The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-04-30
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Thanks-A Letter from Missouri.
We cannot express, in 100 warm terms,
our thanks for club of sixteen subscribers,
accompanied with the cash, from West
point, Bates county, Missouri. The gen.
tlemen who have favored us with this
club we're fully conscious of our extreme
auti-slavery views, and knew that we
came to Kansas to aid in making it free
State, and to that end, all our energies
had been directed since our arrival in the
Territory, four and half years ago
They knew, too, that we had not aban-
doned single principle we advocated on
our first arrival in the Territory; bnt they
had learned that we were truthful in our
representations of Kansas affairs, and
would censure those who were censura-
bic, without regard to the party to which
they belonged; that, in short, we abhored
ruffianism in the Free State ranks, and
aggIess;ons upon their part, quite as much
as we abhored the aggressions of Pro-
slavery men upon Free State men. They
had not forgotten the thunders of the
Herald Of Freedom against Pro-slavery
outrages in 1855 and 1856 and our de-
nunciation Of Free State outrages in 1868
and '59 were yet ringing in their ears
1t is probable they had seen the leading
editorial, in the first number of our Jour-
nal, published in October, 1854, wherein
we said we should "denounce wrong, out
rage and violence wherever found, and
spare none from fear or favoritism that
there is none SO high we shall pass him
by without exposure, if guilty of crime /;
and none so low that he shall not be held
up to public execrstion if justice demands
it."
AS VIC remarked several weeks ago,
We prefer PrO-slavery readers to anti
slavery readers, because we can tell them
our views, and when understood, and our
reasons for entertaining them, they will
be more tolerant of US and more likely
to embrace those views. No reader
should expect US to abate the ex.
preston of a single thought. because we
have Pro-slavery subscribers if they do,
they will find themselves disappointed
On the contrary, if that fact was to change
our course in the least, it would prompt
US to speak more fully on the subject thar
under other circumstances. Having lived
thirty-eight years, and nearly alioays acted
Nth minority party, we trust we have
learned better than to be intolerant and
proscriptive in our views and actions
whether pertaining to political or religion.
subjects; conscious, however much We
may differ with our readers, they differ al
widely from us; and that it is no more
criminal for them to entertain their viewl
than it is for us to entertain ours.
The following letter accompanied the
list of subscribers referred to above. We
trust that the honorable and truthful
manner in which we shall conduct oul
journal, will always draw similar expires
sions from political opponents
WEsTPoINT, Bates Co., Mop
| nril 17th 1870
G. w. BRowN, Eso.-DEAR SIR j
send you, inclosed herewith, the cash, a
club rates, for sixteen copies of the Her
aM of Freedom, to be directed to this office
We send you this list for the purpose o.
expressing the high regard we entertain
for you personally, and for your journal
not that we indorse its political views, OF
the contrary, its positions are diametrically
opposite to ours. But we admire youl
honesty in regard to our border Difficult
ties, being as ready to censure one side a.
the other, and all the time laboring to ad
vance the principles of peace. We love
an honorable opponent; and howeve
much your people may be disposed to cen
sure us, trust they will find that we des
pise duplicity, double dealing and mean.
ness.
Thctime has come when we can afford
to be generous on both sides of our Stat,
and Territorial line. We presume tha
your people have found that we are no
all bad, and we have learned the same il
regard to you. 1t should be the polio,
with all, whether residents of Missouri o
Kansas, to discouutenance the bad and en-
courage the true and good. Hoping tha
your list may continue to increase pro
portionate to your merits, and that 20,
may always be guided by strict integrity
as in the past, am, in behalf of myself
and the names inclosed, very respect
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