Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-07-29
Mistellaneons.
LErTER FRom EANsAs.

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Ep JouhNAL.-For the fourth time in
the history Of Kansas, are the people Of this
Territory asking admission into the Union
as sovereign State. list. Under the So
called Topeka Constitution. %. Under
the Infamous Lccomp,on Constitution in
the formation Of which, nineteen Il o) coun.
ties had no voice, having been disfranchised
thereby rendering that Constitution the
instrument of factious minority very
name Of which Is now odious to the people
of Kansas
Sd. Under the Leavenworth Conslitu-
ton, and now have the people met in dele
gatc Convention in this place to form a
t,urth Constitution which will be submitted
to the people for their ratification or roj"c-
ton, and il they will il, it is TO be hoped
that the Wysndott Constitution will be that
under which wc shall sail into the Union.
We Of Kansas believe that tho signs Of
the times indicate that the next Congress
will not be one which will trihe with the
interests Of Kansas that will strive for pc.
litical capital at our expense, but on The
and our wants respected, irrespective Of pop
ulation.
The act of tho Kansas Legislature, of
1883, which called the Wyandott Constitu.
tioual Convention into existence, provided
for the meeting of said Convention at Wy.
audott city July 9th, 1859. For nearly a
week previous TO that date, delegates and
strangers began to arrive in considerable
numbers, and by the fifth every hotel, board
ing house and many private houses were
crowded, but our citizens have pretty gener-
ally opened their houses and none have
had occasion TO complain Of accommoda.
tions. The hall provided for the convon-
ton is admitted by all to be the most pleas
mt and commodious in the Territory
The desks from the Legislative hall at Lc-
compton have been procured for the mem
bers, and tho hall is filed up and decorated
with great deal Of taste--sutable 10 the
occasion.
The whole number Of delegates to the
Wyandott Constitutional Convention (Kan-
sas) is fifty-two; Republicans "a, Democrats
le. Of which number Leavenworth county
very improperly sends ten delegates, (all
Democrais) nearly one-ffth Of tho whole
number. and mora than one.half Of the
democratic vote is from Leavenworth county.
On the morning of the 5,h Gov. Sam'l
Medary being present, notified the mem
bors elect Ia the Convention that he was
then prepared and would give them their
Certificates OF membership, and here let me
add that Gov. Mcdary has evidently cndeRv-
orod to carry out the real s0iA of the people
in the many informalities and minor Illegal
ties which are noted in the returns of the
vote for delegates, he has only been partial
to the will Of the people--irrespectiv Of
party preferences or prejudiees, by such q
course Of action he is becoming very popu-
lar in Kansas.
II was expected that Gov. Medary would
call the Convention 10 order, but in his alb
senco Mr.. Stiuson of Lcayenworth officiated
in that capacity, whereupon the Conyontion
Nominated for temporary chairman Col.
Kingman Of Brown Co., Repub., Colonel
Slough Of Leavenworth CO., Dem. Upon
the vote Kinginan was declared elected, and
John A. Martin Of Atchison, I'D. Free
dOm's ChampiOn) WAS chosen temporary
Sccretary, Before proceeding to perms-
nent organization il was voted that all
members should present to the secretary
their credentials in order 10 entitle them TO
n vote; ut this stage Of the proceedings a
very spirited debate ensued on the following
resolution which was offered BY the demo-
cratic side Of the house. "Resolvsd, That
the delegates elect from Wyandott county
he admitted members Of this Convention.
The Convention voted the whole matter to
. be laid upon the table. As this question
j has been ono of considerable interest and
has occupied large portion Of four days
. of the Convention, will state in as short
space as possible, the relation which the
Wyandott county delegates sustain to the
Convention
The Legislature last Winter, in providing
for tlis Convention took as basis Of rep
resentation the largest vote polled in the
Territory previous TO that time. which was
triae abort Of $4,000 votes. this they di
yided by 6fiytw which made the RppOr