The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-08-27

ihe"C VI lhose civil ruieS and regulations
or for the educational institutions, which
with them are the crowning virtues. The
idea of improvement in the scale Of hu.
man intelligence appears to be left oul
entirely, and society, composed Of indi
aviduals who believe slavery to be Di
vine appointment. and whose only code o
jurisprudence is the Lez Talionis, is, as
a matter of consequence, in rather Of a
low state.
This is our third day out, and we are
still stemming the turbid waters OF the
Missouri. OF all the dirty, i'll looking
streams | ever saw, this is The worst. A
pai.ful Of water will deposit coat Of sed
iment an inch in, thickness. We are
compelled to use it, however, for all our
drinking and culinary purposes, and in
justice | must say that il is far better
than it looks, being healthier and more
pleasant to the taste than that drawn
from its ifustrious brother The M,ssiss
ippi. The banks, in places, are low, and
frinyed with thick underground Divine
and willow bushes, forming a Jungle al
most impenetrabe for man or beast. In
other places, they rise in rocky bluffs to
the distance of a hundred feet or more
from the surface Of the water, and are
covered with heavy growth of cotton
wood and sycamore trees. which are the
principal timber. The chief towns be.
tween Jefferson City and St. Louis are
Washington and Harmon, each contain
ing between four and five thousand white
inhabitants, and any quantity of negroes.
! The latter class, as far as | have seen.
appear to be well dressed. and enjoy a
certain degree of independence, for which
they may thank Claiborne Jackson and
others OF a like stamp, who, in seeking
to pin them forever 10 Southern Con.
iederacy. have brought in a set Of fellows
and Government 10 their relief that will
stop nothing short Of unconditional hb
Grafton. Said an intelligent darky TO me
the other day, :" We hab easier time,
now, massa gwine to glib us our freedom
before we be contrabans. Dis chile fights
for de union, YOU see." And away he
went, humming the :" Star Spsngled Ban
ner.' Many Of them, since the war be
gan, are thrown out of employment. and
hang heavily upon the hands Of ihsir
masters, who would be heartily glad to
dispose OF them, if they could. A good.
whole souled, christian slave trader. in
ST. Louis, has an advertisemen in 10.
days daily. in which he kindly offers 10
sell couple of fat, bacon.ted niggers a,
a loss OF forty per cent, stating as rea
son for 50 doing. that business of an i'm.
perative nature demands his immediate
presence south. Probably a sight of the
Iowa and Illinois Regiments that have
beer pouring into the city for the last
few days has. made him aware Of the fact
that Uncle sam is not particularly anx-
ious about delivering ST. Louis up 10 the
rebels just yet, and is sa!rad that his com
pany might not prove eongenial.
The Missouri and Pacific II. II. here
follows the river for the whole distance.
and must have been constructed at great
expense, there being heavy gradin. and
blas,ins through solid quartz rock
Three different bridges have been burn
ed BY the seeessionists on this route, but
they are now all rebuilt stronger and
more substantial than ever, aud guards
are stationed at the distance OF every
mile. AT The towns we passed, tie Stars
and Stripes were waving, and cheers for
the Union given. All llappeared overjoy.
ed at the sight of our troops. while not a
single representative Of jeff. Davis ap-
peared. Union men are becoming more
inspired with confidence in the power
and determination OF tho Federal Coy.
ernment, and the reign Of tyranls and
terrorism, that has Hitherto held the good
and loyal citizens Of the State in restraint,
is drawing to close. Tie dispnionists
either leave, or preserve q respectful 81
lence Many of them are still in ST.
Louis, but the presence Of General Ere.
mont. with n large military force, and
the fact that he has proclaimed the cily
to be under martial law. since the I4lh
inst, has had . most salutary effect. /
caught a glimpse, and glimpse only,
Of the General. while We were lying at
st. Louis He Was sitting ais pis with
the adjulant in a carriage. Witnessing The
departure OF troops. | was not near
enough TO get distinct view Of has fea.
lures, and as il would have been almost
certSin death 70 hsre attempted to force
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