The Kansas Herald Of Freedom

Room for All.

There is a class of journals all over the country which desire notoriety, and are hourly seeking some method to obtain it. If they cannot get noticed legitimately, like puppies barking at more stately curs they attack some paper which has an extended circulation, with the view of getting a notice, indifferent as to the character of that notice, so they can get before the public. We have our mind on several newspapers of this class, and have resolved to allow them a free passage to oblivion, without any effort on our part to hasten them in their progress. We have other duties to perform than to notice the puppies snarling at our expense. If the circulation of the Herald of Freedom was limited to four or five hundred subscribers, it would be looked upon as a very fair paper, and no one would whisper a word against its course or policy. It has a circulation and position equal to no other paper in the West, and is wielding an influence severely felt by aspiring demagogues—hence the desire to crush it out, Poor fools, when will they learn that there is room enough in this world for them and us; and that their assaults neither weaken our influence nor strengthen theirs?

Our exchanges will please accept our thanks for their kind expressions in regard to the late war of words between Chas. Robinson and ourself. Among the many articles vindicating us, we copy the following from the Chautauque Democrat, an old free soil paper with which we used to exchange when publishing a paper in Pennsylvania. The editor says:

"BROWN vs. ROBINSON.—In the foolish and unfortunate quarrel between Brown of the Kansas Herald of Freedom, and Gov. Robinson, we notice most of the Republican press of the States seem inclined to favor Robinson. Why, we cannot divine, unless it be from the fact that the latter, wearing, as he does, a title, that he has disgraced, is considered of more importance to political wire workers than plain "G. W. Brown," the Editor. We do not know, of course, the facts in the case. But we have our belief, and from what we do know of George W. Brown, it will require other proof than the assertion of Charles Robinson or Gaius Jenkins, to convince us that the editor of the Herald of Freedom ever offered to "sell out the Free State party" in Kansas, or even for a moment harbored the thought of abandoning the cause for which he has labored so long and faithfully.

Who can blame Mr. Brown for repelling such a vile slander upon his reputation, intended to ruin not only his character as a man, but his business and property?"