The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-10-01
yosn.,on ana ,b. sl.v. Trade.


1t is really mortifying to see what low,
degraded and desperate resources the Sa.
tanic press Gas the HERALD OF FREEDOM
characterizes them,) of the Territory is
resorting to for the purpose of sustaining
Parrott's sinking cause. The last, mean.
est and most villainous Of any, is the
charge that Judge Johnston is in favor of
re-opeuing the African slave trade. We
have to pronounce such course as this
upon the part of any political organiza.
| ton, as damnable. The wretch who
would make charge like that, should be
closely watched by any community in
which he may be allowed to reside; for.
depend upon it, man who will make a
charge like that, for the purpose of black
ening the high and honorable character
of political competitor, is an unsafe per-
SON for any community to tolerate in its
midst. We don't mean that they could
be guilty of any daring and chivalrous act
of an immoral or illegal nature but rath.
er those smaller, meaner, and therefore
| more detestable acts. such as the plun.
dering of gardens, the robbing of hen.
roosts, stripping of clothes lines in the night
time, and occasionally they might venture
l to set their neighbor's property on fire.
| OF all men upon earth the slanderer is
most to be detested. No man, be he ever
so honorable or respected, can count upon
exemption from his malicious attacks for
a moment. No matter how long or how
clear his record, or how high he has stood
in the estimation of all his acquaintance
all of a sudden, and when he lie asst expects
, it, the SANDER is uttered, and. IN injury
, irreparable is inflicted, first apon the in.
dividual, and through him, y pom an entire
) community. In political circles this is
more to be deplored from the fact that in
, heated campaign, all ar o too prone 10
? believe any aspersions tn: 1t may be
against a political oppo nent; and from
the additional fact that we do not recol.
lect an instance in VIII .ch the rabd Re.
g publican press of Kans as has ever made
a the aneade honorable, by retracting any
!, slanderous misstatene nts which they NAV
have made.
In the present in stance the charge is
1t made that Judge j. ,hnston is in favor of
e the slave trade, an' then he is very grave
If ly called upon to prove negative-to
: prove that he is not in favor of the slave
y trade. He max IS his public denial, which
lr ought to be 81 .tisfactory among honorable
men; but it don't satisfy the Times or
l. Republican. Then he appeals to his long
past political history to vindicate him up
on this inn aortant subject; but mans
or record is of. no consequence to these jour
I'd nails, and acting upon the maxim that a
s, lie well stuck to is as good as the truth,
| hav an Va oil
ditional malice, their attacks upon the
o. integrity of Judge Johnston's political
to reputatio n.
RS Final y, the Republican gets its man
"Friday =" at the Big Spring settlement,
to fur lish person who will swear that
p. he h card Judge Johnston say that he was
h' in favor of the slave trade. But even in
Y th 5 he fails. The most he can procure
Ns Is. that some idiot or insane person asked
'o Johnston the question, and Johnston, in
stead of booting him as he should have
done, quietly, but Indignantly passed hin
by unheeded. And upon this, one Town
send-a miserable toady Of the Republican
land who hasn't a corporal guard o
g. friends or political supporters in his set
use tlement, but who has again and sgail
Oeen IOlSteu upOu tuc pOOp'o Vi DOu6'"
~ county, through Thscher influence, am
"o in defiance of the wishes of his neigh
esi- bors,) communicates, post haste, to th
, to Republican the crazy mans question, an
Johnston's refusal to answer. Shame o
.,a the man, and shame OH the party that
compelled to resort to such miserable sui
terfuges as this to sustain sinking caus
um Johnston has long history in Kansas
IL five years record. In the city Of Law
-, renee he is we'll known. In Leavenwort
the population of the entire city is a.
, 10 quainted with him-with his polite
and personal sentiments, public and pr
m:,. vate. If he is in favor Of the revival
90 the African slave trade, surely some hol
M 1. orable gentleman in one-or the other
co those cities must have heard him say s
III n besides the nincompoop at Big Spring
=. who didn't hear him say SO.
hoh 1t would be well for .he Times and r
N publican to forego this slanderous perS
ow- cution of an honorable and high-mind'
gentleman. Besides that, it don't lo'
very well, to say the least of It, for perso
1 no who have recently come to our Terrltcr
w and who know nothing about our ear
'H 90 troubles, except what they have hea
y" through the New York Tribune, to alta
the those who have established reputatio
last. among us. We are satisfied this perscc
ton won't win. Wherever Judge job
ston is known, he is highly esteemed.
10 Who can say that much for the editors
w the Times and Republican, the papers viii
res are leading on this brutal and hellish
tack against Judge Johnston I? And
E.;, are satisfied also that when the old 81
to .tlers see the miserable, lying plans
ldg- sorted to for the purpose Of defeati
ton Judge Johnston, that they will ra
,pe- around the Judge and give him tn
S bs hearty support. Johnston is too W
held known to the people Of Kansas, and
/, fol we'll established in the affections OF
old settlers, TO be permanently injured
.ur the malicious attacks Of such new com'
as Thacher and Vaughan. 1t the Repr
'e o. lican party should import a dozen n
The abolition editors from the cheese reser'
en- of Ohio or New York, TO praise Parr
time and damn Johnston, we don't think
would have the effect to change SIM
vote of the old settlers, from Johnston
Parott. They know Johnston Of old, a
ID to any ISLANDERS that these newly import'
.ans- dandified abolition editors may ut
ates, against Judge Johnston, will only ha
yer. the effect to attach the old settlers a
crs- honest farmers of the Territory mt
y,oa closely to the Judge.
aie" "Cease, vipers Ye bite against iil'
aing -Tcpeka Tribune.
Iges, nRos.b,el.r."
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