The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-09-05

Auc TeckteSSueSS Ot CeItdiu ciasS VI
men in thi. country is sl.ost past be-
lief. 1t really appears as though their
aim vas to hide the sruth By raising a
dust. and put slander and vili6ca,ion in
iu place. The fearful tragedy at Law
reace is caught up By them IS Goa-
send 70 aid in their work Of political
intrigue sad personal malice.
Lavrenes u burned down aud her
citizens brutally murdered BY the hell
hounds Of JET Davis. and At once the
General commanding the District is
charged vi.h the whole catastrophe.
What are the faets? Some weeks
ago a report VAS circulated that the
rebels were coming to barn Lawrence:
and the ciIisens became alarmed. form
ed q military organization among them
selves. and obtained arms for their de-
tense. The General in command rend
ering them I'll the aid in his power
They kept guard for time. and ti.eu
ceased 70 take any precautions 10 pre-.
vent surprise from Quan:rell or any
other rebel leader: and yet every day
s'sost. they had waning that the bush
whsckers we're coming. But they fell
safe. Why? The enemies Of Gen.
E.ins say they expected be would pro-
sect them. But these same enemies in
the Same breath tell Us that from the
6rss Ewing vas failure. an imbecile.
. tool. do-nothing. How then. could
bis policy. hi. administration. give any
confidence to any body? These ira
dscers prove too much. and. therefore,
prove nothing bat their vindic,iveness
and malice. Their logic would make
the citizens Of Lawrence believe in a
man. and sust their all 10 him. when
he had proved "worss than failure. =
hence. that the people Of that city are
all fools. Does any one believe this
No. the naliguers Who mske the asser.
tea do not believe it; they only over
reached themselves in the madness Of
their rage aad personal spite.
The trsth is, if Ewing vas the utter
tsilsre these men charge. then all Law
renee, inclsding Gen. Lane, were idiots
for feeling secure while be held com
mand. The very feeling Of security
which settled down upon the city car
only be accounted for on the ground
that Ewiag's administration had proved
= sxecess. or else that they we're al
sinpletons. We know the latter is no
chs csse; for the wisest and shrewdes
men in the State were At lawrence.
Now for the facts. Ewing had 2, 4sI
effective officers and men, all told, o,
the morning of the aoth of August. i,
his entire District. These men ver,
stationed Al tseenty-seues different DOS,
and camps throughout the District, iron
Fort tarued and Foss Riley in th
vest, TO Lexington. No.. in the cas-, AN,
from Fort L~asenworth in the north {,
the Trading Post 10 the south. Thir
teen OF these posts are IN Kansas, an,
many more just over the line in Ms
souri. Two companies Of the 9Th Kan
s.s had seea ordered away 70 Gen
Blunt asd relieved from duty in thi
District ssly few days previous"
With sseA . mere haud(ull Of me,
IS this. scatsesed over % many hundred
u miles. that sasn has not lived an,
never will live. Who could prevent said
into Kansas under the circumstances
Napoleon himself could not have don
II.
II will Be uossd that two companie
had gone 70 join Blunt who was 10 grea
need; and it is nov kaowa that Q. tbi
jssessre larger numbers from Price
army bad Just rstursed 70 Missouri
Quaotrsll knew th-y were comm,
weeks before. and laid his plan. .ecor
dingiy. Under sach circumstances o.
aaaa on earth could have prevented
raid. Had troops beea sent to Law
renee. Kansas City. Leaveuworth. For
Scott. or sooe other point would hav
been struck at.
Here are plain facts and 6sures
which 10 amount Of lying can contro
vsst. for hosssG men 10 look 1t and 70
Aeet upon
We mako desc statements neitbe
oste q enoity ser friendship for Ewing
bat simply as naled truths. 70 eonces
wh'sh systematic attempt appears Il
b. oad-. We ere no friend 10 an,
Gesesai any longer than he is friens
to his couutry. and for Killing rebels
We detest the Conservative policy o
coadscdng the war; bat Ewing . poliey