The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-24
PHosPEorUs
Herald of Freedom,
roR THE THIRD voLUAE.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS TERRITORY


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State paper published in Kansas TeTrstoT., Nas
established IN the Autumn OF leSf ana ls nos q, -,
It's third volume. Its protector hea gesn s,so
eral years in western Pennsylvania, Wnlen VS.
devoted mainly to the promulgarion Oh merai
and reformatory questions, and haa deto.oO .
great portion Of its columns 70 the discussion oi
temperance and znti-slsxery reforms. An en-,
thusiastic lover OF the right. he never nesisaseo
10 advocate any measure ne deemed 11sl,
cause it xss ier The ths tine beng, error.
whether sustained by individuals OF masses, sn9
itwas his delight to see Elrdsssa on the one nana
and conservation On the other. Welding to TErI5.
When the Missouri CompTomise vas regssaaieoii gsa q
in the Spring of 1854, he looked over the neid o.
his labors in that section Of Peansylysnsa, saw
the great revolution there effected, ana the feiIn
Of stll greater reforms taking foos snd sbs sreaf
West and the strong probability OF 1ts pseo.hhs ~
desecrsted to slavery, he resoly as esIs y s9
fore part of March Of that year. in y: =. ~
Emigrant Aid Company movement; ah0 IL 81 -
vance OF any other movement IN ans otae, uueS
tion in the Northern States, TO remove 20 hAaseS
with his family and press, and through the inhe-
tvs in building up ON the-soil of Kansas those
restrictions against slavery, when gemasysa.SSs,
for sinister purposes, had broken down IN she
From that fiu.e forth the protector Of this pa-
per iabored continuously TO organize e.snt.ss =,
to eiaigratc to Kansas. Ii was NOT unsis ny .h
than two hundred names were resis,tctSTS ~.
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Aid COMPANY, or OF its organization n Msssnt 49,
chusetts. He continued his efforts until the sotn
Of September. when 81 .0o0 copies o. the nLss ~
sue of the RstI'd Of {feasoas were gisen - .n
public from his power press in PennsyiFenla.7
Circumstances, over which he had no consLoi,
delayed the publication Of his journal ~ nsL, s,
opd I1 nnber sge ~ sssed 81 II continued to pub.
iished with great regularity. until tne s;.o-
ton of his Office, in Mag, 1856, when the eol.er
was imprisoned, and the paper was temgolsHss " ~
z<a-v .4=I - h.
Brown, and the generous contributions on sne
friends of the cause IN Kansas. the f.pet ~
revived on the lst Of November, isSo SinSs III
time, with the exception of three weeks IN eiAI'h
it has been regularly issued. -.
The plan adopted By the Publisher Tor Ies.or
ing freedom to Kansas, was n0s o1 anu-sin::ssas
tions, but b. developing the resources o. me
country, and encouraging bono IFde esnikiAtcts,
from the States. believing that interest sne
early education would result In the eAeies'0n 'A
Devoted from youth 10 the UNION Of the ctases,
and with implicit confidence IN tne naA.so
triumph of the RIGET: he never turner aSiao Sao
from his purpose. At times his joufnai was rlo-
lently aSsailed for its conservatism, and the us!
risOaian abolition press, with the LscTd'oT " iss
head, denounced it in unmeasured terms; 49, ~.
the prO-slaEery press because OF i,s vi2isis snd
its unreenting devotion 70 the Free S!ate casSe, -
denounced il as an abolition affair, and When tho
leaders of that party could not suppress Il ~, -
press destroyed.
With its revival and the addition Of Dir. WAT
TIES, as one of lis editors, who had eeeh lons
known to the anti-siayery public. snd VINO Wa We
the co-labOrer and joint proprietor WITH . ythEs
q. BIRNEY, in the establishment and puoiies-
tion of the P6i2cashropisf, nearly quarter Q!
century ago, in Cincinnati, and who had conln-
ned devoted and active friend of the cause
down to the present, 10 was deemed proper 10 let
by-gones be by-gones as far a possible, aBo 10
go to work again with as little acrlmeny ~ poer
slble to invite among US heavy einisIayHs; ~
permanent settlers, with the view OF CONTRIBUTES
the future destinies Of the Territory.
As both of the editors had always opposed VII
and violence, it was deemed proper TO discaTa
the bayonef, and resort to the remedial Inngelee
OF the ballot box for u redress Of our poiitieai
difficulties.
When Gov. GEARY came here it was deter
mined to sustain his administration 50 long - -
tial policy. This brought them in connection
with him, and the motives for many OF MS ack'
which were not apparent to the public; were "a.
derstoOd long time in advance by them; puI
the confidential relations existing between the
parties forbade its publication, hence they Wsie
compelled for u time to rest under false imputa-
tions. preferring such to breach OF eonndence
on the one hand, or explanations to the public
on the other They felt that their long deFo-
ton TO the cause, their sacrifices in lts 5enali'
and their exertions continuously TO secure IL
umph of principle, entitled them TO the conh-
dence of the publie; and though sssaiied ylo-
lently By partsans for pursuing this policy, they
continued in the path marked out. and saw IN
the end their course approved by the Repubncan
press, which had been particularly severe upon
them.
When Gov. WALKER appeared in Kansas. the
ns Se eSons n6 og GEAnY
acteriZed their intercourse with that functionary
With no abandonment Of their incepeDdence
and without relaxing one iota Of Their hatred q
| slavery, or Of the Democratic party, from which
4 they had suffered SO much; and with sn eye m
! tent only ON making Kansas free State, with
ont regard to its influence on parties oaisids
I of the TERRITORY, they engaged IN their E9rh
] with renewed zeal. They had no quarrel with
Gov. WALKER. deeming that the party with
which they acted could gain nothing ~ COMING
in collision with him, but that everything might
be sacrificed by blind opposition to federal su-
tbority.
They looked over the country, saw the violence
and blOodshed of the year previous. the deeols-
ton caused By war, and the extreme suffering:
| incident thereto, and they resolved TO exert ai
the influence which their position and esefgle;
/ could command to prevent like occurrence. =
Though malice, calumny. vituperation, and al
| the baser instTumentalities of bad men. have
been employed TO its injury, set the paper ha'
continued to increase in circulation and iunu.
/ enee, until il has now a weekly circulation Of
nearly COO copies, more than l.000 Of which art
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 js second to no other journal
Its reception is everywhere hailed with pleasurs
by its thousands Of interested readers. SAGE 6ysh
de1f oa a ProLoagafioH Of 0ur kdasas stSug9lss:
There is not locality in Kansas where the Her
aid Of fTesi01 Is generally CIRCULATED. whsrc ID
| policy is not fully approved. That few men
| disappointed In their hopes Of once, have de
noanced it, is very true; and that Others. who SCI
in il obstacle to the success Of their ambition
are iab0ring TO wrest from IL its well earned laur
els Is also tEue but it is not true that il Is op
pused b. ans considerable number Of its patrons
either in Kassas OF outside of Il.
The peRsioned lettsr-writers OF the easteri
s,sE and int tha Of
mitigating fslsehoods, hence, as early as februar
last, they entered into a c0nspfracg 20 se77te
dosea. From that time 10 this. nearly eyery iette
taey have sent to their respective journals b
abeunded with the most infamous EiisFePreeen
tations in regard TO Us, and Jet orr journal a
CONTINUED 20 prosper and increase IN psPnla
1 favor.
In looking over the e0untry. and out spon th
old well tried friends Of the cause. We hnd on
policy approved by nearly the whole Of theE.-
To name them would be iEVidloas, anf yet v
dstinctIy assert that we are enthusiastically sus
tained in Kansas BY nearly all the proTninen
leaders Of the Free State party whose struggle
and sacrifices commenced on Kansas Eoil, eofeEn
The Heragdef Fressom processes to Be sEd
fadepesdeat Of all parties other than the IRE
State party Of Kansas. tdoes not dssign 70 giy
part Of freedom. Its parposeis to dead in (acs
and these il viii present 70 the paniie. sheru
ulalevolenee, and with 3 view tc toe EXTENSION
truth. We have no war up0l aily person. ~
of the cause we advocate The INSTINCTS q q
nature, and Of seif-preseFya atio1, imgei ts . d
| fend the reputation Of our journal from the ,.
sauIts of it, enemies. whether open Of disgzise[
> In marking cut tbe policy 6f the third Fojulz
af the HERAID OF FEEEDoh. We sse No oerzs1t
| to change oar programme. Our 7aFress Is q
same as that which characterized US two yea
ago To combine the entire auti-ssagefy Or Fri
State influence and form = SINGLE PARTY, 81
that without regard to the former e0lyiefi0l
| or action Of these whs unite With us. W l1sle
cenfess that We have more coB6dence IN TIE q
) anti-slaFery guard" those who have stTHgslf
long and aFdu0usly with as in years past 70 e
tend the area Of freedom. yet We have 30 inclIna
| ton to drive frem our ranks those cgnserEefsi
/ Free State Democrats who have labered up
the present viii their party In The States. Wh,
Kansas shsll become = Free State. aE.e slave
shall be exclsdea from the TERRITORY q set
Law. and the question - permanently sssf1cd ~
sill be time TO consider those minor issae8 VIVA
divide parties in the older statss..-z-~1,z~.
| Our position, We fepeafs i fEDEf61pz..Nl
We promise fealty - no parry, fsetsea g ell9e
bat shah labor as II q.
ever position We think giIl best advances 5.
. cause Ehisk plsnfed oar lparnal u Aensas. 81
!, re-estabiishe1 is Fhea dsstFogsd d s1z@ef g;