The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-10

those assertions, and iterated and reiter-
zted them again and again. They even
claim that We endeavored to persuade
them to pursue a similar course. We
have been silent, preferring to devote our
whole energies to the benefit of our read
ers, and not consume space with per-
sonal defense. We should have done so
still, had not these misrepresentation
found their way into eastern journals,
having been copied from those which
gave currency to the report.
JoHs S. MANN, Esq, the able editor
of the Peoples journal, published at
Coudersport, Pa. saw this statement,
and wrote us a few days ago as follows:
"There is a strange report here that
you have turned quietist on the slavery
question. How is this :? l make the in
quiry, supposing the persons in Kansas
who have made this charge to be entitled
to credit. l have seen nothing in your
paper which indicated a change in your
plan of action but l have seen only two
numbers of your paper published in
Kansas"
Soon after we arrived in Lawrence, in
November last, we made the acquaintance
of gentleman who is now engaged here
in publishing professedly anti-slavery
paper. Sitting by his side one evening,
we ventured to inquire his views as tothe
best policy to be pursued in conducting
paper in Kansas, whether it would be
polite to engage at once in an anti-sla-
very discussion; or whether it would not
be better to devote our energies, for the
present in developing, the resources of the
country and, through that instrumental
ty, induce heavy eastern emigration.
He readily expressed an opinion in favor
of Immediate agitation. Without de-
signing to give our own views, we used
such arguments as suggested themselves
to our mind at the time in favor of the
opposite course, for the purpose of get
ting his ideas more fully on the subject
From that time until we read the chargesoi
neutrality and conservatism" in his pa
per, weneyer thought ofthe subject. Then,
to few of those friends who took inter.
est enough in the matter to inquire abou
it, we yentured to explain what the fact'
were; and as we said before, should new
er have made it a subject of newspaper
remark, had it not been for the wrong i'm.
preston which has been given to our 81
lence abroad. That the gentleman labor
ed under the mistaken idea that the argu
ments advanced by us were designed a,
our sentiments we have little doubt, anf
will give him credit for honesty; never
theless We think he has done us, probably
unintentionally, great injustice, and We
call upon him thus publicly to make due
reparation. We appeal to him, or to th'
readers of our several papers, whether
the HERALD OF FREEDOM has been les
anti-slavery in tone than his, or whethe
it has been less firm in defense of tht
right.
The quotation made by another journa
from the "Ohio Colunabian'' is not evi
dence against us, as it is but reflection
of its own assertions. The Columbia,
has not seen copy of the HERALD sine
it was issued in Kansas. Had it done so
it would not have published the remark
copied by our contemporary. The ruiz
of law is, that party shall not be allowet
to manufacture his own evidence; and W,
do not purpose he shall do so in this in
stance.
We have long been identified with tht
anti-slavery cause, and in coming to Kan
sas we have seen nothing to induce us tt
modify our views, but much to strength
en- us in our hatred of slavery and op
preston.