The Kanzas news., 1859-06-04
80 SECOND DAY

Convention met pursuant to adjournment
Vote of yesterday that the Central Terrific
rial Committee consist of FIVE persons was
reconsidered, ard The number increased Il
fifteen. On motion of Mr. Larzelere, lht
Central Committee was instructed to ap
point an Executive Committee. Mr. Gil
patrick moved that the committee be in
strueted 10 apportion the delegates for the
next convention on the basis of the entire
vote to be given for delegates to the Wyan-
dot Constitutional Convention. Mr. Lar
zelefe moved, as an amendment, that the
/ Republican vote at that election be the ba
sis The motion and amendment were
| then laid on the table to listen to the report
| of the Committee on Platform, presented by
Mr.. Ewing, and which was as follows: .
PLATFORM. s,.t. "a
WHEREAS, Since the organization of the
Territyry of Kansas, the Democratic Party
has been in control loflthe Legislative AMI
Executive Departments of the Government
land -i-srg bna Fi7s-nk .ee7l +
WHEREAS. 1t has used those powers
which should have been exerted to foster
and sustain, only TO oppressI Iour people; vi
olated every principle il claimed to advocate;
protected and supported invasions by for
eign mobs, which burned our towns, plum
dered our houses, wasted our sustenance,
destroyed ouri presses and murdered our
people; ,evinced a total disregard of popu-
lar rights and a settled determination 10
force the institution of negro slavery upon
US; attempted TO put in execution laws
which, for injustice, cruelty, and fraud.
have scarcely been paralleled in history
af I'll hor \
that creature of Infamous usurpation the
Lecompton Constitution, by Federal bayo-
nets in Kansas and byIoficiaf. patronage and
Executive corruption at the National Capi-
tai; made an invidious and disgmceful dis
tinction, between Free and Slave Constitu-
tons by offering US bribe TO enter the I'm
ion under the former without Representa-
tive population, and refusing US admission
under the latter until we had population
of SO, ,00o; appointed corrupt and obnoxious
judicial and executive officers over US. whose
partisan sympathies and partial decisions
have prevented the administration of JUS
tice; and by a long train of abuses, and
usurpauions proved itself the. bitter foe of
the people of Kansas and the enemy of pop
ular rights verywhere-and {. /.
WHEREAS, The Republican party has on
all occasions evinced a devotion to. popular
rights aud an attachments to the best inter-
eets of the nation, that deserve our appro-
val; and has by its adherence to the princi-
Pies Of the Fathers of the Revolution, and
It's earnest support of the cause of Freedom
in Kansas. won our appreciation and graft
tude;, and ..-,..s,
I, WHEREAS, We believe the time has come
for The PEOPLE of Kansas 10 take position
and affiliate with a party National in its or
ganizaLion and objects, ,.., .-..
1st. ResoEved, That We the people OF Kan
sas in delegate convention assembled, do
proceed to organize the Republican Party
and declare our principles as follows:
!, Cd Resolvsd,' That we affirm that the on
ly true basis of Free G,vernments and of
popular rights for all countries AMI times,
is to be found in the great seif-evident
truths enunciated by Thomas Jefferson and
the Fathers of the Republic in The Declara-
ton of Independence.
3d. ReSotved, That while we declare our
submission to the Constitution and laws of
the United States, and discaim all control
over slavery in the States in which it exists,
we hold that the Constitution does not ear
ry slavery into the Territories. but that it is
the creature of special enactment and has
existence only where supported by it, and
we reprobate and condemn the perversion Of
the power of the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States to sectional demands and party
purposes.
4th. Rssolved, That with the founders of
the Republic, we believe that governments
derive their just powers from The consent of
the governed, and that il is proper that the
people of an organized Territory should be
permitted 10 select their own officers and
enact their own laws, free from Congress
ional or Executive control.
5th. Resoived, That Freedom is national
and Slavery sectional, and that we are inAex-
IDLY opposed 10 the extention of Slavery 10
soil now free.
9Th. Resolved, That we condemn the Ad-
ministration for it's feebleness anI inpoten-
cy in the enforcement of tie law prohibit
ing the importation of African slaves into
the United States and demand such further
legislation by Congress Is viii forever sup
press the inhuman traffic.
7th. Resolved, That the Wyandott C0nsli
tutional Convention be requested TO iucor
porate in the Bill of Rights of the Consti-
tuition, provision that neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude shall ever exist in
Kansas except inpunishmeht of crime.
9th. Resofssed. That the passage Of libe
raj Homestead Bill, giving one hundred and
sixty acres of land to every citizen who win
settle upon and improve it, would be a
measure just in principle. sound in policy
and productive of the greatest good to the
people of the nation; and that we regard the
defeat Of Mr. Grows Bl.iin the Senate by
The, Democratic party as direct blow at
the laboring classes of the country and as
unworthy of the liberality of a great Gov.
ernment fe Fgs 49," -f5Fo 0H@ a -
9th Resolved. That the President il or
dering the public lands in this and other
Territories 20 be sold during a season of