Kansas weekly herald., 1854-12-29
Oar. Position.

very question" in Kansas, was SO well un-
derstood, that no one need misunderstood
it. But in this it seems we are mistaken.
Upon all questions affecting the interests oil
our Territory, we have nothing to conceal.
But in discussing measures of public policy,
we have ever thought, that little good is Ell
fected by vituperation and abuse have
therefore avoided the "slang phanging
phrases of the common pot house polll-
clans. The veriest loater in the land may
use such arguments, and gain triumph,
but it is such triumph, as no highminded
right thinking gentleman would wish to
claim.
In late number of the Platte Argus, we
are denounced as rendering aid and comfort
to the free soilers, and encouraging and en-
dorsing the emigrating aid societies, and
that our paper is on par, with the Herald
of Freedom, an abolition paper; and that
while we have attempted to conceal the
character of the paper, under the garb OF
neutrality, one of the proprietors avowed
himself in Weston friendly to the election
Of FIeuiken the free soil candidate. It is
also charged that we treat a ''free soil pa
per out of Kansas, with marked courtesy
and profound respect" while we DO ''not
condescend TO notice a pro-slavery paper.
1t is also charged that we proclaimed our
selves neutral on the slavery question, and
that aUe would not answer their questions.
This same paper also charges, that after
finding out the strong side, We dropped our
neutrality, part, ,and now pretend friend
ship for Gen. Whitfield. And we are
charged with misstating Gen. Whitield's
position. =
This is the sum and substance Of the
charges arrayed against us in the last Platte
Argus, on account of an article we wrote
on 1.-The election" In that article we stated,
Gen. w. ''stood forth as the advocate OF
Prescriptions and squatters rights, fully en-
dorsing the compromise of 1850, and the
principles of the Nebraska bill, as a na-
tional democrat and supporter Of the pre-
sent Administration" and that on the ques-
ton of slavery ''his views were lDeu qtatder-
Stood" for he never attempted, to conceal
them, but that he himself ''did not bring
them directly in the issue"
This the Platte Argus denies, and re-
sorts to its farorite weapon, by raising the
cry ofabolitionist, thinking thereby to arouse
the prejudice of the public mind against the
paper we publish. The object is we'll un-
derstood, and the uriier of the article known, y,
though it appears as editorial, it was writ
ten by an outsider, and by the very man
too who '.forced'' an article before on the
nominal editors Of the Argus. If it were
not known that the writer of that article,
has an unrelenting hatred to Leavenworth,
because he could not get In as one OF the
original proprietors, and has since obtained
an interest in another town, that he is try
ing to build up, by decrying this place, we
might be disposed TO attribute different mo-
tives than what we believe now actuates
him. But the ear marlts stick out so plain
that none need be deceived.
We will convict the Argus Of either ig-
norantly OF willGully misrepresenting ou1
position on the slavery question, by the files
of our paper We will show too that we
have occupied no neutral position. The
Argus with an ingenuity, only becoming a
pettifogging lawyer, makes no distinction
between the present and former editor of
the Herald, but connects us with a contro.
versy with which we had nothing to do.
But now to the files of our paper. II
the Herald of Oct 20, in which our address
to the ''Patrons of the Herald" appeare d
and which was before took charge ofthe
paper, as the paper itself will show, we
used this language.
at is natural that men to greater or less
extent should be inclined to prefer the insti.
tutions of their own country. We presume
we have feelings like others upon this sub.
ject, (siavery) and at all proper times will
give our views and votes In accordance
with our judgment
1t is well known that we were born, rails.
ed, and have lived all our life IN a slave
State, hence it will be understood what in.
stitutions we '.pretar"
In the Herald of Oct 9th, which wa:
the very first issue after we took charge o
it we used the following language, under
the head of Settlement of Kansas:
"To those who rely upon the aid of 9TH
ers to send them here, (referring to the
Northern Emigrating Aid Societies) for