The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-10

PR0sPECTUs
or TEE
Herald of Freedom,
FOR TIE TzIRD VOLUME
LAWRENCE. KANSAS TERRITORY
e.w. nkowK. Ediiar.


The HERALp OF FKEEpox. the Oldest Free
state r.al,er nhlished IN Kansas Terrsio =, vas
established in the Autumn OF lSSs a1e = np ~
its third volume. Its prt5ector had Pc sae
publisher Of az sa0speps. ns.s lThish wss
devoted mainly to the promug q m9Ia,
and refornaatory questions. and haa desoted
great portion OF its columns 70 tne ~. -
thasestic lover Of the right. ne never neslsetes-
Ia advocate any measure ne deemed JUST "
cause it was for the tine oeins, e p,baa error,
whether sustained by individuals OF Lnasssst S- 5
1t was his delight to see afrussa On tne ens nsn1
ard eoaseva.sn on sns o.nsTs ,issas s repealed,
in the Spring of 1854. he looked over tne leu =.
his labors in that section OF Penns5IsSl,lA- ses
the great revolution Inese net and iooEing
cut upon che exposed eoHe,.ion y ~ e.aS5.s1e
West and the strong prohabiity oi Us eseeshbs tbss
deseerated e saSer{, Re tssls Sr n Stes Of any
Emigrant Aid Company movement ~ 49, =. S;rse-
vance of. any other movement IN any ethsI E 49,
ton in tie NSrtneTn s s. .SToush the u-
enee 81 that press aid. by "sqGatter sefers,ash-
IT,, building up On the sol 81 Asnsss dsssoes. spss
restrictions agalhss Ssd broken down in the
From shat time forth the protector o. sE.s p.
per lsbored continuously 70 orgasla.s mil asr
than two hundred names were e F;rsrf -.
expedition that Mr.. b. heard OF the si1ssa -
Aid Company, or g its nt .hee eoth
of September when 81 GOO copies OF the .Arst e
| sue al the HSraId Of Freedom were giyeH to tns
public from his power prSssm ~ IN RE- ~ Control
| DELAYED the publication of his journal IL nan
| sas until the ID of January, ls55 when ING 80
end number was issued eon,haasSS ,a sSe - estyae
ton of his Office, ia May, 1oo, Hneh lse sI
was imprisoned and the paper vas " elss vs. -
suspended Through the nte;brs;ons ,e4elolg Of the
/ friends of the cause in Kansas. the pspeI 20
revived On the LIST Of November, le'6 since .nSs
tine with the exception OF three weeks IN Aai01'
The plan adopted by tie publisher tor Iester-
ing freedom 10 Kansas, was noS Dy snt 20
agitation, nor crusade upon sontaern s ~.
| lions, but by developing the resources ol me
| eountry, and encouraging bona Fde emlgIauo9
| from the States. believing thai 1nte.est anI ~
early education would result IN the exclusion VI
s devoted from youth to the UNION Of the States,
| and With Implicit confidence in the ultimate
| triumph Of the RIGHT: he never tnIneo sSiue :l
| from his purpose At times his journal vas Hio-
lently assailed fer its eonsesrasssza ana Lne 1af
risonian abolition press, with the Ltot1aor e Us
head, denounced IL in unmeasurea ter:ns, shlse aa
the pro-slaYery press, because of Its violent oe,
nunciations of the invaders from Missouri, ana
its unreienting devotion 70 the Free otate eause,
denounced Il as an abolition afalr. ana Nnen ne ne
| leaders of that party could not suppress u py
other means. its editor was imprisoned and the
press destroyed. -. .xs W
With its revival and the addition Of Mr.. At
FLEs. as one of its editors, who had been long
| known to the anti-slayery public, ana Hho WIS
| the eo-iaborer and joint proprietor with I AhEs
G. BIRNEY, in the establishment and publieea-
/ tion of the PAldRthropist nearly a quarter OF
/ century ago. in Cincinnati. snd who mad contln-
ned a deyoted and active friend Of the cause
down to the present, it was deemed proper t9 ies
| by-pones be by-gones as far as possible, ana 70
90 10 work again with as little acrlmony as pes.s
sible, to invite among US heavy eInigratlon: OF
permanent settlers, with the view OF eonuoifns
/ the future destinies of the Territory.
| AS both of the editors had always Opposed Ea5
and violence, it was deemed proper 70 qlscard
the bayonet. and resort to the remedial lnuushe9
of the ballot hex for q redress of cur politleai
w When Gov. GEABY came here It was deter
mined to sustain his administration so long az II
| tiaI policy This brought them in connectlon
/ with him. and the motives for many eI nls acts
which were not apparent to the publlc; were un.
derstood a long time in advance b. themi pat
the CONFIDENTIAL relations existing between the
parties forbade its publication, hence they we're
compelled for time to rest under faise laputa.
tions, preferring such 10 breach OF connoe nee
on the one hand, or explanations 70 the public
on the other. They felt that their long deyS- ts
ton to the cause their sacrifices IN lts oehaH'
and their exertions continuously 10 secure tri-
uu,ph of principle, entitled them to the conh-
dence of the public; and though assaiied vlo-
ienty by partisans for pursuing this poiicy, tney
Continued in the path marked ont, and saw In
the end their course approved BY the Repubiican
press, which had been partisularly severe upon
them. tho
same line of policy which had governed the IN
| tefcoaTse q she editors with GeS. SEARY. char
aSif1ed %ifb ed S TIER ndepeRa
and without relaxing one iota of their hatred OF
slavery Of the Democratic party from " whien ;n
tent only on making Kansas n Tree stare. WITH
ont regard to its influence on parties outside.
of the TerrtoEy thsg engsSsea d. in ,ae aae.I With
Gov. WALKER, deeming that the party with
which they acted could gain nothing by coming
in collision with him, but that eyeTyt1al1ng mlgns
be sacrificed by blind opposition to federal au-
thority. -st,, ,,;.1.ro,
and bloodshed of the year previous, tne Sesola-
incident thereto, and they resolved 70 exert All
the influence which their position and energies
could command to prevent IKE eeeaftense:51, ecu enc =,
| the baser instrumentallties OF Gao men, h4Fe
been employed to Ii. injury, yet the paper aas
continued TO increase N e ;1cist;an IF
| nearly 06e copies, moro than i,vao on rnen sfs
TO single subscribers in the Territory OF Kansas.
Its inuenes in Tstralsahg me eoneneo
at home and abroad il second % no es.er JYHlnaa:
Its reception il every hailed with
nv ts Thousands of interested readers, SAGE Dg te
Es,5 f,oliticidns tchose hope cT PTe7nest - aspe-
deas on a pro0Dgatics cf oar An7isas Strs9etes,
There is net locality in Kansas where the her-
4 j -
g,oI;ey Is not fuIly approved. That few men,
. disappointed in their hopes OF Office, nave DE-
nounced t. L very true and that others Sde zee
in IL an obstacle to the success Of their
are iaboring to wrest from 1t its well earned iaur-
els Is also true; but it is not true that II Is Up
tposed b. ans considerably number OF its patrons
| either in Kansas or outside Of IT.
| The pensioned ietter-Eriters Of the eastern
press in Kansas found il in the way OF their pro-
nulgsting faisehoods hence as early a. = l
dOsoa From that time 70 this nearly ever iette.
they have sent to their respective JOURNALS Eas
ahounded with the most infamous mlsrepligssSn. IN.
continued TO prosper and increase in popu!s'
J | favor. -. ,,-.o,, a.
aid well tried friends Of the cause, We ind eui
: policy approved by nearly the whole OF tne1n-
10 name them would be insidious, and get We
distinctly assert that we aFe -. sns
tainei IN Kansas b. nearly all the pfcIainen'
leaders Of the Free State party, whose stfnggie'
and sacrifices commenced on Kansas soil. cotem
poraneousiy with cur own. +.
| The HeraEG of Freedom PROCESSES 70 De an1
. szdepasdsEt Of slI parties other than the fre'
State party Of Kansas. Ii does not design 70 gIy'
. aid and comfort" 70 any partT, other than e tn'
: and these IL will present 70 the public. shofn
: maievoieuee. enG With view 70 the extension Q
; truth. We have no war upon any person, ~
a | those who Labor 70 crush Ms, or wno are eBsm1e
! az the cause We advocate. The instincts Of on
nature. and Of imRet 0s 70 ue
fend the reputation Of our journal from the e
) sauits of its enemies. whether open 0r disguised
! In marking ont thslpolicy Of the third yclnni
of the HRRALD or FREEDoA. We see no cccasi9
:. TO change 0uF programme. Our purpose y 70
4 same as that which characterized Us two year
ago. 10 combine the estsrs an.i-slayefy or Ire
q State influence aad forma SINGLE PATTY an
= that without regard to the former eengletioa
= or action Of those who unite with u.s. w lille y
coafess that ne have more e0nfdence N the Oh
anti-sIaFery guard" those who haye struggle
: long and azduousiy with us in gears past % 81
tend the area Of freedom, yet We have no ineilna
}. ton TO drive from our ranks those eonserFhtiy
Free State Democrats who have laborsd Up
J. the present With their partyin{he States y ne
Kansas shall become Free state. and slayei
shall be excfnded from the euit0ry hy act
law and the question is pernanently settled me
will be time to consider thoze minor issues Hhls
divide parties in the older State: -.-ss ,..-,
Our position, We repeat. is IkDERENDEHI
We promise fealty to no party, faetlaE q csl9n
q but EhaIi labor as fzdepeadea y ID
- .s-s- -.--;4f1, ,va think will best advance q