The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-01

established in the Autumn of 1854, and is Dew in
Its third volume. It's protector had been the
eral years in western PENNSYLVANIA. which vas
devoted mainly to tho FORMULATION OF neral
and rc!ormatory questions. and bad devoted z
temperance and snti-slavery reforms. An en-
tbusiaStie lover Of the right. be never hesitsted
to advocate any measure he deemed lgst, De.
always afforded him pleasure 70 enpbet error,
whether sustained b. individuals CT masses, and
il was his delight TO see sltrdiss on the enehand
When the Missouri ComprsHise was repealed,
in the Spring IF 1854, he locked over TIRE field OF
his tabors in that section Of Penass iysnia, saw
Of siill greater reforms taking ROOT. and locking
ont supoa the exposed condition Of the great
Vest. and the strong probability Of its becomins
fore pars of March Of that year, in drses q. any
Emigrant Aid Company movement; and IN a.
vance Of any other movement in any other direa-
ton IN the Nsrthesn sts'ss 70 . ISmoys ne
ence Of that press, sid, BY "s9ua.tsr soyerelgn-
ty," in building up on the soil Of Kansas those
restrictions against slayer, winch 9smsss gus,
for sinister purposes, had broken Gown n tae
Halls Of Congress.
From that time forth the protector Of this Pr
per lsbered continuously to orsani.s COMPANY
than two hundred names were regiSterea for u
expedition that Mr. Ii. hesrd Of the Em,grent
aid Company. OF Of its oLganlsasion x ,hsenS5
Of Sepieinber. when 81 600 copies Of the first IS
sue Of the Herald OF Freedom were given to tse
gnblie from his power press IN pennssisa, n.rI
delayed the publication OF bis Journal "a Ran
sas until the Sd of January, lsss. WREN the scs-
ond number was issued; II continued 70 pc pne-
lished with great regularity, until the destrae-
tion Of his Office in May, ls5S. when the edltGr
was imprisoned, and the paper was Temporarily
suspended. Through the exeruons Oh MS.
Brown, and the generous ccntribgticns o. the
| friends Of the cause in Kansas, tho rarer vas
| revived on the LIST Of November. k56 insetnSs
time. with the exception Of three weeks IN D afcn
| it has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted hy the publisher fer restor-
ing freedom to Kansas, was net o. anu:slas:sp
agitation, nor crusade upon Southern institu-
country, and encouraging bona rde emigration
from the States. believing that. interest $40
carly education would result in the exclusion Of
Devoted from youth 10 the UNION Of the States.
and with implicit confidence IN tho ultimate
| triumph Of the RIGHT: he never trrred aside
| from bis purpose. At times hrs louinel vas sio-
lenty assailed for its conservatism, and the Gar
risonian abolition press, with the Lftrdsor az Us
head, denounced it in unmeasured terms; wn,le
/ the rro-siayery press because CT its Violent de:
nunciations Of tho invaders from Missouri, and
| its unrelenting devotion 10 the Free state eanse,
denounced IL as an abolition affair. and when me
leaders Of that party could not suppress u py
other means, its editor was imprisoned and inc
press destroyed.
With its revival and the addition Of Mr.. War
1
known 70 the anti-slsyery Public. and who was
| the co-laborer and joint proprietor with JAMES
| g. BIRSEY, in the esis biisbment aid publIea-
century ago, in CINCINNATI, and who had eontin-
ued devoted and active friend Of the cause
down to the present, it was deemed proper 70 let
| by-gOncs be by-gones as far as possible, and 10
60 to work again with as little acrimeDy as pos.
sible, to invite among us heavy emigration OF
permanent settlers, with the view Of controlling
/ The future destinies Of the Territory.
| As hoth af no Cfiit OnpCscG
and violence, ii was deemed proper TO discard
the bayonet, and resort to the remedial influence
Of the ballot box for redress Of our poiltieai
! When Gov. GEARY came here IL was deter
mined to sustain his administration so long as it
seemed to the editors he was ,E an
| with him, and the motives for many OF has acts
which were not apparent TO the public; were IN:
derstood Q long time in advance Dy them: PIT 'pt
parties forbade is publication. hence they were
compelled for time TO rest under false imPata-
such to 70 Of Ss pus
| on the other. They felt that their long devo.
tion to the cause. their sacrifices in its behalf.
and their exertions coniinuousiS - secure TIL
umph of principle, enti;lcs them Ii the conf
dence of the public; aus. though assniled yio-
lently b. partisans for pursuing this policy. they
continued in the path marked oot. and srM N
| the end their course approved by the Republican
press. which had been particularly severe upon
tbWsm h.n Gov WALTER .,ne.res in K.n,a,. the
| same line of policy which bad governed the in
tercourse of the editors with Coy. GRARY char
acterized their intercourse with that funetenary.
and without reIa king one iota Of their hatred Of
slavery, or of the Democratic party, from which
they had suffered so much; and with an eye in-
tent only on making Kansas free State, with
out regard 10 its influence on parties outside.
Of the Territory, they engaged In their work
with renewed. zeal. They had no quarrel with
Gov. WALKER, deeming that the party with
which they acted could gain nothing b. coming
in collision with bin, but that everything might
be sacrificed By blind opposition TO federal su-
| thority.
They looked over the country. saw thh violence
and bloodshed Of the yeal. previous, the deseia-
tion caused b. war, and the extreme EuteriDgs
the influence which their position and energies
! could command to prevent like occurrence
Though malice, calumny, v1tuperatlon. ana All
been employed to its injury, yet tho paper has
continued 10 increase in cirerlation and inhu.
| enee, until il has now weekly eircuistien OF
to single subscribers in the Territory Of Kansas.
Its influence in restraining the passions, IN pre-
venting civil strife, and in inspiring condolences
at home and abroad is second toDo other journal.
Its reception is everywhere hailed with pleasure
By its thousands of interested readers. sdse ~ s
Eso politicians riose hoe Of FREE nie,I 70 depes-
There is not locality In Kansas where the Her.
aid Of Freedom is generally CIRCULATED, shere its
policy is not fully approved. Thai few men,
nounccd it. is very true; and that others, who sec
in IL an obstacle to the success Of their ambition,
are lsboring to urest from it Its well earned lAar-
els, is also true; but it is not true that It y OPP
posed b any considerable number Of its patrons,
either in Kansas or outside Of it.
The pensioned letter-writers Of the eastern
press in Kansas found it in the way Of their pro-
mitigating falseboods. hence. as early rs February
last, they entered into @ conspiracy 10 urste %
dorm From that time to this, nearly ever letter
sbounded with the most infamous misrspresen-
tations in regard TO rs and yet our journal has
continued TO prosper and increase IN popular
favor. =
In looking over the country. and out upon the
aid well tried friends Of the cause, We End eur
policy approved by nearly the whole Of them
distiness assert tbs. we are enthusiastically sus-
tanned in Kansas by nearly ali the prominent
leaders Of the Free State party. whose strusgles
and sacrifices commenced on Kansas soh' eoten-
Ths Herald 81 Freedom PROCESSES 10 be and u
ladependeat Of all parties other than the FIRES
State party Of Kansas. tdoes not design % give
. aid and comfort" to sny party other than 70 the
party of freedom. Its purpose Il to deal in Jaets
and these il will present 20 the public. shorn o.
maieTolence, and with view 20 the exfsss1on %
iuth. We have 10 war upon any person, save
those who labor 70 crush u, or who are enemies
of the cause We advocate. The instincts OF 0af
nature. and of misrepresentation. impel Us 70 de-
.au saul Of its enemies, Whether open or disguised
In marking Ous the pclicy Of the third volume
of the HERALD OF FREEDOM We ses no occasion
| 10 change our programme. Our Purpoee is the
same as that which characterized as two yeazi
$40. to combine the sattrs hnti-siayefy OF Ere!
State influence and foSms SINGLE PATTY, and
That without regard 70 The former eonyietieni
ar action Of those who unite with a.. While VI
sonfess that we have more eonEdeEee in the oh
ssti-slavery guard" those who hsye struggled
long and ardEously with rs in years past 70 ex
tend the area Of freedom, yet We have no iHclina
tion to drive from our ranks those conservative
free State Democrats who have labored mp .,
the present with their party in the States. Nhel
: Kansas shall become Free State. and Elavef1
isV and the question is permanently settled, the
will be time to consider those minor issues Whie
! divide parties in the elder States.
Our position, We repeat - lNDEfbNDnaL
bat shall labor as jourzostsss IN EEat
!, eTer position Ne think will best seEsnse u
cause which planted our loarnssa ~ ko-:s- rn5