The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-06
pa 0 5 RE TU $
Herald of Freedom,
FOR THE rHRD VOLUME.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS TERRITORY

Herald OF n TeoOO1us
FOR THE rHED VOLUME.
IA WRENCH, KANSAS TERRITORY s
CIV. HRown, ana A. wATrEzs Eaisors.
The HERALD OF FREEDOM. the oldest Fres ;
State paper published in Kansas Territoi y, 1as.z
its third volume. Its protector had be. \ the
publisher Of an Independent news journal itf sss-
eral years IN western Pennsyivauia. which was
and refofmatorY Questions and kad devoted q
great portion of its columns to the discussion Of
Temperance and anti-siayers reforms. An ep-
to sdyeeate any measure he deemed Just. be-
cause it was, for the time being. unpopular. IL
always afforded him pleasure to combat error,
WHISTLER sustained BY individuals or masses; and
II vas his delight to see EltrdsSa the enc hsnd
and conSerrdfSSfa on the other yielding to Truth.
When the Missouri Campronise vas repealed,
in the Spring of 1854, he looked over the heid OF
his ialors in that section of Pennsylvania, SAN
the great revolution there effected. and the gefm
Of still greater reforms taking root, and IeeklnS
West, and the strong probability of its beeolnlng
deS ecrated 70 slavery nc resolved, early s the
fore part of March Of that year, IN 1draHce 81 any
Emigrant Aid Company movement; and n ao-
vance OF any other movement IN any otheI ttlfee-
tien in the Northern States 70 remove 70 n azlsaS
With his family and press, and through the ln1a-
ence of that press, aid. By "squatter eoFeTelgn-
ty, in building up on the soil of Kansas those
res trictioIls against slavery, which demagogues.
for sinister purposes. had broken down IA the
From that time forth the protector of this pa,s
per labored continuously to organize company
to emgrate to Kansas. It was nos on.li m1te
expedition that Mr. B. heard Of the EIn;Srant :
Aid Company, or of its organisation IN EasSa-z
chulsetts. He continued his efforts gntii tie .gtn
of SepteEnbef, when 81 600 copies OF the hfst Is
suo OF the Herald OF Freedom were given 10 the
pu 6iic from his power press IN Fennsylvania--
CiIeunsstances; over which he had no .eehtroi,
delayed the publication of bis journal IN Nan
sas until the Sd of January, 1855. when the see
ond number was issued. 1t continued 20 be pup
lisled with great regularity. until the destrue-
was imprisoned and the paper was temporarily
suspended. Through the exeIuons OF Mfs-
Brown, and the generous contributions OF sne
fri ends Of the cause IN Kansas the pSpel vas
revived on the lst of November, 1856. since thas
time, with theexceptien Of three weeks an March
it has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted BY the publisher for reStor-
ing freedom TO Kansas, was not by antl:sinyery
agitation, nor 2 crusade upon Southern lnsutu-
tions, but by developing the resources OF tne
country, and encouraging ooRa Fde emigIaIio1
from the States. believing that interest and
carly education would result In the exclusion OF
slavery from the Territory.
devoted from youth to the UNION Of the states,
and with implicit confidence in the ultimate
triumph Of the RIGHT, he never turned ASIDE
frcm his purpose. At times his Journal vas ' To-
lently ass0iled for its conservatism aud the BAR
risonian abolition press. with the Lfberfer at rs
head, denounced Ii in unIneasured terms while
the prc-slayery press, because OF its violent de,
nEnciations Of the invaders from Missouri, and
It's unrelenting devotion to the Free state cause,
denounced it as an abolition affair, and when the
leaders Of that party could not suppress Il py
other means, Its editor was imprisoned ana lno
press destroyed.
With its revival and the addition of Mr.. W At
TIES, as enc Of its editors, who lad been long
known TO the apti-sayery public, ana VINO Yes
the co-la5orer and Joint proprietor with j INES
G. BIRNEY, in the establishment and pu5iiea-
ton of the PhilIataTop&sf, nearly a quarter ol
century ago, IN Cineinnau, and who naa colitlh-
ucd devoted and aetive friend OF tne cause
down to the present, Il was deemed proper 70 les
by-gones be by-gones as far as possibie, ana 10
60 TO work again with as little GcriInony IS pcs
sble, to invite among US heavy emlgration OF
permanent settlers, With the view Of controsiipg
the future destinies Of the Territory.
As both of the editors had always opposed var
and violence, il was deemed proper 70 oiscs-d
the bayonet, and resort &c the remedial inhuence
| of the ballot box for redress OF our p0iisicHi
When Gov. GEARY came here 1t was deter
mined to sustain his administration so long az 1t
seemed to tue editors he was pursuing an linpaI-
| tial policy. This brought them IN conneeiiSn
With him, and the motives for many OF hls 2cts
! which were not apparent tothe public. were IN
9erstood long time in advance b. them; but
tie CONFIDENTIAL relations existing between the
parties forbade its publication. hence they were
compelled fer time 10 rest under false lmputa-
| tons, preferring such to q breach OF eoHBdence
Oh the one hand. or explanations to the public
| on the other. They felt that their long deYo-
tion TO the cSuse, their sacrifices IN It's bebajI,
and their exerii0ns continuousiy 10 secure s tfi-
tnmph Of pFinejple. entitled them To the conf
dence Of the public; and though assalsed Eio-
lentiy by part sans for pursuing this policy, tseY
! continued in the path marked cut, aud sHV IN
] the end their course approved By the Rspnbilean
| press, which had been particularly severe upon
! them.
| When Gov. WALKER appeared in Kansas. the
/ same lire Of peiicy which had governed the IN
tereourse Of the editors with Coy GEARY, char
acterized their that tunc tleI.ary.
aud without relaxing one iotS OF their hatred OF
Siayery, or of the Democratic party, from when
fthey had snffered so mEch; and with IN eye IN
tent only On making Kansas q free State, Win
out regard TO its influence ON parties 9utsids,
. OF the Territory, thcy engaged IN their WORK
with renewed zeal. I hey bad no quarrel sith
Gov. WALLER, deeEaiHg that the party with
which they acted could gain nothing by coming
IN collision with him, but that everything might
be sacrificed by blind opposition to fedefai au-
They looked over the country. saw thh violence
I and bloOdshed Of the yesf previous, the deso!a-
tionesnseaby war, and the extreme snnefinssS
incident thereto, and they resolved 20 exers al
. the influence which their position and energies
could command to prevent q. like occurrence
Though malice, calumny, yltGPcrsiion, sha al al
been employed 10 its injury, yet the PaPer has
! continued TO increase in circulation snd Gfnu.
eace, until il aas now weekly clrcuietl9n OF
neariy aeOO copies, more than 1900 Of which are
TO single subscribers in the Territory OF Kansas.
Is indGenee IN restraining the passions. n pre-
. -
st home and abroad is second y no other journal
Its reception is everywhere hailed with pleasure
by its thousands Of interested readers, edse egthe
tdsnfon a rolo,l0otioi. Of our 6aacGs ssrH0cles.
+ There iE not locality in Kansas where the aes-
EIe Of freedom is generally CIRCULATED Ehers -
poiiey Is not fally approved. maj lew i men. en-
nounced it. is very true; and thet others Who see
in il obstacle TO the suceess OF their amplflcn.
s-e a5ering to wrest from y lts wei eainea iatI
frIS = ok frftft = mt
psssd bs any considerable number OF lis patrons,
| either in Kansas or outside OF il.
The. Pensioned iotieT-writters OK ne eastern
r1uIgating falsehOods, hence, as early IS February
last they entered iafo eo2sptrdcy 10 acIste Is
oerh. from thai time 10 this nearly eyery letter
! .aey have sent their respective journals has
I abounded with the most infamous nhisTepresen-
tltieus in regard 70 us, and set our journal has
continued to prosper and increase IN popular
In locking OYER the counlry. and out upon the
id well tried friends Of tho cause, We Ind our
policy approved By neaFiy the whole Of them:
10 name theLa would be iHYidicuE, and yet We
6istinctiy assert that ere sus-
aimed IA Kansas b. nearly al tho prominent
leaders Of the Free State paftys whose stTaggies
{hnd sacriaces commenced on Kansas soil, coieEn-
poTaneously With cur own. s
The HvdM n Freedom processes 70 be and u
aGgead9 q 81 parties gtssr than tie fFes Iss
laid and comfort" % any party other tasn g the
larty OF freedom. Its purpose Is to deal IN Scss.
and these II VIII present te las pusiles savfd o1
:iaieYoieuce, and with view to the extension cf
truth Te have no Wsr upon any person, save
ihose who Labor 70 crush Us, Or who are eneinies
| If the cause ne advocate. he instinch Of our
nature and Of self-pregervation, iEpei US 10 de-
fend the reputation CT ?nf Journal from the az
ssults of .ss cnenlies. whether open OF disgaased
In marking out the policy Of the third yolpme
| of the HERALD OF PRgEDOS, We see ne OCCASION
10 change cur programme. Our purpose ts the
Lame as that which characterized rs two years
f,Igo to combine the entire anti-slaYey or Free
State influence sEd form sIEGLE PARTr. and
that without regard to tie former conyietioas
or action OF shose who mite with us. While We
| confess that We hare more confidence IN tho old
! anti-slayery guard" th0se who have struggled
: iong and ard.oasly With us in years past 70 ex-
tend the area Of freedom, yet We have no iDciina-
sionto DIVE from our ranks these eonser AsiYs
Free State Democrats who have lab0red ap e
the present with their party in the States " hen
!. Kansas shall become Free State. and ei1yefj
shaiI be excluded from the Territory by act ol
Law. ana tie question is permanently settled thes
VIII be time TO consider tose minor issues which
divide parties IN the older ) Stetes..,.,,,,...-,,