The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-19
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We would suggest to the occasional readers of |
the HERALD OF FREEDOM, in Lawrence, many of |
whom are not Subscribers, that they owe it to |
the prosperity Of the place to subscribe for the |
paper. Though ours has been the best abused |
sheet in tho world, yet what one has done q |
hundredth part for the town as has the HERALD |
OF FREEDOM. Itwas the bright particular star |
which advertised the town in the fall of ls54.-
Of the first number, printed about the middle Of
September, 1854, and bearing date the 2lst Of |
October. there was an edition of $1,000 copies, |
the expense Of which to us was over $500. These |
were circulated throughout every part of the |
country. not one dollar Of which was ever re-
turned. but its effects were plainly visible in the
fall Of that year in stimulating emigration to
Kansas,
All winter Of is54-55. and the spring of that
year, we labored under the most discouraging
embarrassments, yet we believe the heavy emf
grafton Of that spring and summer was owing
partly to the influence of our paper. And thus
1t continued to operate for the town, indirectly
advancing its prosperity, until suspended in the
spring of sc, when it was crushed out" for
time, to be revived again in the fall of that year.
Through the Gcfiue operation Of numerous per-
sondI friends and relatives scattered over the
country, who took agencies for the paper, and
many others who sympathised with the prnc-
pies enunciated. our list was suddenly swelled
to EIGHT THOUSAND. Tho effect of this
large list was visible in the unprec edented
emigration of the spring of 1857, nearly
every emigrant Of whom was bound for Law
renee. Our friends at Kansas City, Leayen-
worth, &C., were in the habit of remarkinR, as
passengers left the steamboat and inquired the
direction to this city, that "It seems as if
eastern people are unconscious of any other place
In Kansas than Lawrence" 1t was almost true,
and we are vain enough to believe that our cir
culntiOn Of 5000 copies throughout the States,
and passed from hand to hand, each having at
least six readers, and the long extracts from its
columns in all the leading papers of the country,
did much towards bringing Lawrence into still
wider notoriety. Persons thus Influenced came
here, but in due time passed of to other portions
OF the Territory, but acquaintances made in
Lawrence endeared them to the place, and the
town has remained the center Of business for
the Territory in consequence.
When our circulation and influence was cut
down by the villainous falsehoods of interested
letter writers. and their copyists in the States
Lawrence folt the blow, and she is still suffering
and will suffer. The loss was not ours alone
butt was blow upon every property holder and
business man in the town. Years of assiduous
labor cannot make UP what was lest by that sui
cidal act, the laborinz to crush out for a second
time. the HERALD OF FREEDOM We appeal to
every mans good sense, and inquire which would
accomplish most for town, two papers, With a
circulation, less in the aggregate than three
thousand five hundred, and these frequently in
the hands Of the same individuals, or a single
paper with a circulation Of 300. II is true it
may he urged that We could not have auctained
our large list. Wo believe we could and we
believe, further, that were we to make the
effort, and would our business men and citi.
Zens generally Join US in the movement we could
raise its circulation TO that number again. We
have little desire to do SO, and certainly would
not think of making the effort, did we desire,
without our own citizens would join with us in
the enterprise.
Objections have been taken to our political
course, and thisis urged as reason for the with
holding patronage from the paper. Look back
upon the past and who is there who does not sus-
tain the various lines of policy which we have
urged with SO much zeal?
We were first denounced for sustaining the
VI OON. OkAh1. W 1en no lett
the Territory every Free State man among us
regretted his leaving. and now say he was the
best Governor we ever had. Letters from val
uabls Republican friends in Pennsylvania, who
wrote that they had known JONI W. GEARY
long and well.' and who assured us that 'his
heart was in the right place" prompted US to
sustain him. We feel proud that we did so.
When Secretary STANTON came here we ex-
tended to him the hand of friendship, and the
HERALD OF FREEDoT, instead of abusing him.
did what itcould to set him right in regard to
our history. MIR. STANTON is now laboring in the
Republican ranks. and we trust that our infiu-
enee win never drive him elsewhere
Gov. WALKER came to Kansas. A long con-
hdsntial conversation with him on the second
: or third day after his arrival, and renewed fire.
quently, gave US high opinion Of his honorable
iRtentions towards the people Of Kansas. We
sustained him as far as we thought him RIGHT;
and endeavored to CORRECT, not abuse him when
toroA0. Look back upon the history of that peri
cd when every Republican paper in the nation
was pouring gall upon us. and who is there now
who does not approve of our course with Gov.
WALKKR9
We advocated the getting possession Of the
Territorial government By eompating with the
Pro-slavery mon for the Offices. When We pro-
posed this on the lth Of July, 1857, We were
threatened with annihilstion, but the policy
prevailed, and the Territorial government is now
welded almost wholly BY Republicans as q con-
sequence of that line of policy.
The Pro-slavery party had laid trap for our
perpetual snslavement, in the guise Of the Le-
compton Constitution. They surrounded it with
such features that they thought Free State men
would keep wholly aloof from it. With strong
backing from the federal administration and
their friends at the south. they saw that If they
could only get possession Of the Offices under
it.their struggle for years would be accomplished,
and Kansas would be slave State in earnest.
We saw and felt this, and as early as JULY of 81,
advised the election of all the Offices under that
Constitution. In casean opportunity was denied
usto vote 1t down. Iroppositiou tOhundreds of
personal friends. and in direct conflict with the
action Of the Free State Convention of the sd
and asi Of December Of that year, we advocated
the measure. 1t triumphed. and to-day Kansa.
isfros,Wheregs bya difsrentli line Of policy Kansas
would have been slave State long since and the
institution would havs received such strength
from the movement that the scOurre would have
been fastened upon all the Territory west of u.s.
As well as upon Nebraska.
One Of the frat TO become identified with thu
Free State organization. We were unwilling to
surrender itfor any other party until Kansas was
State in the Union. We fought as long as We
eouldtO psrrstuate that party. and only surrsn-
dered whom completely borne down by over
whslming numbers. Though violently opposed