The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-12
PR0sP PEcTUs
OF THE
Herald of Freedom,
roa THE THIRD VOLUME,
LAWRENCE, KANSAS TERRITORY.
OsP ECr Us
C. BROWN. and A. wATTLss, Eaiiors


The HERALD OF FREEpoS. the oldest Free
Sta.s paper pgblished IN kans.s TERRITORY. was
established in the AutU mn Of ~, and Us new IN
its sard .n s pr sc,os mad Issn eve
srai years in western Pennss lyania, which vas
devoted mainls to the prrmngatieu OF moral
grest portion of its columns to the discussion Of
an ssm mPeranee and anti-sleyery reforms. An en-,
% ssyss. lover Of the .sa hs never hssta,sd
csase !, va fer the time heirg. uDps paiar. IL
sSSa1s s.r IN rdsa bin pleasure to combat error
twas his d~i git to see attraisr On the one hand
apG conservation on the other. Yielding L TRrTH.
in the sptirg Of ,fsi, he locked over the keid ei
| 1,s 1 rs IN ,ha, section cf Pennsslvania. saw
of still grea. .er reforms taking root and loekirg
out upon the exposed c.rdiIion af the eat
and me s.ros pr r. o. iay its
fore part e Nareh # q at year, IN asrRce ef any
| Em'gran Aid Company movement; and in a6-
vance ff any t.fier IN yement in ana other dire(
| ion in the Northern States, % remove te Kansfs
| with his family and press. and through the lEnG-
eaee Of ths' press. aid, by "squs,tsf soyere.gi-
restr;c lions aesinst slavery. which d.mrs eusS,
for sinister purposes, had broken down in the
From that time forth the pr. isc.or of this pa
! per labared continuously toarganiEe company
| TO EN- CRATE to Kansas. Ii was not en,ii more
expedition that Mr.. B. heard If the I'm grant
/ Aid Company, or Of its oIganizatlcn IN assss-
ehusetts. He continued ms en-. TVS en,it tne.Eu
| sue + the HeTsEld Of FTeefosR were gwen 10 ire
public I'm his power p ess IN fennsyivanla.T
Crcums'ancss eyer waiee ne mao rrsl 81 ;D Ks,,
sas until the 81 E Janu.ry, aa:. W..
ond number was issued. II C. ntinued to be put
Iished with g-eit N galari.v. until ihe dssS aet-
ton ef his ofica, in May, R56. when the edl,sr
was imprisoned. and the paper va: temporary q ~
suspended. Thrersa the e1ertsios,s t,, .t 80 II. rs
friends Of the cause in Kansas. the paper wss
revived on the 1T sf November. kso. sIrceinaat
time. with the exception OF three weeks In MATCH
The plsn adj. pted By the publisher for restor-
irg freedom to Kansas. was not b! enti.slaneIs
agitation, nor crusade up.n Seulnean 'hs af tba
tions, bu, b. developing The res. urces 81 me
ccuntry. and encnur girg bona tde EN- grafton
frrm the States. believing thai interest ana 10
early educstie would result IN the eAs'1s'0"''
neyoted from youth to the MON of the States,
and with implicit confidence in the uitImsse sse
| triumph Of the RIGHT. he never turned aslHe
firm his purpose. At times bis uFnal was yia-
lently ASA led its coHstrrdiism, ara .he 1:.
rsonian abolition press, with the Loe1aseF ;i :, IL
. head deue unced it in unmeasured terms WGiie
the urc-siayery press, bocsuse Ct tts violent ce,
nunciations Of the invaders from Missouri, ara
unrelentirg devotion to the FREE Sas.s cn te
. leaders af that party could not suppress II Sy
other means. i's editor was imprisoned and the
With its revival and the addition of MIR. NAT
Tiles, as one ef its editors, who had been icns
. knt wn re- the ant;-.'ayers pI bie ara The W. W.
J. the c--lah rer and i'm prep ie'or with AnEs
ID q TtRSEY. IN the eStahishment and pubiiea-
ion of tie PAa ratirapisf, nearly q quarter of
eentury " CGcnnai ara trend whC s Sib tbe cause
wn tn the presen 1t was deemed pr per "a es
b. g mes be b. genes as far a. possible. ana 70
Q, to work again with as little scrimeny Q: pos
in sible to invite amerg us heavy en- srauen. oL
p permanent settlers, with the view of controihhg
IT. the future des'inie: CT the I"Tri.osS war
and violence, il was deemed proper 70 alscaru
. the bayonet and resort to the remedial innnence
Of the ballot box for redress OF cur polit'ca
When Gov. GEsRY came here it was deter
mined TO sus ain his administration so long Is y
tial pei:ey. This brought them in connection
oil with him. and the mOiivesfor many oi Ms so,s
which were not apparent TO the pn onci t, mu,. bn
!. derstood a long time in advances BY them; op p
the c spfiential relations existing between IN
parties forbade its publication, hence tney men
!. mpeIIed f.e time TO rest under false lmpu.a @
ions. preferrirg such to bresch ef eonfdeIn,s;
No ON the one hand or explanations 70 the pauaa ,
as; as; on the other. They felt that their lorg dsvS
OF and III. ir exsrficns continuously TO secure IT
nmns ,f principle, entitled them To the conn
ienee # the pubi'e ard th"rgb as;cs the
,as' continued in the path marked out, aDa
'Ss the end heir course approved by the hepuo,cs
press. which had been particularly ee'ere uRs
When CIV. WALKER appeared in Kansas. = |.
ON line f policy which had & EeFaeu yn cha
,ola tbe;rintr onrse with that functional
resi- With no abandormsnt ef their indepenae56'
Il and witht ut rela XIII enc iota cf the,r nafeo
the -lavers. cf he Dem cratic part, from whl
ring .hey had suffered so much; and wlth an % !;
piye rrgfE to its nuerce On Pirtesfs ss.;I qtsl :.
- with renewed zesl. They bad no quarrel v
which they &c ed could gain nothing hy cGm
Sash. N 1Ilision with him, but that ever, tfi-g 10
treei. be aer:fced by blind opposition to federal
Thes locked over the country, saw the viele
and bloodshed cf the year previous. the ass
ion caused bS war. and the e4ireme e snnel a1crt
The i1fiuenee which their position and ener
and could command to pr vent 2 like occnrrenee
Steel Ihorgh malice. canmnE, ~ bsd men.
ecoha bcen-employed to its irjury, yet the pape;!
s,s eontinped to increase in circulation ana IL; !,
- nearij eco G pies more than ,t00 Of which
70 single subscribers in the Territory Of han
aso5 snS ventirg civil STRIFE, and in insprirg eo.
gem e. home and abroad is second t. no other J2o'
are. Us rec psion i. every where hailed with plea
iture, % ts Ieusanas ai III ercs ca 20 ~
boats den on @issa S or sassas sfrsg
and ald Of Fr1scioza is generally circulated wber
palic, is not fully approved. That few
disappointed in their hopes , s. onfSe: hsge %
AID. in it an Tbs aele to the success ef their amp
are lab srirg to wrest FRI m II its well earned !
School nosed hy any g. nsiderabIe number of its patI
22ooAs, either in Kansas or OUTSIDE q u. ...
4. ranGs The Psnsioned ers q sns sa
sly mu!gstiI falsehnrds, henc-, IA early as ren!
- Iast. the, entered into a consIfracy To Iors
LEY. do~n From that time to tins neary ese,s
5: sss$s:s !: ~ "a s. i
In looking over the country. and cut uPol
old well tried friends # the cause, We EnC
,acco policy approved by nearly the whole ti I'd
70 Mans them would be invidieus, and !;
distinctly assert that we enthusiasicall
lea. % ader.af II the Free State party. whose str
rposes and sacrifices commenced on Kansas soil, G
Ddicals. porane- usly with orr ..wn.
UGS in indeI ts1sent cf all parties other than the
prompt safe party cf Kansas. Itdoes not design
aid ard ,c +. a., Psrs, otner n ral IN
and thess It viii present to the public. sh'
msIev. ience and with view TO the ex ems
oouts Of those Who labor to -ush u.s. Or Who are
q fes e the cause We advocate. The instincts
ayor by .no md e selfnSeseryatiop. iraps us
AEE isnd ne % We Ger open or diss
- Inn In Tmariirg out the palicy ff the third '
of the HERALD OF FREEDo1; me - =. ,..s'as - -
.isory. same as tha. which cbarac 'erizea ns IHo =
!, Hams, ag 70 combine the ea'irs ~
ARMS. that Without regard to the former essy vt
- o- action cf those who unite with as. 4 I
confess ihas we have more ceDndenpse p ~ =, !,
sGaEe with ss IN years past
tend the area IF freedt m, yet We have no !
sion 10 drive from our ranks those sonss
Free aie Dspesrsis who l.ss hass .sSsss s.s,es
30 Mass. the present W,tn tnel' pa 80 sfate and
~. 67. IF Kansas ssai pc Is the Te-r;tory 5,
..e. law. and the question sperma.entl; sea
vii be time 10 con-ider those minor issue
adway, n. ;;S ~ IL art;es in the elder states.
OF supply M = ssitior we repeat, is lSDEPEf
mt Teach W. - N: a. feaitg to no party faction
18th situa- ~ h.i isIer A. iaeDeadeuf 3oHrstGlssfs
furniture ever prsftion we think will best sdyi
BOYD. esnsa rrhich planted our journal in kaE
re-ez.a bIished IL when DESTROYED % DO
san violence We AK for It the suppe
rsed and true-those who can tolerate
1 short mo- opinions without believing that those
c, such as er.ers aiaed for mere mar purposes.
Cases, &C. 70 the eo1seienlieus # al parties fo5
L.k, and pledg, them that IL 81 all be our END
Church. 20 make = fsarless and true new pap