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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
From the Cleveland Herald.


A The Original Plan of Disunion.
There is another feature of this in
tense rebels agency in the work of dis
union, that the people, themselves, de
feated The persistency to nominate
Breckinridge for President in the
Charleston Conventon--even to the alb
solute disruption of the Democratic par
ty-has no reasonable explanation, save
upon the hypothesis that Brecknridge's
candidacy was directly connected with
the then intended disruption of the I'm.
ion. His nomination was sought for the
purpose Of more surely severing the I'm
ion, not for the purpose OF saving it. A
letter was written in June last by Al
fred Hoss, Of Tennessee, to Horace May
nard, of that St,te, which discloses the
purpose for which Breckinridge's eleva-
ton to the Presidency was sought, and
reveals another and deeper shame
which will stamp the name Of John Z
Breckenridge with a dye blacker than
rests upon Benedict Arnold or an
Aaron Burr. The respectability OF Mr.
Hoss is vouched for by Mr.. Maynard
and the Nashville Union
The sum Of Mr. HIS letter is that II
October, 1868. he met Mr.. -, 0
Louisiana, and held conver alton witt
him, in which Mr.. - said:
Il have been in Washington since
the FIRST day Of July, and | tell you now
Sir, there is at this moment on foot a
Washington the most damnable conspir
acy to break up this Government tha
was ever known in any civilized coun
try. | do not speak from hearsay, Sir
for have been in their caucus almos
p nightly for the last three months, and
4 know the programme from A TO 4. An
. il is this II they can by any mean
secure n majority OF the electoral vote
; for Breckenridge, then the scheme is, a
soon as he is insugurated and put in pos
session Of all the resources OF the Gov
I. ernmant, to divide the country alon
A Mason & Dixon's line, the Ohio river
i, and thirty six degrees thirty minute
north 10 the Pacific ocean In otht
words they intended TO cut loose frol
d all the Free States. and TO build up
e great slave Confederacy in the Soull
h aud to accomplish this purpose they WI
use sll the resources OF the Governmei
= property. But should they fail in thi
> the plan is for South Carolina TO seceo
'e first-the other Cotton States are 10 70
At low-the border States are TO be pursu
a ded or forced 10 join them in their unh
, lv cause, and then, we are TO have su,
a civil war as this world never witnes
> ed He added had hoped, unit
n month or six weeks ago. that Mr.. Brec
u inridge WAS ignorant OF all this matte
10 but have had evidence as clear as |
MONDAY sun that he is as deeply imp
Gated as Yancey himself and more th
that, Mr Buchanan IS into their Schei
M II his ewes ;"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06

|
retiring, is always found in the right
place, and never disappoints the expect
a;ions reposed in him. L. s. Brooks is
a trump every time, and as, when in Gu,
ba, he witnessed the modus operondi OF
circumcision, l advise the Cops to let
the Squire alone--hs spears would be
more dangerous than Westfal's hand
cuffs The Rev. Geo. Gemmell has
long been known as an antiring and ac-
tive friend Of our schools, and to be ia
miliar with what they demand as res,
poets teachers, books and management.
His heart will be in the work, and his
qualifications are indubitable. Such is
our county ticket. and never was a bet
ter one presented for our suffrages-eve-
ry man capable-every man true 10 his
country ! They should be triumphant
ly elected, and they will be. I predict
that the Copperheads will meet with a
defeat more disastrous to them than any
they ever suffered even in Buchanan
County. If the rebel slavemongers in
Chs rleston howl about Greek fire, their
brother Copperheads in Buchanan can
join themin lamentation after the elec-
ton
Every true friend of Capt Miller must
regret that he has not repudiated the
Copperhead nomination. The generous
and noble sentiments be has heretofore
expressed, led the community to expect
corresponding consistency of conduct.
What pity he has not been able to per-
severe in a course Of true patriotism
But with every disposition to speak kind
ly and respectfully Of the Captain, every
body who knows him is perfectly aware
that he is not to be named in the same
day with E B Older, as man having
the necessary qualifications for the Of
fee speak in no carping manner, but
Of facts which are well known It's only
on the Captains own account that / re-
0 ret he should not have kept clear Of
the Cops, after once coming out like an
honest man.
There is another man on our ticket
that purposeIy have reserved to the
last--as the good things are reserved at
meals. Judge Bsrton-long may he
wave ! He who does not ike the Judge
deserves not himself TO be liked. Never
could we Get a more genial and popular
man for the place he fills. In all in
stances the Judge has discharged his
duties correctly and promptly Like
Westfall he has been proved by his
works, and am very glad that there is
no danger that he will "VAcATE H1s
SEAT" We can all 20 heartily for the
Judge, and he deserves all our good
will.
Iowa and Pennsylvania vote on the
same day. and | feel confident that on
that day both will keep step to the mu-
sic Of the Union"
ARIoN
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
w II. BARTON

COUNTY JUDGE
T AW OFFICE. at the Court House. indie
IL pendcnce, Iowa.
Will attend to convcyancing. take neknow-
Lagments Of Deeds, and do all legal business
trusted to his care.
Jan. 81 1861. If.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
L. w. HART.

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
n LAW, Independence. Buchanan Coun.
~. Iowa.
Will give strict attention to all business en-.
xusted to his care. Office up stairs, one door
west Of Marquette 4 McKenzie's Furniture
ntore, Main Street. independence, Iowa.
Any and all business pertaining in any way
10 Lsnds or land business. promptly attend
dto. [Nov26-l y
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
J. 8. WOODWARD,

A rTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
n Law, General Land Agent and Notary
Public, independence, Buchanan County.
iowa. Will practice in the different Courts Of
ihis State. Also attend promptly to securing
claims. making Collections, Paying Taxes,
,Conveyancing. &c.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
CARTER HOUSE.

TOHN L. WILCOX, formerly of the Amer
u loan Hotel. having leased the above house
would return his thanks to the public for the
liberal patronage formerly bestowed, and would
be hoppy to welcome all his old friends at th'
Garter House, Maine ST., Cedar Falls, Iowa,
Stages leave this house daily for the North
South and West.
- Cedar Falls, July 25, 1861.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
DILAZON ID. UOLDRIDGE.

1 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
N LAW. Independence, Buchanan County
Iowa. Office next door west Of Marquette d
NcKcnzic's Furniture Building. All business
entrusted to him will be promptly attended 10.
Back Pay. Bounty and Pensions due dis,
charged or deceased soldiers, or their heirs,
procured promptly. and no charges made until
the claim is obtained.
AIril 29th 1862. ely
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
w. CHANDLER,

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OFFICE
81 over Keller & Burpce's Furniture Ware
Rooms, Independence, Iowa.
Feb 26, 1861
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06

tears
And vet my mothers eyes were often dimmed
BY tears whose falling God alone beheld;
And life's hard portion she, like others bore
And oftentimes with sighs her bosom swelled.
Hers was the lot of earth as good, as bad,
As in the middle walks of life is found
But her elastic mind, her loving heart.
Sprang up from sorr ow with quick rebound.
And on her fair young features not mark
Ofage and all its chilling reign was set
She scarce had touched the boundary of youth
And strong and young is my dear mother yet
Forever strong in her immortal prime;
She cannot fade, nor stoop nor wrinkle now /;
Celestial beauty, like a crown, is set
On her beloved, ell-remembered brow.
Her voice Of music will not lose its power;
We shall not see her sweet eyes slowly fade;
We shall not watch her failing steps go down
To the dark shades by yew and cypress made
MY mother is not old how bright and fair
Her sanity image shines upon my heart
At peace, with Jesus, ransomed in her prime
Thank God flank God ! though it was hard
TO part.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
SIMEON FARW ELL.
r. FINNIGAN
Il. w. WRIGHT, NJ. ID.

nFFICE, over Planes Hardware Store. Will
" cox's Building Residence, AZ miles
north of tow" near S B. Curts's residence.
May 5th 1863, ly
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06
2netrp.
MY Mother is not Old.
BY AUGUSTA MOORE.

NV mother is not old she went to Heaven
In all the rpened beauty of her years;
No silver threads amid her brown hair shone,
Time had not ploughed her cheeks by care or
tears
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08

they will have no Union with Slave
States-that the institution of slavery
must be destroyed. They want John
Brough's idea to prevail in the free
States, that there shall be no peace
until slavery shall have been abolished,
which is but saying if we cannot whip
the South into the Union and abolish
her institution of slavery, we will have
no further Union with Slave States.
The idea is not new with Brough. 1t
is the idea at which Lloyd Garrison
and Wendell Phillips have been ham,
mering away for the past twenty years.
The leaders Of secessiondom feel strong
in their ability to achieve their inde-
pendence, and if they can only sue
ceed in having the people in the free
States made a practicable unit on the
Brough platform, the unity of the
Southern people is assured beyond q
persdventure, and from such unity
North and South will be begotten an
eternal separation. Consequently,
all who want to avert such dire ca
lamity, should, by all means, vote the
Democratic Ticket, and they will find
that in after years it will be as repu-
table to be known as men who in
1863-64 voted the Democratic Ticket,
as it now is to be known as suppor-
ter of Jackson in his day.-[ Chilli
cothe Adv.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08
CADlz OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY g. 1863

the wrath which is likely ere long t.
overtake men of his class, has sold of
everything, even his pictures, and gon,
to England, He will stay there til
till he sees show the cat jumps" The
probability is that he will never re-
turn. Greeley, and some more, viii
be taken with asudden leaving one Of
these days.
1t is beginning to be consider
ed whether these loyal leag ues, meet
iLg at midnight, arming and drilling
do net require the immedia te institu
tion, by the Democracy, of counter
organizations, designed for the special
purpose of holding the gentlemen level.
B@~ Gen. Milroy, the man who was
going to use his soldiers to butcher
Democrats is now, almose unanimously
voted a coward. Wait little, and
some more of the rascals who have
made similar threats, will be assigned
place in the same category.
B@. We have never known a SIAN
der to die out SO rapidly, as the charge
of treason against Mr.. Vallandigham.
1t is on its last legs. No respectable
man is heard to repeat it, Logan
Gazette.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08

The Republican convention which met ct
Columbus last week nominated John Brough
as their candidate for Governor. Mr.. Brough
used to be Democrat; but in 1856 he voted
for Fremont. and he has continued to vote
the Republican ticket since that time. On
the first OF June Mr.. Brough made speech
at Marietta, in which he declared that the
North would have been very sorry if they
had excepted the Crittenden comprom se.--
lie said:
II, for one, spurn the Crittsndsn resolution
and do il for the reason that the first gun
fired upon Sumter relieved US from the thrall
dom Of Slavery; and 1 nsUer desire t. see
peace restored, Nth I've political poOer Of his
instituti0n yeinstatsd." ca
Here you have in. Mr.. Brough was one
Of those n,en who would not agree to the
Crittenden compromise to avert the war, and
he does mot now want peace until tho institu.
lion Of Slavery shall be wiped out OF the
States. In other words, he is an abolition.
lists as full fedged as Garrison, who is op.
posed to any Union until Slavery shall have
been abolished. II now remains to be seen
whether the people OF Ohio will elect to the
highest Office Of the State Q man whose
principles are disrnetrically opposed to those
on which the Union was founded. JET.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08
Governor Tod aud the Negroes
Something for white Mem 10
Consider,

On Thursday afternoon company OF ps>
groes was welcomed to the capital Of Ohio,
at the east end OF the State House, by Gov
ernor Tod. The Americans of African
descent" having been brought up in line OF
battle, saluted HIS Excellency, who, after
returning the salute, proceeded To address
them. He was glad to welcome them into
the service of the country; glad to see them
SO promptly respond to the call made upon
them by the Government. After giving them
some good advice as to how they should con
duct themselves when in camp at Delaware,
ne continued his remarks as follows:
0T"There is and has been in Ohio and
elsewhere q prejudice against the colored
race. You are not permitted to sit on jur-
les, on the bench, become members OF the
Legislature Of the State. nor enjoy many
other rights and privileges now enjoyed by
the white citizens. Now tho only way for
you to enjoy these rights, and get rid OF
this prejudice. is to fight for them"
We take the above from the Ohio States
man--and it is undoubtedly correct. There
is, in this declaration Of Gov. Tod, food for
serious reflection. What is it that these ne
groes are volunteering to fight for? Gov.
Tod boldly tells them that it is for their
right to sit on juri s, on the Judges bench,
and in the Legislature, and Of course, 10 be-;
come citizens, and voters! And is this the
object. and to be the result Of War? Are
our brave white soldiers enduring hardships.
and giving their lives. to make citizens oil
the negroes? Gov. Tod plainly says So
and other facts corroberate him? Is 1t any
wonder the People ore crying out, Hold!
Peace! Peace!" Nor is it any wonder that
the South flght With such desperation!
When it was hinted, two years ago, that
this war would be SO waged and directed as
to give freedom and equality to the negroes,
it was vehemently denounced by the Repub
lcans, and all who inculca ted the idea were
denounced as traitors. But now, it is the
open and avowed policy of the Administra,
tion. These facts should sink deep into the
minds of the people, and bs we'll considered,
when they come to the polls, in October.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08

discretionary power" which rises
above and is superior to all Constitu-
tions and all laws, and confers abso-
Lutte despotic power over the liberty
and lives of Ohio citizens. Is a man
who holds and avows such monstrous
doctrine fit to be trusted with any Of
flee or power by free people?
Mr.. Brough, to justify arbitrary ar
rests and Imprisonment without color
of legal or constitutional authority,
quotes the threadbare saying that
laws are silent in the presence Of arms.
1t is an insult to an intelligent people
to pretend that this maxim, if it has
any application anywhere, has any
force except within the lines of mil
tsry commander in the face of an en-
emy. 1t has no application in Ohio
or in any other State, where there is
no actual conflict of arms. Here the
civil laws are in full force, with courts,
both State and National, in operation
to enforce them. III military or arbi-
trary power can supercede these now,
it may at any other time; if it may do
it for an hour or day, it may for all
time to come, upon the same plea of
necessity for the preservation Of the
national life. Of this necessity our
rulers, according to Mr.. Brough, are
to judge in their discretion.
But Mr.. Brough caps tho climax of
eftrontery and insult, by telling the
people of Ohio when they complain of
these arbitrary proceedings in their
own State, that if they had been down
South they would have had much more
cause to complain. This is the way
the Abolition apologists for the exer-
else of an unlimited despotism over
their political opponents, are in the
constant habit of insulting the people.
If the war is for anything it is against
a division of the Union by the estab-
lishment of a Southern despotism.-
And yet the people of Ohio are told
that they have no cause to complain,
because the despotism over them is not
so bad as that 10 the South. Has it
then come to this, That we are simply
fighting to put down despotism lit
tie worse than the one about to be es-
tablished over us? Have our soldiers
gone into the field to put down one
despotism by building up another a
little more lenient? Shame on the
Ohio man who could utter such sem
timent,-T Statesman.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08

made, or which the reporters put into
his mouth, sounds very much like the
utterance of a gross and premeditated
untruth.
The Broughites have thus. before the
people of. Ohio and before the world,
committed themselves TO the work Of
verifying their prediction and carry
ing out their policy of making war
for the purpose Of killing off slavery.
No matter what becomes of the
Constitution, the Union, the country
Or the lives, liberty and property of the
people, this prophecy must be fulfilled
and this policy consummated, even
though war and devastation run riot
through the land for an age to come.
There is to be no settlement-no
adjustment of our present difficulties
upon the basis of the Constitution
which admits of slave States as well
free-which guarantee to the people
of such States as choose to hold slaves
the right to do SO. This, John Brough
and the men who sustain him, say
shall not be allowed; they will never
consent to q restoration or continu-
ance of the Union, and never permit
an adjustment of our present difficult
ties, on the basis upon which the Union
was originally formed.
This stamps clearly and unequivo-
cally the character of the party of
which John Brous III is the champion
and exponent. 1t places itself in hos
tile array to the Union as the fathers
made it. The Union of Washington,
Jefferson, Madison and Jackson is not
good enough for John Brough and his
Ohio supporters. They will never al
low if they can prevent it, such a
Union to exist.
Our soldiers, when they went into
the servise, enlisted to fight for the
good old Union-for that good old
government Washington and the fa-
theirs established-the best the sun ever
shone upon--not for some new anti
slavery Union-some new patched up
Abolition Government--such as John
Brough and his fellow Disunion fanat-
les may be dreaming of. For a man
for Governor of this State holding
such sentiments as Brough does, Ohio
soldiers, as body, will never vote,
with their eyes open.-T Statesman.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08

D~If Brough's bowels are bibli~
cal bowels, that is, "bowels Of cons
passion, he must feel ponderous
weight of sorrow for poor Dave Tod.
H@r There are some points Of resem-
blance between Old Abe and General
Milroy, each stand full 1ssix foot four"
and each imagines himself 4 &Gepsral
Jackson.
eaT The scriptures ten US that Da-
yid slew the giant. But now ths' a.
bles are turned, and the giant has
slain David. No difference. Either
Of them would rather get slowed do
not.
E6S- The Cincinnati Gazette tells
the truta.. fo once. It says the Dem
.ecratic party is . strong very
strong land a growing party Bully
for US! ' tn ss AZ a
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-08

! Ees Ihe RapubllcanS, by lawlesS
and revolutionary proceeding, broke
up the Legislature of Indiana, and
thus prevented the passage of a bill
making appropriations for the sick
and disabled soldiers of that State.
The same party, by the same means
broke up the Legislature of Illinois,
and thereby defeated a similar bill,
for kindred purpose. But the noble
Democracy of Illinois, met in conven-
tion few days afterward, and sub
scribed, voluntarily, the munifcent
sum of Forty-Eight Thousand Dol
lars for the benefit of Illinois soldiers.
So large collection was never be-
fore made in a sing day, from one
assembly, for any purpose.
Bg@ 1t is noted in the papers that
there has been a good deal of trunks
packing in Washington lately. 1t is
a melancholy commentary on the man
ner in which this war has been con-
Quoted, that with every conceivable
advantage on our side--with all the
men and all the money that could be
asked, Washington is not considered
safe from capture. Events are hur-
rying. Watch and wait. Wen see
who's who, and what's what-who has
been right, and who wrong-who pat
riots, and who traitors--before many
months have passed.
H@- We observe that the election
of MIR. Vallandigham is regarded as a
nearly certain event by the press of
all parties out of Ohio. The fact is,
and it is so considered, the political
views Mr.. Vallandigham are hardly in
issue at all. The issue is simply one
between Freedom and Tyranny; and
Mr.. Vallandigham, as victim Of Des-
potism, is chosen by the friends of Lib
erty as the best representative of their
cause. Let the rallying cry be "Val-
landigham and Liberty" @
H5-I If Democratic papers are full
of treason, and of enmity to the sol-
diers, why don't the black Republican
, authorities let the soldiers see them?--
The brave fellows would be sure to
vote against the party whose journals
inculcate such doctrines. In fact, it
is because Democratic papers are true
to the Constitution and the Union,
and friendly to the soldier, that they
are kept out of the lines of the army.
sG Brough, twenty years ago,
was a Democrat; but, like Judas, he
became an apostate. We hope he
may not share the fate of Judas
What catastrophe it would be if his
bowels were to gush out!
DAVE TOD.
Rattle his bones over the stones,
A partisan pauper whom nobody owns.
nsy~ Brough's disappointments in
the Democratic party were more nu-
merous than are generally known
First, he desired place in Folks Cab
met, and was refused. Then he beg
ged for the Mission to Brazil, and this
was denied him. From that time to
this, he has not been known as Dem
ocrat. He is, and has been for ff-
teen years, the most venomous of rem
egades.
sG-The gifted and lamented Geo.
H. Flood, twenty years ago, said to
John Brough, ''you are mass of NOR
al putridity, with whom I blush to
maintain a party connection" The
gentleman who hesrd this remark, and
who reported it to us, says that he is
now convinced of its truth, even if he
had doubted-it before,
sG- Henry Ward Beccher, fleeing