The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-05
Indignation Meeting at Hartford.
Hartford, Lyon County, Kansas,
February Goth, 1864.

GCOi UAl ~N'01 " i
Pursuant to call meeting was held at
this place, on FRIDAY, the Goth ult., to ex-
press the indignation of the citizens at the
election of a United States Senator by the
present Legislature. The meeting was or
ganized by electing Mark McLees, Chair
man, and E. L. Hunt, Secretary.
The chairman briefly stated the object Of
the meeting. and denounced the action as
base ugurpation of the peoples rights, etc.
Ga motion, the following named gentle
men were appointed committee on Pre-
amble and Resolutions expressive of the
sense of the meeting: o. ]. Hunt, S. G.
Cooley, and E. D. Bassett.
In the absence Of the committee speeches
were made by Mr.. McLees, J. H. Hunt, and
others, who showed the corruptionists no
quarter. "The people were there end
unanimously expressed themselves in -op,
position to the legislative fraud.
The committee submitted the following
preamble and resolutions, which were adopt
ed without dissenting vote:
WHEREAS, The present Legislature of the
State of Kansas have perpetrated one of the
most glaring and stupendous frauds ever
practices upon the rights of free people,
by surrepttiously electing Thomas Carney
to the United States Senate, and foistinc
upon the people this election against theil
known and expressed will; and
WHEREAS, The citizens of Kansas, with
; out regard to former party lines, had ex
pressed their popular will in the selection
of candidates to represent them in the mex
Legislature, who stood pledged to oppos,
an election at the this session, should on
be so base, so much a wretch, as to prosti
Htute his manhood 70 that ignoble purpose
and
WHEREAS, The press of the State at larg
e unanimously expressed themselves opposed
to an election, and denounced any part,
which should attempt to elect Senator; an
WHEREAS, Governor Carney's friend
charged that the ''Grim Cbieftain'' and hi
: friends were the only party base enough t
# thwart the popular will of the people b
an election, and at the same time, with fork
ed lying and deceitful tongues and premed
n itated perjury in their hearts, knew the
y would consummate this villainous fraud o
-. the receipt of the thirty pieces of silver; an
i WHEREAS, The corruptionists clandes
timely Cancelled their perfdious designs b
swearing moet vehemently peter like tbs
. they knew not Tom Carney; and
d WHEREAS, Governor Carney, by bis acts
n has identified himself with the Schofel
At policy, and has, by his utilization with tn
;. pro-slavery element of Kansas, brought I
~ he old the yr1Oct uDeoruDr1o,,o
and corrupt clan of political shysters ths
ST Resolved, That the sacred rights of Il
1t people of Kansas have been basely betray
"a ed, their dignity wontonly insulted, and GU
. young State deeply disgraced by junto
unprincipled demagogues, who will festt
in their own infamy by the ides of NoTon
Der, at which time we viii welcome the
Is gangrene political carcasses to hospital
E. graves and bury them so deep that nothir
ed short of the hand of omnipotence can r
~ suscitate them again.
= ReS0lVed. That we will use all honorab
y means that God and Nature has plac,
lg within our reach to put down this legisl
g. tive abortion, that was conceived in frau
a and brought forth in total depraVity, and !
will consign its political accouchers to Il
dark shades of erebus.
i. Resolved, That we fully endorse the a
80 ton of our Representive in opposing tn
Is fragrant usurpation of the rights of t
70. people.
as Resozved, That We hold the rebels of t
b. South and traitors Of the North in suprel
= contempt, the one we will exterminate wi
IN the sword, the other we will annihilate
se the elective franchise.
de RESOLVED, That copy of the procee
ings of this meeting be forwarded to t
EMPoRIA News and Leavenworth Constl
ID alive, requesting them to publish it.
-, MARK McLEES, Chm n.