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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
FOR SALE.
The Election.

Ays- The result of the election in the
State. proves how distinctly the people
realize the fact that the Republican par
ty is the true Union party of the coun,
try Had there been the slightest stain
of suspicion that the Republicans do,
or would, falter IN the cause of the gov
ernment in the work of snppressing The
rebelIon-the party would have been
buried too deep for resurrection. But
cordially, devotedly, enthusiastically, up
holding the Constitution, the Union an 4
the laws, heretofore, the people know they
can trust the party still further with pow
or. They know that whatever could BE-
done TO assist the government against re
bellion, would BE- done BY Gov. KIRK
WOOD and the Republican party Of Iowa
Therefore they have given them an over
whelming endorsement. Col. MERRITT
brought the prestige Of military renown
10 the contest, bat lie In udiciously per-
miited his name to be associated with
th 1t Of man whose connection with The
Mahcnyites Of the State proved him tra
. torous in his sympalhies, and had he been
the purest man ia the world, he must
have gone down before the determination
Of the people 10 brand with iynominy ev-
eryIhing saVoring of Secession Democra-
cy. However much faith the people may
have had in the patriotism of Col. MEK-
RIFT, they knew that the party which
supported him, hai leagued themselves
with the men who by peace doctrines,
by denuncialions OF the President for
necessary assumptions Of power, showed
a desire to hamper the efforts, curtal the
power, aad prejudice the cause, of the
government. And therefore they pul
their brand Of condemnation upon him
and upon them.
And so il will be with all the men en-.
ged in the effort to uphold rebellion by
exciting prejudice against the govern
ment. So it will be with those Demo.
Gratis among us engaged in this work.
The people of Buchanan County have
marked them. and onward in the future
will deal them out such bitterness O.
condemnation as TO make their political
life intolerable. We believe the fiat has
gone forth from the voters Of this county
that never, so long as this contest re-
mains greenln their memory, will the men
who stand upon our street corners and
denounce the government which protect,
them, for the efforts it has made for lis
own notwithstanding at rebellious
tiiumphs, and frowning at Union victor
ies-never will these men be allowed to
escape the condemnation and ignomny
which has always been the lot Of lrai 0. 5
So m To ii be.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22

The Ci0ilian, unless parties consent to
give up their organization. and form a
Union party, is going to sail hereafter, as
heretofore, under The Democratic flag.
And yet the Democracy is The party that
has refused TO do what that paper pro-
fesses to desire, as witness the course
pursued in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
York and Massachusetts. We guess our
neighbor needn't apologize much for
crawling back into the Democratic fold.
Most people believe that his Union"
pretensions were a mere cheat.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22

The Cioilian man, in his analysis o.
" The Result and the Cause" says
" Now, what We wish is to sec the party
{ Democratic step out on the broad and
firm platform of tie Union" Ofcourse
if it was there, he wouldn't want it to
step out thereon. Yet he says in the pre-
vious sentence" Democracy never has
and never will yield to anybody or any
Thing O. in lis love for the Union"
Mark this fact-that fellow is born
logician
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
The Order of Good TempIars.
BY A MEMBER.


To the most ordinary mind which has
observed the flood of intemperance and
other immortality which almost covers
our land, and seems about to enoulph
all that is good or noble in it, the great
importance and even necessity of an :
ISOLATION like that of the Good Templars,
and the wide field Of usefulness open to
its members if faithful to their avowed
object Of organization, is very evident.
Especially is The dissipation of differ
ent kinds now prevalent, dangerous to
our youth in their inexperience and
fresh, restless, joyous activity and this
constant necessity for something to oc-
cupy their attention makes 1t less diff
cult to interest them in society of this
kihd, where the moral, the social, and The
literary are combined
The closer nnion of the friends of TEN.
perance, order, and virtue the reforma.
ton of the inebriate and the assistance of
his unfortunate family the confirmation
of the uncertain traveller in the walks of
virtue and happiness aad Offering the
solid, reliable attractions of Intellectual
and moral excellence to the minds of orr
youth, instead Of the glitlering, delusive
alluremel t of seli-indulgence, dissipa
ton, and vice, are objects well worth the
attention and energies of the most noble
and talented Of our country, as well as OF
all true friends Of their race.
Then let those among us who are will
ing to labor for the moral welfare of our
people, and especially of our young PEG
pie, apply some Of their efforts to the sup
port Of this order, the dissemination of
its principles, and the fur,herance Of lis
noble purposes.
While eternal vigilance is the price
Of liberty" i! is equally true that eternal
effort IS The price OF an Intelligent tenn
perate, orderly community; for pride,
avarlce, and all the selfish passions tend
70 the opposite result, and experience
and history alike show the fearful power
of these bad influences of our nature.
Therefore, while many Of Gu friend.
and fellow cidz.ns are defending our COY.
eminent aud country upon the battle
field, let US remember that eneni 5 ia.
more ruthless are at our very doors and
it would certainly be AS base to allow The
countless hosts of dissipation and vice to
overrun our communities and possess the
s.rongholds Of society, as ii would be for
our army OF the Potomac TO allow the
rebels TO destroy oar national capital
without making an effort for its defence.
In dis, as in almost every enterprze,
there is great advantage in union and
one great object Of tie Order OF Go ii
Templars is 10 enable the friends OF lem
p4nnce and morality 10 avail themselves
Of this advantage.
United by strong pledges, aud ANNA.
ted by the most powerful motives, such
an organization Is very strong, aside from
The social influence resulting from the
association Of mary Of the most intelli-
gent and worthy IN our community.
The free di.russion If those subjects
IN the meetings Of lie order viii DO much
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22

The CUilian man has taken TO analyz.
ing the cause of the defeat, in this coun-
~, Of the Union" ticket, and sagely
concludes that it was because there was
only few green" enough TO vote it.
That IS The reason, precisely.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
List of Letters

OBTAINING in THE POST OFFICE.
III at Independence, Oct. 10th, 1861
LADIES LIST.
Brown, Miss Caroline Henderson, Mrs. Eliza
brit, Martha a. Olson, Mrs Martha
Edmons, Miss Mary Rcadfield Mrs. L. NJ.
GENTL.MAN'S LIST.
brown, William Heath, Joshua
Baker II Y Jonston. John
Baker, Joseph Miller, Jo
Cole, W. Miller. JIG
Eaton, McCarty, Seth l.
Eaton, n Norton and Shelley
Eaton, Norman Smyth Phil
Faulkner, DR.. 5. X. Stevens, Lucien
Fuller, Joseph Whiting, Ii NJ
Hurt, ii Walker, u
Persons calling for these letters will please
say Advertised"
One cent each will be charged for adyertis-
ing. j. RICH, p. II.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
Lloyd,s Map OF the Southern States.

Eg- We have received from T. L.
LLOYD. of New York City, a very fine
Map Of the Southern States, showing all
the railroads, with their stations, and the
distances between the stations. Also all
the counties, towns, villages and harbors.
Ii is. for any time, a valuable map, but
for the present, indispensable to any one
DESTROYS Of following the movements o:
troops in the Southern States. lis cost,
colored in Statee, is 50 cents; C lored by
counties, 60 cents in book form, 81 so;
mounted with rollers, $3.50 mounted
and vanished $3.50. Address Office OF
LLoYD's American r. r. Guide, l64
Broadway, n. Y.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22

The CipHidR man wants the Democrat
ic party to come out and fight the worst
enemy the world ever saw-disunion."
If they won't do that, lie has only to say,
speaking for himself, that he shall here
after be found-fghting under tie fog of
tie Democratic party! II the mountain
won't come to Mahomet, Mahomet will
go to the mountain. Good boy
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22

The Cirilion says the Democracy has
nothing but the empty wind to battle
against. 1t would have been q great
deal more correct 10 have said that the
Democracy is but as empty wind. We
have very recently, in this State, heard
the sound thereof, but know not whence
it came or whittier it hath gone. 1t has
leftn particular evidence Of its passage.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22

S=g- The overland telegraph line has
reached Salt Lake City, and message
was received at Cleveland on the 18Th
from Brigham Young, congratulating the
President of the Company on the success
Of the enterprise, in which he says Utah
has not seceeded, but is firm FOR the Con
stituiion and the Laws.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
G9g- Adiutant General BAKER has is

sued special order prohibiting enlist
ment in this State for companies and
regiments out Of the State, other than the
regular army. Recruiting officers of oil
err States are liable to arrest for viola
ton of this ORDER
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that nv wife.
~ ELIZA JANE, has left my bed and
board without any just cause, and that will
pay no debts of her contracting after this date.
THOMAS DURHAM
October Nth, 1861 3l4t
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
ESTRAY.

STRAYED away from the subscriber, on tho
~ Goth day of September,
SIX HEAD OF CATTLE.
consisting of Two Cows-one red, and the 9th
er red with line back -Four Yearlines-two
spotted Heifers, one red Steer, and one red Bull.
A suitable reward will be paid on giving infor
nation Of their wherca bouts to
NJ. r. ADAMS,
Near Quasqueton. Buchanan County, Iowa.
October 18th, 1861. 3l.2t
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22

Es- The following paper was read
before the Harmony Lodge of Good
Templars, Of this place, and by unani-
nous vote of the Lodge was requested
for publication in the Guardian. Il
should have been published last week,
but was overlooked. We make room for
it with pleasure.
The Order of Good Templars.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
LOST.

lNHERE was taken from the Post Office br
l. some one, BUNDLE, sent by Frank No
ble to }. d. Noble. in the goods sent TO This or
fice by members of Capt. Lees company. and
was by mistake delivered to the wrong person
If the person who received it will return the
same to the Post Office they will confer favor
upon us.
The bundle was half a seamless sack, con-
tanning brown coat, bible, and sever al oth
articles.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

No DISTIHcTIoN.--Thc Eric (Pennsyl.
vania) DiYatch Of late date says, pro.
vision was latcl " made to have the cOlorcd
children Of that city taught in separate
schools from white children, but~thc-pa.
rents of the little blacks would stand no
such indignity, declaring that their chill
drcn were as good as those Ofwhite folks,
and no distinction should be made on
account of color. Let the emancipation
doctrine be once proclaimed and acted
upon, and the negroes will everywhere
become still more exacting and insulting.
Fearful as such a calamity would be to
the South. the North would not be OK
empt from its terrible consequences. AZ
ter acquiring their freedom they would
next demand social equality, and might
be powerful enough to frightcn their sym.
pathiScrS into submission. We believe
with the late Senator Douglas. THAT this
Government was made on the white basis,
for the benefit of white men and their DOS.
terity forever" so believing, we shall
ever intiexi9ly oppose the emancipation
policy Of Cameron and Cochran and Ere.
mont.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

BAcEING ITS FRlENDs.-The Louisville
Democrat, an uncomp' Omising war paper,
speaks thus tiatteringly Of its Republican
allies
ave think it very likely that the Govern.
ment will have to resort to drafting in New
York, Pennsylvania and the New England
States; aud we are IN favor Of drafting all the
Republicans, and especially the AbOlitiOnists,
who have been so lOud.mOuthed in reference
10 conducting the war and professions Of love
for the Union, and yet have hung back. like
Whipped spanels, -when called on " back up
their protestatons.
This is singing rebuke, from the right
quarter, to q number Of dastards in this
State who have protested undying attach
ment to the Union, land yet have hung
back, like whipped spanielS, when called
on to back up their protestations." Such
fellows are valiant and patriotic on paper,
but take particular care to not expose
their precious persons to danger. They
are willing to do the Boosting, but are
unwilling to do the lighting it might be
attended with unpleasant consequences
neither look nor smell well.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28
-Reea-Or.r-,h.-aaountssns

EDITORS MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT: In your
issue of Nov. 80, you have given an cx-
tended notice Of a private letter Of mine
which happened to find its way into the
Bulletin. Your structures, although very
courtrOu;;, certainly demand a reply, and
hope you. will permit the answer to APP
pear in the same paper.
Before entering upon the discussion of
the subject, | must protest that nave no
prejudice or hostility against the mount
ain road through Placcrvillc. 1t is a no
bic work, an honor TO the State, and re-
fleets great credit upon those who have
planned and executed il. In travelling
over this Wild mountain district, every
right minded man must cXult in the tri.
umphS Of skill aud energy so often dis
played in overcoming great natural obSta-
clrS The road is now regarded by every
body as n fixed institution for all time to
come; and it is fortunate for the public
that this great work has been completed,
before other routes, possessing superior
natural advantages, had become known.
The trade from Sacramento to Nevada
Territory is obviously too much for one
road, or at least will BE-, when doubled
next season. 1t should therefore be n
subject Of cOngratnlation with all good
citizens, that route has been discovered
where n new road can be constructed
which will be twenty or more miles short.
CT than that now Travelled will avoid all
the high portion Of the snow BELTS in
no danger on any portion of the line Of
being obStructcd with snow Slidcs-haS
at least 1000 feet less Of upward grade,
aud, in the central portion, is largely
supplied with natural grass
The following table, giving the latitude,
longitude, and elevation above the SEA
level of sundry places, has all been com
piled from Mr.. GOddard'S Wagon Road
Report, with the exception Of the posi-.
tionS Of Carson City and Virginia City.
These have venlurcd to estimate from
! the established latitude and longitude Of
Genoa.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

SEVERE on THE FusIoNIsrs. Ne
vada Democrat, an uncOmprOmiSing
Union Democratic organ, is fierce in its
opposition to the proposed fusion, and
thus lashes the hungry place hunters who
urge it and favor it:
$50 far as we have seen, not one Of these
patriotic journals has advocated fusion for
the purpose of accomplishing good for the
country the grand object proposed is 10 clutch
tie Y~iis-tO elect tie fec pGltry opFevrS at the
disposal Of the Legislature. We should not
ccriainly advise Union Democrats TO meet in
caucus with members Of another party, and
bargain and trade To get their friends elected
To Clerkships and other Offices"
Office seekers, neutral newspapers that
have always and Systematically opposed
the Democratic party, and fellows deeply
tainted with Republicanism, are zealOuSly
advocating a fusion, but as they possess
neither influence nor principle their ad-
vOcacy Of it amounts TO nothing. In vain
have they appealed to respectable jour
nails to follow their lead. Men who are
afraid or ashamed to avOw their princi.
pies, il they have any, which is Ques-
tionablc point, the masses have no respect
for nor confidence in. It is useless for
such fellows to aspire to leadership or to
hope to mould public opinion.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

Slippery Ford. fave you ever been Sc
riousIy obstructed with snow between
these two places!
1t is very strange to me that any pOr-
ton Of the public press should labor to
conceal important facts relating to the
geography Of our country, and its adapt
cdnc>S to further Improvement But such,
am sorry to say, seems to he the case,
and among men, too, from whom We
might expect better things.
My informant in regard to the tolls on
the Placrrville road was resident OF
Carson. lie stated the amount to be
Sl3 90 for coming over, and supposed the
same amount would be charged on his
return. IL he was mistaken, he must
have been glad Of it.
The Engineer Of unimpcnchable veraci-
ty who informed you that the Georgetown
route was 1922 feet higher than the PA
cerville, and the snow belt p miles long
or, must have been carpet. bag politician
who wanted to conciliate you as a repre-
sentative Of the strong side Of the comfy.
His statement is totally false as well as
extremely silly. The "ueorgctown route
was never discovered until last Spring,
and has never been surveyed by anybody
except Thomas Wren.
There is vague tradition here that an
exploring party went up from Georgetown
in 1855, with view to find pass for a
wagon road over the mountains. That
they went without surveying instruments
got lost and nearly starvcd-tinally
came back, cursing the whole project
gave in ,hcir adhesion to the PlnccrvilC
route-and for this and some other SINH
lar acts Of patriotic devotion, have since
been literally rewarded with office. You
can hardly claim this as n survey.
Yours, &c,
f.. HARNESS.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

RIVAL ROuTEs.-We commend the fol.
lowing, from disintereSted source, Qhe
Silrer -ige) to the consideration Of the
advocates Of the Big Tree, Henness Pass
and other routes to WashOe:
"The bad roads do not interrupt the bust.
ness Of teaming through Placerville. There 10
NO interior town In the State whose streets
present so much moving northumberland
even the active trans-shippinR place, Red Bluff.
II the friends If other routes ~ WashOe should
chance that way, they would give up all ideas
Of rivalry"
Of course they would. 1t is an estab-
liShed fact that we have the only winter
route, and the shortest and smoothest
summer route. Merchants are aware Of
this, and ship all their goods by our route.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

IMPORTANT RAILROAD PROJEcT.--A new
and important railroad project, says the
San joaquin RepUblican, is now being
considered by number of-c capitalists in
this. State. II carried out, it must have
marked effect upon several interior cities
for veal or woe. The plan is to build O
railroad from broad and deep water on
the San Joaquin to Placerville. In q
straight line from the designated point on
the river the distance is sixty.twO miles
via Woodbridge. lone City will be lefl
eleven miles to the south and Folsom
about the same distance to the north Of
the direct line of the road. The road will
strike the plains in the vicinity Of Elk
Horn ranch, eight miles north Of Stock
ton, and it is commended that by it Pla-
ccrvillc will be brought within six and q
half hours of San Francisco by railroad
aud steamboat.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

The present number ends the Eighth
Volume Of the M0rNTAIN DEMOCRAT which,
it affords Us peculiar pleasure to state at
the present time, has steadily increased
It's circulation from the first day of its es.
tablishmcnt, and this without whining APP
peals to its friends or any pandcring to
popular clamOr. During the eight years
of its existence it has lnheXibly adhered
to the principles Of the Democratic party,
earnestly if not ably advocated them,
xealOusly supported its nominees, and
freely and fcarlesSly expressed its views
on all questions which have agitated the
public mind, without stopping to inquire
whether it offended those in power or not
1t has never permitted itself to be intlu.
enced by public opinion when it thought
public opinion unjust or wrong; it has
never ilatlcred those in power for the sake
Of obtaining patronage; it has never hes.
itated to take the unpopular side, in times
of darkness and gloom and peril, when it
thought fright and honorable has new.
er permitted faction or ambitious aspi-
rants to dictate to or influence it, nor
needed the threats and vitupcrationS fits
enemies. 1t has no concessions to make
no apologies TO offer; no foes to cOncli-
ate. 1t relies now, as it always has done,
OH its own merit for support, and when il
fails to be supported, without cringing
and fawning and begging, we will cheer.
fully let it pass Into other and more sla-
wish hands. Its course in the future will
remain unchangcably the samc-Demo'
cratic to the core.
We hope and expect to receive large
addition to our subscription list with the
commencement of the ninth volume. The
larger our circulation the greater our field
of usefulness to. Qpr party-that party
which it is admitted alone can save the
Union-and We therefore request not only
our Democratic friends but Union men o.
all parties to use little exertiOn to get us
subscribers. We are, We are free to con
fesS, devoted to the Democratic party, but
not 50 much so as to do injustice to ouI
opponents. Among thclatter We are proud
to say we have some warm friends, whose
good opinion we value highly; and while
we concedc to them honesty Of intention
we hope they will not be less liberal to
ward us. In these exciting times no fam
lily should be without.a newspaper, and
those who approve our course should first
subscribe themselves and then induce Their
neighborS to subscribe Tor the MouNrAIs
DEMOCRAT, the oldest and beyond all com
parison the best and most reliable iourna
in the county. Come, friends, assist III
to increase our circulation.