The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-08-11
THE LAND SALES.
LIE Roy CRANDALL,
County Superintendent.
Respectfully

ass Meeting of the citizens Of Chase County, at Cot
.tOntrood Fills, August LIST. 1861.
At previous meeting, held on the 18th
of July. committee of nine was appointed
to present some measures for the protec-
ton Of the actual settlers. The committee
appointed was as follows: A. S. Williams,
". S. Conant. VIM. Maxwell, Walter Wat
son. T. H. Dunlap. A. w. Smith. j. NJ
McDil, A. Studebaker. and NJ. r. Leonard.
The committee organized by appointing A.
S. Williams chairman, and NJ. R. Leonard
secretary. After which they reported the
following:
| Whereas, our National Executive, in pur-
suauce of long course of executive tyran-
ny towards the people of Kansas, has con-
summated it By calling the land sales at a
time in which the people are the least able
to meet the demand on account of the entire
failure of the wheat crop, the excessive
drouth, and all the disabilities incident to
the early settlement of a new country and
whereas. we have humbly peiiIioned the Ex-
ecutive to postpone said sales, and he has
hitherto turned deaf ear to our enlreaties.
b. il known To Tie world that in this we are
| exercising only The rights of freemen in at
tempting to protect our wives and children
in the enjoyment of homes endeared 10 the m
by many hardships and privations, and fur
Their we do not distinguish between execu-
tive tyranny and despotic oppression, and
in order to protect ourselves, do resolve as
follows:
First, that committee of one from each
township be appointed to wait on the Regis
ter and Others at junction City to obtain
information whether pre-emptors that are
not able to take the benefit of the first act
can have the benefit of the second. The
following gentlemen were appointed by the
meeting to obtain said information and re-
port to their respective townships as soon
as convenient: T. F. R. Leonard, Bazaar
township; Henry Reeves, Falls township /;
James Pringle, Diamond Springs township;
VIM. Shaft, Cottonwood township.
Second that secretary in each town
ship be appointed to draw plat of his
township, and designate all lands occupied
not pre- empted, and attend the land sales
and prevent the same from being bid OIL
The citizens of each township are requested
to furnish the number of their claims TO the
secretary on or before the 18th inst. The
following gentlemen were appointed By the
meeting as secretaries: III. R. Leonard,
Bazaar: J. NJ. McDilI, Cottonwood ]. S.
Shipman. Diamond Springs.
Third, that the aforesaid committee shall
have the power of substitution.
Fourth, that the citizens of Chase coun-
ty attend the sales en- naGsse. and forbid any
person bidding on any lands that may be
declared occupied by the township secreta-
res, and any person bidding in defiance of
such warning shall then and there forfeit
his life.
Fifth, that any citizen or person who may
enter cut any of our citizens after said sales,
shall forfeit his life and that vigilance
committee of five be appointed in each
township. to hold their Office for one year,
and their duty shall be TO investigate any
violation of the former part of this resolu-
ton. Said committee shall consist of the
following persons, as appointed by The meet
ing: Cottonwood township-Wm. L. Hus-
ton. j. w. Hawkins, Cyrus Brown, Riley
Simmons, John Brandt; Falls township
Smith Williams. A. w. Smith, Aaron Wat
son. VIM. Smith, Cyrus Brown; Bazaar
township-E. A: Afford. T. Fl. Dunlap r.
ii. Newton, B. McCsbe, Jerry Lane: Dia-
mond Springs-E. F. Williams. A. F. Eos
set, John Maxwell. s. Hequer. VIM. Dixon.
Sixth, that If all precautions fail, the sales
shall be adjourned-peaeeably if possible. or
by force as last expedient.
Seventh. that any Joining townships
outside of the county wishing 10 cooperate
can do SO By registering their claims with
the secretary. and by ailing in the move
ments necessary 10 their protection.
Eighth, that these proceedings be pub
lished in The Council Grove Press and EN-
PoRIA News. and all other papers friendly
10 the cause please copy
The meeting was large and enthusiastic.
was ably addressed. and was characterized
throughout by dignity and decorum on the
part of the people. who seemed to feel most
deeply the injustice under which they Ia
bored. aud the necessity of acting with de-
for their relief. and seemed fully
to carry out every resolution
r. NJ. NEWTON, Pres.
II. r. LEONARD, See'y. i