The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-27
FennsElrsnizr. in oozreil-


Pursuant TO notice, a meeting of Penn.
sylyanians was held q: the johnson Ham.
on Thursday evening lsst. to consider u.
fight in Congress, in which our couDtr,
man G. A. Grow, asserted his right, !,
such stzfEing manner. The meeting =.
called to order and B. w. Eddy chOs,,
Chairman and B. {. Kiagsbury Seaetsr
The objected the meeting was then sss..s
by she chair, aftsr which committee q
resolutions was elected by the mest;s,
consisting of the following persons 4
w. Deitzler, B. johnson, D. b. HeywOos
B. Shanklin. W. J. Boyer, J. L. spss
and Ell. Jones. The committee rsti,ss
and after short absence returned All
through It's Chairman reported the iol
lowing preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, on the morning Of the 9Th d
February, the House of Representatir.
of the United States was the scene Of
most disgraceful row il consequence Of
violent assault made BY Kei.t, of SouiI
Carolina, on the Hon. g. A. Grow, of P.
and whereas, we regard the conduct of n,
Grow on that occasion, in summsrik
knocking down his rufianly assailant .
eminently proper, manly aud judicicu,.
and are also deeply yimpfessed with d,
conviction that the highest interests of III,
Republic require that the aggressive an
domineering spirit Of the slase-holdib,
faction in the Government should be a.
cisively met whenever manifested, and "a.
buked, if need be, by the strong arm; sni
that public opinion throughout the couH.
Try should be directed in sny sCitabl.
way TO that end /; therefore,
Resolved, That we admire and applavj
the prompt and intrepid action Of u,
Hon. Galusha A. Grow, in his striking Dis
posal of Keits, when attacked by that i.
dividual on the morning of the 9Th inst
Resolved, That as American citizens q
former citizens of Pennsylvania, and q
present citizens of oppressed Kansas, VI
extend our hearty thanks TO Mr.. Gruv
for thus justly and courageously assertil,
the rights of Northern Freemen agains
the staggering rufianism of SOuthsn
bullies..
ResolUed, That We commend the cor
duct of MIR. Grow to all Northern ma
IS an example worthy of imitation.
Resolved, That while paying this tlih
ute of respect to Mr.. Grew, we eanna
withhold an expression of our opinion
to the debasement of that weaker child d
the old Keystone State, now occapying
the executive chair of the nation, tha,
would he but cultivate a manly spirit d (
resistance to Southern assumption instesl
of complacently yielding to its dictatiOn
the little squad of nigger.driving disn
nionists would soon sink into merited in
significance and he might commend d
the respect of his countrymen and of Pos
terity, an administration which now prom
ises to become a more complete failure
than the one which preceded it.
6 RESOLVED, That the Pennsylvania Il 5
Kansas will be the first to take up ans
against the Lecompton Constitution, and
the last to lay them aside.
RESOLVED, That committee of five b
appointed by this meeting 10 procure
suitable medal to be presented to hL
Grow as a testimonial from his forms
fellow citizens, of their appreciation d
his conduct in the matter above referred
to.
These resolutions were received and
adopted unanimously. The following {
resolutions were also adopted:
RESOLVED, That copies of the proceed.
ings of this meeting be forwarded to Hon
Galusha a. Grow and James Buchanan
as evidences of the comparative degrees
of respect entertained for each by The
sons of the Keystone State in Kansas.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of thh {
meeting be published in the Herald q {
Freedom and Lawrence Republican.
The Chair then appointed the follow.
ing persons committee to procure me-
dal: II. Campbell. II. Shanklin, D. Il
Haywood, P. W. Woodward and S, C
Russell. After appropriate speeches frOn
Judge Speer and others, the meeting ed
journed sine de.
Il. W. EDDY, Chairman.
B. L. KNGsBuRY, Sec'y.