Kansas weekly herald., 1854-12-15
Pro@peOtus
OF THE
LEAVENWORTH MESSENGER.
OF THE

LEAVEN WORTH MESSENGER.
The undersigned will issue, or about the 1st
of December, 1854, at LEAvENwoRTH, Z. T;
THE LEAVBNWORTH MESSENGER, 4
weekly Journal devoted to liberal public polf-
cy, Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanics Arts
Commerce, Education, and the Pro-slayery in
terest in Kansas Territory.
In the commencement of our undertaking as pub
lie Journalists, we are not unmindful of the man.
responsibilities we are assuming, and every
exertion will be made our part to acquit our:
selves to the satisfaction of our patrons, and to
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 tho
working-man of every avocation and pursuit, may
rely on our willing and cheerful aeyocacy 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 eve 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
that these great Oracles of the Whig 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 im-
portance to us and to the country than adher-
ence to abstract Whig or Democratic doctrinest
we cheerfuily forego our former predictions
for party, and define our position as follows:
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-Kans 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 our Territory will
be subserved by incorporating it with our Insti-
tutions. For this end we shall fearlessly and
thoroughly discuss the subject and while we have
no afinities with the Freesoiler, and heartily de-
test the Aboltienist, we still hope to conduct 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. We are of those
who cannot be lulled into false security by the
smasterly inactivity and fair representations Of
our willy opponents. We are confident that tho
question is to be sprung upon us by our Freesoil
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 upoA
this question, our sympathies and convictions
are with the South and West, and that while we
are engaged in the advancement of their interests,
pect to make our Paper medium Of AueH val
q able general intelligence to the public. We
have an established Correspondence I'd Oregon,
California, Utah and New Mexico, and will give
the earliest reliable news from alb fhterme date
points. We will also have regnlart Correspon-
dants in all the principal Cities Of the Union,
and special Correspondent at the seat of
the General Government. With this abs tract
of our principles and purposes, We submit
our undertaking to the patronage Of generous
public, trusting that we may merit their hbesal
| support.
TERMS.-Two Dollars per annum in zdvanes
RI Communications should be addressed tc
the Editors and proprieeors, Leayenxoxth, Kan
sas Territory, postpaid.
JEREMIAH CLARK
Nov. 10, 1854. Hl SAMUEL +. PEW