The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
1 8PR0sPEoTUs
OF 5HE
Herald of Freedom,
roR TEE TUED VOLUME
LAWRENCE. KANSAS TERRITORY
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CIV. BROWN. and :. WAFFLE Sditcrs.
The HERALD OF FREEpox. the Oldest Free
State paper published in Kansas Territory, was
estabiished in the Aatuuan Of 1854, snd is now in
publisher Of an ssdspssSsss news journal for sew
eral years In western PENNSYLVANIA, which was
devoted mainly to the PRONUNCIATION of moral
ana feformatory questions, and had Geyoted
great portion of its columns to the discussion CT
temperance and anti-siayeTy refofms An en-,
thusiastic lover Of the right, he never hesltAted
to advocste-any measure he deemed Just, be-
cause it was, for the time being, unpopular. IL
whether sustained By Individuals or masses, and
it was his delight TO SEQ lratsze on the one hand
and eoaseruasism on the other. Welding to fETTH.
in the Spring Of 1854, he looked over the field Of
his labors in that section Of Pennsylyanis. saw
the great revolution there effected, ana t5e Sssm
ont upon the exposed eonaition q tas slsas sss
West, and the strong probabiht Of its bseoD;ng
e GsrsS 6 that year q
Emigrant Aid Company movement; ena y al
vance of any other movement in any other aifec-
With ia Il bis IA ng and press and through the nu
enee Of that press, aid, by "seuattsr sctsfslsn-
ty," in building up on the sol! Of Kansas those
restrictions asslnst siaSes nh,ca So.n m tie
From that time forth the protector Of this pa
per labored continuously to organize company
to erigrate to Kansas. II wss not until Loro
than two hundred names were registered for the
expedition that Mr.. B. heard Of the En.gfaas
chnsetts. he continued his efforts until The seth
of September, when q .0eo copies Of the nrst u
sue ef the Herald Of Freedom were given &c the
circumstances, over which he had no control.
DELAYED the publication Of his journal IN nsn-
sas until the ID Of January. 1859. when ne Sc
| ond number was issued. Il continued to De pub
lished with great regularity. until the desirse-
tion Of his Office in Msy. 1856. when the editor
was imprisoned, and the paper va; semnotSHis q Hrs.
Brown, and the generous contributors On ZIG
! friends of the cause in Kansas, the paper ~ ~
revived on the lst of November ie: SnNss NsrnS ,rS'
1 time. with the exception OF three weeks Asloh
/ it has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted BY the publisher for restor-
ing freedom to Kansas, was not ey ann;sias;Ss
| tions, but b. developing the resources on me
| country, and encouraging oond rds emlefaIion
the Sia5s; xoSd ina IN the q
| slavery from the Territory.
| Devoted from youth to the UNION Of the states.
! and with implicit confidence IN the uitlme..e
| triumph of the RIGHT: he never turned ASIDE
/ from his purpose. At times hs JouTnai YES nio-
lentiy assailed for its coaserSdsfsm ana the SsaI
| head, denounced it in unmeasured terms; Hhne
the pro-savery press, because OF It's Ylolent ue
nunciations of the invaders from Missouri, ana
denounced it as an abolition affair. and when the
leaders of that party could not suppress g pS
other means, its editor was imprisoned aEo 'no
With its revival and the addition of Mr. W Ar
TIES. as one of its editors, who had been long
known to the anti-slayery public, and Tne wss 'ss
the co-laborer and joint proprietor with ytnEs
CT. BIRNgY, in the establishment and pnbl.cs-
tion Of the PhlaatAropisf, nearly quarter ei :
century ago, in Cincinnati. and VINO nad eonln-
ued devoted and active friend Of the cause
down to the present, it was deemed proper t9 iss
by-gones be by-gones es far as possible, ana 70
20 to work again with as little aerlmony = pOsf e
, | sih Ia fo n
permanent settlers, with the view OF contreiiing
the future destinies of the Territery.
As both of the editors bad always opposea Nas
and violence, il was deemed proper TO discard
the bayonet, and resort to the remedial influence
! Of the ballot box for redress OF our poii1icai
When Gov. GEaRy came here it Was doter-
mined to sustain his administration so long as IL
i IA nol;ey' This brought them in connection
with him, and the motives for many OF ms acts
} which were not apparent to the pubic; were uh.
the CONFIDENTIAL relations existing between the
parties forbade its publication, hence tney Esro
Compelled for time to rest under false lIrputa-
tons prefeEring such tS efeaeh Oi tbe pubiic
on the other They felt that their long deFo.
tion to the cause, their sacrifices IN Its pehali'
: and their exertions continuously 70 secure tr.-
2 umph of principle, entitled them to the conf
dence of the public; and though assaiied xlo-
ently By paFtfsans for pursuing this policy they
! continued in the path marked out, snd saw IN
|, the end their corrse approved BY the Republican
. press, which had been particularly severe upon
: them. IL.
y same line of policy which had goyesned the, in
! tercourse Of the editors with Coy. GEARx, cnar-
: aeteriIed theirintercourse with that functionary
ana without reis King one iota Of their hatred q
y slavery, or of the Democratic party, from whlcu
!; they had suffered so much; and with an eye IN
y tent onIy on making Kansas free state Win
: out regard to its influence on parties outside
u Of the Territory, they engaged IN theif weIs
with renewed zeal. They had no quarrel VIII III
n Gov WALKER, deeming that the party Will
Y which they acted could gain nothing hy eomlnl
in collision with him. but that every thing migh'
be sacrificed By blind opposition to federal au'
. thority.
s They looked over the country. saw thh violence
z and bIoodshed of the year, previous. the 9esoa.
! tioH csEsed By war, and the extreme saneLins'
: incident thereto, and they resolved to exert al
the influence which their position and energie;
Z could command 70 preyene like occurrence,
Though malice. ealumny, vituPesadaion, . aha =,
been employed TO its injury, yet the paper aas
eentinucd to increase in circulation and lnfu,
g1s an it sons, nas n0w %srs tS e which ass
4 to single subscribers in the Territory Oh nansas
Its influence in restraining the passions, IN pre-
sy fse ana seeopd a e obsf
Its recsution is everyvhere hailed with pleasure
by its thousendsof Of interested readers sdve by ft
f at.s'Ss9Ss o DrosS@io S oar IssGs srgo
There Is not a locality in Kansas where the Her.
: aid Of Freedom is generally eifcgieted AneIe III
? disappointed in their hopes Of Office, have de-
nouneed il, is very true; and that others VINO see
in ID an obstacle to the success OF their ambition
are laborng to Hrest from it its well earned laur-
els is also true; but il is ot true that it Is op-
4 posed by any considerable number of its patrons
. either in Kansas or outside Of It.
The pensioned letter-Triters OF the eastern
press in Kansas, found IL in the way OF their Pro
nulgating fslsehoods, hence as early as februar,
last. they entered fzto q c0aeptrdcx 70 UTESe q
do.o. From that time to this. nearly every Letter
, they have sent 70 their respective Journals La
= abou nded With the most infamous misrepresen.
: tatio1s in regard TO as, and yet our journal Ca
continued t. prosper and increase n popular
In looking over the country. and out spon the
old well tried friends Of the cause, We hnd eui
: policy approved by nearly the Whole OF tnem.-
10 name them would be inYidious, and yet ":
distinctly assert that We are sus
tanned In Kansas By nearly all the prominent
: leaders Of the Free State party whose struggles
!. and sacrifices commenced on Kansas Eeise
e The Rsraa oS Freaiosa processes to be and
z iadpesdens Of ell parties other than she IRE:
Stste party Of ksnsas. 1t does not dsslgn 70 gIT:
marty of freedcsn. Its purpose il TO deal in fact
: ard these it will present 70 the public, shqfn g
. maleYolence, and with view to the extension d
Sas rbs labor Sru s w ssssi
: af fhe cause We advocate. The 1nzt1nets q oul
! nature. and of selfpreserystion, imRel ns % de-
o ssuts Of It's enemies. hetEer open or disguised
In marking cut The policy Of The third voiuns
y of the HKR AID or FEEEDoH. We see no oce2slon
: TO change our programme. Our P1E7ese Is tbs
j ssme as that which charaeterised US tsc YEAR
: aro 20 combine the ostsfe arti-slaycry or Ere!
fstass influence and form sINGEg PsRTT. and
that without regard to the former cszyletloni
or action of those who unite with u.s. " n1ie ss
eoafess that We hare more confidence IN the = Of
snti-slayery guard" those who have strnEsied
y long and arducusy Eith rs IN years past 70 ex-
!, tend the area Of freedom. yet Me ssye 30 inefna
+ ton TO drive from our rAnks those sHfly
n Free State Democrats who have labored nR z
the present with their party IN the States. y he1
b SIAN Be excluded from the TERRITORY by oct o.
Iss. and The question is PermaneHsiy e
will be time 70 consider those minor Issues Apic1
divide parties in the older States.
I Our position ne repeat. Is IEDEPEaDEhT
We pFsmise fealty 70 party, faction ot cii2ee
hut ehsfI labor as fadeyedSt 5osSezyt II Hnst-
= sSe- T,os;f;os We think viii best advance the
: lcaase vhieh planted cur journal IN hsnsess -
:. ,eeStabIished IL when destroEed 81 poraeI fef-