Kansas weekly herald., 1855-04-13
Tofhe Public.

- Custom as well as propriety requires US,
On becoming associated in the editorial con-
5 duct Of the KANSAS HERALD, to- make our
salutation to its readers and our bow to
generous public, and in doing so the brey-
ity of our time precludes all predatory re-
marks and urges US to adopt the poets max
i'm, "lneipe 81 quad habss'-begin if you
have anything to say.
We assume the "chair editorial" untram-
elled with party obligations and under none
but those which the constitution and inter-
ests Of our country demand, but with the
firm determination to untiringly strive to
perform the many arduous and responsible
duties incident to tae editorial chair, zeal
ously and faithfully. Our editorial conduct
shall be bold and Independent and shall
prove as faithful and interchangeable in sup
porting constitutional measures and uphol-
ding the interest of the American Republic.
!, To combat the wicked and expose their
aborninabIe schemes shall be our delight;
to conquer them and defeat their ignoble
purposes shall be our glory. We shall op-
pose with unceasing effort, vice in every
form. but more especially Of that great de-
moralising agent, the Liquor Traffic. We
hazard nothing in assuring the public that
30 long as We cater for the columns of the
Kansas HkRALD, it shall be truly Nation
al newspaper, firm and unwayering sup
porter of the constitution, as well as ready
ard fearless advocate Of. the rights of the
people, and shall lose none of IFS claims to
: the confidence and regard Of the Pro-slavery
party. ss -io.5 .a-s
Since slavery is made the paramount
{ issue with all political parties of the present
day, it behooEes US to "defne our position"
in regard to the institution, which we pro-
pose to do briefly, explicitly and emphatic
lg. We are, and have ever been, strong,
thorough, infiexible pro-siavery man, and
instead Of fregarding the existence of slavery
in the United States as an evil to be restric-
ted in its spread, we regard it as BLESS
3 ING that deserves to be PERpErUArED.
In the performance of our editorial duties
prudence shall admonish US, temperance
shall restrain us, and justice shall guide US
but hope shall not allure us, nor fear deter
as from doing that which is right; the terrors
even of death are no terrors to the good,
and he who commits no evil has nothing to
fear. We shall not speak IN anger for he
who speaks in anger raises storm for his
own shlpwreck. We shall advise with friend
ship, we shall reprove with freedom. For
all articles that may in future emanate from
our pen, we shall claim an exemption from
ell prejudice and Partially. for we are un-
alterably determined to deal out Justice with
an impartial hand'to the high and the low,
the rich and The poor, the wise and the ig-
nozant. In order that peace may be the
the companion OF our reflections, and hap.
riness thepartner ofour contemplatons, we
sail adoptthe following motto LET JUSTICE
BE DONE PEAcEABLy IL POSSIBLE, eEFEN
sIvELY IF THERE IS NO oTR1R Way el
: s5oIso IT.
We do not say our editorial conduct vii
- le irreprehensible. nor do we suppose oul
course will give satisfaction to every one
bat on the other hand we expect, and arr
prepared, to he assailedand abused. as euer.
slitor strnagIa;t Cl.ri.;,endom is. We ok