The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-04
Ths 5feralo Of freedom.
Lawrence. Saturday, Aug. !. 1865.
Th. goston Lsberatcr Again


The Boston Lsserator Again
Others may think as they will of the
LiJerQfor, published at Boston by VIM.
Lloyd Garrison, but after reading It's fasi
contemplate thrust-at The HERALD OF
FREEDOM, in It's issue of the Goth ult.,
we must give it as our opinion that the
editor is very singular anti-slayery man,
But when We reeollcei that he is an abo-
htionlst in the ultra sense of that term,
thathisfriends violently opposed cHARLEs
SuAsER year or two ago, because he
mas not what they desired him TO be, We
should not wonder at his low thrust a
The Herald. To charge US with being
Pro-slayery is TOO base for fanatic. tes
false for common libeller His quota
ton from the Tribune ne care nothing
about. It is a rival paper, one whicl
has sought to ingratiate itself into the
good graces Of the community. not bs
building itself up. but by endeayoring e
pull the HeralI down. We do not de
sire to express q word Of censure agains
it. and slall not do so The editor, Nc
are willing 10 concede, is an snti-slayery
man, bu.. We. deny that he is any more ul
ira than We are. HIS story that we ven
into the Missouri camp and apologized
and explained that We were not an abo
litionist. is wholly and in every particu
lar false. The nearest We came of goina
into the enemy's camp was while in com
paDy with DR.. RoBIssoS We walked IN
sight Of II, and the night previous We
started TO go with Gen. PoNERoH; bul
was prevented On acccoont of other bust
ness engagements intervening The ed
itor of the Tribune was misinfoRmed,
having given credit to the same state
ment which appeared in the Free State.
The editor of the Free State was in the
Missouri camp after Il O'Clock at night,
and under suspicious circumstances. He
acknowledged the fact IN his paper; and
4.knowing that misery loved company,
and that there was not an intelligent citi-
zen iii Lawrence but who knew the asser-
ton in regard to US was false We did not
take the trouble to deny it. nor did 8e
when the Tribune copied it, and should
moi now were it not thata journal of Che
character Of the Liberator, by giving il
publicity among strangers, gives it ar
importance which the subject does moi
demand
We -egret exceedingly that Wni
Lloyd Garrison, an old soldier in the anti
slavery army, should resort to the conrse
ii has done with the Herald. It's tenden-
cy is to injure us and the cause. without
any commensurate good 10 itself or any
one. We are in Kansas, and see mat
ters from this point. We are sacrificing
our time and property for the promulga-
ton of what we conceiveto to be the Right.
From our exposed position we are con
scious that something else is periled be-
sides property. Mr. Garrison.efree from
recuniary loss or personal danger. sur
rounded with all the comforts and delica-
cies of an eastern home, and perfectly Sc
cure from harm, can set in his easy chair,
and with no great effort indiet articles
Of the character which has recently ap-
peared in several numbers of his paper.
If the condition was reversed, If Mr.. Ct.
vas the Kansas editor and We the editor
of the Liberator, We are sure we should
not treat him thus; on the contrary We
should labor to make his condition as
agreeable as possible. knowing the innu-
mefable difficulties he must daily encoun
ter in his new home, surrounded BY every
variety of obstacles to make his position
unpleasant.