The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-08
Second volupe Ended.

This number closes the second volume
Of the Herald of Freedom. The first num-
Der of the volume was issued in February,
a year and half ago, and its publica-
ton has been delayed from time to time
by causes over which We had no control.
But the end is attained, and the record,
whether good one, or otherwise, is I'M |
ished. 1t has been our purpose to make
it faithful chronicle of passing events
in Kansas, and reflection of our o'c1'
uiews on such subjects as we nave
seen ft to discuss in its columns. Es-
chewing all parties 6utae Free State party
of Kansas, and aiming only at the freedom
of the Territory from foreign misrulc and
outside interference, and the curse of hu-
man slavery, We have necessarily come in
contact with persons differing from US on
all sides. The pro-slayery party. with
which we were at war, threatened from
time to time, and finally arrested the
principal editor, and held him prisoner
for months. In the mean time his
Office was destroyed, and the accumula-
ton OF years of laborious effort was in
ruins. The benevolent came 10 our re-
lief. Our release from imprisonment found
us again at our post, and prepared to do
service again for freedom, and to encoun-
ter new foes in the griise of friends who
preferred the triumph of party to the
success of aPRINcIPLE.
The contest on the part of the latter
has been conducted with great acrimony.
The pro-slayery party were content to rob
us of our liberty and property; but the
latter has assailed our good name, and la
bored to rob us of
That which naught enriehes them,
But makes Us poor indeed.
By falsehood and misrepresentation they
have probably made some believe that
We are what those calumniators wished us
to be; but the great mass of the people,
particularly those of Kansas, outside of
Lawrence, who are conscious of the appli-
ances made use of to poison and corrupt
the public mind, have believed other
wise; and without the aid of pensioned
agents, or hired villifers, our list of SUBJ
scribers has gradually increased, and is
to-day welding an influence throughout
the Territsry equalled by no other paper
in Kansas.
That our labors may have been unsatis-
factory to some of our readers, we have
not dOubt-as they have been to US We
have this to cheer us, however; our best
efforts have been expended on our journal
and in behalf of the cause which establish
ed it. That we may have erred is not
improbable-it is human to do so; but in
looking back over our course, we find but
little we would have written otherwise
surrounded by the same circumstances
and prompted by the same causes.
But, as we said before, our work is
complete, and next week we commence a
new volume under the most favorable
auspices. Wehave very large subscrip-
tion list, and a goodly number of contrib
utors from all parts of the Territory, with
facilities for the mechanical execution OF
our paper, equalled by no other journal
west of st. Louis. The services of Mr.
WATTLEs have been permanently en-
ployed on the paper, while another will
take the place of Dir. YoUNG. Several
other gentlemen, who We're formerly con.
nected with anti-slayery journals in the
Eastern States, promise us share of thcil
services, as the e<igencies may demand.
Thanking our old patrons for their past
encouragement and forbearance, and trust.
ing those whose subscriptions have expir.
ed will be pleased to renew them again
and journey with rs another year, and
that our future acquaintance will be ruff
fed by no circumstance which will cause
either Of lis to regret our connection, ",
are the public's humble servants,
THE PUBLISHERS.
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