The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-12
osawa,omis Convention

We notice in the Lawrence Republican q
call for convention to be held at Osawa-
tonne in May, for the purpose of organiz-
ing Republican party. In looking over
the apportionment for said convention, we
find the counties of Douglas and Leayen-
worth are each allowed twelve delegates,
Doniphan seven, and johnson and Wyan-
dott counties each ti0o. 1h, entire list is
made up in the same manner, and winds
up. after the apportionment, as follows:
"The same being the apportionment of re-
presentation to the late Constitutional
Convention"
"In the late Constitutional Convention
the city of Wyandott had two delegates
and the city of Quindaro one, these two
cities now numbering .hird more in
habitants than at the time alluded to, to-
gether with the addition of a portion
formerly of johnson county, and the Del
aware Crossing, have allowed them only
ttoo delegates, in what is intended to be a
great and glorious convention! Wyandott
and johnson counties each poll about
eight hundred votes; Douglas county
about eighteen hundred; the latter filled
to overfowing with the ''radical' element
of the Old Free State party, and the two
former with the SO called conservative
branch of that party. When this is under
stood, it is very apparent why such an
apportionment is made. As we look at it,
the attempt on the part of the get.ers up
of the "Osawatomie Convention" is, TO
organize party whose platform shall suit
the great minority of the Free State party,
being confident that the hatred of De-
mocracy is SO great among the masses Of
the people of Kansas, that there is ''no
danger" of their voting the Democratic
ticket. This is the very rock on which
the old Free State party are sure to split
and we in advance warn those "hotspurs'i
who are so fond of reading men out oi
their party" that unless they can swallow
"Jim Lane" "Jay-HawKing," &c, they
will soon find their new organization "con.
veniently small" enough to suit their fasti.
dious notions. The action of certain ol
these would-be political leaders during
the past winter, has shown their true in.
tentions. Previous to the assembling o.
the Legislature, almost every Free State
paper in the Territory came out in favol
of W. Y. Roberts for Speaker, but on tn,
organization of the House, Gov. Roberts
was found to be "too much of Democrat
to suit these same editors and their asso
ciates, who had previously been found il
his praise. Why this dodging?
We have at present but two great par
ties in Kansas-the Free State and Pro
Slavery or Democratic parties, and in ou
Constitutional Convention soon to meet
one of these parties will be in the major
Iity, and we shall either have a Slave o
Free State Constitution. But two issue
will be before that convention, and W
must be prepared to meet them. 1t is tn
boast of the Slave Democracy that the,
will have their majority. For this, tn
entire energies of Buchanan's administra
ton are being used. To-day his agent
are at work; to-day the money is being dis
tributed. If needed, s0e knolU that hun
dred thousand dollars will be used to carr
that elections and, if possible, present
second "Lecompton Constitution" to Cor
gress! All that IS required to produce thi'
,, is for the Free State men to wrangle owe
, sectional Conventions, gotten up to weake
instead of strengthening our party.
) We desire to know--ifit was the inter
ton of the getters up of the "Osawatomi
r Convention" to take in all the membel
of the old Free State party into their ne
organization-why not man from Wyar
dott county ever saw the call, even, ft
said Convention? When the call was i.
) sued, a goodly number of our men wei
in Lawrence-men who have been closel
connected with the Free State party ev,
since its organization--men who hay
5 borne the heat and burden of the day, ,au
who have always, sOithout an erceptio
been found at their posts, doing battle f
: the right. We shall notice this matt
Wyandott Gazette.