The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
lawrence, Saturday, Oct. 8. 1855
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS,
ANDREW II. REEDER..
That Letter.

produce undue excitement i'll the East,
which the editor claims has tendency
TO suppress emigration to Kansas He
quotes nothing from the HERALD OF
FaEEpoM TO sustain his position, but
picks up an extract from privafe letter
to warm personal friend. who was an
exile from Kansas for opinions sake, and
written with no expectation of ever be-
ing seen by any person. save the individ-
uaI to whom il was addressed, in proof
of his position. From remark made
in our paper of the week previous pro-
testing against The publication of private
letters, and the mention by US that such
letter. without any knowledge Of ours,
and abounding in. grammatical and yer-
bal errors, had appeared in a st. Louis
paper from US, tie editor should have
resorted to other proof of desire on
our part to unduly excite the public
mind, than the publication of that pri-
vate letter.
That letter was penned on the eve Of
considerable excitement. 1t seemed as
if tie demons of the slave power were
let loose among US. An attempt was
made in the streets of Lawrence to sup
press the freedom of speech. For per-
son to say he was an abolitionist. in the
the presence of certain individuals, was
almost sure to be the signal for per-
sonal injury. Mr.. STEARNs was knock
ed down for an expression which did
not suit the lordlings of tie slave power;
young Mr.. Doy was violently treated for
attempting 90 .iHdieato foul ~Nperoions
against his father; Mr.. DELAND was
shamefully set upon and beaten by a
pack of bullies; Mr. HuRD was threat
ened for asking "a an apology for an in
suit to his mother; we were set upon
by seven persons in the streets, and an
attempt made to drive US from our posi-
ton, and not for the cause set forth BY
the Free State, as all know who know
the facts; balls were fred through our
building at night after we had retired to
rest, with our family; q fire was found
burning against our door late 9. night.
apparently designed to burn the build
ing; an individual, in a drunken mood,
and not for purposes of amusement as
Miller of the Free State asserts, had
threatened to make personal matter oil
our advocacy of anti-slavery views; had
raraded our streets. threatening to SHOOT
us down like dog the FIRST time he
should meet US; was about to challenge
us to fight duel with him which he
subsequently, did, and as we before said,
i, seemed as if the devils inearnate were
lose, and there was then no understand
ing with free State men for mutual pro-
lection, when tie following article. truth
.ful in every porticuiar, was written to
friend, as Ne have detailed above. In-
stead Of censuring us for writing sueh
letters, any person but an apolosist OF
the slave power, pauierer to their pref
udices, and the warm personal friend
ef nearly or quite every pro-slavery man
in the country. and, as consequence,
lacking the confidence of free Safe men,
would compliment US.
"How long before / shall be an exile
know not. Daily the clouds look more
portentious. l can hear their thunders;
they appear near at hand. The light
ningssti.eir flash is seen along the sky !!
When the blow comes if fall in The fray
pray you to End an arm TO fill my place
Do not mind the sacrifice, or the COST
As long as there is a dollar of means
belonging to my estate, pray it may be
used IN prosecuting this war.
Il have written to A. ]. Mason. Con-
neautyile, Crawfo Co., Pa, in rela-
ton to my business. Should anything
befall me or NINE. BY which we are iI-
capacitated from welding the pen, or
keeping the Herald afloat, correspond
With Dir. Mason, see what can be done,
and lose no time in pushing on the Her
aid.
81 have VIRTUALLY received chal-
hinge to-day. 1t was so intended, but |
profess not to understand it. After my
next paper is out, have no doubt / will
receive one direct and open. My answer
Will drive the demons to desperation, as
II will appear through the press.
81 do not pretend to appear in the
streets vithouttwo reyolvers and bowie
knife. Seven men set upon me the other
night, and attempted to drive me from
my position. If profane words and fists
swinging in the air. could have accom-
piislied anything, I should have been
annihilated. l stood with my hands in
my breeches pocket and told them !:
Threaten as long IS you please, but
don't strike
"Yours for God and Freedom.
&c. w. BROWN"
II that letter is not satisfactory perhaps
it would be well for hitler to get a copy
of the one addressed to Mr. Mason
Althoughit it was confidential. and never
designed to be exhibited only on the
happening Of certain contingency, yet.
it was no more Of a prisots letter than
The one above. which we should believe
was purloined from the mails were it not