The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-05-14

and shoulder to shoulder are ready for ths
last charge and the tinal victory, the slo.
rious triumph, the sindication Of n.
great principle of self-government and
Territorial rights.
And when the work shall have been
accomplished q and the last nail shall havs
been driven in the coffin of tyranny. and
the old monster shall have been lowered
into the deep grave Of eternal infamy, wa
will all meet as band of brothers upon
the old battle- field at Lawrence, a placs
dear to the hearts Of the free, and we will
have jubilee, and our shout of victory
shall reverberate all over the Union, re.
joicing the hearts of our friends, and
terror TO our enemies.
In view Of these facts, therefore
Resolpea, That we reaffirm the platform
and covenant made and entered into at
Big Springs, on the 5th day Of September,
1855. rVFTss<8
Resolred, That we reassert the sove.
rsignty of the people of the Territories
their right to elect all their own Officers
and to enjoy the privileges Of Republican
Government, to reform and regulate their
domestic institutions in their own way.
to admit or reject such institutions as they
may elect and on the subject of slavery
to determine for themselves, at any time,
whether the institution shall or shall not
exist within their limits, subject only, as
the States are subject, to the Constitution
of the United States.
Resolved, That the institution of slave.
ry is the creature of local law, aud that
it may be established or abolished, within
their respective limits, by the people Of
the individual States or Territories, act
ing through their locally constituted gov
ernments.
Resolred, That we recognize in the
present Administration party of Kansas,
the unmistakable ear-marks OF the "Pro.
slavery party" of '54 and '55, of the
"Law and Order party of '56 and '57,
and the Lecompton- National Democrdtic-
ballot boz stg6fing party" of '57 and '5S,
and that with such record, and as the.
legitimate offspring of such parertage,
we have and can have ho confidence in
its honesty of purpose, and therefore
pledge our best efforts to prevent it from
again assuming power within our limits
Resolued, That the Kansas policy of the
late and present Administrations has been
marked by an utter disregard of popular
sentiment, and fixed determination to
thwart the same, and to force upon our
people an institution repugnant to their
interests, and in violation of their ex-
pressed will, and that in the introduction
and maintenance of this policy, Franklin
Pierce and James Buchanan have violated
the pledges made to the people before
their election, and are therefore unworthy
of our confidence, and We repudiate them
and their works as stencil in the nostrils
of freemen and record Of lies.
Resolved, That we are in favor Of =
Constitution for the State of Kansas re-
jecting slavery and negro suffrage, and
that we will use all honorable means to
elect such men to the Constitutional Con-
vention, to assemble at Wyandott on the
9TH day Of July next, as will carry out
our vicws and make such Constitution
and submit the same to the whole people
of Kansas for their ratification or rejec-
, ton.
+ Resolred, That the construction Of the
Pacific Railroad is an enterprise demanded
| by the best interests of the American peo-
pie, and worthy Of the energies Of great
, nation, and that the means that have been
wickedly and corruptly squandered by the
late and present Administrations if prop
erly applied, would have completed the
. / ..,orJ lootsno apt ~
our greatness, the source of national
wealth, the pride of the nation and the
admiration Of mankind.
Resolved, That we demand of the ma
{ tional government grant Of lands for
railroad, college, school and other purpo.
/ ses, equal to that granted to other new
States and Territories.
ResolUed, That the grant Of one hun
: dred and sixty acres of land TO all actual
, settlers, is policy that is demanded by
} justice to the pioneer, and that will pro-
mote the settlement and cultivation ol
waste lands that otherwise must lie un
I improved for many years to come.
RESOLVED, That we know no differences
G between the rights Of the native born anC
naturalized citizens of the United States
, but fully recognize in both the unques
. tionable right to all the privileges of the
, American citizen without restriction o
distinction.
,, Resolved, That we will send delegate
to the Osawatomie Convention, with in
|, structions to urge before that body th'
! policy presented in the foregoing resolu
tions.