The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-06-13

They came as the waves come, Wnen navles are
stranded
They came IS the leaves come, when forests are
rended-'
Look out over this beautiful country,
rich in all the productions of nature, and
see the peace and happiness everywhere
prevailing. Go ask the residents Of. last
autumn, if it did not afford them true JOY
to see the Herald Of Freedom again. Ask
them if it was not the hope which it in
spired which nerved them to commence
the erection anew of the family altar to
which ruffian hands had applied the
torch, and burned to ashes. Go askthdse
who purchased more than thousand cop
les of our paper every week TO send to
their friends in the East, as long as We
could supply them, if they thought we
were occupying false position when they
were giving such an extended circulation
to our paper.
We denounced violence all over the
Territory, and by our exposures did that
to break up guerrilla parties, formed by
Free State men, which Gov. Geary, with
the sword of the nation at his command,
was unable to accomplish. The persons
forming these guerrilla parties have been
our bitter enemies from that period to this,
and they are the chief supporters Of Glsas.
Robinson IN his present assault, to injure
our character. They act consistent with
their past professions, and we can excuse
their malice.
/ Horse stealing has been the rule, rather
than the exception, with a class of bad
men, pro-slavery men, no doubt, who as
sumed the Free State garb, the better to
accomplish their hellish purposes. We
opposed them, and used our journal to
crush them out. -Four of this class were
pursued to Nebraska, and were shot down
like dogs. We approved the act, and
Immediately Ctas. Robinson, apprehen-
sive that our position may injure the
cause, denounees us publicly. Whether
these persons shot down were the friends
and claguers of Robinson, We are not in
formed; but we regret his sensitiveness
when we speak of the occurrence.
We coveted no controversy with. Ctas.
Robinson; on the contrary, we have studi-
ously avoided saying anything of him, as
we were confident the day would come
when the public would know him as we
knew him. And yet, we have said no.
thing, save strictly in self defence. If
the controversy shall he continued. we
shall try and clear the Augean stable of
its filth, and We will show up such mass
of corruption as will make the lovers of
humanity weep with the reflection that
they ever threw up their hats at the men,
ton of Coz. Robinson's name.
1t has been said that we shall sustain a
severe injury by this controversy. Let it
come, then! The quarrel is not one of
our own seeking, and we shall only pursue
it in standardization. That we shall do,
though it sweeps lis and our journal into
oblivion But we shall not be injured
! Falsehood can never triumph over truth.
| Wrong and outrage may occupy high
places for time, and calumny may cast
a shade over the fairest character, as a
cloud can obscure the sun, but that lu-
minary, though hidden from mortal ken,
shines on until the last spray has ,disap-
peared, and it appears again in all its eff
fulgence
/ If friends turn against us because we
expose wrong in high places, they are not
the friends we sought. We want none of
them. Give us those to minister in high
places who have clean hands, and they will
never have occasion to attempt to tear
down private character that their own
may appear to better advantage. But we
are getting volumnious, and hence will
close.