The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-11-14
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Herald of Freedom,
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS TERRITORY
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! The HERALD OF FREEDOM. tee Oldest fres
State paper published in Ksnses ferritSry, Wss
estzbiiz6ed IN the Autumn Of lsS4. and ls nsn N
rs third veluze. lis protector hsd 80 -
lFublisher Of al flGepe.aeHf news Journ1,l i9Ise.
eral yssrs in western PENNSYLVANIA, which va
devoted uainly 20 the PRONUNCIATION Of MeSti
aud refoFmatory questions and had eetese1t
great portion Of Its columns 70 the discussionSe
thuslastlc loser Of the right. he never he1tetep
% advocate Any measure he deemed JEST. %
eluse il was, Tor the time being. unpopular.
Ehether Sustained b. InliividuaIs or massss,s1i
u was bis delight to see Alfrdi<R the one hAnA
and conservatism on the other. yielding TO TRUTH.
! When the Missouri Compromise vas repealed:
IN the Spring Of 1854 be looked over the aeld OF
bis labors in that section ef Pennsylvania. saw
the great revelation there effected. and the germ
Of still greater reforms taking root. and teoklng
a.st upon the exposed eenc,!ios q me h sIsme
dosecrsted TO slavery he resolved. a. cary Is me
fore part Of Asreh sf that year. IL odcdaes 81 a1y
Enigrant Aid Company movement; ana u So
vance Of any other movement IN ans other dlree-
tian in the Northern States. TO remove TO hsnsss
With his family and press, and through TIE inHu-
cnee Of that press. aid, b. "sguattsf sovereign
T. N building up en- The soil g n ds snSss
for sinister purposes, had broken down IN the
/ Halls Of Congress.
I From thst time forth the protector Of this pa
/ to eIzisrate 20 Kansas. Ii was not an.iI h9Ie
than two hundred names were registerea ier n
expedition that Mr.. b. keard OF the kmigrsot
Nd Company, or OF its organization 10 SIsss:I
! ehusetts. He continned his Efforts until the Eth
: Of September when II eco copies OF the nFst =
sue Of the Hz'1Ei o. Freedom were given 10 the
puhi;c from his power press in fenhssi ,,oi
! Circumstances, over which he had no control
DELAYED the publication Of his Journal n nan
( sss until the ID Of January, lsss. when the seS
eHd number vas issued. Ii continues 20 oe pos-
knN 1r~@sN mt
ton Of his offee, in Mas. 1s5s. when The editor
vas imprisoned, and the paper was temporary
suspended. Through the exertions oil Mrs.
+ Brown. and the generous contributions OF .ae
/ friends Of the cause in Kansas, the paper was
revived on the lSt Of November. lSo- since th1t
time, with the exception OF three weeks In Aafen
* has been regularly issued.
The plan adepted by the publisher for roster
ING freedom On Kansas, WAS not oy ant-siaseH
agitation, nor q crusade upon Southern lnsala-
/ tons, but By developing the resources o. me
country. and encouraging 50ad ode emigrati0si
fHsm the States. believing that interest ens
early education would result IN the exclusion OF
sayery fsym the TERRITORY. $3.50.
Devoted from youth 20 she UNION Of the States.
ard with implicit confidence IN the ultimate
triumph Of the RIGHT. he never turned aside
rem his purpose. At times his journal Tas Sle-
fentiy aSSaed for its coHserraftsEl. and the Gar
Tisonian abolition press. with the LiTefor st It's
head denounced il IL unmeasured terms shile
tsIe pro-siayeTy press, because OF its FIotent ae
nunciatlens Of the invaders from missouri, ara
denounced il a an abolition affair. and wien me
leaders OF that party could not suppress u py
other means, iss editor was imprisoned ana the
press destroyed.
With Its revival and the addition of Ar. W Ar
TIES, a. one Of its editors, who had been long
known TO the anti-slayery public, and who Was
q. BIRNEY, in the establishment and publica-
ton OF the PAiId3StT0Dsst. nearly quarter 81
century ago, III Cincinnati, and who had eontln-
ned devoted and active friend OF the eaase
dorm IN he lneTnRd 10 let
os-gUnes be By zones Is far as possible and 70
60 TO work agsin with 81 little acrimoly as pos
, siole. 10 invite smoHg US heavy emigration OF
permanent settlers. with the view OF controlling
the future desfinies Of the TERRITORY.
Us both Of the editors had always opposed war
api violence, Il was deemed proper TO discard
the bayoBet, and resort TO the remedial innaenee
9i the ballot box for n redress Of our political
When Gov. GEAEY came here il was deter
mined TO sustain his administration 80 long as u
seemed to the editors be was pursuing an Impair
tia policy. This brought them IN eonnectlon
With him, and the motives 70! HanI OF his acts
which were not apparent to the public; we're IN.
deFstood long time in advance BY iheIni but
the confidential relations existing between the
ps-ties forbade It's publication. hence thes were
compelled for tine 20 rest under false IInpnta-
tions, pFeEerripg such 10 breach OF eonhdeEce
on the one hand. or explanations 20 the pubic
oB the other. They felt that their long deyo-
iion 10 the cause their sacrifices IN ITS eeEaii,
and their exertions continuous ly 20 secure trI-
nrph of principle. entitled them 10 the conf
l.erce of The public: ard though assaulted yio-
ieEtly By parts fer pursuing this policy. tEey
continued in the path marked out, and saw IN
the end their course approved by the Republican
press, which had been particularly severe apen
then.
When Gov. WALKER appeared in Kansas. the
sane line Of peliey which had governed the III
teTeoarse of the editors with Gov. GEARY char
etsriEed their intercourse with that funeti9hars.
W til no abandonment Of their independence:
and without relaxing one iota CT their hatred 81
ssTery, or OF tie Democratic part5, from which
iheF had suffered so much; and with an eye IL
tent oHly on making Kansas q free State. with
QUE regard to lis influence On parties eHtsiGe,
/ If the Territory. they engaged in their work
F.. With renewed zeal. They had no quarrel with
J Gov. WALKER. deeming that the parts with
which they acted could gain nothing b coming
in collision with him. bat tia. ever thing might
&c sacrificed By blind opposition TO federal au-
thgrity.
and bloodshed Of the year previous. the desola-
{ fio1 caused b. war, and the extreme suHsrings
incident thereto. and they resolved 70 exert all
/ the influence which their position AID energies
could command % prevent Ike occurrence
Though malice, calumny, Vituperatlon, and all
tae baser IDstrUrnentailties Of bad men. have
been employed To its iBjury, yet the paper has
Continued to increase II elTculatIon and IDdu-
enee, until IL has now 3 WeekiT circulation al
nearly Go copies, more than go Of which
to single subscribers in the Territory Of Kansas.
Its influence In restraining the passions. in pre-
venting civil strife, and IN inspiring confidence
At home and abroad l. second 10 NJ other JOURNAL
Its reception IL cEerywhere hailed with pleasure
b. its thousands Of interested readers, sdes ~ ss
f@so poLfeians srSese hope Of EysfeEeHt - depes-
desf on a PToIof 2gf5oH ef oar AnEsds sfrr9gaes.
There Is not LEGALITY in Kansas where the Eer-
aid eT Freedom is generally cifcnlsted. where its
pliiey Is not fUily approved. That tew men.
disappointed IN their hopes OF Cthce. have de-
nounced it. is very true; and that Others, who see
IL i an obstacle TO TIE success Of their ambition,
are laboEing 70 Eyest frem it its well earned aur
eds Is also true: but il Is aof true thst II Is cp
passed By any transferable number Of its patrons,
q; her in Kansas or outside Of it.
The penSioEed letteF-writerS OF tie eastern
press in kansas. found IL In the way CT their Pro
Navigating fslsehoods, hence, early IS February
last, theg eEtefef xato q conspiracy % nrtte q
soses. From that time 70 this, Reary ever letter
they have sent to their respective journals has
3b9unded with the most infamous miSErpreseA-
tsflens IN regard TO Us, and yet our j9ufDSl n4s
continued 70 prosper and increase IN popular
fa-oT.
In locking over the eountry. and out upen the
ell well tried friends Ct the cause. We Ind oar
pslicy approved by nearly the whole CT them
10 name them would be inEidious, snd yet We
distinctly assert that enthusiastically sus-
ta.ned in Kansas by nearly all the prominent
lezdefs Of the Free state party, whose struggles
and sacrifices commenced On kansas seIl. eotem-
psszneously WITH cur eEn.
The Herald Of Frezd0a p.nfesses 20 be ard q
ta,L:pe.dsAt q gu partiss ether than the Free
" I'd and comfort % aug paFty. other than TO the
d -ty Of freedom. It's purpose Is to del II coss,
sad these il will present 10 toe public. shorn et
Il-4cFclcEtcs aEA " 70 tue GAtrEA--Sl "a
Truth. We have ne war upon sny person, sese
those who labor TO crush us. OF who are enemies
Of the cause We adTocate. The instincts Of CIR
nature. snd Of sefpEeseryet alton lLnpel Is . de-
feElG the reputation Of our journal from the as
ssaIts Of its enemies, whether open or dlsE1l<ed.
In marking ont the policy Il the third YoiHms
Of the HERALD or fEEED0x. We see 20 occasion
70 change cur DrnEraaEBe. Our purpose 4 tbs
sane As that which characterized rs two yesFs
40, to combine che entire aGti-sEaFery ct Free
>:ate influences saa form eINGLE PARTY. and
II at without regard to the former eoETistislE
or action Of these who unite With "a. Nhiie yo
confess that We have mere confidence in the old
sati-sIagery guard" these wbe have struggled
isoz and sTdaouslyeHith Us IN years past 10 ex-
tsad the sFes CT freedom. yes We hare ineiiRa-
tisn 70 drive fTpE1 oar ranks those conservative
Free St1te Democrats who have labcred MP 20
he present with their part in the States When
4 ansas shall become > Free State. and slavery
II Al be excluded fTsm the Territory b act Ct
Is =. and the question j. permanently settsd. then
viii be time to consider taSse miner issues which
d tide parties in the older States.
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