Kansas weekly herald., 1854-12-08
Prospectus
LEAVENWORTH MESSENGER.

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The undersigned will issue, or about the 1st
of December, 1854, at LEAyENwoRTH,.K.T;
THE LEAVENWORTH MESSENGER,
weekly Journal devoted to a liberal public poll
CIV, Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanics Arts,
Commerce, Education, and the Pro-slayery in
terest in Kansas Territory. ina.
In the commencement of our mdertakingas pub
lie Journalists, we not unmindful of the maH-
v responsibilities we assuming, and every
exertion will be made on our part to acquit our
selves to the satisfaction of our patrons and to
make our Paper Of the leading Journals Of tho
Southwest. i sfs lts
In us, the Farmer and Mechanic will find ar
dent supporters of their best interests, and tho
working imam of every avocation and pursuit, may
rely on our willing and cheerful aeyocacy and
Public Lands, may look to us as to long-trfed
trends, for we are of them, and shall watch with
jealous eye over all their dearly bought rights
| and hard earned privileges.
With Politics we do not expect to meddle: but
the public have right to know of our antecedents
as we'll as to learn our present position. We
have been old-line National Whiss Of the Clav
| and Webster school, and we have vet to learn
that these great Oracles of the Wing party were
mistaken in their policy, or advocated any but
wise and liberal principles but as questions are
to be acted upon of more immediate and vital i'm
po1tance to us and to the country than adher-
/ ence to abstract Whig or Democratic doctrines,
we cheerfully forego our former predictions
1 lOr parry, anu Ocine POSITION aS IOllOWS.
The present Administration has won upon our
| confidence by many of its leading measures, and
we shall yield itour cheerful and humble support
| in such policy as shall conduce to the general
good. We fully endorse and will yindicate the
principle of the Nebraska Kansas Bill the full
and final abrogation of the Missouri Compromise,
and the wise provisions of the Fugitive Slave
Law. Upon the all-absording question If Sls-
very, we may state without reserve, that we be-
lieve that the true interest of our Territory VIII
4 ha- rhonrx
tutioss. For this end we shall fearlessly and
thoroughly discuss the subject and while We have
no afinities with the FFeesoiler, and heartily de-
test the Abolitonist, still hope to cenduet the
controt ersy in the spirit of kindness and liberal
| ity.-We thus nail our colors at the mast head,
and we shall dodge no issues which may be- per-
tinent to the main question. I'VE are OF those
who cannot be lulled into false security by tho
mastery inactivity and fair representations Of
our willy opponents. We are confident that the
friends whenever the neutral flag can De dis
pensed with, and we are ready for the issue. As
National men, we shall labor for the geed Of the
whole country, for the Union, and the Union. In
its integrity; be we are free to admit, that upon
This question: our symgathies and convictions
are engaged in the advancement Of their interests,
we are engaged in ga labor of love-" We ex-
| pect to make our Paper q medium OF much val
uabIe general intelligence to the public. Wc
have ah established correspondence in Oregon,
fCalifornia, Utah and New Mexico, and win give
the earliest reliable news from ali intermediate
fpoints. We viii also have regular Correspon-
dants in all the principal Cities of the Union,
and special Correspondent at the seat OF
the General Goverraent. With this abstract
lof feuE 2ripciples and purposes, we submit
our undertaking to- the patronage Of generous
fpublfc, trusting that We may merit their liberal
Isnpporks .esss
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Iths Editors and proprieeors, Lsaysnworth, Kan
lsas Territery, postpaid: - - 80
Nov. 10, 1854. 81 SAMUEL E fEW