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The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06

Now, shall Kansas have this city. or
will she throw the prize away and let
Missouri take it? That is the question
which swallows up all others-it is the
towering mountain. while others are
pigmy mole hills.
We are for KaLsas, therefore for
Leayenworll; and being SO. we hold
that i, is the first, the paramount duty
of the Company having this mater IN
hand, to secure this vitol good to Kansas.
We certainly owe Missouri nothing that
we should bestow upon her such
prize.
If the road runs down tie Kaw river.
il will first strike the Missouri at Kansas
city and tha. place-a Missouri town.
at least half rebel. and once border
ruffian-will bear of the palm.
Leayenworth now leads all her rivals.
IF the Pacific road strikes the Missouri
river there, she will maintain her supre-
macy for all time to come, and Kansas
will reap the benefits Of her supremacy.
But in order to this Leavenworth must
be tie point on the Paci::c road-on the
ROAD ITSELF, not OH switch.
If Lawrence could secure these ben
efits, then We would be for Lawrence
We should b. for any place IN Kansas
that could certainly make US sure oi
this vas, interest, in itself a fortune for
the State. If the Railroad Company
fail to do this. then are they recreant to
the welfare of the State and unworthy
the confidence Of the people. But we
do not believe they will prove false TO
duty in this particular, because OF petty
clamours, raised on merely local issues
and for personal aggrandizements.
Once have the starting poin, fixed.
and the route is easily designated. all
will agree that it should go to the cspi-
tai. How By the straighest line that
can possibly be made.
These considerations, it seems 10 us,
ought TO settle the matter, and settle il
beyond the reach Of cavilers to disturb
it. If the interests Of the State a! large
are not arguments weighty enough ts
silence village clamors, then the selfish
ness Of the disappointed aspiran's afse
pei sonal advantages must suffice {,
answer their disturbing cabals = tn,
motive must aniidoie their "claims"
. We shall have more TO say on tli
subject hereafter. In the meantime, le
all candid men look the question falrl.
in the face, examine it on all sides, weig
ii, ponder it; not in the narrow spirit {
prejudice. or with the selfish eyes {
Q personal gain. .bu, in the broader ligh,
e policy wide enough to cover the State
j., and profound enough to reach ,hroug
e the vista of coming years, when "
!" shall all be gone. and our works folio
!. us, to bless our children, or cause the
e TO NOUN over our folly.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06

In his report of the movements OF his
forces on the 27. Gen. Pope states the
orders given to each division OF the
army, the direction each took. and con-
cludes with stating the followln, re-
suits
The division of Hooker. marching
towards Manassas, came upon the enc
nv near Kettle hun, on the afternoon
of the eth, and after sharp action
routed them completely. killing and
wounding 800, capturing camps and
baggage, and many stand Of arms.
This morning the command pushed
rapidly to Manassas Junction. which
jackson had evacuated about three
hours in advance. lie retreated to Cen.
.reville and took the turnpike towards
Warrenton. He was met six miles
west of Centreville. by Mcdowell and
Sigel. late this afternoon.
A severe fight took place which has
terminated by darkness. The enemy
were driven back a, all points. and thus
it ended. Heintzelman's corp vii
move on him at daylight from Centre
vile, and LIDO not see how the enemy
is to escape without heavy loss. We
have captured 1000 prisoners. many
arms and one piece of artillery.
(Signed) jon Pope. Maj Gen.
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Head Quarters. Field Of Bottle. Quar-

Head Quarters. Field Of Battle. Quar-
ters near GainsgiNe Augast 80.
To MAJ. Gen Haiiect. Gen1 In Chief:
We fought terrific bait { here yes
.erday with the combined forces of the
enemy. which lasted with continuous
fury from daylight until after dark. by
which time the enemy was driven from
the field. which We now occupy. Our
troops are too much exhausted to push
matters, but | shall do SO in the course
Of the morning, as soon as Fiiz John
por,er's corps comes up from Manassas.
The enemy still is on our front. but
badly used up. We have lost rot less
than 5000 men. killed and wounded,
and from the appearance Of the field,
the enemy has los, at least two to our
one. He stood strictly on the defence.
and every assault was made by our
selves. Our troops have behaved splen-
diily. The battle was fought on the
identical battle field Of Bull Run. which
greatly increased the enthusiasm Of our
men. The news just reaches me from
the front that the enemy is reireasing
towards the Mountains. l go forward
a. once to see. We have made great
captures, but l am not able ye. TO form
AN idea oil their extent.
Signed. JouN PorE.
Maj. General Comd'g.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06
An Inhuman Order.

Gen. Rosecrans has recently issued
an order Withholding the pay Of the 7,h
Kansas regiment and FIVE companies OF
the 8.h, because some sugar and to-
bacco belonging 10 rebels had been tax
en- by three companies Of the 7ih. and
some Illinois troops-the order TO stand
until the 7lh and 9th regiments pay
81 1853, SO, the amount claimed Jy tie
rebels as the value of the articles taken!
Now, if We have all the facts in the
case. this is an inhuman order. 1t
does not so much affect the soldiers in
the field as their families a. home
b. "a seven companies Of the 7lh
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06
CAIRO. Sept. I.

SAiaos Acpi. -
Saturday morning a large force Of
rebels variously estimated at from to
600o attacked the troops al Bolivar,
Tenn. The enemy are represented as
mounted Infantry and came in from the
direction Of Sommervillc.
They attacked our force with great
impeluosi,y bu, the Federals under
Col. Crocker, OF the 18Th Iowa. at PIES
ent in command of the 22d district, OPP
posed them with great skill and brav-
cry. The baiIle lasted three hours.
resulting in the complete discomicr ure
and the repulse Of the enemy with loss
to them OF over one hundred killed and
large number wounded. Our loss in
wounded and killed will probably not
exceed twenty Eve.
Among the officers fatally wounded
is that brave officer. 1t. Col. Hogg, Cd
Illinois cavalry.
The rebels encamped short dis
tance from Bolivar. evidently intending
to renew The attack on Sunday, but
early in The morning they separated
into squads and making IA circuit struck
the rair, ,ak about ten miles north and
Immediately took possession Of the
same and the station Of Medion on the
Mississippi Central road.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06

tuition. He has just as much light to
his opinion-whether right or wrong
as these Democrats have TO theirs. and
Just as much right to demand that they
shall be hung for disagreeing with hin.
as they have that he shall suffer death
for disagreeing with them. 1t is mere
matter of opinion. and he has the best
right to his who can support 1t by the
best arguments. If we admit any 9th.
err standard, we at once become Roman
Catholic, and say, you must all believe
and act as we do, or be killed.
Suppose this Democratic doctrine be
adopted; then the Methodist will say
to the Baptist, "You must believe as
do or be burnt" or, the Presbyterian
say TO the Universalist, If you do not
abandon you errors and embrace the
truth as We teach it. you must die. /"
Beautiful Democracy
Where did these men get such Prin-
ciples? Not from Jefferson, jackson
or Douglas; but being in perfect accord
with treason and the traitors. it must
come from that other distinguished
leader Of the partisan Democracy, who
"goes about as roaring lion. seeking
whom he may devour."
We think no sane man will be gulled
by this new phase of the treason De
mocracy. 1--WE call it treason Democ
racy to distinguish it from the old De-
mocracy.) The veil is too short and
too thin to hide the ugly thing. and
none need be deceived except those
who wish to.
The true Democrats are those found
fighting for their country, as Dix, But
ler, Pope, or aiding those who are fight
ing, as Dickinson, Vanderbilt, Stockton
These are the Democrats we respec
and love, bu, the o,hers-the devil hav,
mercy on them!
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MURDER WILL Our.-We have this

MURDER WILL Our.-We have this
week to record a remarkable veri6ca-
ton Of this saying. In November. 1867.
woman named Agner, widow Of
Ordnance Sergeant, was found dead At
Fort Riley. She was strangled to death.
and robbed of SllOO in gold. Previ-
Gus to her death. she had made will.
which gave to her two female slaves,
named Siina and Patsee. still living at
the Fort. their freedom and $500 each.
Suspicion Immediately fell upon these
two. and they were put in the guard
house. and every means taken to make
them confess. even to putting a rope
round their necks. They were fnally
released. the whole thing remaining in
a state Of mystery. The circumstance
was almost entirely forgotten. when .
letter was received few days ago from
Fort Laramie. stating that some tour or
five months since. there died at that
post a soldier. hose name We have not
learned. belonging to C company, I'd
dragoons. who confessed upon his death
bed to having been the murderer. IL
is seldom parallel occurs.-Juncsion
City Union. ~ eif
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06

Kansas never heard Of the taking of the
tobacco and sugar until the order was
read to the regiment, being thirty miles
from the place at the time Of the "con-
fscatiop," bu, the pro-slavery general
charges the regiment indiscrimlnaiely,
making the innocent suffer With the
guilty, (if any are guilty } and giving
no one Of the regiment chance Tor
trial
We wish 10 be understood in this
matter. We do not stand Tor the de-
fense Of any man or Sc. OF men. VINO
are guilty. II the Kansas troops have
committed errors, let them suffer the
just consequences Of their crimes. 1t
is said however, that their reputation as
iayhawkers, enlarged upon by rebels
and their sympathizers. has given them
bad name undeservedly. and thai
thieves and robbers from other States
commi, unlawful acts and charge the
Same to the Kansas troops. who have
the credit of about all the depreda,lons
from the Ohio river to Alabama placed
to their accounts, when very Ottea no
one of them was within hundred, and
sometimes five hundred miles Of the
scene Of the illegal act.
Every man should have a fair trial
This thing of charging whole regI
ment with the penalty Of crime pei
pc,ra,ed by few men is so manlfestly
wrong on The face Of it, it only needs
to be stated 10 be condemned, and IL
the name Of the suffering wives ant
children Of the Kansas troops, We ear
nestly protest against it. Let justice
be done, and every man stand or fal
upon his own merits. II is grea
wrong to an innocent mar and his fam
lily to deprive him OF his just dues be
cause some other man or set OF mel
have trans ,ressed,
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06
The Partisan Democracy Of the Times

At the recent great Democratic gath
ering in New York city, the leaders,
(whose presence and not that of the
masses made il great meeling.) en-
deavored TO cover up their reasonable
designs by hypocritically claiming ex-
ira loyalty, under the plausible profess
ion of being for "the Constitution as it
is and the Union as it was, and OIL this
platform as desiring eqrally the deall.
of Charles Sumner and jeff. Davis, the
two being alike guilty in the eyes ol
these self-proclaimed patriots. In 9TH
er words, these superlatiye lovers of the
Constitution and the Union hold that
the exercise Of the right Of free speech
is crime alike in turpi,ude to that Of
open rebellion-ihat to entertain a be-
lief and express conviction is worthy
Of death equally with the trampling
down of the Flag and the Constitution
of the country. and the levying Of a gi-
gantic war for the destruction Of the
Union provided their bosom friend,
JEFF. Davis, does the latter, and Chas.
Sumner. the man they hate, does the
former.
We presume that hereafter this will
be The chief plank in the platform Of
the straight Democracy, and tha, the
burden Of the cry Of its orators will be,
"Hang Sumner and JEFF. Davis, and
COMPROMISED" They know that in
Jeif.'s case it will be catching before
killing" and that he. their former bo-
som companion, is safe, while Sumner
has no army for his defense. and could
easily be put to death. provided they
had the power, or could set the mob
on him. True, he has done nothing
but exercise his od-given and consti-
sutional right OF speaking as he thought
and believing as he spoke. but in the
eyes ct all traitors. whether it be jeff.
Davis OF these New York Democrats,
this is the most heinous crime! and so
Sumner must die. whether he has vio-
lated any law or not.
Let US look at this doctrine mo-
men'; not that it is worthy of serious
thought or examination in itself, but for
the reason that homes, people may. un-
thoughtedly, be deceived by it.
Sumner must be hung because he
does not believe and talk as these lead
ing Democrats do. That is the whole
Of his crime; for it does not matter
mhot he believes or what he says. so
long as he does not infrin"e the cons,i-
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06
LoUIsvILLE, Aug. 81.

A battle was fought near Richmond.
KY, yesterday, and, as near as can be
nsccrtained, the Federal forces, between
5000 and 5000. commanded by Gen.
Nelson, drove the rebels back until
about o'clock in the afternoon, when
the rebels. largely reinforced. crossed
tie Kentucky rNer. and captured near
ly all our artillery and routed our men.
The rebel force Is estimated al from
$4,000 TO 10000. Federal loss report
ed at l5O OF 90 killed and wounded.
The rebel loss rs mol known, but is said
to be heavy. Col. Warner, OF the 18th
Kentucky. and Col. Tapping. OF the
list Indiana. are reported killed
Gen. Nelson was wounded slightly.
In Lexington. last night. the bells
were rups, and every male citizen or
dered out and slept ON their arms
jor'Generals Wright and Wallace are
in Lexington. The Federals are fully
prepared IN case the rebels make an at
tack. Gen. Nelson lef. en- route for
Cincinnati. to-day.
A Bowling Green dispatch says a
large rebel iorce. under Buck ner, is at
TomkinSville. The rebels DESTROYED
the telegraph line to-day, at the State
line, thus cutting off communication
with Nashville. Gov. Morton and
suite arrived at the Gait House, this
evening. There is considerable ex.
element in the city.
In consequence Of the storm we are
unable 10 get anything more to night.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06

A rebel by the name Of Foote 1--WE
believe 1t IS the same fellow who de-
clared in the U. s. Senate that If a
certain New England Senator should
visit Mississippi. they would hang him
to the top of the highes. tree with a
grape yine) offered resolution in the
rebel Congress recently proposing to
issue proclamation to the western and
northwestern states. guaranteeing to
them the FREQ navigation of the Missis-
sidpl river and its tributaries. including
the Ohio aud Missouri rivers, ii they
would withdraw from the fight and lei
the rebels alone!
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-06
Coafscation-Wkat is it?

Many persons have an entirely err
roneous idea Of what confscaiion Justly
means and is. They suppose it consists
in giving every individual soldier the
privilege Of seiziag and appropristing
whatever he can lay his hands upon to
his own use or dispose Of it as he pleas
es. Nothing can be wider Of tie mark
;han this. Confscation does not mean
robbery, but it means the seizure of an
enemy's property and lis appropriation
to the cause Of the country.
All property.of whatever description,
taken by an army. or BY squads. should
be cast into the treasury-thai is, il
should not be appropriated By the indi-
yidual captors. but put into the common
fund. to be legally applied in aiding tc
liquidate the expenses Of the war.
Occasionally. under peculiar circum.
stances. town or district is given owe,
TO the soldiers of an army TO 'piilage'
that is the troops by special permit
are allowed TO steal all Mey can find
1t is, however, STEALING after all, only
it is done under cover of military law
But the horrors which always attend
upon permit to pillage should deter
any commander from resortiug to SC
barbarous custom, where the innocent
must always suffer with the guilty.
Some men suppose that under the
law Of Congress for the confscation oI
rebel property, any soldier is licenced
TO steal all he can find. This is a fa,aI
mistake. Congress never intended to
make the Union armies so many hordes
Of thieves and robbers, which they
would be if thus left to act. No, thank
Heaven, such villainy as that we leave
10 the rebels. with The great thief Floyd
to aid in leading them on. But we dc
want the property Of rebels taken by
our armies and delivered up for confs-
cation and use. to defray the expenses
OF the war; and we want every general
and soldier to be faithful, not only in
taking The property. but conveying it to
the proper place and using it.
The troops are paid stipulated price
for their services. and they have no
right TO pocket the money or goods TAX
en- from the rebels. All they take be-
longs to Uncle Sam, and it is stealing
from him, not from the rebels when a
soldier appropriates what lie seizes TO
his own use.
If farmer employs man to husk
his corn, and the man take one hall, one
fourth or one etenlh Of what he husks
and carries it off for his own purposes,
no one would hesitate 10 call it stealing;
but j. is not whit more SO than il the
United States were the farmer, soldiers
the workmen and rebel property the
corn.
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News Of the Week.

The rebels are becoming more aud
more reckless. Outrages Of the most
nagrant kind, and unheard Of in civil
iz.j warfare, have been perpetraied a.
various points.
Cotton has been coming in a. Mem
phis and Helena in considerable guam
titles.
Morgan with his robbers is said to be
marching upon Fort Donelson. We
shall probably hear of lively work
there.
The ironsides, iron clad is al Fortress
Monroe. The Federals at Norfolk and
Suffolk have been re-euforced.
In the raid upon Manassas The rebels
destroyed seven trains Of government
stores aud other valuables, and quite n
number OF men, killed, wounded and
prisoners.
At New Ulm, Minnesota, a, the fight
on Saturday 10 whites were killed and
so wounded. On Sunday Maj. Han
dreau, in command, abandoned the
town to the mercy Of the Indians. and
retired 10 Manko,a. The sayages are
said 10 be 600 strong.
The Grenada, Miss. Appeal says
the Vicksburg canal is humbug. is
ten feet above the water in the river,
and has been filled up a, both ends. 1t
says an overwhelming rebel force is on
the way to Kentucky.
Com. Porter has gone up the Missis-
sippi river TO destroy all places on the
baaks occupied by the guerrillas to fire
upon boats.
Breckinridge threatens to raise the
black flag. lie has been properly re-
sponded to on the subject Baton
Rouge is to De abandoned and probably
destroyed.
Gen. Butler was serenaded in New
Orleans on the evening of the Goth ult
by the Union citizens.
1t is said arms have been fodnd in
all sorts of out-of-the-way places in
New Orleans, but no owners for them.
This shows that the rebels there are
secretly preparing to take part in any
attack from without on the city.
Springfield. Iowa, is reported to have
been burned by the Indians. Alarm
ing report were set afloat in regard to
the depreciation, of the savages in that
region. which are believed to be greatly
exaggerated.
ZS- No officer of the army, regular
or volunteer, is allowed TO visit Wash
inSton, excep: on express permission
or order from the War Department.
Leaves Of absence do not include the
Capital. We presume this is to prevent
important matters from leaking out. as
heretofore, by blabs Or traitors in dis
guise.
Gen. X. G. Schenck was wounded nj
the great battle of Bull Run on the e9lh.
Gen. S,all was killed. Gen. Ricketts,
and six colonels were wounded and
three colonies killed.
The rebel prisoners say their army
was 10000 to 800, 900 and that their
promised them an easy en-
trance into Washington. which they
were to occupy in week at the fur,h-
est; the promise. however. did not say
hey would be there as prisoners.
Beauregard and Bragg have quarrel
ID, and the former has resigned his
SO the rebels say. !
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THE INDEPENDENT Ioos KANSAS SATURDAY,

reported to have captured 1000 prison.
ers. Later intelligence says the rebels
have destroyed all the railroad bridges
between Bolivar and jackson.
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CAIRO, Sept.

A"o' 'SeP'. ].
The fight at Bolivar. ""enn.. on Sat.
urday, lasted ali the afternoon, result.
ing in the repulse Of the enemy. They
camped within few miles OF the town,
and. Sunday morning broke up into
small squads. forded the Haichce river,
and attacked Medion station where
they met determined resistance and
were finally repulsed with loss Of 50
killed and wounded. Our loss is said
to DC only four.
The telegraph and railroad commu-
nicatioD between Bolivar aud jackson
is interrupted, but will soon be restored.
A report reached here to-day that
Buell. had fight with the rebels Al,
Chattanooga, Wednesday and Thurs
day. The first day no advantage was
gained by either side. The second day
the enemy were rePulsed. Buell. is
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-08-28

SEcEsSIoNIsrs IN BAD ODoR.-The quiet
village of Badwinsville, n. Y, was thrown into
great excitement on Saturday evening. by the
treatment bestowed upon two notorious seces.
sion sympathizers. A bold, undisguised rehel
sympathzer. named Munson Tannon vbo
lives about two miles northwest of he y;l,oon
has made himself very obnoxious of late, utter,
ing reasonable sentiments, displaying a re.
volver as often as he could find anybody to
quarrel with, declaring that he would not
hesitate to shoot the first person who should
dare modest him. On Saturday evening Tap
pan was in a saloon, where there were num-
Der of volunteers present. Tappan soon "bea,
a retreat" The crowd followed and overlook
him, his nose was tweaked, he received di
vers punches and slap' and was several times
dragged to the ground. Finally, he made
good his escape amid shower Of stones
About half an hour later another secessionist
named Williams, while in the store of w. III
Downer & Co., defending the course of Tappan
was suddenly seized by one OF the volunteers
dragged out To the street, and pummelled uuti
he promised never to utter reasonable sen,
timent again. AS the case now stands 10y,
atty is ahead.-B. H. Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-08-28

AN APT CoMPARIsoN.-The question wheth-
er Slavery is national or a State institution
is this year a sheer imperinence. l have OBJ
served that, when Slavery wants new territory
or fugitive negro, it is always n national in
stitution when it wants discussion throtted
or. in the pathetic words of jeff, "to be let
Alone" it is always a State institution. Ac-
cording to the States-Rights Interpretation, our
fathers put it together in the hasty way in
which the marvellous dog spoken of in the adj
vertisement of Spauldng's glue was put to-
gether. The dog, being cut in two, was in
stantly made whole by this wonderful prepar-
alton put so hastily were the parts put to-
gether, that the hind-legs and fore-legs pro-
jected in opposite directions. So the dog
went through the remainder of his life running
on his fore-legs until he got tired, then turning
a summerset and running on his hind-legs.
Slavery having gone,as its advantages sug-
gested, now on national, now on State legs, has
at length thrown itself across the nations
track, and if the train comes in"on time, will
be cut in two once more; and, though our Bor-
der-State friends are already offering in adj
vance Spauldng's genuine, og-cheap, let us
hope that this dog has had his day.-"The
Golden Hour" by N. d. Conicdy.