The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
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Herald of Freedom,
reR TEE THIRD VOLUME;
t,aRfsCE: KGNsAs TERRITORY.
8 " BROWN, and A. wATTLEs, Editors.
OF THE

t,1bfSCE; KGNsAs TERRITORY.
" BROWN and A. wATTIEs, Editors
n. HERALD OF FREED0x, the Oldest Free
80. naper published in KANSAS Territory; was
o...EIi.bed IN the Autumn of 1884, and is now in
Z. ,hi,d volume. Its Protector had been the
tI;.hsr of an fsdepeadeat news journal for seF-
Y-II =, car, in western Pennsylvania. which was
80 mainly to the PRONUNCIATION of moral
"A ,eformatory questions; and had devoted a
=, rortion Of its columns to the discussion of
'.,,nsraDes and anti-slavery reforms. An en-
,.r.astic lover Of the right. he never hesitated
:. ,dtoc.tc any measure he deemed just, be-
.,u,. If IVES, for the time being. unpopular. It
.I,,r. afforded him pleasure to combat error.
-h.,h.r sustained b. individuals or masses, and
;,.,s his delight to see alsrdisa on the one hand
,,a soa.ereatism on the other. yielding to TRUTH.
ghsn the Missouri Compromise was repealed,
:, the Spring of 1854, he looked over the field of
1. isbors in that section of PENNSYLVANIA, saw
4. rrest revolution there effected. and the germ
. silI greater reforms taking root. and looking
,,t upOn the exposed condition of the great
Vest and the strong probability of its becoming
ispers:ed to slavery, he resolved. eariy as the
;,p mart Of March Of that year, in ddrdnce of any
Eairrant Aid Company movement; and In ad-
,,uce Of any other movement in any other diree-
Inn in the Northern States, to remove to Kansas
rith bis family and press, and through the indu-
.uce Of that press. aid. BY 'squatter sovereign
~" in building up on the soil Of Kansas those
restrictions against slavery, which demagogues.
"a, ,sinister purposes. had broken down in the
Halls Of Congress.
From that time forth the protector of this pa
per labOred continuously to organize company
toemigrate TO Kansas. 1t was not until more
ian two hundred names were registered for the
sIpedi.ion that Mr.. b. heard of the Emigrant
Aid Company. or of its organization in Massa-
,hHset,s. lie continued bis efforts until the Goth
dScptember, when 2f.O00 copies Of the first is
s1eef the Atvnld Of Freedom were given to the
plbge from his power press in PennsylVania.-
circumstances, over which he had no control,
islTed the publication of his Journal in Kan
q, until the Sd of January, ie55, when the sec
nd number was issued. 1t continued to be pub
hhsd with great regularity. until the destrue-
ten Of his Office, in May, 1856. when the editor
rs impri isoned. and the paper was temporarily
appended. Through the exertions of Mrs.
BfOsns and the generous contributions of the
flends Of the cause in Kansas, the paper was
rriSed on the lst of November, 1856. Since that
hae, With the exception of three weeks in March,
Il has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted BY the publisher for restor-
ins freedom to Kansas, was not BY anti.slavcry
Igiatian. nor q crusade upon Southern institu-
tons. but BY developing the resources of the
country, and encouraging bond fde emigration
INN the States. believing that interest and
afly education would result in the exclusion of
slavery from the Territory.
Devoted from youth TO the UNION of the States.
sad With implicit confidence in the ultimate
triumph OF the RIGHT. he never turned aside
his Af fpac hi0
lsnty assailed for its c0aseFTotisn, md the Gar
Tsonisn abolition press, with the Li51ator at its
bead. denounced il in unmeasured terms; while
ihe pro-slaYery press, because of its violent de-
hunciatons Of the invaders from Missouri, and
Il; ;unrelenting devotion to the Free State cause,
aeaouneed It rs an abolition affair, and when the
leaders Of that party could not suppress it by
aher means. its editor was imprisoned and the
PRES destroyed.
With its revival and the addition of Mr.. WAT
LIE, as one of its editors, who had been long
shoWn to the anti-slayery public, and who was
tae eo-aborer and joint proprietor with JAMES
H. BlRSEY. IN the establishment and publica-
ton of the PiilaHtaropist, nearly a quarter of q
century ago, IN Cincinnati, and who had contin-
ged devoted and active friend of the cause
GOWN TO the present, ii was deemed proper to let
@fones be by .gones as far as possible, and to
90 10 work again with as little acrimony rs pos
Sple, TO invite among Us q heavy emigration of
permanent settlers, with the view of controlling
'ae iatuIe destinies of the Territory.
as ooih OF the editors had always opposed war
ahd Violence, 1t was deemed proper to discard
the bsyonet, and resort to the remedial influence
diaieulties.
When Gov. GEARy came here it was deter
hlnea 70 sustain his administration so long as il
.se,de1 10 the editors he was pursuing an Impair
IA policy. This brought them in connection
sllh MIN, and the motives for many of his acts,
sultn we're not apparent to the public. were un-
aeistood long time in advance by them; but
oil nfakv ,zAs. hnSrp Al,a
paftles forbade its publication, hence they were
onpeiied for = time to rest under false imputa-
uens, prefeFFlBg such to a breach of confidence
"a - enc hand or explanations to the public
g ne ether. They felt that their long devo-
ne1 to the cause, their sacrifices in its behalf,
Aad their exertions continuously to secure n tri-
snph Of principle, entitled them to the conf
Ssnee OF the public; and though sssaiied viO-
Ieats ID partisans for pursuing this policy, they
.SSaunqed IN the path marked out, and saw in
ac end their course approved By the Republican
IT,, which had been particularly severe upon
When Gov. WALKER appeared in Kansas, the
ane line of policy which fad governed the in
eieenrse Of the editors with Gov. GEARY. char
Wsesniea their intercourse with that functionary.
WIN no abandonment of their Independence.
Jaa without relaxing one iota of their hatred of
aver, or OF the Democratic party, from which
, .s: aAa suffered so much; and with al eye in
a.. only on making Kansas q free State, with
" s' II regard to its influence on parties outside.
.;,S l"e Ierrliory, they engaged in their work
c lIh renewed zeal. They had no quarrel with
us. LEEa, deeming that the party with
D.sn. asn iney acted could gain nothing by coming
-eolilsion with him, but that every thing might
ihority. '''i'u opPosi'ieh 10 ieoei"i "u
,,s sIS Locked over the country, saw the violence
~ ~ oloooshed OF the year previous, the dcsola-
a.;{ NJ {Saased b. war. and the extreme sufferings
;keisa.. .nereto, and they resolved to exert all
soniI uenee which their position and energies
aa command to prevent like occurrence
Sa SIsa naiiee, eslumny, vituperation, and all
h. oaser instrumentalities of bad men, have
ess,;enlpai ed to its injury, yet the paper has
s, ai.uee W 10 increase in circulation and influ-
s.ee; until it has now a weekly Circulation of
Ia x;n.s ~ copies. more than l,00o of which are
h ;rss subscribers in the Territory of Kansas
vept;na @ IN restraining the passions, in pre-
sihplpe snd .hie; sh.nie; and IN inspiring confidence
aa abroad Is second To no other journal.
), ts ibsoh iban Is everywhere hailed with pleasure
fr ,t;s@;usands Of interested readers sate tae
d,atos eAose hope Of prefermenf Is depeR-
There = ~, .s'sgdttoa or orr kdHsas stS-Hggies.
81 Of tn,sta not locality in Kansas where the Her.
pliey "a .osa is generally circulated, where its
di.snoH hot faliy approved That a few men,
RogsssS RogS.ea \. IN their hopes Of office, have de-
nit an ab,,set hety true; and that Others. who see
an elsh...tse 10 the success of their ambition,
ts ~ to wrest from it its well earned laur-
n.s.i H. True; but il is not true that il is op-
e;tbs.;,, Sny considerable number of its patrons,
n. hansas or outside OF IL.
p,rss se pensioned letter-writers of the eastern
nulss hansas found it in the way of their pro-
last ths,s iaisenoods, hence as early as February
datea E,.t ICED isso conspiracy TO serite IL
they iom mat time 70 this nearly every letter
GAeun5aSs scn. . TO their respective journals has
ia,ians :; WITH the most Infamous misrepresen-
eoatip,a1l regard to US, and yet our journal has
aye-. 70 prosper and increase in popular
"a efnklng over the country. and ont unon the
poeS Tired slled friends of the cansc. we ind our
Ionsms ~ losea by nearly the whole of then.-
dh.iaetIs sen se would be inyidious, and yet We
tuned IN IEseft that we are enthusiastically sas.
lezaers as nSahSas .Sh by nearly all the prominent
and sser;se eae rree State party, whose struggle.
pefaaeonss commenced on Kansas soil, cotem.
Ths Es,5 With our own.
ssdepeaSsss 1reesto1a processes to be and Il
sisie "a ~ as y gu parties other than the Fres
aid an.i - ~ o. hansas. II does not design to give
nr,, asa eeafOrt" 10 am paYty. other tSan 10 fh,
sad ~ ~ .reedem. Its purpose Il 10 deal In facts
Eslesolr... Viii present 20 the public, shorn o.
itafh. w sno with view to che extension o.
Hose who Lave hase 40 war upon any person, save
Ct eso oor 70 crush Us. or who are enemie
aasare - We advocate. The instincts of ouI
lead the r ,s ~ preservation, impel Us te de
aglts Of ~ atalicn alicn Of eur journal from the as
In ms,t;s - enemies. whether open or disguised
& tke Hrs = our the policy of the third yoium,
ssne ne - our progrsmme. tlur nnyooss i III,
ssa 70 easat yhteh characterized rs two year
Mate iss.aeln the estire aati-slayery or Ere
hat vSshsssa and form 3 SINGLE PARTY, AM
@setiss ~ !, regard to the former cenvictien
eeafess ~. .aose who mite with as. While v,
sA.i-slaTe-. &c nave more confidence in the !" olt
hasani ID ~ guard. those who have struggles
sad tka - saos.ssiy With us in years past 20 ex
oa to drive ssa.I lressom, yet We have no inelna