The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-17
nnr OWn Matters.

Our own Matters.
r..b subscriber to the Herald If Freedom, and
t -aader into whose hands this copy of our
-, shall fall, is hereby constituted an agent.
T;,b salI authority to receive and receipt sub
'.,o,ions at our regular published rates. to con-
.;.ne .yeh so long as he shall continue prompt
!, ;, remit US the subscription price of the pa
ns,after dedueting his commission, agTeeably to
s.r prospectus, published in another column.
The liberal adcesfisiag which the Republican
-..sz has given US and our journal, this season,
titles Us to list of tseei' thousand new sub
-,fbers the ensuing year; and if we fall short of
,b., u1mber the fault will not be because we
haze not rnerited it, if falsehOod and calumny,
nsrDetrated st our expense, is taken into ac-
,opn,. or our ability to supply the paper is con-
.iderei.
We are firm in the conviction that we ought to
hare twenty thousand subscribers before the
krst Of January next. If the good wishes borne
rs from the great mass Of our readers in the
States, are taken into account, and if each labors
!. ne car labor, we shall have that number. We
.eud near q thousand copies of our paper in sim
ole wrappers. to as many different post Offices
Each Of these subscribers. b getting up club
Il ten, is entitled to, and shall receive, an
slsvguth cops gratis for his trouble; and all for
sBG. 1t is believed that n club Of ten. and in
nauy instances of twenty, thirty, and even for
or fifty can be obtained in each locality where
,ueh single copy is received,
We send nearly two thousand copies of the
Hsrtd cf Freedom in small packages; Of from two
70 ak in a package, making from four to six hun
drej different offices. If each of these subScFi :
bers viii exert himself and send Us a club, or
syen double his own subscription, il will ma
teriaIly advance our circulation and our field Of
usefulness. And then We have several thous-
and copies sent in larger packages, varying from
seven 10 two hundred, to single Office. We ask
each Of these subscribers to mention the Herald
ef Freedom favorably to his neighbor, and ask
him to subscribe for it, not as a charity-fOr We
desire no such subscriptions-bu with GER
t.nty that if he desires reiia5te information from
Kansas he will get a qvid pro quo for his invest
usnt.
We are in earnest, reader, in our desire.
and determination, too, to give to the Herald Of
Ireef05t circulation which shall shame into
deeeney the contemplate small fry papers scat
tered over the country. and the few in Kansas,
which, not having merit TO rise of themselves,
thought to lower US to their own Insignificant
standard, By the basest of falsehoods. And to
those who ere willing to lend helping hand, We
low appeal.
The election is over, but new issues are OPEN
ing upon us. Grave subjects are to be discuss
ed. Vital questions are to be solved, and while
We throw all our energies into the work. resolV-
ed that freedom shall conquer, and the star of
truth shall gain the ascendcncy, weare conscious
Of our own weakness when left unaided and
alone.
Reader, YOU have seen the low and cowardly
sneer Of the press for the last few months eharg-
ing US with owing our present existence to the
contributions of the persons in the States, whose
confidence we have betrayed. The loss of our
ALL and months of CALLING imprisonment, and
years Of toll, is not sacrificing enough from us
for the cause, but base men must seek to rob us
Of our character, and charge US with being beg
gars, because We have accepted of temporary re-
lief to aid us in starting our business again.
When Mrs. Brown sought that relief in the
East, she was instructed to say to ALL that every
dollar furnished TO ai,I1in reviSing the Herald
ef Freedom, should be returned in due time with
interest, if We were prosperous in business. She
Informs Us that this pledge was communicated
to those who loosened their purse strings for our
benefit We have the names of those contribu-
tors, they have been published, and the world
knows who they are.
The last year has been one Of great prosperity
with US. The Hfrdldof Freedom has been placed
upon permanent basis, and we have an Office
with but trifiDg Indebtedness hanging over us,
second in value, in convenience, and in rea
worth, to no other Office West of the Mississippi
flew IN st. ltonis, perhaps. excepted. 1t is oul
desire to extend the circulation of the paper th'
PRESENT fall and coming winterso as to enable u
TO raise means to pay back TO every person VIII,
contributed dime, dollar, or, as was the cas-,
with Mr. Hunter, $500, to the amount of neal
saaGO in the aggregate, with interest, so that nc
eontemptible whifet. who has charge of press
shall be enabled hereafter. with truth, to say
that We ere doing business aciM otherase,'s capi-
tai
Thus far in life We have been sustained BY oul
unaided energies. save the little relief loaned Us
last season, and we expect to continue our labor;
with the entire opposition Of those who never
meTited a dollar in the world by their own ener-
gles, and We expect to triumph, too, and looh
with contempt upon their1ittle abortive maehi-
nations TO injure US socially or pecuniarily.
Our motto. Independent and Fearless" will
hrm reliance on the divinity of the Right, ant
conscious that no man or combination of men
aave the ability 20 put Us down, while we have
VII to stand; and looking to Him who holds tn;
aestnes of individuals as as well as PRINCIPLE.
IA ms hand, and knowing that He viii oyerrul'
al apparent evil for the common good. and tina
Tue petty malice Of bad men is but the precurso
VI the good time coming we make our appeal
iu''s conscious that it will be regarded and tha
uaf hst already so lengthy, win be amplified {.
~eiuliestextent oar of ambition.
10 stimulate our friends to active exertion W,
IaAe the following liberal proposals:
10 Inc person sending US the highest numbe
yearly subscribers between this and the frs
~feoruary next, we will make present of on
S'aie OF ten lots in Emporia, now valued at tw,
hundred dollars, and which will no doubt com
naud from s2c0 to s500 by another spring.
lothe person sending us the second highes
ls' b the FIRST of February next, we will max
present of one lot on Massachusetts, street, il
.4s eit5 Of Lawrence, now valued at from SIS
% $500
iethe person sending usthe third highest lis
~ 'ne hrst of February next. we will donate tel
'Vs IN Hesperia, now valued at SIe0.
10 the person sending us the fourth highes
.'s' o5 the first of February next, we will donat
good city lot in Delaware, value $50.
ana to the person sending us the fifth highes
=. 0g the first day Of February next, we will re
-. =, twenty dollars in money,
me above premiums are over and above tn
omissions a for the labor of getting up the sub
Ahe As afurther stimulus to effort. We viii dc
s % each person sending US fifty or more sub
'Oers' whether they draw either of the prem
s.n ls % not, good building lot in either of tn
moving towns, to wit:
oHmpOria, Hesperia, Buriingame, Ottumw;
NJ sAa' Hsmpden. Neosho City, Centropoli,
seamlsh, .ss Grasshopper Falls or Bellevue, at tn
Se Of the person entitled to it.
iOeaeh agent furnishing us direct with on
;UAaa !, yearly subscribers. or what is equal |
I'M IN SIX months subscribers with the cash, v
make present of one hundred and ski
So oi land in Kansas, or the means to buy tt
~. s with at Government price if they choose i
H. s prize We offer independent of and in add