The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-08-27
Popular Sovereignty. or supreme cour, p,,,,
lima IN Kanana Seeis.

Popular Sovereignty. or supreme cour p,,,.
Ions in Kansas.
Pursuant to previous notice, a vs,.
large number Of the citizens Of Rooi
Creek. in Breckenridge county, met on N.
30th day Of July, 1859. at the new ,rs5
ing house Of Messrs. Baker and Sevam
Agnes City, and organized BY slec,ins
Mr. A. 0veraker, President, and JObSS
Jewett, Secretary.
The President stated that the object a,
the meeting was to agree upon Soma
rules and regulations according to which
the settlers in that neighborhood mivb,
protect each other in the possession of
their claims.
Judge Baker addressed the meeting a,
length in favor Of an organization in Ar.
cordance with the laws Of Congress- n.
concluded by moving the appointment, Of
a committee of three to revise the ola
Constitution aud By Laws which bad
heretofore governed the adjustment NJ
"claim" controversies. and which wers
still in force. The motion was carried
and A. J. Baker, H. T. Teeples and
George Gates were appointed said com.
mittee.
Col. o. H. Browne then addressed III.
meeting. He manifested much feeling
The object Of the meeting had beer fulIv
stated BY the President, and lso by Judge
Baker. What more important Object
could possibly occupy the attention Of
men, than the establishment of rulers "a,
the regulation Of their own action ? ST..
uated as we arc within the "Kaw Re-.
serve," the pre-emption law does no,
reach us, notwithstanding the Reserve
should have been located, according to
the Kaw treaty, about sixty miles ives, Of
its present location. We are emphatical.
ly without law. We have nothing To
lean upon but the honor Of man. What
is man without honor? A man without
honor is worse than fend. Fiends ara
confined in region where they can do
no harm. The man who will jump A
claim, without excuse or justification, will
steal horse, or steal money il be has an
opportunity. l had rather associate with
the inmates of penitentiary, than with
claim jumpers. had rather make aud
occupy claim in the mesnest corner Of
the internal regions, than in the neigh.
borhood of such men, Ifthere are claim
jumpers in this meeting, or men who IA.
vor them, openly or secretly, | would
greet them with the grin Of contempt, the
laughter of hate. and the Kisses of scorn.
Howl your curses, ye claim Jumpers
scowl your disapprobstion-I had rather
bear the frown Of your most witherius
aspect, than to live in the loathsome and
infectious leprosy Of your friendship.
scorn to shake hands with men whose
honor is the soul of infamy. Rob me Of
my property if you will ; rob me of nv
hearts blood if you have the nerve; tu!
mine honor you cannot tarnish.
Col. Browne then submitted the follow.
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved. That committee of three Be
appointed by the President of this meet.
ing to investigate a claim controversy be.
tween 0. H. Browne and man by the
,, name Of Inghsm.
Matthew Freel, George Dumond and
VIM. c. Howard were appointed said
! committee. After hearing the evidence
and examining diagram Of the contested
claim, the committee made the following
! report:
1--WE, the committee in regard to the
!, claim in dispute between Mr.. Browne and
9 Mr.. Ingham, do, according to the best Of
; our Judgment, decide in favor Of Mr.
+. Browne.
MATTHEW FREELY
!. GEORGE DUMoND,{ Committee"
WIN. G. HOWARD, y
On motion of Mr. Jewett, the report oi
the committee in the case Of Browne
, against Ingham, was adopted by uHAn.
inous vote Of the meeting.
The report of the committee on Con,
stitution and By Laws was then received
. read by sections, and adopted. The priu'
cipal amendment being the insertion o
A the words "staked through the prairie 10
!. the 9Th line of the tst Article of the old
= Bylaws.
. On motion of Judge Baker, amended
by Mr.. Jewett, it was resolved that Mr
Oversker be allowed six months to dis
y pose Of his extra quarter section.
. On motion of Mr.. Teeples, the Presi
!. dent appointed A. J. Baker aud Eli N
Sewell committee to copy and prepsr
for publication the new Constitution an
l" By Laws, with amendments; and to pre-
N serve the old manuscript for future reieI
le ence.
II A. Overaker was then elected perma
:. nent President of the Association, wit
- power to call meetings. Mr.. French wa
y elected Vice President and Judge Bake
J. Clerk.
10 On motion, the Secretary was directs
to procure the publication of the proceed
. iDgs of this meeting in such papeIs 4
70 may consent TO insert them.
y On motion, the meeting adjourned,
II meet at the call Of the President.
A. 0VERAKER, President
JoHs JEwETT, Sec'y.
Net q Word Of Truth In Il.