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

Pausing upon the summit of an ele-
waited blutf-in the 's Great Home of the
Winds"-the residence of Ga-oh, which
lies toward the west, 10 beautiful
country, such as mortal eyes have sell
dom seen, extended itself eastward and
westward, northward and southwark.
A sky bright and glowing arched the
wide expanse, and blended with bluffs
and bottom lands and bloom and beauty
in the dim distance. An atmosphere,
pure, healthful, invigorating-a soil of
great natural fertility-the land-surface
undulating, abounding in springs, and
trayersed by numerous and beautiful
streams of clear, pure water-while here
and there might be seen, dotting the
surface of the country, and rising to the
eyes of the beholder like delightful and
enchanted isles from the bosom Of the
ocean, forest-island in the ocean-like
prairie--a copse of timber, now firing
ing with dark outline the margin of a
tortuous and musical stream, now pene.
trating rugged rayine, clambering up
the side of a gentle undulation, and anon
crowning the brow and the summit of
some hoary bluff, and softening the rug
gedness of its stony features, as an eme-
raid and everything diadem of youthful
ness wreathing the brow of Age.
Over the whole land was cast robe
ofpure and quiet. wild and fascinating
beauty. l. was picturesque and delight
ful to look upon; but it was vacant and
unappropriated, save by the wild, free
denlzens of the border, the wolf, the
deer. the buffalo, and the various and
predatory tribes of aborigines, who,
void of care, unused to toll, in all the
wild independence of spirit which asks
nothing of civilization save to be let
alone-roamed wherever they desired,
free as the arrow cleaves the yielding air.
The land was free. No servile foot
ever pressed its pure bosom no moan
of the bondman, no clank of the chain of
bondage. no shrek extorted by the sua-
sion OF the lash, ever smote upon its ear
1t was virgin soil, pure and unconta-
inmate as infant chastity, and the refine
ments of oppression, cruelty and corrup-
ton, fixed aud perpetuated upon boasted
civilization, were unknown.
In the center Of this vast and magnifi-
cent country. on commanding emf
nence, and conspicuous to all observers
from every point of the compass. was a
tree of celestial origin. Its roots took
deep hold of the soil; it lifted its head
iefily toward heaven. the place of its
high aspiration It's giant arms were all
embracing, and its verdure was eternal.
Its leaves were medicinal for the heal
ing of the nations its fruit was living
bread to the hungry and famishing soul,
and the weary and oppressed ofall lands
sought eagerly and with gratitude the
quiet comfort of It's safe and salutary
shade.
yelling up among the roots of the
Tree wasa fountain, which at all times
cast out an abundant supply of pure and
living water, of which ii . man drank
freely. ne was proof against the social,
political, and official corruption that has
east down many strong men. and well
nigh proved epidemic among the inhab.
itants Of earth.
The names of these wonderful and in.
digenous productions were, the Tree aud
the Fountain of Liberty.
Far eastward stands gay and costly
edihce, with every outward token of mors
'nan oriental and fabulous magni6cence