Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-09

If NOT OF LEGAL ACTION!
%We publish to-day the fcsolu-
tions passed at very large and enthn-
siastic meeting Of the Democratic par
" Of the city Of New York, held at
Mozart Hall on the evening OF the 2d
inst. On the 4th instant, "A second
meeting, called by the leading mcr-
chants Of New York, to sustain the
Kansas policy Of the Administration,
was held in Tammany Hall. II is with
no little qualification We announce that
Henry Grinneil, and other prominent
New Workers who supported Fremont
in 1856, signed the call for, and took
part in, the meeting. The MESSAGE OF
the President recommending the al
mission of Kansas under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution was uuequivocallv en-
ances were gwen that the Kansas poll
CIV OF the Administration had con
tributed IN no sma', dcgfee - me v1c-
tories which the democracy have lateIy
won in the once Republican strong
holds-Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Og
densburgh and Oswego. These recent
elections in the Stale Of New York,
whilst they give tie lie to the croaklug
vaccinations of defeat in which the
Dongls.s men are SO fond OF INDUCING,
are peculiarly gratifying to all true
Democrats as unmistakable expressions
Of popular approval of the Presidents
course. We regret that our crowded
columns will not permit us to publish
the powerful and convincing speech Of
John Van Buren, at the meeting In
Tammany Hall. We can only find
room for the following resolutions, to
which We call particular attention:
Resolved, That the message of the
President to Congress, accompanying
the Lecompton constitution and recon-
mending the admission of Kansas as a
State into the Union, in its recon-
mendations harmonizes with the Con-
stitutlon of the United States, is strict
" in conformity with the usages Of the
government since its foundation is
true to the policy of non-intervcntion;
is in accordance with the provisions
and spirit of the Kansas Nebraska act !;
is faithful to and in compliance with
the principles and platform of the Gin
cinhatti Convention; is supported by
the legally organized convention of the
legally constituted government of Kan
sas, and SO demonstrates the necessity
for, and the propriety of, early Con-
gressional action, to secure the conser-
walton of order by the prevention of
civil war and the rights Of the people,
by the Congressional acknowledge
ment of their constitutional govern
ment, as to merit the warmest approval
Of the democracy of the country, and
Of every patriot.
Resolved, That the Convention which
framed the Lecompton Constitution
organized by members elected for the
sole and express purpose of framing a
constitution by the electors of Kansas
who desired to participate in the cleo
ton, under fair apportionment made
by the Hon. Frederick p. Stanton, and
at fair election, which, in the Ian
guagc Of the Hon. Robert J. Walker
was opposed by insurgents" "agita-
tors" and "mercenaries, who were paid
by abolition societies" to "perpetrate
and diffuse agitation" and prevent a
peaceful settlement OF the question "by
establishing reign of terror,"-by
submitting the slavery question to the
vote Of the people, submitted the only
question which had excited debate Oh
awakened agitation ii, the Territory
and carried out not only the authorit,
delegated to them by the people under
the act Of the Territorial Legislature
and in strict conformity with the Kan
So Nebraska act, but sanctioned b,
the usages of Constitutional Conven
! tioss aud by the approval of the PEG
pie sincs the declaration of independ
ence.
- Rssolved, That as every qualities
voter, whether re- lstered or not regis
tered, had the unrs.straiiied privilege Q
s-As~. - mint ulnvnrt. that IL ceaae