The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-01-03
eoMhpqicati0a.
A Live Latter.
MEpIxA. n. Y, Dee. s. 1855.

MR. HERALD OF FREEDoM Your
very pleasing and graceful invitation
to correspondents. has quite oyereoms
my repugnance TO writing. and almost
induced me to send you commune
cation.
sometimes wish I could speak. so
all the good and true men Of Kansas
could hear me: ] would drop sunshias
in the despairing soul, and words Of
courage in the ears of the fearful and
desponding, and to the brave, deter
mined man I would say, gird on your
armor and be of good cheer. Cowards
die thousand deaths-the brave can
die but once, and he who dies in q
good cause never dies an untimely
death, and his grave cannes be
forgotten. There, the good of his own
times will meet to offer their tribute
of gratitude and affection. and point
the Young to a bright and noble ex.
ample. Thither, millions yet to be,
will repair to re-light the fires of pat
riotism and labor, and pour their
blessings on his name.
How | should be delighted Just to
have you here at my side, Mr.. Herald,
a little while. ] should like to see il
your eyes are grown dim, your natural
strength is abated, after your years of
warfare in the wilderness Of Border
Rufianism. I seem to feel that you
have vigor for the battle yet; and
then how gladly would ] listen to
your own recital, in your proper per.
son, Of all your labors, perils and sac
rifees for Freedom in Kansas. This
pleasure l cannot soon enjoy, and
/ must content myself with catching
the words that drop from your fin
ger ends, and gathering them up as
grains of gold for further use.
Tie earnest, faithful, and eloquent
utterances of your paper, doing
much good. Its words of cheerful
hope and courage are gratefully re-
ceived by thousands ell over our land,
and are making deep and favorable
impressions on your behalf.
am happy to perceive that you
possess the almost divine faculty Of
pouring sunshine on everything you
touch, and drinking in light and re-
finement, where others would find
only darkness and trouble. Such
quality of mind you cannot too freely
use, or too frequently exercise for the
public good. Be of good cheer, Mr.
Herald /; hope on, and fight on. You
are fighting good fight"
Millions of true hearts bid You
|" God speed" Your feet stand fast
on the eternal rock of Liberty and
Truth, and every blow of your fal-
chion flashes light on the pathway of
Freedom in Kansas.
l have been watching with special
interest. the movements of your new
Governor, and have kept myself pref
ty fully informed concerning his ac-
tion. I must confess the beginning of
his government impressed me fayora-
bly,. Icould not but hope you had at
last an honest, capable Executive,
who would carefully and vigilantly ex-
eeute such laws as an honest msn
could administer, and pass as lightly
as possible over your internal slave
code and its appurtenances. / can
not yet say l am disappointed. /
think Gov. GEARY is entitled to much
praise for the good he has done in
the Territory. / see that some on
both sides complain of him, and seek
to ridicule and belittle him in the pub
lie estimation. This cannot approve.
Judging from what I hear of him, /
think him an honest man, intent on
doing his duty as good ruler. ] think
he has given sufficient evidence of ,his
to entitle him to q very considerable
degree Of confdencs; and if this be
true, nothing could be more pleasing
or beneficial to all parties, than such 8
course On the part of the citizens, as
will make him feel that they have this
opinion. That he will yet equal al
just and reasonable expectations. ]
confidently believe.
/ was especially gratifed that the
good people Of Lawrence. extended to
him an invitation to attend their
Thanksgiving Festival. It was .
handsome expression of good feeling,
exceedingly well-timed, and, no doubt,
very grateful to the heart of the Gov
ernor; and does, / trust. truly betoken
the return of an era of good feeling,
which shall become general and per-
petual.
Do not suppose I ana q friend or
partisan of the Governer. ! am far
from that. ] am only , friend to what
| deem right action. TIHoLEos.