New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-09
APPEAL OF MR.. BROWN OF THE HERALD
DE FREEDOM.

We frd the following appeal Of Mr.. George w.
Brown. editor of The Herald II Freedom, in The Aol
C0HrieT of the 9Th:
To he Friend. ef Free Di-c.s'io1 throughout he Ua'ou
"FrrLow.CIrIzEss: I am noS in tent eight BY
TON feet surrounded by armed sol tiers, while gsarl
il passing back and forth in front, with instructions 70
shoot me down if attempt to escape. Visitors Are
forbidden toiee NE without written orders from the
Governor, 900
"A few dsys ago I was enjoying the boon OF liberty
and was publishing a paper, The Kansas Hereid II
Freedom which for its moderate ana dlgnied course
has received the unanimous approval ot al men Who
advocate free discussion. Now am diyested OF hs.
freedom and the piess and printing material that cost
me the ,,a of many wears in Free State, have been
demolished and thrown into the Kansas River. AL
nv valuable papers have been destroyed, together
with my prya,e corr,~ PoDdence. 10 add TO my arn-
tion ny law and miscellaneous library, comprising
iupdreds of the most valuable publications. were torn
in and scattered broadcast IN the streets while
less valuable documents were piled ~ and at on hro
with the Office which bad us erected at heavy r,
though the latter not entirely destroyed.
"The OUT stion arises, Why am prisoner, AMI
thus guarded by armed mtnl Why is my properly
destroyed and insults offered me whenever certain n.
div iduals appear in my pe,ence'
"My list of readers of the Herald of FREEDOM, a.
lowing six readers TO each subscriber will give me
over twenty thousand. With the exception of that
few who believe one man hss the rignt to ensavo
another am not conscious of any who have not sp-
proved of its couse. The mos' distinguished meo u
The nation have spoken of in the highest terms Of ap-
probation. And yet for publi'hug that paper, and
proclamirg the great truths which the fathers Of the
American Republic declared inherent In oil men, had
nv property confscsted, and mysct a siarei
''Uthers will recount NY wrongs, and the Amer
can people will redress them through the ballot
box A day Of reubuton must come, else G,d
Of justice will forget his powers which be can never
do.
Though imprisoned and strongly guarded for darn;
10 speak the truth yet have resolved to resume the
publication of The Her0id Of Freedom Immediately,
An q - t..., a aN1.ks
sion than ever To do this need the aid OF the
wealthy and phlantbropic The over OF eternal JUS
tce everywhere will give their means 10 noat sgaa
the claims of Liberty the watch towers OF Freedom
Who il thus disposed TO aid Us and the cause, and
place Us in the Of Freedom in Kansas under
eternal obligations by giving OF their accu@ulst'ons
in this important crisis
~ trust my name has been sufficiently long before
the country and that my position is sufficiently unde
stood TO Justify he In making this appeal.
al have deleg gated my sister, Miss Annis w. Glea.
SON. TO repair 10 Alton Ill., forthwith and complete al
necessary arrangements ior the prosecution OF en
terprse. A. soon my wife shall feel justified 10
leaving me- che will join our sister and place the paper
On permanent bess. -
ln consequence of the fact that il will be imposs-
bic to get press type and fixtures IN Kansas as scoa
a. il desired and in view Of the fact, Also that e
ters containing remittances from the states are IRE.
quebtly lost IN passing through Missouri; and that
whatever difficulties occur In the Territory, the maA
are stopped and the papers delayed for weeks in reach
ing their destination; therefore, with view OF cor
rectng these Inconvenience of the past have ~
solved on doing the wechdHicai work of my paper At
Alton, H., aud there shall open my business office.
shall have several associate editors who will trau-
nit by every mail and from different points, all the
rews of interest trsnspiring in the Territory. Ts
paper will be dated at Lawrence, and viii retam ~
he marks of being publ shed there Subscribers WI
thus be enabled to get it with news at least week
later than they could when printed in Lawrence:
"Al letters. communications, donations, and ota
matters designed for us may be mailed to Alton, IL
lois, until give directions TO the contrary.
"To the lovers Of the good ana the true and TO thse
who desire the triumph of the right, We urgently o.
peal in this hour of our extremity. II my pen is a
.uced for few months to crafty the spleen Of
mics have the consciousness Of knowing tbs, there
are others who can WELD superior 10 mine, and
that the public will learn through my columns Of the
outIages precced in the of law and order upon
me and the cause represent.
"Tbose wishing to subscribe for The Kansas Her.
aid of Freedom will remember TO address at Alton,
IliIos, inclosDg s2 with his name and that Of BIC
pOst.o flee, county and State carefully written. Do
Dations may be similarly addressed, which shall DO
publicly acknowledged through our paper
Hoping the friends Of Free Kansas will bestr
themselves in this crsis, and that justice will triumph
over outrage, am the pubic's humble seryslt,
20. w. BROWN