believed that when the ex-
igency arrived that the wants of the peo-
pie demanded dismemberment of the
Free State party, that the force Of public
opinion would be so manifest that the
Central Committee could make no mis-
take in the matter. Mr.. Goodin then re-
viewed the majority and minority reports
at some length He was opposed to the
majori'y report because of its setting forth
as faets matters and things which he be-
lieved untrue. If the damaged and i'm
practicable condition of the roads, streams
and bridges of the Territory" prevented
an attendance of the delegates, why were
not Messrs. Army, the double delegation
from Breckenridge, (Emporia,) and other
delegates who have come from distai!ce,
deferred Oh prevented from attendance
Anderson is entitled to three delegates,
yet but one is in attendance; Douglas
nine, yet but five are present; Shawnee
five, but one here /; Atchison four, but one
present. He urged there were other and
more cogent reasons for the meagre at
tendance to-day. The illegality of the
"call of this Convention, called, as he
was credibly informed, by less than a ma
jority of the Central Committee-four, or
not to exceed five, out of twenty-ons of
the committee, only, making the "call."
Again, the distrust throughout the Terri
tory, or some portions thereof, of those
who instigated and urged this " CALL" had
more to do with the moiety in numbers of
this Convention, than "broken bridges
and swollen streams" He was also OPP
posed to leaving another call for a similar
Convention optional with the Central
Committee, and on the heels Of that, in
structing them to make a speedy "call,n
as had been suggested by some. He took
issue with the gentlemen who presented
the majority report, in averring, as that
report does, that the "Free State marty
has ceased to be party of any distiuc-
tive aim or principle" That party, or
ganized at Big Springs in 1856, embodied
in its platform high and comprehensive
aims and principles. At that time, they
unfurled flag which has so completely
gathered the antagonistic elements that
even the author of the majority report
seems willing to go farther than the farth-
est, and AYERS that "aU men and all parties
in Kansas have become Free State men
and Free State parties" an assertion which
he (Mr. g. was not prepared to believe
A party which mad done so much for Us
can be trusted, until such time as we are
admitted into the Union as sovereign
State, and an estrangement Of ourselves,
dismembermen. of this good old party,
is uncalled for, and to-day we have I'M
mistakable evidences that the peoples
imprint of condemnation is being placed
on those who would attempt its desecra-
ton or dismemberment, or declare It
destitute Of those Qualities which elicit
the interest and command the loyalty of
All earnest and intelligent people.p He
then reviewed the preamble of the mi
nority repaEt, and asked denial of either
Of the propositions set forth in the pre-
amble That the people had both neglect
ed and refused, as q general thing, to "call
and attend primary meetings to elect del
egates to this Convention" every one.
must acknowledge, else why were not the
different portions of the Territory here
represented. That the voice of the peo-
pie, in their different localities, has not
been heard in the selections of those here
to-day, is also, true. A private caucus of
q few persons was held at EmpOris, to Sc
lect her delegates; others took umbrage
at the manner of selection, and made
call for a public meeting to select dele
gates, which was also meagrely attended.
Thus double delegation was here. Yet
perhaps not one-twentieth of the people
of the county were notified or in attend !