The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-10
For as Herald of ssssom.
MAEHATTAS, RILEY Co., Z. T.,l
March %. 1853. {

well aware that the advice given the pub
lie by some of your cotemporaries is not
strictly received by me in renewing my
subscription, but you as lawyer know
that we are at liberty to receive or reject
advice. The attempt to force people to
take papers by sending them without any
request on the part of those to whom
they are sent, "dont take" in this section.
as the Sumner Gazette has endorsed that
article in the Chicago Tribune headed
. don't do it." where the readers of the
Tribune and Others are advised not to re-
new their subscription to the Herald Of
Freedom, have concluded to become a
life subscriber. The Gazette man never
could have penned an article that would
have blasted his prospects more, than does
the article endorsing the Tribune editorial.
There were several persons who intended
TO have subscribed for that paper, before
seeing the copy published Feb. 9th, but
that articled' clapped the climax" assist
ed by the articles nominating Phillips for
Governor, and threatening to hang the
Free State officers if they assume the
."ship of state " in case the Leeompton
Constitution is passed by Congress. You
are able to defend yourself, when it is
necessary, and I suppose you have writ
ten a reply to that article, before this
will reach You. If you have not "Dont
do it." Copy the article, and all such
articles from any other papers. and in a
few months you will find Gf such articles
are numerous) that your. Office will re-
quire double the number. of pressmen
that are now engaged.
It is the candid belief, and there is no
doubt that it is well founded, that if no
other paper had been published in Kan
sas, but of the Herald of Freedom stripe,
that Free State Constitution would now
be before Congress. 1t is great pity that
a portion of the Press in Kansas are not
controlled by men of prudence and capac-
lty. But there are men now, who have
labored all their lives, (or when the
chance. of Office was fair) to crush the
small party with which you have labored
for ten or more years. and the party that
gave vitality to the present great Republi-
can party, and now having changed with
the popular current are pursuing the very
course that is calculated to bring ruin upon
our country. The idea of threatening to
hang" the Free State officers is so silly
that it is singular that it could have found
a resting place wit hin the brain of a rea-
sonable man. Those who make such
threats ought to pause and reflect, ere the
moose made By the strong arm of law be
thrown over their heads. If Kansas is
admitted under the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, We must submit to it until it can be
substituted through legal forms. There is
no alternative it will never do to involve
the country in civil war it might
suit some, but those of us who have left
our orient homes to seek a home on the
distant plains of the West, where, when
the evening shades of life overtake us, we
can sit under our own vine, would perfer
to cultivate our homes, instead of fool
ishly losing our lives upon the .scahold.
We are all unanimous in this section, SO
far as | can learn, that temporary submis-
sion is the only alternative. We know it is
hard, but it is the most prudent course; il
may advert the shedding of rivers of blood
and it can soon be arranged to make q new
Constitution ; and the very men whom
a few fanatical simpletons would hang
are the very men whom the mass of the
people look, to guide the ship, though
that ship be an enemy s, it is the only one
We can sail in at present; and while the
| pilots are our friends we need apprehend
no danger.
You will be kind enough to let US know
when the State officers will be inagurated
providing the Lecompton swindle is sue
cessful. and the boys up here viii go dowr
to regulate matters; few fellows dowI
your way, have always managed matter
to suit themselves. but they must do Sc
no longer. We have taken no part in tn.
fuss and fury, yet, we have had no chancs
to distinguish ourselves and send abroad
the name of Manhattan, notwithstanding
we are full. overfowing with patriotism,
venom or anything else whereby we cal
distinguish ourselves and let the worlt
! know that nature has left great, big
vacuum in our upper story. Sonlethin,
must be done, and that soon we mus
import some fellow from Fadderland
who can lie like Blazes," then we vii
nominate him for Governor. providing ".
can find an editor lost enough to give u
space in bis columns. We must get q
military balls in entering, instead o
/ social parties as We often have, and som
esquire will be pumpkin headed enougl
to write poetical toasts, and then 'ietth
band strike up martial strain . As he Of
fers & the health of Gen. jim. Lane
Oh Whacky, then we'l see the con
aaering heror as he comes Wouldn'
it be funny. particularly if We should b
honored by fhe presence Of 8 man wh
had met cur coup.ryss foe in Mexico
and compelled him 70 take fight"
tell yen. Hr. Editor. it wont do to i
your Esstsrn Kansas have all the reuoWl
i We havs great men here; statesmen an