Squatter sovereign., 1855-10-09

thC 1otA iLst. II "a - ACfcIs pS<-i1 Jul Az
tune, prior to this, TO receive documen
so highly interesting from a pablic officer
and we commend tito the consideration o.
Postmaster-General Campbell, as com
munication worthy his attention, and trus
Ehe will placeif the file IN the Depart.
mant as gem of the kind. Mr.. Kelley
IS partner Of B. F. .Siringfellow, and as.
soc:iiate editor in the publication Of the
Squatter Sovereign.
PosT-O -OrrIcE, ArcH1soS, X. t.,
September z, 1855.
Mr.. G.. w. BRowN, Prsblisher of the
I Herald of Freedon-Sir BY this mail i
return you five copies of your paper with
out any inscription thereon. AS there is a
law now in force IN this Territory prohibit
ing the circulation of incendiarv pnblica-
tions, Izmnst respectfully decline giving
them circulation, You will confer a ia
ver by keeping your rotten and corrupt ef-
fusions from tainting the pure air of this
portion of the Territory
Two number Of the Herald of Freedom
uted them in their respective boxes, and
shall continue to do SO until I get '.legal
advice" -
Hoping you viii comply with my request,
/ I remain your obedient servant, ~ ,sei
ROBERT S. KELLEY, .
PM, Atchison X. T.
Allthe papers returned were variousIy
inscribed. On one side of all was writer q
ssSent back from A,chison, K T., sg Re-
fused.-gsa" On the opposite side OF some
was written ssReflsed )" on another; "Re-
fused to Circulate - aud on another, ga
Necessity may bring me to crime, but
while draw breath l cannot be induced
to lend hand to measure / know to be
suicidal to the interests of the South. /
cannot and WILL NOT. circulate this Ii
bel"" 1r3eE - hfGs s,sesl 9aIA
We have preserved all the marks Of the
Postmaster, and added none. To circu-
late the Herald of.Freedom, according to
Postmaster Kelley. is ''suicidal to the in
terests Of the South" We thank him for
his compliment and are truly glad to learn
that our humble efforts in publishing pa
per is fraught with such consequences as
to make an impression upon the institu-
tions OF the South if circulated. In view
of these facts we ask our friends In the
East to aid us with means to s'circulate'
the Herald. We are honest in the belle
that it is doing as much to advance the
cause Of freedom as any istrumentality
now claiming public favor, and as such we
appeal to the anti-slavery public for pecu.
mary encouragement. es7 @" 'ssF
But to the Postmaster. We have sub.
mitted Mr.. Keiley'sletter, also the ipsrcip
ton on the wrapper Of the returned pa.
pers. and the paper itself to the considera.
tion of Postmaster-General Campbell. I
he allows his officials to decide what mat
ter is ''incendiary," there is an end to til,
freedom of the press in Kansas if not il
America. f i f'hi
| We have written a statement of facts t.
Mr.. Campbell, and preserved a copy fo
publication, which we shall give to th,
public as soon as we get his reply. The
question is an important one to the Press
and as such we shall expect them to speal
freely upon the subject.
| The papers having no '.inscription' up
on them were tied mp in a bundle, and di
rected to subscriber at Atchison who ha,
ordered six copies for. that week. On th
outside copy. the subscribers name an,
post office address was legibly written
Herald Of Freedom. f.tt
We are not generally in the habit Q
noticing the vile productions of ever,
traitor, and nondescript, who happens t
| take exceptions to our course. and woul,
! not in this instance depart from an estaS
! lished rule, had not the article above quo
ted contained several wiffui and maliciou
| lies, calculated to place us in false posi-
tion before the public. It is stated. (an'
we cannot conceive the motive which
prompts the mistatement), that "Mr. Kel
ley is partner of B. F. Stringfellow, AMI
an associate editor Of the Squatter Sover
eign." We have Frequently denied tha
Gen. B. F. Stringfellow was in any man
ncr connected with this Journal. and th,
editor of the Herald, mean and dirty doe
as he is. well knew that he was pefpetra
ting a falsehood, when penning that sen
tence. 1t is true as stated in the articl
above, that papers were returned from tn,
post Office at this place. But it is a LII
J that they were addressed to subscribe
in Atchison. The papers were receives
in one pakage, bearing the inscription o
{ "Atchison. Kansas Territory On open
| ing the bundle. as was cur duty, we foun'
one paper only, marked. which we distrib