The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-26

change. We resolved to disregard it's re-
quest, and quietly threw it aside when
opened, without even that hasty examina-
ton of its contents usually bestowed upon
exchanges.
Some weeks ago we saw statement
going the rounds of the press that Mr..
GREELEY was about to retire from the TIJ-
une, and pass over to The Century office,
and at the same time il was alleged that
Mr.. Greeley no longer controlled the COL
umns of the Tribune, but that the same
had passed into the hands of Mr.. DANA.
This, with us, was proof as strong as
holy writ that The Century was to be
a sectional paper, abusive of everybody
and everything which did not endorse
Greeley & Co., and from that time the
Century was thrown aside unopened, until
We saw card from Mr.. Greeley denying
the representation of his changing posi-
tons. Itwas then we opened the Century,
and the first thing which caught onr eye
was the following card, under the edito-
rial head, from the publishers -
ga CARD.-A rumor has been widely
circulated that Mr.. Horace Greeley is
about to leave The Tribune and to become
connected with The CENTURY. The man.
ner of his denial makes it necessary for
US to disavow all knowledge of the origin
of the report. We take occasion, at the
same time, to say that the plan of THE
CENTURY precludes the idea that it has
anything to gain by being identified with
Mr.. Greeley. There would be no excuse
for taxing the community with mere
echo, or copy of journal that so eff
GENTLY and perfectly fills its place as The
Tribune 1t is because there are differ
ent. if not better ideas of journalism than
our neighbor demonstrates, that The
CENTURY is called into existence. We de-
sire to counterfeit the banefm influence shed
upon the country, bya blind partisan press
to substitute broader ideas Of nationality for
the sectional spirit that distracts acl,en it
cannot rule in our political councizs-to offer
an example of impartiality IN the treatment
Of public affairs, appealing to the reason and
judgment of people instead of to their prsiu-
dices and passions. It is our design, also,
in the constitution of family journal, to
avoid such an exsggeration of the worst
phases of society, as makes its dominant
features consist apparently in disorder,
theft, prize fights, prostitution and MUIR
der. On this point, we speak as the or
gan of an insulted community. The
chief art of much of our city Journalism
lies in spreading out the actions of COM
paratively small class of police subjects
over the whole face of society, and in
opening up to the view of the uninitiated,
the secret purlieus of debauchery and
crime. Notwithstanding the fruitfulness
of this record, we are yet of the opinion,
that the great interests of commerce, edu-
cation, labor, honest pursuit and respecta-
BILE intercourse, make the back bone of
society. With respect to national poll
tics, we hold no indifferent or neutral po-
sition, though independent of all parties
and sections. "he encouragement which
has been offered to The CENTURY in the
few weeks of its existence, insures its per-
manent establishment; and its conversion
to daily journal is matter merely of
choice and expediency. 1t will be our
diligent aim so to conduct it, that the in
fuence will be felt in the great political
contest of 1860"
The tone, temper, and general charac-
ter of that card pleased US. We ran an
eye over the paper, and saw it was what
it professed to be-a paper governed by
REASON instead of passion. We have
placed it on our exchange list, and from
this forth shall peruse its large and we'll
filled columns to CLEAN treasures of wisdom
from it. Whilst the Independent jour
nalist is doing everything IN his power to
direct the public mind Alright, all over the
nation, like so many false lights to allure
the traveller astray, are seen those partisan
Journals, whose occupation it is to falsify
and misrepresent, that they may make
capital for their respective parties.
Look at the position of parties and
Journals. They are constantly changing
positions, and landing to-day what they de-
nouuced yesterday. Go back to the Pres
idential contests of 1910. and 1874. Those
principles, then deemed so essential to
the perpetuity of the Union by both par
ties, are advocated by neither party to- day.
The leading measures, which elected Gen.
Harrison to the Presidency, was rotation
in office, and single Presidential term
restriction Of the veto power; a United
States Bank and retrenchment in the ex-
lpenses ofthe Government. Who advocates
any Of these measures now And yet, II
the principles were correct then, they are
the same still. r.
In 1874 the issues had changed, and
HENRY CLAY was the embodiment of the
principles of the Wing party, and opposi-
ton to his views seemed to be the lead
ling principles of the o-called Democratic
party. The friends of Mr.. Clay in the North,
advocated protective tariff, and were op-
posed to the annexation of all creation to
the United States; whilst the opposite par
ty was determined to have Texas, and as
much of Mexico and Cuba as they could
get. These questions had disappeared
FROM national politics in 1s4s, and then
came up new issues, and in 1852 Others,
and in 1856 still others. Mr.. Buchanan,
who opposed the protective policy of Mr..
Clay. is now the principal advocate of it.
All parties have been mixed up. and it is
difficult for any politician to harmonic
his positions since 1910, and show any
consistency in his actions. During that
period the Washington Onion. the New
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