Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1856-01-22

Wand'rihg stass they'll become, and in
darkness; be last.
They vii. find who run counter TO Nature
and Grace.
Both here and hereafter, confusion of face.
LIBERTY.
Not alone In tie church do false teachers
abound;
Within nay department as many are found.
My name, my dear Sister, like yours is
abus'd
And for purposes foul it is oftentimes us'd.
Men, who value our worth not so much as
pin,
viii steal our fair garments to serre them
selves in.
The first truth I learn'd, (and soon after
my birtl.) ..e..ass
dear country" is worth.
To political knaves it is worth a great deal;
For themselves. not their country, exists
all their zeal.
To personal ends all their seifshness tends;
And their. selfshness shapesall the means
to these ends.
AS the vile, hearlless villain allures TO his
arms, - .-i-@ ~
Some trusting fair maiden transcendent in
charms,
With soft, lying speeches, by which he de-
coys -.
The innocent fair one, and basely destroys
Her virtue and peace, and then leaves her
to roam,
An out cast from kindred, from friends,
and from home:
Thus the smooth, smiling demagogue SEEK
ing for power,
Anuses the people. and charms them the
hour;
Extols all their virtues, and by the most
High,
Declares that for them he is ready to de-
He ready to die oh. / wish that he would,
I'm sure he would then do his country some
good.
And if DER their minds the ascendent he
gains, sra.s
He leads them unconscious to slavery and
chains. sssses er,s-s
But when is dissolv'd the enchantment of
sleep,
To sense of their ruin, they wake but to
weep; ,se So
Like half famish'd wolves, in long groups
see them stand;
Or, like vultures and kites hov'ring over
tile land, vrs rta ssses
They are worse than host of Norwegian
~ rats; paz1 81 Fsss5zis
God send them the fate of the Kilkenny
RELIGION. |
Peace, peace, my dear Sister, tho hard is
Yet rcmsnber, pray you, the station
We've got. g.
In this world of folly, of madness and
- crime,
We are its sole hope, and we must "bide
our time ) 49, - -
And know from this world we can never
be driven,
As long as Ike sun circles round this fair
heaven:
IT'S promis'd to me by our Father on high;
And while live, dear Sister, you never
can die;
And whatever befaIls you, whatever be-
tide,
Your safety, remember, is close by my
!. side.
Though foes strong and many do us now
assail,
Yet irnth is more mighty, and it will pre-
vail;
For truth. like ourselves. is the offspring
OF God -
The strength of his arm, and the power o
his rod.
Rich rewards for our labor we yet shall
obtain; =,
A smile 70. each tear. Joy for each pain
See, on yon western world, where fail
Freedoms bright star,
Refulgent in glory is shining afar;
That is, dear Sister, our home on til.
earth,
Predestind for US from the hour of on
birth.
There, from rs, for mankind better time
shall arise;
Our praises fill the earth, and our glor,
the skies.
To the duties assign'd US, hand in han,
let us go.
And Ger the wide world our rich blessin!
will flow.
By our lubors and patience, rely on m,
This earth will become the fair Garden G
Col
LIBERTY. ~
Enough, dear Sister, I'll murmur no more
Regrets are ala vain, we viii seek 10 re
store
The worlds lostrepsse; we win haste o.
our way,
And strive to urge onward that thrice hap
Ply day. @
I'll cease for the future to rail at mankind
Much better employment Ia sure l ca
find.
SposeENG on PRINTERs.-s.Here is
little article says the Memphis Eagle
swe think something of framing, to Ian
conspiciously over the editors table: TT
public hive a. funny notion about printer:
They think it costs nothing to puff, adver
tise, etc, And thus one and another wi
sponge an extra paper. puff, or som