The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
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Herald of Freedom.
ron THE THIRD VOLUME,
LAWRENCE. KANSAS TERRITeRY.
@. W. BROWN, and A. wArTLEs Eeii0ss.

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The HERAIn oP FREEDoN. the oldest Free
State paper published in Kansas TerritoFy, WIS
established Ia the Autumn of 1854, and is now in
Publisher Of an iasepssdess news ioarnai for sew
eral years IN western PENNSYLVANIA, which VISA
devoted mainly to the FORMULATION of moral
and reformatory questions, and had devoted
great portion Of Its columns to the discussion Of
temperance and anti-slavery reforms. An en-
thusiastic lover of the right. he never hesitated
cause it was. for the time being, unpopular. L
alwayS af7aTted him pleasure to combat error,
whether sustained BY Individuals or masses, and
it was his delight to see sfFaissa the ono hand
and coRserrafisR on the other. yielding to truth.
When the Missouri Compromise was repeaied,
IN the Spring of 1854. be looked over the held OF
his labors IN that section OF Pennsylvania- saw
the great revolution there effected, and the germ
Of still greater reforms taking root. and looking
ont upon the exposed condition of the great
West, and the strong probability of its becoming
desecrated to slavery, he resolved easly as the
fore part of March of that year. in ddrdRce Of any
Emisrant Aid Company movement; and IN ad-
vance OF any other movement IN any other direc-
ton in the Northern States, TO remove TO Kansas
with his family and press, and through the inau-
enee OF that press, and, ey sguattsr soyerslgn-
restrictions against slavery. which demagogues,
for sinister purposes, had broken down IN the
Halls of Congress.
From that time forth the protector Of this pa
per labored continuously 70 organise company
to emigrate to Kansas. IL was not until more
than two hundred names were regIstere9 fer tne
expedition that Mr.. B. heard of the Emigrans
Aid Company, or Of its organization m MsssS-
chusetts. He continued his efforts until thesoth
OF & xhe9 S espsS ?. sns 70 the
public from his power press in Pennsyiyania.I
circumstances, ,sser which he had no control,
sas until the Sd of January, 1855, when the seq
ond number was issaed. 1t continued to be pue-
lished with great regularity. until the destruc-
tion of his Office, in May, 1886, when me editor
was imprisoned, and the paper was Temporarily
suspended. Through the exertions OF MIS-.
Brown. and the generous contributions OF the
friends of the cause in Kansas, the paper was
revived on the list of November, 1856. Since that
time, with the exception of three weeks In Marehs
il has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted by the publisher for restor-
ing freedom to Kansas, was not by ti-siayeTy
agitation, nor crusade upon Southern iHstitu-
tions. but by developing the resources OF the
country, and encouraging bona fde emigration
from the States, believing that interest ana
early education would result in the exclusion of
slavery from the Territory.
and with implicit confidence IN the ultimate
triumph of the RIGHT. he never turned aside
from his purpose. At times his journal was yio-
lently assailed for its conservatism, and the Gar
rsonian abolition press with the Ls6eScfor at its
head, denounced if in unmeasured terms; whilo
the press because & OF is r violent d ae
its unrelenting devotion to the Free state cause,
denounced it as abolition affair, and when the
leaders OF that party could not suppress u py
other means, its editor was imprisoned and the
With its revival and the addition of Mr.. Wat.
TIES one of its editors, who had been long
known to the anti-slayery public, and who was
the co-labOrcr and joint proprietor with JAMES
| q. BIRNEY, in the establishment and pubiica-
eent1ry Sr tae aso n CineiTpa and Who had eontn
ued devoted and active friend OF the cause
down to the present, il was deemed proper 70 let
65gones pc 65gones as fas ,.S as possible anu 20
sibie, to invite among us . heavy emigration OF
permanent settlers, with the view of controlling
4 the future destinies of the Territory.
As both of the editors had always opposed war
| and violence, Ii was deemed proper TO discard
the bsyonet, and resort to the remedial influence
| of the ballot box for redress OF our poiitieaI
When Gov GEARY came here IL was deter
mined to sustain his administration so long as II
seemed to the editors he was pursuing an lmpar-
| tial policy. This brought them in connection
with him, and the motives for many of his acts,
| which were not apparent to the public: were IN
| deTsto0d n long time in advance. by them; bus
the confidential relations existing between the
parties forbade its publication, hence they were
compelled for time to rest under false imputa-
tiOns, preferring such 10 breach Of confidence
on the one hand, or explanations TO the public
on the other. They felt that their long deyo-
tion to the cause, their sacrifices in Its behalt.
and their exertiens continuously to secure trt-
umph of principle, entitled them to the conf
dence Of the public; and though assalled yio-
lently by partisans for pursuing this policy, thcy
the end their course approved By the Republican
press, which had been particularly severe upon
them.
same line of policy which had governed the in
tercourse of the editors with Gov. GEARY, char
acterized theirintercOursew with that functionary.
With no abandonment of their independence e:
and without relaxing one iota of their hatred OF
slavery. or Of the Democratic party; trcln wnlcu
they had suffered so much; and with an eye n
tent only on making kansas free state, VIII
out regard 10 its influence on parties outside,
! of the Territory, they engaged IN their Wgfk
with renewed zeal. They had no quarrel Win
Gov. WALKER, deeming that the party with
! which they acted could gain nothing BY coming
in collision with him. but that everything might
be sacrificed BY blind opposition to federal au-
They looked over the country. saw the violence
and bloOdshed Of the year previous, the desois-
tion caused by war, and the extreme sunerlnss
incident thereto, and they resolved to, exert all
the influence which their position and energies
could command 10 prevent like OCCURRENCE,
Though malice, ealumny, vltuperation. ana al
the baser instrumentalities Of bad men, have
been employed to its injury, yet the paper nas
continued 70 increase in circulation and innu-
enee, until it has now weekly elreufati9n OF
nearly 6 600 copies, more than 1000 of which are
to single subscribers in the Territory OF hansas-
Its influence in restraining the passions IN pre-
venting civil strife, and IN inspiring coincidence
at home and abroad Is second tono other journal.
Its reception Is everywhere hailed with pleasure
by its Thousands of interested rcaders sore ~ tat
e<5 politicians scho5e hope Q( f1yeTyaess fs deil-
, deaf an proLoHgdfi0n Of our hdllsas ssfe9gtss,
There is not locality in Kansas where the Aer.
old IF Preston is generally cirenia'ea' sncle n ~
disappointed in their hopes Of once, BsSe oe-
nOunced il. is true; and that others, mo SET
in il obstacle to the success OF tneir
are laboring TO Wrest from il its well earned iauT
els is also true; but ii is not true tnat = op
posed by any considerable number OF lts patrons
either in Kansas OF outside Of II.
press in Kansas, found IL in the way OF tnelr pro
mitigating falsehoeds, hence as early as eornar.
last. they entered. into q conspiracy 70 Hrtte
iosra From that time to this. nearly every iette1
} they have sent to their respective JOURNALS ha'
abouHded with the most infamous Hlisrepresep
, tations in regard to Us, and yet our j9ufusa IA
continued to prosper and increase IN popuiA
favor. Al
cid well tried friends of the cause, We ma ev
policy approved by neaTls the whole on them.-
|. To name them would be inyidious, and get VI
distinctly sser that We are M tsa
leaders Of the Free State party, vnnse s,tfuggle
and sacrifices commenced on Kansas soil. ecfe1n
PHTI The Hsrald 81 Fgzioai processes to be and
: iRdepeadezf of all parties other than the ffe
: State party Of Kansas. 1t does NOT design 70 siy
aid and comfort 70 any party osst shin =, y ~ -
!. and these il viii present TO the pubic. sn9In 2
|, naieYoienee. and with a view 70 the extension 2
truth We hese no war upon am PeIses, s,.,-is -
those Who labor TO crush u, or who are eselnie
Of the cause we sdyocate. 1he fnsenees "a Y. Z
nature. and Of seIf-preserTatiou. 1npei as y ue H
ssnIts of II enen,ies, whether open or disgziecd
}, n marking out the policy OF the third yolula
8 of the HERALD OF FREEDOM; We see nc Co. -
: tn change sur programme. Oar purpose = u
e ssTnF a. that which characterized us two ysaz
Is ago 70 combine the entire anti-slaYery or frs
q Ssate influence and form . sIS8LB fARfrs -.
e .hat without regard 20 the former eenfletioA
II or action Of those who unite with as. While =
n confess that we haze more coEnaeaee n II =.
s anti-siavery guard" those who have struggle
long and ariuously with us IN years past TO e.
tend the area of freedom. yet ws have no ineliss
ton 10 drive from our ranks those eeHzefFatl.
Free State Democrats who haze lat5red gg !
the present with their party in the sstsfss y DC
lKs1sas shall bccozne1e FFes State ana slaFel
y shall be excluded fsnm the 1eFrItosy n{ ss. 9.
!e law and the question i
~ viii he time 70 Consider fhcee mi11f issues Wise
70 divide parties in the older state
8, 0uE positioB. We repeaf. is EDEI h.Di =: - !. !
We prnf.issc feaity TO no party, fseffoG @ eilge
but shall Iaios Is fsdePeadsas SeBSss.s - 2 81 =
ever position se think VIII oezl e. 49, = =
- lcaase which planted our Journal N halss.ss -
re-estabiished It Ehea DESTROYED % e9s1sI y !:
fan Violence We ask for it the sepP.as :. s
=. reod and frue-thase who can toaeIa.e ez1,sl
y 0oinionE wftheuf believing that ihozs 49, :