The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-05-23

Our Two Enemies.
At this time there are two notable
enemies to society in this part of the
world, both of whom are suffering to
b killed.
The first Of these classes are the
rebels. open and secret. embracing all
classes from the secret spy up through
the murderous sneak of bushwbacker
to the regular soldier in the rebel SER
vice. A rebel in this land-this free
land which the fathers left Us as leg
acy-is ripe for any crime that can dis
grace humanity or shock the sensibiIi-
ties Of men.
No sooner does man become Q rebel
than he is ready for any thing that is
wicked and inhuman. No barbari,y is
too shocking for him TO perpe'rste
against loyal people; no crime is too
black for his guilty soul 10 commit: no
assassination too bloody to stay his reek-
ing hand; no cruelty too savage 10 hold
him in check. He is willing to s'oop
TO any meanness, condescend to any
trickery. debase himself TO any level Of
degradation, TO carry out his helIish
purposes. or do the hehests Of those Who
direc. the machinery Of treason. Bloody
With the red gore Of murder: biarsss"ed
BY the curse Of perjury; hardened and
stained with crimes from which decen,
devil would shrink abashed; sunken to
the level Of any vileness and debase-
ment to which total depravi,y can lead
-blotcbed. besOtted. beas:ly instinct.
impelled only to wickedness.iu in the place
where the soul ought to be-such is the
picture Of q rebel. The only use that
the Almighty can make if such being
is to establish in the face Of iu6deliiy
the truth Of the doctrine Of total deprav-
lily. He renders the inhabitants OF the
Fiji Islands respectable by a compari-
son with himself.
Our other foe is the common thief
sho prowls about to steal. Sometimes
he tries 10 clothe himself in the garb o
loyalty. as the devil attempts to cloth,
himself in the garb Of an angel Of lish,
but IN both instances the cloyeu loot i
visible. No truly loyal man is THE
any more than the devil is an angel
Wherever you see man who prowl
about at night TO steal his ne;ghbor'
horse.or any thing else that is his neigh
bor's. set i. down as fact that his 10y
atty is only skin deep, and that if b
had . good chance he would filch III
las, dollar from the treasury Of the ns
tion and fasien upon the plunder Will
the nation went to destruction.
Thieves and traitors shoul! be hun
on the same limb and with the sam
rope. The rebellion itself 10 only
great theft. and JET Davis is only Try
ing TO accomplish on large scale whs
-FOUR nisht-prowliog thief is doing on
small scale-one is attempting to ste,
States. the other to steal horses. mule
and money. 1t takes an honest man I
be q true loyalist: il takss . rogue an
. rascal 10 be . rebel.
There are a set of thieves in the cour
try who choose 10 pretend 10 be loya
because by SO doing they can succee
the better in their villsiny. Thes
wretches are on the watch for goo
horses. mules. or any thing valuabl
they can lay their ungodly hands upor
and when they see a man in possessio
Of any thing they covei. they cry ou
secesh. and then go in tie night an
steal from him :!
There's your thief. mean, misers
ble sneak. seeking the cover of darl
ness TO hide his crimes. and yet claim
ing 70 be loyal JEFF Davis is as loy,
- he. So WAS Satan. He is q THIEF
and il he we're in the South would max
. 6rst-cl.ss rebel. The vilest rebel
are made Of just such material. Tn
good Lord deliver society from all sue
pests.
BRILLIAEr.-In his la,e brilliant dasI