The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-26

Herald of Freedom.
FoR TIE THIRD VOLUME,
LAWRENCE. KANSAS TERRITORY.
@. W. BROWN, ..a a. wArrlrs, ra.sss.

and reformatory questions. and had devoted q
great portion of its columns to the discussion Of
thuslastic lover of the right. he never hesitated
| 70 ao.ocate any measure he deemed JUST be-.
cause it was, for the time being, unpopular. it
always eHorded him pleasure to combat error,
whether sustained BY Individuals or masses, and
it was his delight TO sltrdissa on the one hand
and eoRSerrdtism on the other. yielding to fRUTH.
| When the Missouri Comprpmise was repealed,
IN the Spring of 1854, he looked over the held Of
his iabors in that ction Of Pennsylyanis, saw
the great revolution there effected, and the germ
Oh sun greater reforms taking roos, ana LOOKING
2nt upon the exposed condition of the ereas
est, and tho strong probability Of its Aeeoming
9esecraied TO slavery he resolved, as ellriy ss tne
lore part OF March Of that year, m adrdace sl any
| EmlgFant Aid Company movement: and n ad-
vance OF any other movement in any other dlTsc-
tion IN The Northern States, to remove e Kansas
enee OF that press, aid, by "squatter sovereign
t." in building up on the soil Of Kansas these
restrictions against slavery, which deinasogGes,
Tor sinister purposes, had broken down In the
| Halls of Congress.
| F .pm that time forth the protector of this pa
per labored continuously to organise eeiapany
| to emigTate to Kansas. 1t was not until more
| shan two hundred names were registered for the
i, expedition that Mr.. b. heard Of the Emigrant
Aid Company, or Of its organization ~ Assss-
of September, when 81 eco copies Of the frst is
| sue OF the Herald Of Freedom were given to the
pnblic from his power press in PennsyiSan.a.5,
Circumstances, over which he had no control,
DELAYED the publication of his journal in Nan
sas until the 3D. of January, 1855, when the sec
end number was issued. IL continued to be pub
tion of his Office, in May, 1856, when the editor
was imprisoned, and the paper was temporarily
suspended, Through the ezertio1s Of Mfs.
Brown, and the generous contributions Of the
friends of the cause in Kansas, the paper was
revived on the lst of November, ls56. Since that
time, with the exception of three weeks in Marchs
1t has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted by the publisher for restor-
ing freedom to Kansas, was not b., anti-slayery
| tiOns, but BY developing the resources of the
| country, and encouraging 6oEd fde emigration
from the States. believing that interest and
early education would result in the exclusion OF
Devoted from youth to the UNION of the States,
and with implicit confidence in the ultimate
n%Ph frnm b Of the RIGHT he never ,urned ssiae x;
lently assailed for its conservatism, and the Gar
rsonian abolition press, with the Liberufor at its
head, denounced it in unmeasurcd terinsf while
the pro-slavery press, because of its violent de-
nuneiations of the invaders from Missouri, and
its unrelenting devotion to the Free State cause.
denounced il an abolition affair, and when the
leaders of that party could not suppress it by
other means, its editor was imprisoned and the
press DESTROYED.
| With its revival and the addition Of Mr.. w AT-
TIES, as ono of its editors, who had been long
| known to the anti-slayery public. and who was
| the eo-laborer and joint proprietor with ykMEs
u. BIRSEY, in the establishment and pubIica-
tion of the Phi7aRthropisf, nearly quarter of q
century ago, in Cincinnati. and who had contin-
ned devoted and active friend Of the cause
down to the present, it was deemed proper 70 let
byg0nes be by-g0nes rs far as possible, and to
go to work again with as little acrimony rs pos
sible, to invite among us heavy emigration of
permanent settlers, with the view OF controlling
the future destinies of the Territory.
As both Of the editors had always opposed war
and violence, it was deemed proper 70 discard
the bsyonet, and resort to the remedial influence
Of the ballot box for redress Of our political
difficulties.
When Gov. GEARY came here it was deter
| FsnA
seemed to the editors he was pursuing an Impair
tial policy. This brought them in connection
with him. and the motives for many of his acts.
| which were not apparent to the pu bic. were un-
derstO0d long time in advance by them; but
the confidential relations existing between the
parties forbade its publication, hence they were
compelled for a time to rest under false imputa-
| tions, preferfing such to q breach Of confidence
on the one hand, or explanations TO the public
on the other. They felt that their long dsyo-
and their exertions continuously to secure n tn
nmph Of principle, entitled them to the conf
iently by partisans for pursuing this policy they
continued in the path marked out. and saw In
the end their course approved By the Republican
press, which had been particularly severe upon
When Gov. WALKER appeared in Kansas, the
same line of policy which had governed the in
tercOurse of the editors with Gov. GEARY, char
aeteriZed theirinterconrse with that functionary.
With no abandonment of their iDdePendence,
and without relaxing one iota OF their hatred OF
~
they had suffered so much; and with an eys in
tent only en- making Kansas free State, with
out regard to its influence on parties outside,
of the Territory, they engaged in their work
with renewed zeal. They had no quarrel with
Coy. WALKER, deeming that the party with
5nSy % b sOud saR bap 5
thority.
They looked over the country, saw the violence
and bloodshed of the year previous. the desOlar
tion caused by war, and the extreme sufferines
incident thereto, and they resolved 30 exert all
the influence which their position and energies
could command to prevent q like occHFTenee.--
Though malice, calumny, vituperatioB, and all
the baser instrumentalities Of bad men, have
been employeti to its injury, yet the PAPER has
continued to increase in circulation and infiu-
ence, until IT has now q weekly circulation Of
to single subSeribers IN the % Territofy Of Kansss
Its influence IN restraining the passions in pre-
venting civil strife, and in inspiring confidence
: at home and abroad is second ono other journal
Its reception il everywhere hailed with pleasure
by its Thousands of interested readers, SAGE b tie
eto politicians uh0se hope NJ freferzHe's Es depeR-
: dent on a pTOL0ngdtioE Qf oar kdasds struggle.
There is not a locality in Kansas where the Her.
aid or Freedom Is generally CIRCULATED, where its
policy i. not fully approved. That few men.
disappointed in their hopes OF Ofiee, have de-
nOuneed it. is very true; and that others, who see
in il an obstacle to the success of their ambition.
are iaboring TO wEest from it its well earned laur
els s also true; but il Is not true that IL Is up
, posed by any considerable number of Its patrons,
! either in Kansas or outside of it.
The pensioned letteT-writeFs Of tie eastern
press in Kansas found il in the way Of their pro
mitigating falsehoods hence, as earfs a. February
last, they entered into coaspfraeg 20 tcrtte q
do'rn From that time to this. nearly eyery ietsei @
abounded with the most Infamous misrepresen-
. tstions in regard to us, and yet cur journal has
continued to prosper and increase IN popular
favor.
In locking over the eountFy, and out upon the
old well tried friends of the cause, we find sui
policy approved by nearly the whole Of them
!. To name them would be inyidious, and yet We
distinctly assert that We are sus
tsined in Kansas by nearly ell the prominent
| and sacrifices commenced on Kansas soil. eo;em
poraneousy With our own.
The Herald Of Fresdo.s processes TO be and Z.
: : Independent Of all parties other than the fre.
State party Of Kansas. 1t does nj design to giyt
'said alid comfort" TO party 0ler than 20 th'
party Of freedom. Its purpose is 20 deal IN Joefs
and these IL will present 70 the public, shcrn O
: maieyolcnee, and with q view 70 the extension o
D truth. We have no war upon any person. saF'
those who labor 10 crush u, OF who are enemiea
nature, and Of self-pfeseryation, impei as 70 De
: fend the reputation Of our journal from the a.
saults Of its enemies. whether open or q discussed
!, of the HERALD 0P FREEDOh, we see no occasion
: to change our programme. Our purpose Is u.
: same a. that which eharacterlzed Us I've g%sar %
) State influence and form o SINGLE FATTY, ans
9 that without regard TO the former egnFicti0fs
e or action Of those who unite with us. While "
. anti-siayery guard" those who have struggles
. long and ardnonslY with rs in TeaEs past to ex
tend the area Of freedom, yet we have no incli1a
t' tion to drive from ranks these eslseryatiS
Free State Democrats who have labtsed MP &
the present with their psEty in the States " he
Kansas shall become q Free State. sad sleFeF
shall be excluded from the Territory By aet Q
. law. and the question Is permanently sottled
e will be time TO consider those minor issues Uhie
n divide parties in the older States. .-v.x,-,.
% Our position. we repeat, Is IhDEPbHDESI
3 We promise feelts to no Herty, faction or ei9ae
but shall labor as spesdeaf 5earadkisss IA EHsl
ever position ne think will best advance q
ieause which planted oer Journal IN ks1ssss -
= re-essablished Il when destroyed % eerael -
fan yioleaee, We ask Ton Il the sapp0t O 3
good and true-fhose Who can iciefsse 1E1-zs-
9. osiniens, wifhoat believing that those xlews =
To the conscientious Of az RHFl1ez tok 5rR[zer
and pledge them that it shall be osr cla al.a 81
. ~ r,aka = fearless and true ncF1PzSR 3nie
sbaiI oppoze crimes IL high places, ssa dens1se
3 vice wherever found Dsmzg go4ass sz1ez.lz.
rciitic;ans and aspiFBnts for popular tzFsrs IN
are alike destitute Of bead and hssss; i szsl :
~ et-oe ssI--.~, of srnod and draHefE n .Ta-z4