The Kanzas news., 1858-11-06
The Two County Conventions.

Breckinridge County is one of the most
noted in Southern Kansas, both for the ex-
tent and variety of its agricultural and po-
litical productions. Of course the interests
of such a county could not be fully cared
for by single county convention. There
must of necessity be more in order that the
scum and froth of the political pot might
have chance to come to the surface. So
two conventions have been held. The pro-
ceedings of the first one we published last
week and those of the last one will be found
in our columns to-day.
For our own part we should have no OBJ
lection to the holding of half dozen more,
not feeling any particular interest in the for
tunes of either. We propose. however, to
make few statements of facts in rega-d to
the two conventions that have been he'd
We do this because certain individuals have
chosen TO make personal matter of itand
resort to gross personal defamation in order
to cast discredit upon the action of the 6rst
convention. ls- ueg7a. ssg ..ff-l1d
On the afternoon of Saturday the 18th
ultimo, FIVE members of the County Con-
mittee appointed at the convention held at
Amerieus in February last, resolved to call
a mass convention for the purpose of choas-
ing three delegates to the Lawrence Cd-
vention of the 10th November. The thy
appointed for holding the convention vas
Saturday the 93d of October-the place of
holding the same, Emporia. And there ap-
pears to have been the first mistake of tie
committee. If it had been called at -Ansefi-
Gus, the objections would have been much
lessened- Bills announcing the meeting
were printed and circulated. So far as dill
genee and printers ink could accomplish it
the notice was given. Bills were left in the
stores and public places in Emporia and
were sent into Agnes City, Americus and
Kansas Center townships. Through some
mistake, the package intended for Cotton
wood township was not sent out. The day
was very stormy and as a consequence the
attendance was comparatively small. Dele
gates to the Lawrence Convention were
nominated and the meeting adjourned. A
few hours after great cry was raised a
gainst it by some persons who. it appeared,
had not been chosen as delegates, and who
naturally preferred, as their only chance for
promotion, that the convention should be
held at Americus. It vas said that no no.
tiee had. been given; that it was a secret af-
fair. etc. The proof of the circulation of
the notice is positive and admits of no de-
NAL whatever, and the real ground of obiec-
ton Is found to be that certain individuals
were not chosen IS delegates and that the
meeting vas not held at Americus, which
place appears to be a sort of Mecca, at
whose shrine these grumblers pay devotion.
The next thing was to s.bolt." .Many
Citizens" that ubiquitous individual, with
characteristic poverty. issued wrirteu no.
tics which, when deciphe4ed. gave tie in
formation that an opposition convention
would be held at Americus. The notice
was not more generally eirculsted than that
OF the 6rst meeting. The convention vas
held. and ike all such fatherless concerns
is reported enthusiastic and unanimous. -
The platform adopted rejects the. e.yiews OF
those who adopted It, and no more. Il were
: gross libel upon the people of shis county
e say that Z majority of them are in favor
Of longer remaining under : Territorial form
of Government. The profess purpporiiing 70
have been signed by ga large majority Of