The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-01
Kansas Seribhlers.

A6USdS GG4 1DE1O4os
Letter writers of late from Kansas,
for want, probably, of other items ofin-
terest to furnish metropolitan journals,
have commenced an attack upon private
character, in the Free State party. Ii
may be they expectto accomplish some
thing for the cause for which we are all
contehding, or for themselves, by this
system of defamation but If so we as
sure them at the outset that there arc
two sides to most questions, and gener.
ally. there are two vulnerable parties in
important controversies.
"Sigma," who writes for the New
York Tines, the public should know,
is S. F. Tappan, of this city. He pub
lished, in a late article, an assault on
o. G. Brown, representing that he was
privy to fraud on the public in assum-
ing the honor gained by Capt. John
Brown in his defence of Osawotomie
We think the article very unjust, and
unnecessary. Mr.. Brown gave publici-
ty to no such statement. Some scrib-
ler, like Sigma, made the blunder which
other letter~writers corrected.
In the same article alluded to, he
made an assault on us and Mrs. BRowN,
representing that she was passing her
self off as the "widow of the murdered
Brown, to get money to establish pa
per in Lawrence" The statement Of
Sigma was simply false, and shows
that he was misinformed as to the facts.
else entertains malice against us, and
sought that medium of gratifying his
manevolent feelings. Mrs. Brown was
mentioned at the Buffalo Kansas Con.
vention as the aUidoao of. MIR. Brown o.
the Herald Of Freedom, by gentleman
ignorant of the facts. 1t was corrected
Immediately, and on the spot. The re,
port was sent east from Westport thai
we uere murdered. We wrote several
letters, which we have since seen in
print, correcting the statement. Mrs
B. saw the dispatch in the morning pa
pers, and did net know but it was true
al. the time; and with her other troub-
les, felt that it was possible she was {
widow. Yet she always looked at the
bright side Of the question, and believe.
and SO spoke of the matter-as false
which proved as she supposed. Fol
Mr.. Tappan to thus libel Mrs. Brown il
for gentleman to descend lower in tht
scale of humanity than responsible let
ter-writers ought to do. We trust ht
will yet have the manliness to do he
justice.
Sigma has also charged Judge Schuy
Ter and Gen. Shankland with soliciting
aid in the east for Kansas, and not re
porting to the people here. When Judg'
Schuyler returned to Kansas the presse
were suspended, and the means of com
municating with the public cut off,
He has lately published card, replying
to such anonymous scribblers, showing
that no public funds came into his hands
We extract the following paragraph
I" Not one single dollar has been re
ceived by me as such agent, or other
wise, which has been left unaccountec
for, or misapplied. How funds sent on
here hare been expended, I leape for TIL
receiuers to explain, simply suggesting
that Il aOould be sceH tEat Tie People holc
them to a strict account. -
We trust Sigma will be more care
ful of his statements in the future ane
if he has the good of Kansas at heart
as we believe he has-avoid slanderins
those who have struggled and suffered
with him in their efforts to make Kan
sas free. We have common enemy
to contend with, and can expend oul
strength to better advantage than il
staying each other. Truth is a bettel
weapon against enemies than falschoot
against friends.