The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-01

The Chicago Tribune desires us to say
that it was not the fault of the editors of
that journal that we did not receive it
in exchange; but the error lay with the
clerk in copying their package books.
While we take pleasure in making the
correction for their benefit, will they cor
rect the numberless Misrepresentation
which they have made IN regard to the
Herald of Freedom, which, from this
point, looks Ike maliciousness on their
part? They represent US as saying, be-
fore we left Pennsylvania, that we were
going to Kansas to make money, and
money we would make, regardless of the
sacrifice. The assertion is unqualifedly
false, come from whatever quarter it may.
We had supposed that in abandoning a
comfortable home in the East, and
business which was netting us clear
profit of $500 annually, above all ex-
penses, and coming here to aid inlaying
the foundations of a new society, that
We were governed strictly by principle;
and the Tribune to the contrary, not
withstanding, we feel SO still. In the
past we have labored with our own hands,
in season and out of season, to help
along the cause which brought us here.
For services rendered and material en-
ployed in that direction we have in our
safe near 81, 200 in scrip against the State
Of Kansas. This scrip was earned by
hard labor, and at regular jobbing rates,
paying our workmen cash each Saturday
night for their labor, and taking scrip
back in payment for work done. After
our Office was destroyed by mob violence,
because of its advocacy of Free State
principles, with heavy debts hanging
over us-debts contracted long ago to
enable us to keep business a-going, al
luding to this determination on our part,
we said-not in Pennsylvania, nor three
years ago, but last winter-as our files
will show, that eve are done with la
boring for glory, and shall now require
cash for our services in future" Base
men may make such use of that express
sion as they please. If they wish to
work for "glory" let them do so, and if
they have any cash they wish to invest
in the same direction, they can have the
$1,000 we have on hand in scrip at a dis
count of seventy-five cents on the dollar.
The Tribune seems to consider it a
crime to have received, and for Mrs.
BRowN to have solicited funds to enable
us to revive the Herald of Freedom. again.
The great mass of the public did not so
consider it. Contributions were made in
sums ranging from twenty-five cents to
lin one instance-$500, making in the
aggregate near $1,000, and we are yet to
hear from one ofthosedonators regret that
such contributions were made. Our losses,
estimated by ourself, exceeded 10000.
That made by our foreman, and the one
/ to which the Tribune referred, was S30,OOO
We were not responsible for his estimate
Probably he made it much larger than he
would, but.he was in hopes at that time
of collecting some portion of it from Con-
gress, and made it large to influence that
body.
The vituperatiye course of the Tribune
towards the Herald Of Freedom, was un-
called for. Our journal never has professed
to be Republican paper, though our SYM
pathies are with that party. We never
published partisan paper, nor never ex-
pect to. Independent on all subjects" is
standing outin bold characters on our title
page, where all men can read it. We
have no hesitation to applaud either party,
when its acts are commendable; and we
can censure either party when we think
they are censurable. Our end and aim is
to make Kansas Free State. That end
attained, we have no further ambition in
the premises; but till then we know no
Democratic party, as organized in the
States, nor no Republican party, and shall
labor to build up neither at the expense of
the other. The Democratic party in Kan
sas, we recognize as the pro-slavery party,
and that We seek to annihilate, as we are
confident will be done ere the ides of next
October. Our object is to unite the Free
State Democrats of Kansas and the Repub-
lieans, as well as all other persons desirous
of securing free institutions to Kansas, in
favor of Free State. Are we understood?