The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-02
Lawrence, Saturday, Feb. 2, 1855,
Close of the volume.

the HERALD OF FREEDOM. and with it
expires the subscription of all our sub
scribers who commenced with the first
number, save those who have renewed
their subscriptions. or who have paid for
more than one year. TIE first number
was issued from our Courier Office, in
Pennsylvania, and dated from Kansas on
the 2lst of Oct, 1854. The 81 num-
Der vas. issued the first week in January
1856. In consequence of cireumstan-
ces which we could not control, numbers
have been missed, and instead of closing
the volume in December. as We would
have done had there been 10 delays, it
has been prolonged to the first week in
February. Thesuspensions IN November
and December were sources of great an
uoyance to our readers, who were look
ing so impatiently fer every item of in
telligence from this distant field of all
absorbing interest; but we trust it was
Do greater annoyance or loss 10 them
than US. Publishers in the East, sur
rounded with all the aids which capital
and art can furnish may boast of their
promptness in issuing their journals, and
while there we joined with them in such
self-gratulations; but here. in Kansas,
We have found the publishing of paper
an entire different thing from what we
found it there; consequently, notwith-
standing all the energy and prudence we
could command, the paper has been de-
layed.
Besides falling in punctuality we have
been compelled to cut down the number
and length of our columns to fit guam
tity of paper which fell in our way
We design to restore it to its original
size, as soon as we-can get edF'paper up
the Missouri, which we ordered on the
Sd of October last from Cleveland.
If the Herald of Freedom has lacked
tone, or failed to present all the srgu-
ments in favor of its positions of which
the subjects treated of we're susceptible,
it may be ascribed. like other defects, to
surrounding circumstances. Another
may be able with innumerable cares upon
him, constantly pressed to keep busi-
ness afoat, and compelled to sit down
where he is every moment subject to in-
trusion, to write forcible editorials-we
do not possess this power We have en-
deavored, nevertheless, to give faithful
account of the doings in Kansas. and
believe We have done so to the very gen
eral satisfaction of our patrons. The
volume has closed. and we find we have
been more faithful to our subscribers
than to ourself. for the accumulations of
former years have mostly been sunk
in the enterprise. We feel. however.
that We have done some good to the
cause and as this was tha motive which
induced US to locate in Kansas we have
no repinings for ourself, and only regret
for the sake of freedom that our patron
age had not been such as to have made it
paying concern. Had such been the
case we are sure we could have made the
paper reflected more fully the position OF
the friends of freedom in Kansas, and
induced greater aid TO the cause.
At one time We thought of abandoning
the enterprise, feeling our inability to
push the matter through without extra
neous aid. Friends begged US to keep
the. paper agoing, assuring US that the
future would be more favorable-that a
philanthropic public WHO took such
deep interest in Kansas matters would
either tender Us assistance, or furnish it
in the shape of loan with securities on
cur real estate in Pennsylvania, or upon
personal securities in our possession;
but thus Car, to our deep modification,
ne have received no such generous as
sistance, and we arc still compelled to
struggle on. unaided and alone. to fight
the battles of freedom in which the SIX
ten millions of free inhabitants in the
Northern States have as deep an interest
as ourself.
Butthe past is with the public. Next
week We shall commence new volume,
and We hope to meet with fewer diseour-
agements than during the former year.
The year before US seems the most i'm
porsant Of any in the history of Kansas.
The friends of free institutions are or
ganized. and know each other through
cut the Territory. They are prepared to
act concertedly, and will do so, standing
shoulder to shoulder in defence of the
right. or in finding common graves The
cohorts Of slavery are also organized,
andare prepared to make their inroads,
Vanda like. upon US. with the view of