The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-05-10

follow my comrades to the cline of
Beauty, to strike the chains from the
oppressed. and if justice approve the eff
fort, rivet them firmly around the necks
of their oppressors." A blessing upon
the acts of emancipation and justice.
young soldier
Strangeri whittier gocst thou? "I
ge to the land where Beauty repcses in
her sylvan wildness, to establish the
blessings of peace. to impart intelligence
to the mind, discipline to the moral sense,
to elevate and refine humanity, and
clothe in all the sffloreseence Of moral
and graceful accomplishment, Jhe myr-
lads who shall abide there-te resist all
efforts for physical moral or mental en-
slayement, and ix and perpetuate upon
the coming and perishing generations of
men the love and the practice of right,
truth, love. justice, purity and fidelity
that the moral and mental glory of the
people may superabound the material
beauty and magniticence of the unri-
vailed country of their choice" A thou
sand blessings attend thine efforts, young
soldier!
Stranger I! whittier goest thou? thou
art alone and solitary rest within my
cabin and teach me thy purposes. The
Great Spirit has placed the solitary
among famiiies-my foot is weary and
my heart is sad / come like the one
who preceded me, to help diffuse the
blessings and adornments of intellectual
and moral life over the thoughts, the
affections, and the life of man. | saw
also toward the west the light of home
in the far, dim distance-it may be illu-
sive-and 1 fondly and sdeliciously
dreamed of its Frightening luster. and
wildly woye my wishes into the hope to
gather around nse once more the care
comforts. the affection, the bliss, the
brightness-evanescent and perishing
though they be-of mortal home to
enjoy and protect it. and aid in the es-
tablishment of such laws as permit
men to enjoy those inallenable rights
with which they are endowed by their
Creator. / have spoken" Blessings
upon thy aims, and may fruition crown
thine efforts, veteran soldier f.!
y 4
Lo! In the distance an extensive plain,
barren, deserted and cold. Its invested
with gray, dense, damp, chilling mist,
and over head is suspended sombre
cloud, like acovering Of black marble over
a tomb.
A massive rock stands in the center of
the plain, at the base of which is ranged
three human skulls. Oat OF the rock is
sues, at equal intervals of time, drops of
blood, which falls with dull, leaden
sound, into the skulls at the base, and
serve to measure the duration of time;
for sun, and moon, and stars are alike
unseen, and existence wears On, marked
only by the monotonous and everlasting
drop, drop, drop, of the blood from
the voiceless rock. Converging to this
point, are various paths from different di-
rections, and at the point of conveyance,
are several stones covered with the green,
humid slime of the reptiles which infest
the place.
Several forms are approaching from
different directions; their aspect is spec
trail, their eyes sunken, their frames at,en-
uated their voices hollow andsepulchural,
their movements slow and solemn, their
teeth chatter, and their feeble skeleton
frames quiver in the cold, gray mist
through which they move. They clasp
their arms nervously around the mselves,
as if to gather and retain little warmth,
then sit down upon the slime-covered
stones, and bow their heads upon their
knees.
They remained silent, know not how
long, for duration was only measured
there by the everlasting drop, drop,
drop, OF blood from the rock into the
skulls beneath; when slowly, and with
much effort, one muttered-incoherent-
ly and kissing through his clenched teeth
to his fellow shadows: 1--WE had all
one interest, We made joint effort, de-
liberately planned and persistently sus-
tanned. but it's recoil has overwhelmed
US in the same condemnation. What
hath happened unto you, hath happened
unto me-" And he muttered, "Cursed
be the principles OF liberty, equality,
fraternity"
And another shadow said-"We tho't
to exhaust courage and virtue by cor
ruption. but it hath corrupted our blood,
aud devoured our bones. We planted
for ourselves liberty, for other others
chains-cursed be the recoil of all our
schemes"
And another muttered-"We thought
to stihe free utterance, withhold the key
of knowledge, but when men are igno-
rant, they become necessary aud inter-
esting to each other; out of this grows
unity of feeling, and community of in
terest-the effort has defeated ourselves
l-cursed be the key of knowledge" s
And another said-"We thought to
di. ide and conquer, to suppress the In
instincts and sYmpathies of the peple, by
the exercise of oppression, and the exhi-
bitions of cruelty and injustice-but op-
preston. common suffering have united
Lhe people, created overwhelming efforts
for resistance, and the refiux Of our
schemes is suicide to ourselves"
And another spectre mumbled to him
self-..We thought to deprive the peo-
| pie of the means of f-defence, but the
] instruments We have taken. were as SC
many vipers in our bed-chambers, and il
our bos0ms."
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