The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-26
Bought up By tn. Administrator,

Bought up By the Administration.
The charge has been made against US
and the Herald Of Freedom, and repeated
SO often by interested parties, that we
were ''bought up by the administration"
and had "gone over to the Democracy"
that we have no doubt there were many
who honestly believed it. As proof of
this it is frequently stated that we are
doing government advertising and gov
ernment work. A word with honest,
candid men on the subject: Those who
have started the story, knew it was false
when they commenced it, and they will
be just as sure to repeat it after we state
the facts as before, for they had rather lie
than tell the truth, even though the truth
would answer their purpose better.
A year ago the Postmaster General
saw fit to send us list of Post-routes in
Kansas to publish. W. F. NJ. ARMY, Esq,
of Hyatt, Anderson county, claimed the
credit of getting this advertisement for US
through his influence which he exerted
in our favor at Washington in the Post
office Department. He told us that he
stated that the Herald of Freedom was
an honest, impartial Free State paper,
and that it had the largest circulation of
any newspaper in Kansas; that it would
be to the interest Of the people Of Kan
sas to advertise in one paper of each party
-one Pro-slavery and one Free State
and on that consideration the advertising
was given to us. We knew nothing of
the matter, until the advertisement was
forwarded us through the mails, and we
know that there was no change in our pol
icy either before or since, nor the suppress
sion or publication of single fact in con-
sequence of it. We received the adver.
tisement just as we did others from indi-
viduals, and We received our pay in the
same way. If there is any editor in
Kansas who would not have done the
same as We did, aud published the adver-
tisement, he may speak out, but others
should hold their peace.
A year ago Mr.. WALSH was laboring to
make arrangements to print the laws
Mr.. DRIGGs made the discovery that
he was disposed to have the work done
in Kansas, if it could be done as speedily,
cheaply and as we'll here as out of it. Mr.
D. made propositions to US to do the work
in partnership with him. The terms were
liberal; we gave q bid for the work.
which was accepted by Mr.. WALSH, and
the laws were printed and distributed
among the people of Kansas, thereby saw
ing 5000 TO the Territory which, but for
us, would have gone to St. Louis-as
there was 10 other Office in Kansas, as
there is not to-day, qualified to do the
work.
During the session of the Legislature,
Mr.. WALSH had discovered that the su-
pervision and direction of the entire
printing for the Legislature was a work
which the Organic Act of the Territory
had vested in him. As the Legislature
had selected a person to do the work who
was personally obnoxious to the Secretary,
he refused to acknowledge him, and gave
the contract to Mr.. GooDIN. The latter
saw fit to give US the job. II not execut-
ed in a satisfactory manner it was the
fault of the Legislature in withholding
the work from us for nearly two weeks
after its organization, not for the want Of
ability on our part, or in lack of arrange
ments on the part Of Mr.. Walsh.
The contract for printing the laws Of
the last session of the Legislature, is given
to us for the same reason it was year
ago-because we have facilities for the
work enjoyed by no other publisher in
Kansas, and which cannot be enjoyed
without an actual expenditure of cash
capital oe from eight to ten thousand
dollars.
A year ago the post office advertising
was taken from US and given to the Repub-
lican because our to,cn list was somewhat
smaller than the Republican. In January
last the tables had turned again, and our
list was the largest, and the list was given
to us. The result: The Lawrence Re-
publican revived its stale ISLANDERS that we
were bought up by the Democracy. Let
us look further: A new postmaster has
been appointed for Lawrence, and though
DR.. HUsoN has been resident of the city
for nearly year, yet not word is said
Of him in complimentary way. All at
once he discovers him to be very worthy
mana good appointment-and piles it
on pretty thick, as the most casual obser-
yer will notice.
"That thrift may follow fawning."
Was it not an intimation in SO many
words, that the editor was in market, and
could be bought up cheap? We have
marked that puff for future Reference
Bought up by the administration" let
that be written in blazing capitals in the
doorway of him who first gives proof that
he has sold out.
GIVE are glad to observe Mr.. EAs-
TIN, of the Lsavenworth Herald, again at
his post after two months absence. He
is . vigorous writer, with great experience