The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-17
Pn O. PEorUs
Herald of Freedom,
Foa TIE THzD yoEUHz
LAWRENCE. KANSAS FzgRIToRY
G. W. sRcWH, Hdi.or.

9. w. BkoNas Ectso5.
State paper Published in Kansas Tsrrisory. uss
established IN the Autumn Of 1854. and Is nfH IN
its third volume. Its protector had kesn che
efal years in western Pennsylyanie, which vas
devoted mainly 20 the pEomulsatiou Of moral
and Fefornatory questions, and bad devoted .
temperance snd anti-slayery reforms. An en-
thusiastic lover Of the right. he never hesitsssd
to adfocate aay measure he deemed Juss, be-
cause i Wa, fer the time being. unpopular. Il
whether sustained By Individuals or masses, and
il was his delight 70 see sitraisu on the eAehand
ana eosssescd:sn On the other. Yielding te TRETH-
in the Spring of 1854, he looked over the reid CT
bis labofs in that section Of Pennsylvania. saw
the great revolution there efssted, and the Germ
ont upon the exposed eond.tion CT TIE great
West, and the strong prebabslity OF its beeemlnf
desseFated osiaTery. be resolved. &c early a the
fore part of March of that year, in a1dsee OF ans
Emigrant Aid Company movement; ard u ad-
vance of any other movement IN sn5 other airee-
ton in the Northern States, to remove G hensas
with his family and press, ard through the 1nfG-
enee of that press. aid, b. "sqaattsr soyersign-
ty.n in building up on the soil of Kansas those
restrictions against slavery, which 9esnsgosees.
From that lime forth the protector Of this pa
per iabored continuously to organize company
than two hundred names were registered for the
expedition that Mr.. B. heard of the IMMIGRANT
Aid COMPANY, or OF its organization q Msssss-
of September. when 2I.e0o copies of the FIRST IS
sue Of the HTssld Of Freedom were given 70 the
public from his power press In Pennsylvania-5,
delsyed The publication Of his Journal in Nam
sas until the ID Of January, ~ when tae see
ond number was issued. 1t continued 20 be pao-
iiShed With great regularity. until the oestsae-
ton of his once, in May, 1856. when the editor
was imprisoned. and the piper was temporarily
| suspended. Through the exertions OF Mrs
friends. of the cause in Kansas, the paper vas
revived ON the LIST of November, ls5s. Since that
| time, With the exception of three weeks In March
| It has been regularly issued.
The plan adopted by the publisher Tor restor-
| ing freedom to Kansas, was nos by sat .siaysry
| agitation, nor crusade upon Southern insnta-
country. and encouraging bona .fds emigration
| from the States. believing that interest and
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 turaed aside
from his purpose. at times bis journal yas vie-
lently assaied for its eoaserrdtsas, and the Gar
risonian abolition press, with the LseerGsor at It's
head, denounced it in unmeasured terms; while
the pro-elayery press, because Of its violent de-
nunciations Of the invaders from Missouri. and
its unrelenting devotion to the free state cause
denounced it as an abolition affair. and when the
leaders OF that party could not seppiess ,S %
| press destroyed.
With It's revival and the addition Of Mr.. " AZ
Las a. one o. " sa,tors, mhH mao snd VIC va
| the co9eborer and joint proprietor with J1sEs
g. BIRaEY. in the establishment and publiea-
e .Sn az ' asa CneHpas and Who had son
ned devoted and active friend OF the cause
down TO the present, it was deemed proper to let
| by-gones be by-gones as far Is possible, ana 70
90 70 work again with as little aerimeny * pos:
sible, to invite among US heavy emigrauoa OF
permanent settlers. with the view Of controlling
| the future destinies OF the Ferritory.
| As both Of the editors had always opposed war
and violence, II was deemed proper 90 discard
the bayonet, and resort to the remedial snlnence
Of the ballet box for redress Of our political
When Gov. GzARY came here it was deter
mined to sustain his administration so long as IL
| seemed 20 the editors he was pursuing sn impsr-
| tial policy. This brought them in connectIon
with him, and the motives for many OF his acts
which were not apparent to the public; were m
the confidential relations existing between the
parties forbade It's publication. hence theY were
compelled for time to rest under false imputa-
| on the one hand, or explanations to the public
| on the other. They felt that their long dsyo-
/ tion to the cause, their sacrifices IN its behaif,
and their exertions continuously to secure tTI-
umph of principle, entitled them to the conn.,
! dence of the public; and though assailed VIC
lently by partisans for pursuing this policy, they
| the end their course approved by the Republican
press, which had been particularly severe upon
them.
When Coy. WALKER appeared in Kansas. the
same line Of policy which lad governed the in
4 tercocrse nf the editors with Gov. GEAEf. char
aeterized theirintefsourse with that functiouaTg-
With no abandonment of their Independence,
and without relaxing one ieta Of their hatred CT
| slavery. or of the Democratic party, from which
they had suffered so much; and with an eye n
| tent only on making Kansas q free stats with
cut regard to its influence on parties outside,
of the Territory, they engaged In their WORK
with renewed zeal. They had ne quarrel with
which they acted could gain nothing By coming
/ in collision with him, but that everything might
be sacrificed BY q blind opposition TO federal su-
They looked over the country. saw thh violence
| and bloodshed Of the year previous, the desoia-
/ ton caused By war, and the extreme suHer1ngs
| incident thereto, and they resolved to exert all
the influence which their position and energies
could command to prevent like occuTrsnee--
Though malice, calumny, Tituperatlon, and al
the baser instFumentalltics OF bad men, have
been employed 20 its injury, yet the paper has
continued to increase in eirculatiQr andslnfH-
ence, until it has now weekly circulation OF
to single subscribers in the TERRITORY Of Kansas
Its influence in restraining the passions, N pre-
venting civil strife, and in inspiring confidence
at home and abroad is second g no other journal.
by its thousands of interested readers, sdrs by e
ksO politicians chose hope Of prefe'neat is depez-
uS1t on q ffOkOHYdle0H OF our A0HsGS bs51e9fess
! There is not locality in Kansas where the Her
alG Of Freedom is generally eirculated, where It's
policy IS not fully approved That lev men.
disappointed in their hopes Of Office, have de-
nounced il, very true; and that others. who see
in il obstacle to the success Of their ambition
are labering to wrest from 1t its well earned auE-
els, is also true; but it s not true that II Is OPP
posed By any considerable number Of lts patrons,
| either in Kansas OF outside Of it.
! The peRsiened iefteT-Eriters Of the eastern
press in Kansas, found it in the was Of their pro-
mitigating falsshoods. hence, as early rs February
last, they entered into q e9aspfracg 70 scsse u
doea. From that time to this. nearly every letter
they have sent TO their respective Journals has
abounded with the most infamous Hisfepresea-
tations in regard to rs and yet Cur journal has
continued TO prosper and increase In popular
favor.
cd well tried friends Of the cause, We find our
policy approved by nearly the whole Of them
Toname them would be inyielsuE. and yes Ne
tanned In Kansss b nearly all the prominent
leaders of the Free State party, SbeEe struggles
and sacrifices commenced on Kansas sell. eossm-
The HeraId 81 FreedoDa processes to be- and d
isldepeadeat Of al parties other thsn the Free
State party Of Kansas. Il does not design t. give
party Of frsedons. It's parpose is 10 deal in Jses.
and these il will present 20 the pHblic. shcfn Of
maieFoleBce, and with view 70 the extension of
tlose Who labor 10 crush as, or who ara enemies
Of the cause We advocate. The instincts of our
nature. and Of seif-pFeservati0a. iupeI Es to de-
sauIts of It's enemies. whether ePsn or disguised.
d In marking out The policy Of fhe third Volume
of the HERALD OF ERzEDcA, Ne see 10 occasion
same a. that which characterized as i've years
$50. 10 combine the eaf{rs snti-sfaxez5 Of frss
4 State influence aad foFrna sINoLs f4RTT, and
OF action Of those wbe Unite With Is. ~ hiIc He
confess that We have more eonadease u tie = ED
fanti-sfaFery gasrd, = those wise have struggled
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tend the ares IS freedom, xst We have incll1s-
ton to drive freu cur ranks tsoze eoHeerysfzEt
Free State DerzceFats HhS haas ieboEed an -
The prssen. with theft party IN sEIe sEzles Wires
hansas shall become FEee State. aEd s3sssfy
shsIl Be excluded from the 1eTritcTE b act o.
law. ard the question Is peF1naaent4E then
win be time 90 eansider those minGr lzs1es EhicE
i divide parties l. tie older Staz<s.
Our posifieg. Ns fspeass 2 Is ~