The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-16
PR esP rs
PR 0sP TUs
OF THE
Herald of Freedom
FoR THE Third voLuHE.
LAWRENCE. KANSAS TERRITORY
q. W. BROWN, sna A. wAIrLss, Editors.


q. W. BROWN, and A. wATTLEs, Editors.
The HERALD OF FRExDoA, the Oldest Free
State paper Published IN Kansas Territory, vas
esta6 6lished IN the Autumn Of 1854, and isncw in
puhlisher Of an isdepesdSsf news journal for sew
efai years in western Pennsylvania, which was
devoted mainly TO the PRONUNCIATION OF moral
great portion of its columns to the discussion Of
temperance and anti-sievsry reforms. An en-
thusiastic lover Of the right. he never hesitated
70 advocate any measure he deemed Just, be-
cause it vas, for the time being. unpopular. Ii
always afforded him pleasure TO combat eresf,
whether sustained by individuals or masses. and
It was bis delight to see rlTnfss on the Gne hand
aad eoRsaraffs.a on the other. Welding TO Truth.
When the Missouri Compromise was repealed,
10 the Spring Of 1854. be looked over tho field OF
the great revolution there effected, and the germ
Of still greater reforms taking root, aHd lceEing
ont Hpea the exposed condition Of tho great
West and the strong probability of its becoming
desecrated to slavery. he resolved, early as the
fore part of March Of that year. ddzGses ct any
Emigraat Aid Company movement; and in sd
vance OF any other movement IN any other direc-
ton in the Northern States. 70 remove = Aansss
with his family and press. and through the infu-
ence OF that press, aid, by "s9uatter scverslgn-
ty," in building up on the soil of Kansas those
for sinister purposes. had broken down in The
Halls OF Congress.
From that time forth the protector of this pa
per laboTed continuously to organize e9mpeny
to emigrate TO Kansas. 1t was net until more
than two hundred names were registered Tor TIE
expedition that Mr.. B. heard Of the bnigrnnt
AID COMPANY, or of its organization IN Aassa-
ehusetts. he continued his efforts until the xcsn
of September. when 81 600 copies Of the frst Is
sue eff the Herald Of Freedom were given 70 the
public from his power press in Pennsylyama.-
Sircumstanees, over which ne had 10 eonR.foi.
sas until the Sd of January, 1855, when tue sec
ond number was issued. IL continued 70 be pub-
hshed with great regularity. until the desiTne-
was imprisoned, and the paper was temporarily
suspended. Through the eXeItions OF Mrs
Brown, and the generous. contributions OF the
friends OF the cause in Kansas, the paper vas
revived on the lst of November. 1856. SINCE that
time, with the exception of three weeks IN March
it has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted BY the publisher for restor-
ing freedom TO Kansas, vas not by anti tl:slavery
agitation, nor crusade upon Southern lnstltu-
tions, but By developing the resources OF the
country, and encouraging oond nde emigratloaa I non
early 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
from his purpose. At times his journal vas yio-
iently assailed for its conserrdfLsD and the Gar
rsonian abolition press, with the LfbeErfoF ct It's
head. denounced it in unmessured terms while
the pro-slavery press, because Of its violent de,
uuneiations of the invaders from Missouri, and
its unrelenting devotion to the Free state cause,
denounced il as an abolition affair, and when the
leaders of that party could not suppress it ey
other means, its editor was imprisoned and the
With its revival and the addition of Mr. WAT
TIES, as one Of its editors, tho had been long
known to the anti-slsyery public, and who was
the co-lahorer and joint proprietor with J ANEs
q. BIRNEY, in the establishment and puoilce-
tion of the PAildathropfsf, nearly a quarter OF a
century ago, in Cincinnati, and who had contin-
ued devoted and active friend, Of the ca1so
down to the present, il was deemed proper 70 let
by-gones be by-gones as far as possible, and to
go TO work again with as little acTimony as pos
sible, to invite among Us heavy emigration OF
Per ssstieTs With ~ ~ shs ylsw ot
As both Of the editors had always opposed war
and violence, il was deemed proper 10 discard
9e ana ND resors 10 ahe o nar nnlitica
difficulties.
When Gov. GEARY came here it was deter
mined to sustain his administration so long as It
seemed to the editors he was pursuing an Impair
tial policy. This brought them in connection
with him, and the motives for many Of his acts
which were not apparent TO the pnbiic; were un.
derstood a long time in advance by them; but
the confidential relations existing between tho
parties forbade its publication, hence they Eere
compelled for time to rest under iaise iinputa-
tions, preferring such to breach OF confidence
on the one hand, or explanations TO tho pubic
on the other. They felt that their long devo-
uon to the cause, their sacrifices IN its behalf,
umph of principle, entitled them to the centi-
dence of the public; and though assailed yio-
lently By partsans for pursuing this poliey, they
continued ia the path marked out. and saws in
the end their course approved By the Republican
press. which had been partisularly severe upon
them.
same line of policy which had governed the in
tsrcourse Of the editors with Gov. GEARY, char
seteriZed theirintereourse with that fnnctenary.
With no abandonment of their independence.
and xrithnuf rpia iofa 1T their haired of
slavery, or OF the Democratic party, from Whlch
they had suffered so much; and with an eye IL
tent only on making Kansas free State, With
cut regard TO its influence on parties outside,
Of the Territory, they engaged in their work
with renewed zeal. They bad no quarrel with
Gov. WALKER, deeming that the party with
which they acted could gain nothing by coming
ia collision with him. but that everything might
be sacrificed BY blind opposition TO federal au-
fhority.
They looked over the country. saw thh violence
and bloodshed of the year previous, the desola-
lion caused b. war, and the extreme sunerlngs
incident thereto, and they resolved to. exert all
thelhauenee which their position and energies
could command to prevent ike occurrence
Though malice, calumny, vituperatIon, and all
the baser instrumentalities Of bad n1cn, have
been employed to its injury, yet the paper has
ence, until il has now a weekly circulation Of
nearly 600 copies, more than l.oo0 OF which are
TO single subscribers in the Territory OF Kansas.
venting civil strife, and in inspiring confidence
at home and abroad is second L, no other journal
] Is reception is everywhere hailed with pleasure
ftlo politicians scAose hope Of Erefssaet fs deez1
lent on a prolOn1dtion of oar hdasds sf'aggses.
There is not locality in Kansas where the Her
policy is not falls approved. That . few men.
in their hopes OF otlce- have de-
bounced it, Is yery true and that others, who see
,re iabofing to wresi from it its well earned laur
u.s. Is also true; but it is not true that II is op
posed by any considerable number Of its patrons.
,ither in Kansas or outside Of IL.
The pensioned lettcr-writers Of the eastern
1ress in Kansas, found il in the way Of their pro-
felsehoods, hence. as early as February
Ioca. From that time to this nearly every letter
hey have sent to their respective journals has
bounded with the most infamous Hifrepresen-
ations IN regard 70 us, and yet cur scarnei has
continued to prosper and increase in popular
ayor.
In looking over the country. and out upon the
Id well tried friends of the cause, we md oar
70 name them would be invidious, and yet We
distinctly assert that We are eHthusiastieai, sus
aimed in Kansas By nearly ali the prominent
saders Of the Free State party, whose struggles
nd sacrifees commenced on Kansas sell. coten-
,oraneousIy with ear own.
The HeraA Of {reafon processes 10 be and -
ndepesdent Of all parties other than the Free
state party Of Kansas. IL does not design to give
aid and comfort 70 any party Other tlan 20 the
'sEty Of freedom. Its purpose IS to dsai N yaels
nsieyoience and with view to the extension OF
ruth. We have no war upon any person. save
bose Hlle labor to crush us, or who sre enemies
Il the cause we advocate. The instincts q our
,a4sIre and Of self-presefvetioB, impei rs to de-
end the reputation Of cur journal from the as-
sfslas Of its enemies. whether open er dlsguised.
In maFkipg out the policy Of the third volume
4 the HEB AID OF FKEEDOa, We see no occasion
o change our programme. Our purpuse Is the
aune as that which characterized rs sg0 years
20. 70 combine the .ezztEre anti-slavefy Free
5tato inhneBee AID form SINGLE PARTY. aad
hat without regard to the former epEvistio1s
y action Of those wko unite with "a. W bile 30
confess that We have mere confidence IL the cid
nti-siavery guard those Ehc have struggled
onz and arduonsly With rs in yesrs past to ex-
end the ares Of freedom, yet We hsFe no inelina-
ion 70 drive from cur ranks those conservative
free State Democrats who have laboss4 Up 70
be present With their party in the states. " Ten
Zanfss shalI become Free State. ana slavery
hall be excluded from the Territory by act OF
AZ, and the question il permanently settled tecn
viii be time 70 consider those minor iss1es Snlen
lfvide parties IL the older States. .-.x,.,-.
Gar position, we repeat, is iADEHENUnSI
he promise fcalfy TO nc party, faction Q. cirque
1ut shall Iabor Is fadspesde esf5sdtss1s IN Hn5t-
sycr position We thiak viii best e4sanee me
;ause which planted onr journal IN kensas, ana
-e-egtabIished Il when destro5ed Oy border fgt-
80, vfTfsn<A Ee Ssk for Is the support SI me