The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08

| pired to the Office of United States Sena-
tor, but was finally nominated for Clerk
of the Supreme Court.
| We feel disposed to treat this whole
movement as dead rabit' affair. The
radical element is thoroughly organized,
and the true policy is to let it take its
course. The resolutions undoubtedly re-
fected the views Of majority of the Con-
vention, but to say it reflected the views
of the Free State party is libel upon its
intelligence. Theidea of party conven-
ton submitting to vote of the people the
question of suffrage is not worthy the in
telligence of that body. It was of the
same character of that which proposed to
| nominate candidates for United States
Senators to be voted for by the people.
The latter proposition was pet measure
of Gen. LANES, and we are assured that
he bent all the energies of his giant mind
to that point, and personally importuned
his friends to sustain the measure. One
of his personal friends, we are assured,
absolutely shed tears because this act of
justice (0 as he called it, was not awarded
him but the suggestion was overruled.
and the motion to nominate was indef-
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Below will be found the prea2ble and
resolutions adopted at that convention =
WHEREAS. The People of Kansas.
through their Delegates have framed a
Constitution, and the Free-State party in
convention assembled are about to origin
| ate the forms of a State Government
under the same, by the nomination of
persons to fill various offices, therefore,
ResOlUed, That we, the representatives
of the Free State party, do heartily ac-
cept of the Leavenworth Constitution and
| do pledge ourselves to favor its adoption
and ratification by the people.
Whereas, The people of Kansas, on the
4th day of January last did, by most
overwhelming majority vote down the
so called Lecompton Constitution and
Whereas in defiance of that almost unan-
imous rejection an application for the
admission of the State of Kansas under
said Constitution is now pending before
the Congress of the United States, there
| fore be it
Resolued, That should Congress accept
the application accompanying the Le-
compton Constitution, and admit Kansas
as sovereign State into the Union, with
out the condition precedent that said
Constitution, at a fair election, shall re-
ceive the ratification of the people of Kan
sas, then we will put the Leavenworth
Constitution. ratified by the people, and
the government under it, into immediate
and active operation as the organic law
and living government of the State of
Kansas, and that we will support and de-
fend the same against any opposition,
come from whatever quarter it may.
Whereas, There are in different locali-
ties different interpretations of those por-
tions of the Constitution pertaining to
suffrage and schools, therefore,
ResoEued, That at the election upon the
Constitution the voters of Kansas be re-
| quested to vote for or against negro suf-
frage, and for or against separate schools
| for white and negro children; and if a
| majority of the votes cast be against negro
suffrage, it shall operate as instructions on
the first Legislature to submit to the peo-
pie at once an amendment of the COnsti-
tuition prohibiting negro suffrage, and if
a majority of the votes cast be in favor of
separate schools, it shall operate in like
manner as instructions to the first Legis-
| iature, to submit an amendment providing
for separate schools, for white and negro
children, except in districts where the
people by general consent shall allow the
school to be in common.
| Resolrei, That the service of the Hon.
M. J. PARRoTT in Congress, have fully
| justified the high expectations of his con-
stituents and that the ability, fidelity and
industry, manifested in the discharge OF
his official duties more than ever entitle
him to the fullest confidence and esteem.
Adopted by aclamation.
Resolved, That the committee on organ
ization be instructed to report the names
of one gentleman from each Senatorial
District to constitute the Kansas Central
Committee, and who shall take the place
of all previously appointed Committees,
and that they shall submit plan of or
ganization for said Committee, naming
the number which shall constitute quo
rum.