The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-16
rERAs-saoo N. Assux. NJ ADvAso,
The Tyranny Of Politics.

pie OF Kansas 10 go 10 Inc Dallot-Do8,
in June next, and wrest this Terrific
rial government from the hands of our
present pro-slavery rulers. Because
the Era has dared to take this position,
the Tribune publishes that the former
has "sold eut," and has gone over to
the pro-slavery party. In q late num-
Der it says:
"The National Era is winning
golden opinions and liberal adver-
tisement from the Buchanan journals,
by urging the Free State men of Kan
sas to succumb to the Border Rufian
usurpation, and vote at the Constitu-
tional election ordered by the bogus
Legislature"
The National Era advises q policy
which we do not endorse. We be-
iieve the editor would pursue differ
snt policy. were he well advised in re-
gard to Kansas matters but the idea
that the Era has sold out to the pro-
slavery party, is an outrage upon the
old free-soil party, of which the Era,
was always consistent organ.
It is an easy matter to tell story
of the character indicated, for parti-
Fan purposes. It was but two years
since our old townsman, CHAs.
SrEARSs, saw fit to pursue different
line Of policy from what some of us
did in Kansas. A gentleman imme-
distely writes to Boston, representing
that SrEAnss had gone over to the
pro-slsvsry party. Several letters
through the anti-slsyery press, were
required to set Mr.. STEARNs right
again before his friends. Every man
who has the manliness to think for
himself, and differ from others, is in
danger of being assailed by those who
differ from him.
In Missouri year ago, all persons
who did not fully endorse all the wild
and reckless schemes of the fre-eaterS
of that region, were denounced as
abolitionists, and if they persisted in
their opposition, they were run out of
the country.
A set of vile demagogues have at
tempted to apply similar rule in
Kansas. A person who thinks there
Is another way of making Kansas
free, than that marked out by the
file leaders, is Immediately driven
from the party. To talk of getting
possession of the ballot-box, and rot
ing to make Kansas free, is political
hetcrodoxy, and the whole herd ofeas-
tern letter-writers are down upon him
In trice: and all because he prefers
voting to fighting.
Casting our eye over Kansas, we
observe hundreds of honest, conserva-
tive men, who have come to Kansas
to engage in the peaceful pursuits of
life but by the tyranny of party, on
one side or the other, they have been
driven into extreme grounds. We
have not doubt but many of the
most ultra pro-slavery men. have been
made such by the unwise policy OF
the Free State party. with which their
natural proclivities induced them to
act, because of the above reasons
The same is true of many who were
honestly pro-slavery when coming
here, but naturally inclined to "go
slow" they have got bent in an oppo-
site direction.
The Herald of Freedom, whose ed
itor always boasted of being free
msn, but who designed to be cool
headed, has not gone fast enough to
suit the capriees of some persons
The result is, they have resolved to
crush it, and have set their usual in
strumentslities at work to injure it
and the editor. The letter-writers
commenced this work several months
ago. They resorted to various expe-
dients, changing their programme as
time passed on, until they almost wear
led of their work. The Herald of
Freedoms list continued to increase
then they said, "we only propose to
show our friends in the States, that
it is not the organ of the Free State
party in Kansas" Poor fellows, they
were met with plump denial on the
part Of the Herald of Freedom, claim
ing any such relationship to the Free
State party /; on the contrary. the edi-
tor quoted from his prospectus of two
years ago, in which he claimed the
Herald Of Freedom was "the organ
of the editors Independent mind"
and that it claims nothing else for
itself.
The next discovery was. that the
editor offered to "sell out the Free
Stats party" and asked DR.. RoBrssoS,
to join him in the sale. and the only
condition attached, was that the par
ties should be released from personal
thraldom.
That story is too stale, and too
shallow. The author of that falsehood
did not tell it soon enough to make It
pass current. It bears on its front,
too strong evidences Of its falsity.-
Too mn ch malice sas exhibitedhy the
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