Show of ile the N T Y tribune THE legislative convention GARVEY HOUSE TOPEKA STATE or KANSAS saturday july 5 1856 yesterday evening the convention assem at thia tit place adjourned ahr fallow ing declaration was promulgated by tit ohp P convention WP we the people of ol kansas kansis hi in mass convention assembled in favor of preg pres irving forever the freedom of the territory and arpi state and the total exclusion cl of the institution of slavery sla sia verv do herein distinctly state our positing posit iian tinn and ant an ani t our ca tse ise that our fellow citizens in ohp north nort if and the south at the east ard arld ird the west as 19 19 ts well weli w ell eil as the government of the united sates states may nay rightly appreciate our motives and our conduct first we do solemnly declare before god fod rod and our fellow men that we have aset I no do more than an impartial vote a free vot ati o oi 01 i tho of the of this terris wheller lavery or not bs b cs cablish tab tah iohd d in this thid territory seron I 1 we do most t wI ermily declare beclar 3 to firl till world that hat our territorial elections ha havo ham m bee been java lava i ird ard led ird and aid control controlled lett leit by those thosa who ho have no ra rca 1 ice TS ce nor wor interest in kansas tard th rd thit armed bands from the slave holdin holding states hav haz e swarmed sn armed into our territory been received by government officers armed with government arms and unmolested by any anyn re regularly trul teul arly ariy constituted authorities have sear search ch ej sacked and burned our gur dwellings broken and destroyed our presses and without any authority have haie invaded the sanctity of the homes or 0 our citizens and fired upon robbed and mobbed them by force whenever their lawless passions directed that our towns now DOW swarm with these thess reckless desperadoes whay what who under the very eyes of government officials stalk among amon our free citizens armed to the teeth with bo bowie bowle wie knife and revolver that the eov cov eminent officers on the one hand invite and receive recene and arm and encourage the hirelings of the slave siave power as they swarm in in our territory while on the other hand band not government officials nor government troops but these same hireling marauders take it upon themselves unmolested to sto stop the ingress into our territory of peaceable emigrants from the free states mho who they have reason to believe sympathize with the downtrodden and oppressed people of kansas we now call upon the government of the united states to respect the rights of the majority in in kansas as well as the views and ambitious designs of southern slave holders and ami politicians and should we fail in this we will then tilen appeal to the freemen of the nation for aid and arid support and relying upon almighty god and the justice of our cause will take up arins in ih our own defence and solemnly pledging ourselves to each other that so ion lon long iong as a free man stands erect upon the soil of barisas kansas we will never yield though the slave holders of the south should deluge our fair land with their living tides we deprecate alike the evil cul influence hilli ence of orf fanaticism ati cism in in whatever party arty and in whatever section it m may ay be e exhibited we do not seek to atit interfere er fere ah with the institution of slavery in in any of f the states where it now exists and abe all we 0 to o not design abat the prope pi oe of j the states where vhf nhi re it cops east as shail sha sfa til ill interfere with the people of kans is in lit the deci decision sion litch which they have made of the great q ideation lea iea tion iLion whether they will or not riot establish slavery in i the state we proclaim to the world that we have all I 1 the of a great pre gre it and powei powel fui fid 8 ate oar air hills with coal all ail and linds are run rah and arld furtis our climate lil ail ill ih th tt could be de dearel ami awl here we have all the cle I 1 merits ruenta of a h appy home for freemen that MIA in thus inviting all parties to join us Is we radke meke no religious or political tests but we call upon all abe cati efti citizens zens zena of our common country without distinction of or party or cre ere creed ed hether whether native or foreign n born who nybo desire t to 0 see fi of speech freedom e edom of the press and free established in our terri tern tory toly and arid state to unite with ua u jn in this great and arid holy boly woi k that we dhere albere to and will maintain our present constitution and arid state government the majol major ity of the people of kansas will otherwise fwise that eliat having hitherto invariably acted in accordance cor dance with the tire spirit of the american constitution ution and arid havin hiving framed by our delegates regularly e elected acted a estate state constitution and arid believing that th t the thre only measure by which peace can be secured to this th is section of our republic and bastice justice done to ourse ourselves ives and poi posterity Y is 19 th the immediate admission of kansas into the union mider wider our present constitution we earnestly call upon 0 ir friends in the national house douse of representatives to stop all slip supplies plies piles unai unal the senate and executive are compelled to admit us resolved that gov charles robinson G W dietzler Dietz lei G W brown J jenkins Jen kins kina G IV smith john dobli blown brown junr and W V 11 II williams ai and aid d others h b lve ive VP jur our our deepest sympathies As as martyrs oi of libert liberty that wr we are haill convinced ot of the justice unlace of tiie the cause cluse in which they summer suffer and that we are ready to suffer with them we further declare if clare ciare that there is not riot now i nor has huis there ever been any organized armed body of art frt fire fife estate state e men to resist the execution of tile the laws idos that there never his has existed any disposition odier oilier djin thin to submit to all legal re qulie quite ments alid arid at all times to demean ourselves as good citizens and arid an all order loving 0 coni cuni now therefore that the foregoing sent senti merits menla may be diffused abroad as the principles upon hith UP wp act be it resolved Reso hed bed th it 41 his this declaration be printed and arid a copy thereof be forwarded to the president of the tile united states to each member of the senate arid and house of representatives to the governors of the several states and the various presses throughout the count country rv the following preamble and resolutions were also offered and arid accepted whereas the government of the united stat states es is is a government of the people and whereas she reas the laws of our government have wisely provided ample means of removing removing froin from office any person holding ollice office under the t it e laws of the united states who shall be guilty guilt v of any misdemeanor or malpractice in office and whereas judge judg 6 lecompte decoi li p e has 11 ds been guilty of hi high 9 11 misdemeanor in fit office as jud judge jude 0 e of the tile first fust district DL Strict of kansas territory such as not riot to be suffered by a free peo pe alt pit therefore 11 resolved te solved that chat this mass meeting of the people of kansas territory appoint a co committee ommittee of five to draw up till a memorial to th the e house ot of representatives of the united stat states es well authenticated by alfid affidavits aits alts charging the tile said judge lecompte with high misdemeanors in office and request that hie ile the lie of represent t stives prefer articles of impeachment to the I 1 honorable ono rable rabie the senate of the tile united states against I 1 the said judge lecompte for his removal from office as judge of the tile pit fit fust st judicial district of the territory of kahus kansas resolved that a committee of five be appointed to collect means and construct a passable wagon road from nebraska city to some available point on 0 n the kansas kangas river for the of arranging and expediting the travel of emigrants into the state of kansas |