The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17
Good Advice.
LAWRENCE, Feb. IA. 1855.

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Good Advice.
LAWRENCE, Feb. Il, 1855.
Ed. HERALD OF FREEDOM AS sub
seriber to all three of the Lawrence pa
pers, as one of the earliest pioneers tt
Kansas, as a well-wisher, and trust zeal
Gus co-worker in the free State army, and
as matter-of-fact man. ] am surprised
and annoyed, and heartily sick at the
course being pursued by some of the city
papers. Under the most silly and child.
ish pretexts, attacks are made, defamation
of character attempted, influence and
usefulness sought to be circumscribed,
and the "rule or ruin" principle endeav.
ored to be carried into effect. .
One Editor believes he has the largest
circulation, and so declares it. He did
and still does intend to issue his paper
from steam power press, as soon as nayi-
CATION opens; and so informs his readers
The saw-mill furnished one Editor few
feet of eoaonpood boards in advance pi
another. An item of city news that a
certain man, for the gross violation of all
decency and honor, and for the outrag-
ing of the peace of society, was bound
over to court in the sum of $1,000, was
published, One Editor did not deem it
necessary or polite to go off in "tan-
trum'' on the slavery question, make an
ass of himself in the beginning. and un-
necessarily bring down upon his head
the anathemas, execrations, hatred, and
contempt of even those who honestly diff
fered with him. An editorial appears
denunciatory of Professional Squat
ters," who exist more by bleeding hon.
est, well disposed emigrants, tilching
therefrom their hard earnings, than by
the proceeds of their own labor.
For these several crimes, the refined
epithets of liar, falsiier of facts, scoun-
drel, traitor, villain, and such like, either
grace the columns of his contemporary
journals, or are heard from the lips OF
their proprietors. Column after column
is devoted to the demolition of certain
ones. Traitor Rebuked is paraded
and circulated secret whisperings are
going the rounds caucuses are being
held awful threatnings breathed, and a
general dissolving of the elements of So
ciety in district number one attempted.
Should the party assailed rebuke by
silent contempt his prosecutors, despera-
ton reaches almost its very acme. The
caldron then is full and boiling over
rage is complete all the ramifcations Of
the little family of disaffected ones are
gathered together, knowing not what to
do, yet intent on something desperate.
What concatenation Of ideas and causes
must be then adduced and discussed
What great and growing good must re,
suit therefrom to the settlement of Kan
sas, the development of its resources, and
its protection against the aggressions Of
the slave power among US. What sat
isfaetion it is to your readers, gentlemen,
to pay you to be " bored" Bah!
"The most useful learning for repub-
licans, is that which exposes the cause Of
discords.'' Think not that your patrons
can favorably look upon any man, on
class of men, who are constantly sowing
discord and dissension broadcast. FlatteI
not yourselves in the belief that tits other
than an egregious "bore" to have pre-
paid for twelve-month, for information
of general and useful character, and
instead of, receive week after week sheet
filed, editorially, with abusive articles
against cotemporary, and, in connee-
ton, anonymous articles of the same
character. Imagine not that by opening
your columns for the most scurrilous ar
ticles, seeking after and courting defam-
ers Of character, together with those pitia-
BILE creatures who are most profuse in
billingsgate, and most accomplished in
pot-house erudition, that you are success,
fully catering to the tastes, or subscribing
the wishes of your subscribers. Ignore
the idea that the "opinion of fool and
the oath ola hypocriteare of equal value,' -
or the necessity of a eonglomeration foi
both, for the successful carrying out ii
any honorable undertaking. Ys1-a
With your private jealousies, your
petty feuds, family jars, contemplate
chickering's, insolent examinations, and
harsh epithets, we have little or no inter
est, and they only beget disgust. We
seek Information, we desire respectability
in our papers, and wish not to be asham-
ed to transmit them to our friends at a
distance.
While anxious inquiries are hourly be-
ing made about Kansas from abroad. hel
soil, her climate, her timber, her stone,
her coal, water, commercial advantages,
and the probable introduction of slavery
therein, none are made as to the animos-
tiles, aninnadversion, or antipathy exist.
ing between Messrs. Brown, Miller d
Elliott, and the Bros. Speer, severally
Editors and proprietors of the Herald
of Freedom, Free State" and "Tri
bune." Gentlemen and brethren, if you
cannot see alike. each see for yourself
If some of You desire to be more radica
IhoA IOuA AIOlC OOuSCI fdltfC DIOGIlcfs II
is your privilege A generous and ap
preciating public win award to you tha
merit you deserve, whether you TAXI
either extreme, or a middle course be
tween the two. Were / not re-echoine
the feelings of four fifths of all your sub
scribers, a delicacy would prevent tht
plainness of this article. You all profes,
to be battling for the one common cause
Freedom for Kansas" Do so honestly
peacefully, determinately, and success
fully, and each in your own way. /
wrong has been done you, seek redres
elsewhere than through your own col
umns. If you have been insulted, ant
must resent it, fight it out hand to hand
and not embroil your readers in tn
"muss." In the settling of your Difficult
ties you must help yourselves. In max
ing Kansas free, you viii always hav
the help of A CONSERVATIVE.
For tie Herald IF Freedom
Letter from Mr. Lyiins.
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