The Song of Kansas and Other PoemsG.W. Crane & Company, 1890 - 189 páginas |
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... Missouri 11 The peaceful country found , but here For unrequited toil paid dear ; The golden tree found not , nor tear From savage eye , for savage story . Here stayed his course , and waved the rod Of empire over Kansas , young And ...
... Missouri 11 The peaceful country found , but here For unrequited toil paid dear ; The golden tree found not , nor tear From savage eye , for savage story . Here stayed his course , and waved the rod Of empire over Kansas , young And ...
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... Missouri votes On Kansas soil , or bursts a world ! " Classical in the third degree ! But what does Slavery care ? her flag Floats not o'er classic halls ; her rag Was made in Freedom's blood to drag , And blazon forth iniquity . And ...
... Missouri votes On Kansas soil , or bursts a world ! " Classical in the third degree ! But what does Slavery care ? her flag Floats not o'er classic halls ; her rag Was made in Freedom's blood to drag , And blazon forth iniquity . And ...
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Joel Moody. PARDEE BUTLER . Strange craft appears upon the breast Of swift Missouri's stream , — a boat Of two logs made , bound fast to float , With Pardee Butler , who of note Had made his name . Upon his crest The letter " R " is ...
Joel Moody. PARDEE BUTLER . Strange craft appears upon the breast Of swift Missouri's stream , — a boat Of two logs made , bound fast to float , With Pardee Butler , who of note Had made his name . Upon his crest The letter " R " is ...
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... Missouri now stand forth , A solid phalanx on the call Of sheriff ! Let her bring her small Arms and weighty cannon , and all Her chivalry , to crush the North . 31 LAWRENCE . Why ? Nestled in the lovely vale Where now the Kansas gently ...
... Missouri now stand forth , A solid phalanx on the call Of sheriff ! Let her bring her small Arms and weighty cannon , and all Her chivalry , to crush the North . 31 LAWRENCE . Why ? Nestled in the lovely vale Where now the Kansas gently ...
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... Missouri and the headwaters of the Mississippi . This is the classical ground of the surrounding tribes , and many legends lend a romantic interest to that region . It was here that the Great Spirit assembled the various Indian nations ...
... Missouri and the headwaters of the Mississippi . This is the classical ground of the surrounding tribes , and many legends lend a romantic interest to that region . It was here that the Great Spirit assembled the various Indian nations ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Abolitionist ancient arms Barber beneath bird blood blow border ruffian bowie knife brave Cabeça charm cities Coronado Coronado's march Dapple dark dear deeds doth Douglas county earth fair fame fate fell fire flag flowers Free-Soiler Free-State Freedom friends Gihon glory gods gold golden Governor grave hair hand heart heaven heavenly hell Herald of Freedom holy honor Indian John Brown Kansas Affairs Kansas soil Kansas Territory land Lawrence laws Lecompte Lecompton Linn county lore Mexico mighty miles Missouri Mound City night NOTE o'er Osawanda Pardee Butler passed patriot peace pipe pipe of peace plain poem prayer Pro-Slavery Quivira race Reeder river Rubin ruffian sacred savage says shade slave slavery Slavery's soft Song of Kansas soul stand star story sweet sword tears tell Territory thought told took tread Treason tree truth vote waves wing
Pasajes populares
Página 159 - Holding, as they do, that slavery is morally right, and socially elevating, they cannot cease to demand a full national recognition of it, as a legal right, and a social blessing.
Página 158 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Página 158 - African slavery as it exists among us — the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution. Jefferson, in his forecast, had anticipated this, as the rock upon which the old Union would split. He was right. What was conjecture with him, is now a realized fact. But whether he fully comprehended the great truth upon which that rock stood and stands, may be doubted. The prevailing ideas, entertained by him and most of...
Página 188 - Missouri and forcibly liberate the five slaves, together with other slaves. One of these companies I assumed to direct. We proceeded to the place, surrounded the buildings, liberated the slaves, and also took certain property supposed to belong to the estate. We, however, learned before...
Página 176 - ... in the execution of any legal process in his hands. The forces under your command are to be used for the sole purpose of aiding the sheriff in executing the...
Página 158 - Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery—subordination to the superior race —is his natural and normal condition.
Página 160 - That we will afford protection to no abolitionist as a settler of this territory." " That we recognize the institution of slavery as already existing In this territory, and advise slaveholders to introduce their property as early aa possible.
Página 187 - William Robertson, William Colpetzer, Amos Hall, Austin Hall, John Campbell, Asa Snyder, Thomas Stilwell, William Hairgrove, Asa Hairgrove, Patrick Ross, and BL Reed, — were gathered up from their work and their homes by an armed force under one Hamilton, and without trial or opportunity to speak in their own defence were formed into line, and all but one shot, — five killed and five wounded.
Página 187 - Hamilton, and, without trial or opportunity to speak in their own defence, were formed into line, and, all but one, shot — five killed and five wounded. One fell unharmed, pretending to be dead. All were left for dead. The only crime charged against them was that of being Free State men.
Página 163 - I advise you, one and all, to enter every election district in Kansas, in defiance of Reeder and his vile myrmidons, and vote at the point of the bowie-knife and revolver. Neither give nor take quarter, as our cause demands it. It is enough that the slaveholding interest wills it, from which there is no appeal.