Kansas weekly herald., 1854-12-01
Prospectus
LEAvENwoRTH MESSENGER

The undersigned will issue, n or about the 1st
of December, 1854, at LEAvENwoRTH, Z. T;
THE LEAVENWORTH MESSENGER, a
weekly Journal devoted to liberal public poll
CIV, Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanics Arts,
Commerce, Education, and the Pro-slavery in
terest in Kansas Territory.
In the commencement of our undertaking as pub
lie Journalists, we are not unmindful of the man
v responsibilities we are assuming, and every
exertion will be made on our part to acquit our
selves to the satisfaction of our patrons, and 10
make our Paper one of the leading Journals of the
Southwest.
In us, the Farmer and Mechanic will find ar
dent supporters of their best interests, and the
working man of every aVocation and pursuit, may
rely on our willing and cheerful aevocacy and
aid the Pioneer and Squatter upon unocupied
Public Lands, may look to us as to long-tried
trends, for we are of them, and shall watch with
a 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 well as to learn our present position. We
have been old-line National Wings of the Clay
and Webster school, and we have yet 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
portance to us and to the country than adher-
ence to abstract Whig or Democratic doctrines,
we cheerfully forego our former Predilectioiss
The present Administration has won upon our
confidence by many of its leading measures, and
we shall yield it our cheerful and humble support
in such policy as shall conduce to the general
good. We fully endorse and will vindicate 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 Sla-
very, we may state without reserve, that we be-
lieve that the true interest OF Territory will
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tutions. For this end we shall fearlessly and
thoroughly discuss the subject and while We have
afinities with the Freesoiler, and heartily de-
test the Abolitionist, still hope to conduct the
controversy in the spirit of kindness and liberal
lty. We thus nail our colors at the mast head
and we shall dodge no issues which may be per
tlnent to the main question. We are of those
who cannot be luiled into false security by the
'masterly ineativity' and fair representations of
our willy opponents. We are confident that the
question is to be sprung upon US by our FreeSeil
friends whenever the neutral flag can be dis
pensed with, and we are ready for the ISSUE As
National men, we shall labor for the good of the
whole country, for the Union, and the Union In
its integrity; be we are free to admit, that upon
are with the South and West, and I'll that iVe while We
are engaged in the advancement of their interests
we are engaged in ga labor Of love-" We ex-
pect to make our Paper medium OF much val
liable general intelligence to the public. we
have an established Correspondence In Oregon,
California, Utah and New Mexico, and viii give
the earliest reliable news from all intermediate
points. We will also have regular Correspon-
dants in all the principal Cities of the Union,
and special Correspondent at the seat OF
the General Government. With this abstract
of our principles and purposes, we submit
our undertaking to the patronage OF generous
public, trusting that We may merit their liberal
support
TERM&-Two Dollars per annum in advance.
fT Communications should be addressed to
the Editcrs and proprieeoFs, LeaEenworth, Kan
sas Territory, postpaid.
-s--.<.s.. JEREMIAH CLARK.
Nov. 10, 1854. til SAMUEL T. FEW,