The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-12-14
G.. w, Brown iM Reply 20 James
RCdDath.

To tie Editor Of the n T. Ti1bune.-S1R:-I
observe in your issue Of the 9TH inst, an edito-
rial in which you speak of The Herald Of Free
dom as tone of the organs Of the Free State par
tv. but now the open tool and stpendiary of
| the Pro Slavery Democracy"
Do me the favor to say to the readers of the
! Tribune that most positively deny the charge
made against me and my paper. The Herald Of
| Freedom was established in Kansas in the fall
of 1854, the avowed object Of which was to make
Kansas Free State. 1t professed 10 be inde.
pendent OF all parties, and aboring solely for the
end .or which it was called into being. had
formerly been connected with the Free Soil par
ty of IS48, and the Free Democracy Of 1852
In 1856 the Herald Of Freedon was the first pa
per in the Republic to run up the name of John
G. Fremont for the Presidency, and had the
honor of sustaining him until presses and type
were destroyed, and myself imprisoned, charged
with high treason for sentiments OF Freedom
promulgated in my paper
When the Herald Of Fiepdom was revived on
the 1st day OF November, 56, again wrote an
: article defending the position Of John G. Free
mont, and urging every friend Of Kansas in the
f States to give him their vote.
On the 5th dav Of September, 1855, the Free
State party Of Kansas was organized. 1t was
composed of"Whigs, Democrats, Free Sellers,
native and naturslEed citizens" in the Ian
Ieuage of one Of the resolutions Of the Convex
ton: aud the members oft pledged themselves
f together that thev would discard MI minor is
sues, and that the only test of membership
, should be determination to make Kansas
Free State The organization was to be pre-
, served until Kansas was State in the Union
planted myselton the platform with my jour-
nal, and exerted what little influence possess
| ,l,o -, {1nT unit ha md
, for which it was organized had heen fully at
tanned; hence I opposed the organization of a
t Democratic party as we'll as a Republican party,
in Kansas. desirous of keeping the issue dis
tinct one between Freedom and Slavery, until
, we had taken our place in the Union, and had a
8 voice in national politics, at which time Ire
quently declared in my paper should take po,
sition with that party which promised the most
= for Freedom. My own opinion was that if we
could prevent the organization of National par
ties in Kansas until after the Republican party
was reorganzed in the States in 1850, we cod
induce nearly every free state man in the Terri
tory to go into the support Of that organization
I and thus make it tower of strength to the
e country; while, prematuvely organized, hun.
y dreds, and probably thousands, would be forced
into the Democratic party, because of past at:
c finty, and hence our strength would be mate
\ rally lesSened
4 The parties have been organized labored
afterward TO rally the old Free State party al
: Big Springs, but it proved failure. During
the last Summer rcsnled to keep aoot from
: both parties. which have done until recently
opposed the Wyandott Constitution because il
> was defective in many important features. enc
t because | thought it unnecessarily and oolishly
" partisan urged my objections to it. Att
" taking position against it, tie Democrats, II
their Convention, took position in favor OF it
q | did not see proper to change front because this
# state of things xisted, though exceedingly re
y gretted it. Had the Democrats possessed sense
enough to have left the question to the people
y independent of party, the result woula have
= been very different from what it is; but by max
~ ing it party issue the Republicans sustained i
in body, with many Douglas Democrats
while the stracht.out Democrats, and the few
>. who had not identified themselves with eithe
:, of the parties as then organized, with myself
n who felt it was very objec tionable, voted agalns
,. it,
The Constitution was adopted by the people
is and The HerdM Of Freedom, took its position OF
| the Republican platform in support OF all th
! nominees Of the Republican State Convention
4 for officers under it, Martin r. Conway re
ceives nv support merely because he is ncmi
Va VI
or his past political history in Kansas, and he
~ cause cannot consistently, with my Anti Sla
n very views, sustain his opponent, Judge Hold
y erman
> | did not sustain Marcus j. Parrot for re
,r election. because believed him inte operate i
y y his habits, which disqualified him, in my esti
n nation, for Delegate TO Congress. lsuStaine
Judge johnson, not because he was Demo
A crat, but because he had formerly been identi
q. fled with the Free State party entertaining pre-
a. cisely the same views on all national question
;S with Mr.. P. on account OF inemperance.
ss further believe his energy OF character woul
n enable him to do more for the material inter
10 es,s of Kansas than MIR. Parrott could do.
mi In raising the names Of Salmon ?. Chase an
~ Nathaniel P Banks as candidates for the tw
;, highest offices in the uatisn, "Su5ect to the dt
&C ejsion of a REPUBLICAN National Convent'on,
:, [ only expressed my honest wishes in the prem
an ises.
b. b. If bought up by the Federal Administration
ro am unconscious of it., although it has SCENE
to give the Republican journals great pleasuI
to make this charge against me- have spoke
ofmcn and things in Kansas just as saw then
Of and have only regretted that parizans outsiC
is of Kansas have endeavored to use us as tools
th them to ride into power
on nor published nothing only what believed
on be strictly true. fthe Republican press ar
ed the Republican darty propose to defend or apo
nd ogise for him, they will have an unpleasant ia,
~ to perform, and it cannot but work disastrous
Tvs to the future success Of the prrty. Ihroue
rs' his ins,rnmentality and that of Redpath, Rea1
IN Cook, and other men Of that character, vii
in whom | might include james II. Lane, Oh
troubles have been protraeted at least one yea
on and an amount of suffering and wretchedne
is. has been entailed upon the people OF this lie
art ritory which is almost incalculable.
ID. In regard to MIR. Redpath and his commun
re- cation in the Tribune, have very little to sa
/. \ Those who will tnke the trouble to turn bat
ell to the files Of the New York Tribune and Tim
,at ofJune, 1885, will find nearly every mporta
ro- statement in regard to myself made by him
nd that communication controverted and that
er. letters copied into the Tribune, etc., written
ME this same Redpath.
lad As partieps crinsi,ais with Old Brown,
vas attempts to divert attention from himself.
er- YOU wish to know more of him, please procu
The "Roving Editor" book written by Ji
os- Redpath, and published by A. B. Burdick,
err York. 1t is dedicated to Old John Brown.
e l Turn to page 300, and read as follows:
on, III believe that q ci0l t0ar between the No,
Dw. and the South would ultimate in insa'recti
ods and that the Kansas troubles would probal
wn create a military conflict OF the sections