The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-01-03
Lawrence, Saturday, Jan. 3, 1857.
ADDRESS 2 S q


,..,ous of the Eerald Of Freedom.
"Rsquieseat ia pace We fix
Upon the tomb Of Fifty-Six-
q;-,.,s mighty coursers twice have run
,r,.-;-cxcle round their parent sun,
Coo 6rs. the Herald in fle van,
sn.ke fsarlessly the rights II man,
,Ir,uciHg, a '.hope foflorn,"
Ta,.ber il, brilliant morn,
.r;n the mind from errors night,
nth and ioye and moral right.
r,i, Freedom standard raise on high
Tbeeynosure ofeyery eye.
,nd shield from every seryileblast,
This cline Of Beauty, unsurpassed.
rhr. Of oar scheme-a briefreport-
Pronounced a nuisance" by court;
p, Truth. sedate. with graphic pen,
u.s told how brutal, lawless men.
yeIep. posse" Numbered down,
r. sack thriving, peaceful town.
Bv form of lGr, and potent bones
nf,he eirnnlortal" "Sheriff Jones;'
How arson, pillage foul. rePress
The dreaded freedom Of the press.
Wild havoc and base whiskey stroye
To ouench the living light of Jove-
Nv while fierce ruffiaus vilcly rave,
a., o. n-c.s In fragments, found grave,
Moaruhile ourselfand others, shorn
NJ everv right, are captiyes borne,
1,;In,npel. transferred by rufiaus prompt
rrom drunken Westport to Leeompte'
From court 10 '.eamp," for having bred
Constructive treason" it was said
Thu. robbed, our occupation gonc,"
tn. weary months moved slowly on;
Will frieL:ful Crime with bloody hand,
s,alked, grim and ghastls .o'er the iaud.
q Pierce /, what printers ink shall stain
The Greytown gIorics of thy reignf
Time'. rspid changes kindly throw
obI;vian ON each former voc;
And ,lay by day. with slight alley,
Renew our every source of joy.
From he dark ruins Of the tomb
Sprung living lishl, ,aad fadeless bloon'
And disanuuIIe,l, the record saith,
The f.Ic.1 league with hell and death.
So shall il be, Ger every ill
AIl.potcnt Truth shall Triumph still.
ST hon. again; nor case, nor rest,
Till foul disorder is rcdressed.
High Ger our Office. once again,
Obnoxious, 10 a Ruffian's ken
Orr fagour eoantry's flag. displayedis,
Presented by the Lawrence ladies.
Fair donors, thanks Your sex no less
.Angcllc sympaihies possess,
Last at the cross and thro' the gloom
The first to view the opened tomb.
The Herald LIVES. with purpose strong.
The friend Of Right, the foe Of Wrong.
And seeks TO shed. by efforts kind,
Reform aud poii.h on the mind
Thus shall the glow of Freedoms sun
Perfect what Beauty has begun,
And o'er orr o:ean-prairics pour
4 Aliving glory eyermore.
Nor shall a tyrant's vicious horde
Give peaceful freemen TO the sword
The rage aud wrong of war shall end.
And swords to plowshares mildly tend.
The Herald LIyES-;wO thousand more
Subscribers than in days of yore-
Improves ard strengthens its condition
By every blast of opposition,
Aud, tree-likc, holds its lofty station,
Bv downward force of grayitatiOn.
Our city fhrives-to none surprising
Like Phoenix from its ashes rising;
And soon, where Donaldson and Shannon
The posse" and the booming cannon,
Displayed their brazen force, shall be
4 Collcgc-such the firm decree.
Drop we tear for frccmen slain
The victims O e the "ball and chain
Martyrs in freedoms holy cause,
by rufFian raid and bogus laws.
At present, felon darkness wanes,
And We may add. that "order rcigns."
Kind Patrons, thanks Our word of cheer
To all. peaceful, HAPPY YEAR.
MAY Hope illumc each brow of care,
Aud write its rosy graces there
Domestic, social joys impart
Their charms to checreach aching heart;
Confirm each tic that blandly binds
Through veal and voc accordant minds;
Shed DER the soul sweet repose,
And gild life's progress to Its close.
Lawrence. January Ist, 1851.