Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-06-03
REPUBLIEA KANSAS,

A delegate Republican Convention was
held at OssGwatomie on the 18th Of May
Among other addresses was an able one by
Horace Greedy Esq. His speech is given at
strikes us, on hasty perusal, as one of the
best speeches he ever made, taken as u whole.
The preamble and first three resolutions
adopted by the Convention show the spirit
Of the whole. They are as follows.
Whrsas, Since the organization of the Territory
of Kansas the Democratic party has been in con-
troll of the Legislative Departments Of the Govern
ment; and
Whrs1s, It has used those powers which should
have been exerte1 to foster and sustain, only to
Cypress our people; violated every principle it
claimed To advocate; protected and supported in
vasions by foreign mobs, burned our towns, plum
dered houses, wasted our sustenance, destroyed
our presses and murdered orr people ;evinced to-
tai disregard Of popular rights and settled deter
mination to force the institution Of negro Slavery
upon Us; attempted to put in execution laws which,
for injustice cruelty and fraud have scarcely been
parallclcd in the history Of the most barbarous
ages; supported that creature Of Infamous usurp-
ation-the Lccompton Constitution-by Federal
bayonets in Kansas, and by official patronage and
Executive corruption at the National Capital
tween Free and Slave Constitutions by offering us
bride to enter the Union under the former with
out Representatives population, and refusing us
admission under the latter until we had popu-
latOn Of 90 900; appointed corrupt and ObnoX-
iOus judicial executive officers over US, whose
partisan sympathics and partial decisions have pre-
vented the administration Of justice; and by a
long train of abuses, crimes and usurpatons prov
ed itself the bitter foe of Kansas, and the enemy
of popular rights everywhere; and
IILsTfay. The Republicln marty has nm all
occasions. cynced devotion to popular ights and
in attachment 10 the b. i interests Of the nation
that deserve our approval; and has by its adhor-
ence TO the principle Of the Fathers Of the Revolu-
tion, and Its earnest support Of the of Free
dom in Kansas won our appreciation and gratitude;
and
IVhersas, We believe the time has come for
the people of Kansas to take position and aihli.
ate with party National in its organization and
objects.
Resoiued, That we, the people Of Kansas, in
Delegate Convention assembled, do proceed to or
ganize the Republican party and declare our prin
ciplcs ms follows;
Resolvsd That we affirm that the only true ba
sis OF Free Governments, and of popular rights fol
all countries and times is to be found in the great
selt-eyident truths enumerated by Thomas Jefferson
and the fathers Of the Republic in the Declaration
of Independence
to the Constitution and laws Of the United States
and disclaim all control Slavery in the States
in which it exists we hold that the Constitution
does not carry Slavery into the Territories, but
that it is the creature Of special enactment, anC
has existed only where supported by it; and W,
reprobate and condemn the peryerson ofthe pow
Of the Supreme Court of the United States to sect
ional demands and party purposes.
In the other resolutions they assert that il
is proper for the people of an organized ter
ritory to elect their own officers and enact
their own laws free from Congressional and
Executive control, that Freedom is national
and Slavery sectional, condemn the Ad-
ministration for its ieeblencss in enforcing
the law against the slave trade ,-request the
Wyandotte Constitutional Convention to in
corporate in the Bill of rights provision
that neither slavery nor involuntary servi-
tude shall ever exist in Kansas except for the
punishment of crime,-adyocate a Home
stead bill, and charge injustice on the Presi