The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-11-21
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Herald of Freedom,
roR TIE TE1RD VOLUME,
LAWRENCE. KANSAS TERRITORY



G. ". BROWN, ana A. wArT1Es. Editors.
The HERAfp OF FRkEroN, the Oldest fres
state paper published in Kansas TerFifoEy, wa
sfaelisaed In the Autumn OF 1854, and is new IN
publisher Of an isdspssdess news ion mai forscv'
erai years In v5sterR Pennsyiyania. which va.
devoted mainly to the PRONUNCIATION Of moyst
great portion ef its columns Ia The discassionn
temperance and 2nti-sl&very reforms. An en-
thusiastic lover Of the right. ne never hesitstee
10 advocate any measure he deemed jast, BE-
cause it was, for the time being. unpopular.
always afforded him pleasure to combat errcg
whether sustained b. individualsor masses, AL
twas ms delight to see as.rdssa On the one hanA
and conservatism on the other yielding 20 TRUTH.
when the Missouri Compromise was repealed,
in the Spring Of 1854, be looked over the field Of
bis labors in that section of fenHsylvania, saw
OF still greater reforms taking root, and looking
ont upon the exposed condition of the great
West, and the strong probability of its becoming
fore part of March of that year. in adcdace Of any
! Emigrant Aid Company movements and IN sd
vance OF any other movement In any other aiFec-
with his family and press, and through the infiu-
enee of that press, aid, by "squatter sovereign
~" in building up on the soil of Kansas those
/ for sinister purposes, had broken down in the
Halls of Congress.
From that time forth the protector Of this pa
| per idDOTeO continuously -
! to emigrate to Kansas. II was not until more
/ than two hundred names were registered TOR the
expedition that Mr.. b. heard of the kmlgrant
Aid COMPANY, or of its organization u Ms 49,.
chusetts. He continued his efforts unsll the sesn
Of September, when q 600 copies of the hrst IS
| sue of the Herald Of Freedom were given to me
public from his power press in Pennsyiyania.J,
circumstances, oyes which he had no control,
delayed the publication Of his journal IN Nam
sas until the III of January, 1885, when tue see
ond number was issued. IL continues 10 ee 2ao-
tIShA Wi larffN mt
ton of his Office, in May, l656. when the editor
was imprisoned, and the paper was Temporarily
suspended; Through the exertions OF MS.
Brown, and the generous contributions OF the
friends of the cause IN Kansas, the paper Was
revived on the LIST of November, 1885,. SINCE that
time, with the exception of three weeks IN Marcn
I il has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted by the publisher for ressof-
ing freedom to Kansas, was not b. anti slavery
agitation, nor a crusade upon Southern instita-
lions, but by developing the resources OF the
| country, and encouraging bona fde emigration
from the States. believing that interest aae
early education would result IN the exclusion OF
/! slavery from the Territory.
! Devoted frem youth to the UNION of the states,
and with implicit confidence In the uitima,e
/ triumph OF the RIGHT. he never turned asioe
| from his purpose. At times his journal was vio-
lently asSaile for its conservatism, and the Gar
risonian abolition press, with the LitedtoT Al It's
! bead, denounced it in unmeasured terms; whiIe
the pTo-slayeTy press, because OF It's violent DC,
nunciations of the invaders from Missouri. ana
its unreleHtiDg devotion to the Free state cause,
denounced il rs an abolition affair. and When tne
leaders of that party could not suppress II sy
/ other means, its editor was imprisoned ana tne
press destroy cd.
| With les revival and the addition of Mr.. W Ar.
i TIES, as one~of its editors, who had been long
/ known TO the anti-slayery public. and who was
! the cO-labOrer and joint proprietor with 4hES
! G.. BIRSEY, in the establishment and pubilca-
ton of the PAisttREfropisf, nearly quarter OF
/ century ago, in Cincinnati, and who had coRtin-
/ ued devoted and active friend of the cause
down to the present, 1t was deemed proper te let
20 70 work Ss sgS With a. little aermony as pos
sibie, TO invite among us heavy emlgratlen, Oh
permanent settlers, with the view OF controlling
the future destinies Of the TERRITORY.
As both of tho editors had always opposea war
! and violence, il was deemed proper to discard
the bayonet. and resort to the remedial influence
Of the ballot box for redress OF our pcilticai
When Gov. GEARY came here it was deter.
mined to sustain his administration so long as IL
seemed to tie editors he was pursuing an impair
! tial policy. This brought them ia connection
with him, and the motives for many OF MS acts
/ which were not apparent TO the publc; were un.
derstOod a long time in advance BY them; but
the confidential relations existing between the
parties forbade It's publication, hence they were
compelled for a time TO rest under false fmpnta-
! tions, pFeferring such TO IA breach OF eonildenee
/ on the one hand. or explanations to the public
on the ether. They felt that their long dev2-
ton to the cause, their sacrifices in It's pehali'
and their eXertions continuously TO secure tri-
umph of principle entitled them TO the conf
dence of the public; and though assalied vio-
lently by psrtisans for pursuing this policy, they
continued in the path marked out, abd sS hca Ia
( the end their course approved by the Republican
them.
same line of policy which had governed the IN
( tercourse of the editors with Gov. GEARY ,char-
acteriZed theirinterc0urse with that iunctl9naEy.
With no abandonment OF Their inaePel t1ea e
/ slavery, or Of the Democratic party, from Whlch
| they had suffered so much; and with an eye n
tent only OH making Kansas free state WIN
| ont regard to its influence on parties outside,
| of the Territory, they engaged IN their WORK
! with renewed zeal. They had no quarrel win
Gov. WALKER, deeIniDg that the party with
which they acted could gain nothing ey coming
/ in collision with him, but that everything might
be sacrificed by blind opposition to federal au-
/ thority.
and bloodshed of the year previous. the deseia-
ton caused b. war, and the extreme suherlnss
incident thereto, and they resolved TO exert All
the influence which their position and energies
could command TO prevent a like occurrence
| Though malice. calumny, yituperation. and ali
| the baser instrumentalities OF bad men, have
been empl0yed to its INJURY. yet the paper mas
continued to increase In circulation snd inhu-
ence, until il has now weekly eireristl9n OF
nearly 5000 copies, more than 1,UOo OF when are
| to single subscribers in the Territory OF kaDsas.
Its influence in restraining the passions. N pre-
venting civil strife, and in inspiring eontdence
at home and abroad is second 70 no other journal.
Its reception il everywhere hailed with pleasure
b. its thousands Of interested readers, sdre ~ e
fro g5oliieissss 1rhass hope Of reffrmef Is depea
denton a proloBgaiion of our EdHsas sfTSg9tes;
/ There Is not a locality in Kansas where the Her
AID az Freedom is generally circulated, where its
policy il not iully approved. That lev men,
disappointed in their hopes Of office, have de-
nounced il, j. true; and that others. mo see
in IL an obstacle to the success Of their ambition.
are laborng EEest from II its well earned iaur-
els is also true; butt Is not true that II u op
posed BY ans considerable number OF 1ts palrohs'
either in Kansas or outside OF II.
The peDsioned letteT-writers OF the eastern
press In Kansas, found it in the way OF their pro-
Mitigating fnisehoods, hence. rs eariy ssf February
/, last they entered into a conspiracy 10 ERIE 81
DORM From that time To this, nearly every letter
they have sent to their respective Journals has
! abounded with the most infamous nsisfefress1-
tations in regard 10 ug. and yet our journal nss
continued TO prosper and increase In pepaiat
iayoT. $780,. a..
old well triei friends of the cause, We IND our
policy approved b. nearly the whole Of them
10 name them would be inyidious, and yet ne
distinctly assert that We are enthuslestesliy eus-
| mined in Kansas by nearly all the prominent
leaders Of the Free State party, whose struggice
and sacrifices commenced on Kansas soil, eotem-
y,orsne0uEiy with our own.
The HerdId or Freedom processes 10 be and 70
/ f7depeadeat Of ali parties other thsH the Free
state party Of Kansas. 1t does moi design 70 give
s4e comfort f. any part o u . lin n E
ard these IL will present to the pubic. snern o.
;aaleyolence and with q view to the extensie1 o.
noe Who iai.r 10 crush Us. or who are eusniss
If tbs cause we advocate. The INSTINCTS o. our
/ rature and CT self-preservatien, impei Us TO as
isnd the reputation Of oar journal FROM the 50
sauits Of is enemies, whether open or Disguised
In marking cut the policr Of the third yolulne
Il the HERALD or fEEEDGa. We see no oeessi9a
10 change our programme. OnT purpose u tne
ss1ne aE that which ehsfzetefiged Us two years
90 10 combine the entire anti-sissSeTs OF free
State influence aad form 2 SINGLE PkETf, ano
NAT without regard to the former eeny lefa0ns
ar action OF those who unite With rs. W bile W
confess that we have mere confidence IN the sl9
. | anfi-slavery guard" those who haFe struggled
org and ardteasIy with Us in years past % ex-
tend the area Of freedom. sci We bsse ne Inelina
fiop 70 drive from our ranks thoze eenssfs atirs
free State Democrats who have lsbgred Up e
he present With their patty IN the stssss y nel
. | kansas shall become 3 Free state. SID slasef,
snail be exeinded from the Territory q ae5 2
law and the question is SCI
will De time 70 consider shcss minor ISSUES sb1el
divide parties In the older State ,.vr,sr.v.-r
Our position, We repeat. Is ISDEPEsDns:Sl
We promise fezify 10 no party tactaoa g eiiI1s
hut shall Iabor a. fdepezdes feaf5aaks - u Hn.s
eyer position We think VIII best sdyanee ~
cause which planted oaE i0uraa! IN hahssss -,
: .e-estabIished il when DESTROYED ~ Dor1eI 70