The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-04-30
For 2s Herald Of Freedom.
Free Siais conventon-Johnson County.
OLATHE, April 18th. 1859

Free STATE convenhon-JohnsonC County.
OLATHE, April 18th, 1859.
Pursuant to a call, numerously signed.
the Free State men of johnson county
assembled in mass meeting, at this place,
to-day, TO discuss the principles, consult
upon the policy, and consider the pros
poets Of the party with reference to the
early admission of Kansas, as Free State,
into tho Union. The meeting was called
10 order at Hayes Hail. at one O'Clock
P. NJ, by Judge j. T. Burris. and organ
lied by the choice of Mr.. j. E. Hayes as
Chairman, and c. L. Petts as Secretary.
The Chairman addressed the meeting,
followed by Messrs. Nash, Burris and
Hadley, concerning the measures proper
TO adopt to promote the interests of the
Free State patty.
On motion, the Chairman appointed
committee to draft resolutions, consisting
of Messrs. Ed. s. Nash, ]. T. Bunis, g.
A. Osgood, A. j. Hill and M. Davenport.
Mr.. Nash, of the committee, offered the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, We, the Free State men Of
johnson county, have, from the organizs-
ton of the Territory, maintained a united
organization against the tools of the slave
power who were seeking to make Kansas
a Slave State; and, whereas, the great
question of freedom or slavery for Kan
sas is soon to be settled by the formation
of a constitution, under which we expect
admission into the Union; and, whereas,
we have unmistakable evidence of the
fact that the combined influence of Ex-
ecutive Intervention, Executive patronage,
corruption, frauds, and the machinations
of office seeking, political demagogues,
will be brought into requisition, without
limit, to defeat the well known sentiment
of the people of Kansas, in the formation
of their organic act; and, whereas, now,
more than ever, it is necessary for us to
present an undivided front to the Pro-
slavery element, sailing under the guise
of Democracy, that we may carry out to
the end the only object for which the
Free State party was organized, there
fore,
4 Resolved, That in the present Demo-
cratic party of Kansas we recognize the
old Pro-slavery party, like wolf in
Sleeps clothing, still grasping as adrown-
ing man cstches at straw, to provide in
the formation of our State government for
the institution of slavery, at least as it
now exists in The Territory. ,
Resolred, That the Federal Administra-
ton has, in the past, shown to US nothing
but acts of aggression and continued and
perseveripg attempts to crush the will OF
the people of Kansas with reference To
the formation of our domestic institutions
and therefore judging Of the future by the
past, we can expect nothing of the Fed
eral Government, or any of its emissaries
or supporters, but the foulest treachery
and a repetition of the same acts of tyranny
and oppression, which have heretofore
characterized its policy toward the people
of Kansas
Resolved, That we, the Free State mer
of johnson county. repudiate the so called
Democratic party as sectional in its issues
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and despotic in its tendency.
Resolved, That now, as in the past
ignoring all questions of national char.
acter, we pledge ourselves to stand firm in
our united efforts for the freedom of Kan
sas, until the one object for which we have
struggled since the organization of tn:
!. Territory shall be attained by the admis-
sion of Kansas into the Union as Ffe'
and sovereign State.
..Resolued, That we call upon all whC
are in favor of making Kansas Fret
State to unite with US in this crowning &C
for freedom by the election of staunch
reliable and true Free State men to repre-
sent us in the convention for the formation
of a constitution for the State of Kansas
Resolved, That we call upon the Fre'
State men os the several townships II
johnson county, to assemble in their re
. spective townships and elect delegates t.
attend Convention which shall be held
at Olathe, on the 7th day Of May next. q
10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nom
mating two delegates to the Constitutions
Convention, as follows: Olathe, dele
gates; Spring Hill, 2; Shawnee, 8; Mon
} ticello. q; Lexington, 8; McCammish, 3
, Gardner, 3; Aubry, q; Oxford, 2.
Ressleed, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be offered to the following jour
} mails for publication: Herald Of Freedom
: Lawrence Republican, Leavenworth Times
Wyandott Commercial Gazette.
Mr.. A. 8. Devenney moved that tn,
, word aRepublican" be substituted for th'
words "Free State. wherever the latte
: occurs in the resolutions. Lost.
Voted, that in the choice Of delegates
! from the several townships to the conven
ton to be held on the 7th of May, th'
basis Of representation be one delegat
for every 30 voters at the last county cleo
ton, and one for every fraction abov
! fifteen.
Messrs. Nash, Dare and Hsmil wer
named by the Chair, q committee to ap
portion the number Of delegates anon
the several townships, who reported th
respective numbers Us provided for in tn
resolution on that subject, and after
discussion, in which Messrs, Osgood, Nash
Hill and Noteman participated, the reso
lutions were severally adopted.
Voted, that the Secretary be requested
to notify the several townships in th
county, concerning the holding Of meet
, | ings to choose delegates 70 the nomiDstiu
convention to be held at Olathe on the "a
of May.
! Adjourned sine die.
} 'al j. Z. HAYES, Chairman.