Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-05
Prospectus
LEAVENWORTH MESSENGER.

LEAVENWORTH MESSENGER.
The undersigned will issue, n or about the 1st
of December, 1854, at LEAvENwoRTH, K. T;
THE LEAVENWORTH MESSENGER, a
ekly Journal devoted to liberal public poll
CIV, Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanics Arts,
Commerce, Education, and the Pro-slavery in
terest in Kansas Territory.
In the commencement OF our undertaking as pub
lie Journalists, we are not unmindful of the man
Y responsibilities we assuming, and every
exertion will be made on our part to acquit our
selves to the satisfaction of our patrons, and to
make our Paper one of the leading Journals of the
Southwest.
In US, the Fafmer and Mechanic will find ar
dent supporters of their best interests, and the
working-man of every aYocation and pursuit, may
rely on our willing and cheerful aevocacy and
aid; the Pioneer and Squatter upon unocupied
Public Lands, may look to us as to long-tried
trends, for are of them, and shall watch with
| jealous eye over all their dearly bought rights
and hard earned privileges.
With Politics we do not expect to meddle; but
the public have ght to know of our antecedents,
as well as to learn our present position. We
have been old-line National Wings of the Clay
and Webster school, and we have yet to learn
that these great Oracles of the Whig party were
mistaken in their policy, or advocated any are
wise and liberal principles; but as questions but
to be acted upon of more Immediate and vital i'm
portance to us and to the country than adher-
ence to abstract Whig or Democratic doctrines,
we cheerfully forego our former predictions
for party, and define our position as follows:
The present Administration has won upon our
confidence by many of its leading measures, and
we shall yield it our cheerful and humble support
| in such policy as shall cenduce to the general
| good. We fully endorse and will Vindicate the
principle of the Nebraska-Kansas Bill !; the full
| and final abregatien of the Missouri Compromise,
| and the wise provisions of the Fugitive Slave
| Law, Upon the all-absording question if .Sla-
very, we may state without reserve, that we be-
lieve that the true interest of Territory will
be subserved by Incorporating it with our Insti-
tutions. For this end we Shall fearlessly and
| thoroughly discuss the subjectand while we have
afinities with the Freesoiler, and heartily de-
test the Aboftionist, we still hope to conduct the
contros ersy in the spirit of kindness and liberal
/ ity. We thus nail our colors at the mast head;
and we shall dodge no issues which may be per-
tinent to the main question. We are OF those
who cannot be lulled into false security by the
mastery Inactivity and fair representations of
our willy opponents. We are confident that the
question is TO be sprung upon US by our Freesoil
| friends !, whenever the neutral flag can be dis
pensed with, and we are ready Cor the issue. As
National men, we shall labor for the good of the
whole country, for the Union, and the Union in
its integrity; be we are free to admit, that upon
are with the South and West, and that while we
are engaged in the advancement of their interests
we are engaged in "a labor of loye.n We ex-
] &c rsscc,t to make our Paper medium of much val
liable general intelligence to the public. We
/ have an established Correspondence in Oregon
California, Utah and New Mexico, and will give
| the earliest reliable news from all intermediate
/ Joints. We will also have regular Correspen-
/ 55ants in all the principal Cities of the Union
md special Correspondent at the seat OF
! ahe General Government. With this abs tract
tof our principles and purposess. we submit
public, trusting that we uaay merit their liberal
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