The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-17
LEcoxprE. THE JEFFRIEs OF KANSAS.

But while We give full vent TO cur sorrow,
We connot refrain from dropping tesr or
two, or perhaps three, over the aposiacy Of
the Ropnbl;cl an PARTY Of the First Congress
sionsl District of Kansas who elect s d.
Lecompte member Of the Congressional Dis
trict Committee ard actually exceed him
Chairman. As such Chairman he opened
the Convention that nominated tie vi.tuoua
Phillips for Congress.
Judge S. ID. Lsconipe is the man who, on
April 80, 1856, at Leavenworth, The very
town where, the other day, he beamed:. 50
brightly upon Republican Convention,
took part in the meeting of the friends Of
'Southern Rights" and, az the report Of the
meeting says. ''atly and eloquentIy address
ed the meeting" At said meeting the FL
lowing resolution was adopted:
That the Institution Of slavery is known
and recognized in this Territory; that We
repel The doctrine that it is a moral and
political evil, and we turn back with scorn
upon its elanderOus authors the charge Of in
humanity; and We VAN all persons not to
come to our Te,ceful firesides 10 SANDER Us,
and SOW the seeds Of discord between the
master and the servant; for, a. much as We
deerecate the necessity 10 which We msy be
driven, We cannot he responsible fer The CON-
sequences"
Also, a com,oittse OF thirty was appointed
10 spy ont Abolitioiists and notify them to
leave the Territory.
At another meeting held eight days after
wards, this same LecoDple sgsin eloquent
ly addressed" the as ,embly, after which the
follow ing resolutions passed unanimously:
"Rssolred, That We heartily endorse the
action Of the committee Of citiz.ns that
shaved, tsrrei and Gathered. and rode on a
rail, and mad sold by negro, William Phil
liis, the moral perjurer.
"Essolrcd, That We return our ihanks 20
the committee for faithfully performing The
trust enioined upon them by the lro-sisvery
party.
"Resolrcd, That the conmi tee be now
discha' al.
..Resolred, Taat We severely coIdemn
srss,r. -l,very men who, from ms-csnary
motives, are ealing upon tie rro-s'avery
%. riy 20 sui nit wiihou; further action
Resolved. Tbs, IL order 10 secuse ps:c.
AID harmony to the commuui,y, We now
solemnIy declare thai the pEO-siaveIy party
will stsnd firmly by ard carry out the rso-
luiions reported by the conn it!ee appoin:id
for that pupose On tie memorial. e oofh-
utS t3We uuc pdt'ASt, o-I Aiic o.h IL -hay
1856 delivered a chsrge to the grand i.ry
convened in Douei-s cOua;y, under which
charge the Jury declared the Only two Free
S;sts iousnsls in the Territory Of Ksnsar.
viz: the Herald Of Freedom and tie Free
.Note demor.lizing and sediiious sheets, and
recommended that they be aba.ed IS nni-
cancer.
Such il the man whom Republicans think
q good 6guIe-ksal 'or tier psris in this
Congressional District to manipulate the
work of eiec,ipg . Cong FRESHMAN, while for
the Re5ormers to nominate for q State Office
q man whose only odense il that he ia De-
mccrat and runs Democratic Newspaper,
Is the unpardonable elm Oskoloosa Sickle
and AkcaE
Lecompte was made chairman Of Con.
sressional District Committee ut Lawrence,
two years age, BY the representatives of the
old Smith Caldwell party, which in that
oonveniion had msjority from this county.
his wss done before the Congressional Dis
trict vas formed. lie Is not now chairman.
Judge D. I. Palmer, Of Jexe.i, holds thst
high honor. and Lecomp;e IA NOT > member
Of the committee. Therefore the convention !
sb.s nominated Phillips did not make the
infamous Judge chairman q It's District |
C,unitase. VIII the Sickle a.d SAsaf cor
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