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The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-03
General Orders, No. 8,
HEADQU ARTERS, K. NJ.
TOPEKA, Sept. 14th. l8e3

IofkkA. s1cpt. k1to, loO3.
To prevent irregularities and to secure nm.
formity. it is ordered,
/. That from and after the rromulestio. i. -
this order, the muster roll OF all companies =;
militia organizing, or hereafter to be oYRan;,sI
in the Northern Division, shall be forwardei =
Msj Gen. Jas. l.. Mcdowell, Headqussters !.
Lcayenworth. All companies orQanizins. q, -
be organized, In the Southern Division ~,
harvard their rolls 70 Msjz Gen johr0-esSs
Headquarters at L. roy, Kansas. A full com.i ;
ance with the laws regulating the osganisari-
is enjoined, and especially thatss ction reSuir;,
prescribed oath to be duly administers q ~
subscribed by each member Of the respee,;r.
companies.
II. Hereafter commissions will be issued -
forwarded upon the recommendations OF The ~,
Gener1Is commanding divisions. The ~.
Generals will cause copies of the muster rulIe :.
soon poss BILE after their receipt, to be forv,rl
oil 10 the Office OF the Adju;aut General.
Ill. Until further order the regiments erv,..
lied in the Southern Division will Be num-
and recognized as follows: The reeirbeut cos.
posed Of the militia Of Douglas County. y n
swift, commandibg,a Jas number one; tho res;m.,s
composed Of the militia Of Linn County. Col ~
T. Snoddy commanding, "a number tw.s: t5e ~.
iment composed Of the militia Of Shawnee Cone
ty, Col. W. W. II. Lawrence comnaDdinS =
number three. Regiments hereafter or4,1i,sS
will be numbered according to the dates Of ,be;t
respective organ zations- BY order Of the c..
mander.in- Chief. GuILFORD DUDLEY.
Adjutant General.
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ready 10 assume the offensive again.
The rebels are rather scared than ela,ed
over their temporary success aga.nst
the army Of the Cumberland.
Meade is making active prepara-
.ions for work. Our forces are feeling
their way towards Mobile. Col. Cloud,
from Gen. Blnnt's command. has made
his way to Little Rock. forming june
ton with Gen. Steele, so that our forces
have cut Arkansas in two.
There was flying report that the
rebels were evacualing Richmond-no,
credited.
Affairs at Charleston remain IN statu
gro. The Unionists in many pairs Of
the South are becoming bold. aasa
The rebels from the Virginia army
who were taken prisoners at the battle
Of Chattanooga. say our Western troops
don't fight like the army Of the Poio'
mac! Guess not. They shoot to kill.
not to waste lead 10 the air. 70 re
Things look-progrsssive save in Mis-.
souri,. where every thing is in a muss.
aud affairs as bad as they can be.
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Saturday, October ;. 1863.


tseems now that the Eastern Diyis-
ion of the Pacific Railroads.&c. far as
our State is concerned-is TO start from
Wyandotte and run straight up the Kaw
valley on this side of the river. This
being the conclusion of the new COM
pany, some things must follow.
Lesvenworth city is thus thrown out
on side track. But there is too much
capital in the commercial metropolis Of
Kansas to be SO slightly ignored. The
leading city Of all the upper Missouri
the one where more business is done
than in al the others put together, per-
haps-is not to be left out in the cold.
20 long Is there can be found house
in which TO obtain shelter and FIRE 10
warm by. Leavenworth will have a
Railroad. She ought to have one. As
. mere locality We care nothing for her
more than any other city; but for the
interests Of Kansas. as State. We do
care. We desire the best thing for the
State. That best thing is 70 make Leav-
enworth the starting point, in Kansas,
of the Pacific road.
But Is this cannot be done we are for
the next best thing. which is 10 run a
road from Leavenworth to Cameron, or
to some point on the North Missouri
road. and thus secure an eastern con-
neciion, ,and then unite with the Pacific
road At the nearest accessible poin'.
As We have previously said, the true
policy for the company 10 pursue is 10
start from Leavenw orth: bring the Kan
sas City road and the tap from Cameron
both to the star'ing-poius. and then run
westward on the one line. This would
secure to the company the certain con-
troll Of all the travel. and place it in a
position that would obviate the uecess-
i:y and cut off the desire for rivalry.
There are two great lines Of travel;
one goes to St. Louis. thence south and
east; the other to Chicago. thence by
the lake route to New York and New
England. TO bring all this travel into
one uunk line through Kansas and west
ward is now u the power of the Com.
pany OF the Eastern Division OF the
Pacific road: but they are about 10 throw
the golden opportunity" away, and
have some rival company TO share the
business with them, to the loss OF both
perhaps. Men often discover their mis-
takes when it 10 too late TO remedy the
evils or gain the advantages over which
fortune gare them control.
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The Missouri Policy.

From the first We have steadily op.
posed the policy which is now ripeuine
to anarchy 10 Missouri. II the United
States pays the troops 10 the field. the
President should command and control
them. This thing of a war within q
war will never answer. There must be
one head to . government and one
supreme leader in military AFFAIRS
The wisest Of all teachers said eye can.
not serve God and Mammon. And i,
is as true to-day as it was eighteen
hundred years ago. We put i.in a lit
tie different shape; ''ye cannot server
the Union and Slavery" A good
patriot can no more love Slavery than
good Christian can lore the devil.
The Missouri policy is pro slavery
or at any rate It is not anti-slayery-
and is, therefore, at variance with the
Emancipation Proclamation Of the Pre-
sident and the policy of the Admins
tra,ion based thereon. lis antagonis-
tic TO the calm declar alton of Mr.. Lin
coin. uttered long ago. that he would
do nothing contrary to his desire fo'
.he freedom Of all men.
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The Reason.

Ewing. an orator withou. e!oquence.
a judge without any legal knowledge.
a General without battle, man noted
only for his vanity. pomposity and in
competeucy.-Atchison Champion. Sd.
The Jesa;. son Of The old salt boiler
e-nI;>- s-1,~---.:sLa. -a. n
lawsuit. and general without having
gained battle Champion 10Th.
Why this bitterness ? A year ago
the united voice Of the people Of Kan
sas was lifted in regret that Judge Ew-
ng was to leave the bench as Chief
Justice Of the Courts. a position he had
been elevated to by large majority oi
the voting freemen Of the State, and
which he had filled with such marked
ability as 10 give satisfaction to all. 1,
was the general feeling and expression
Of the public that his place would no,
be easily filled, il filed at all.
Why. then, this wholesale rebuke,
which not only aimes at Ewing. bu.
broadly brands the people Of Kansas as
semi-idiots for electing and reposing
confidence in a man 10 the last hour oi
his Judicial career, who was "notcd
only for vanity. pomposity and incom-
potency" and without "any legal knowl-
edge" whatever Here is the reason.
perhaps:
Last year the now editor Of the Cham
pion was candidate on the Union ticket
for Lieut.. Governor of the State. Ewing
was q Republican. and supported the
Republican ticket. as he ough, 10 have
done. and Tom Osborne was elected to
the position to which the Champion
editor aspired. Of course Ewing was
ninny and the people of Kansas all
fools for electing Osborne instead ol
Ingalls, Lieut.. Gov. Of the State. The
supreme majesty Of the latter gentle
man is terribly offended. He mus,
have vent. Hence the opening of the
above safety valve.
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H We heartily agree with Tie
Oskaloosa Independent, which says;
"But we think that the less personal
matters are discussed and the more At
ten,ion is given to the affairs OF the
country. the better it will be Tor al
concerned" $50 81 !,
There has been altogether too much
of vituperation and abuse OF individuals
TOO much of calling political oppo'
nen,s murderers. thieves. pimps. hyPo-
critics and copperheads Of late: BY .
class of Kansas journals. We have q
common enemy to fight. and the policy
of getting up quarrel among our
selves at the present time is wrong 'un'
iustiiable and uncalled for.-1Opekd
Record.
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Loyalty.

We have never been able to perceive
that true patriotism consisted in de
nouncing the Administration or its
chosen leaders, either in the cabinet or
the field. On the contrary. We are i'm
pressed with the belief that it is the
duty Of every patriot to hold up the
hands of officers in command, so long
as the government keeps them in au-
thority.
If they are incompetent. present the
facts 10 the President. He is honest,
he is true.h is capable. and any proper
array Of testimony he will regard. But
mere elan,or he ought not to heed. for
clamor is not resorted 10 when facts OF
any thing substantial can be used in its
place. 1t is a weapon which only dem
agogues delight u use. The best man
in the world may be cried down BY
popular clamor, and that, too. without
committing fault. As long as Gen
eral is in command, help him. not pull
against him. thus weakening and even
destroying his usefulness TO the country
This last is queer way Of showing
loyalty. truly! Ifa General is incom-
petent. one who has stood by him
and tried to make him efficient. will
have more influence with the Admin
istration in obtaining his removal than
il he had beea known. open enemy.
and working against him all the time;
and for the very good reason that the
President and Secretary Of War will
..alieye be is not Influenced by pas
sion and enmity. but by patriotic mo-
lives, in asking for his removs.. Hence
it is best always to be candid, fair and
honest-to stand by the Administration
and all its officers while they occupy
places Of trust; and only ask for re.
movals for ineficiency-never on per-
sonal, political or malicious grounds.
If there is wrong anywhere. labor
to make it right-from the President
down; but do it calmly and from pure
love of country; not because you love
this man or hate that one. II q policy
is wrong, show it to be so; il General
is incompetent. prove the fact. These
are our views in brief; and we believe
they are sound.
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Sensible Remarks.

We have refrained from saying any
thing concerning Gen. Ewing for some
weeks past, believing that time would
right all matters. But the following
suggestions from the Kansas City Jour
nal of Commerce are so full of good
sense and sound doctrine, we repro
duce them.
The editor is speaking Of the persis-
tent Misrepresentation INDUCED in
against the General, and refers in par.
ticular to statements made in the St.
Louis Democrat by correspondents who
do not regard the truth. He says:
"And now. may We no, inquire. what
good end is to be attained BY these per.
sistent attacks upon Gen. Ewing-espe-
lilly by the Democrat. Is the eman.
cipaiion cause IN this State to be sub
served by pui,;";:sg ills down man ""' "' has
give us the most radica, anti slavery
administration Of affairs that We have
ever had on the border? Is it the sup
preston Of the whackers that is
sought? We point to the record, and
defy nybody to specify a commander
anywhere in the whole country, who
has pursued a more severe and r.lent-
less policy towards guerrilIas than Gen.
Ewing has, since the hour when he
assumed command Of this district. At
the same time he has been equally
severe against the indiscrimina:e Ihiev.
ing and lawlessness which had become
so fearfally prevalent throughout this
whole section OF country. Is it the
ascendancy Of the radical policy so call
ed in the Nation at large. that is sought?
Gen. Ewing endorses The Presidents S
Emancipation Proclamation and the
arming Of the negroes. and believes and
hopes in the utter overthrow Of slavery
as one of the results Of the war. 1,
not that radical enough ? Is it the
unity Of the radical emancipation party
IN Ills STATE rnar men are af,s,, O..
Ewing is no. a citizen of the State and
will not interfere in our local politics.
But he has received and does receive
the hearty endorsement Of the radical
emancipa,ionis,s in this section.
Gen. Ewing is nothing more to US.
personally. than any other man. We
would support any other equally able
and faithful officers as warmly. under
similar circumstances. But it arouses
all the sympathy and homes, indignation
a man has, to see an officer who is fai,n j.
fully. earnestly and laboriously doing
his duty to the contrary. so foully set
upon by liars and slsndercrs. his every
act and word perverted aud mali sncd.
his character traduced. his reputation
ssparsed. and his name villi6ed. We
blush for the journalism Of the country,
as we Lehold how thoroughly and gross.
ly it has been imposed upon concerning
matters on the Border since the Law
renee Massacre"
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Notice.

Michae! OConner, in the State OF Missouri,
will take notice that David L Mitche.l.oi Doug
las county, Kansas, did, or the Sth day OS Aug
uss 1855. fise his petition in the District Court
in ani tor Jeiir son County. State Of ksnsss. n
eainst the said Michael OConner, setting ierth.
that On the 18th dsy at July, ls63. the sal Mi
chael OConD.r gave his promisso ~ note so said
Mitchell Tor the sum Of one hundred dollars. due
9ne day after dete tn reoi. with interest thereon
from tie i,h day cf August, 1854, until paid, At
.he rate OF ten per cent per annum; that oa ine
9Th day OF August, 1868, an order of attach.
ment was issued thereon, and the Southeast y
of Ssciion 10, in kownship II, in Range IL IN
Jefferson COun,y, State OF Kansas, was ATTACHED
ss the property Of said Michael ONConnor, to sat-
isfy snah claim; and the said Michael U Connes
h notified that he is req iired to appear and an.
swef said petition ON OF before the 9th day or
November. A. ID. 1868
& l5s-swse.6o DIT. MITCHELL.
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The editor Of the Atclison Champion
appears to have mad fit on him. His
columns overflow with fury. He has a
good word for nobody. He is yet sore.
We were surprised last week to find
a notice of our humble self in his col
umns-like al the rest. fun of bile. A.
FIRST We could think Of nothing We had
done to excite his ire. but finally called
to mind few lines We had penned con-
cerning one of his denunciatory articles.
the strength of which consisted in vim
dictive and high sounding adjectives.
He "entertains an undiaguised con-
tempt for al milk and loyslists. -
So do We but We don't think Il neees-
ssry 10 be proclaiming our loyalty on
the bouse-tops every hour in order to
make it appear that We are loyal; nor do
We presume for moment that We are
the only loyal person in the land. and
everybody that don't look At thin g just
as ~ do is . traitor. Not a bit of il.
We have known . great many political
Pharisees in these latter days. some OF
whom were like tle unjust judge. that
neither feared God nor regarded man. !"
But We never knew mach good of any
Of them.
The Champion man has been an ed
itor but few weeks. Like . little boy
with his 6rst pair Of new boots. he must
show of. As be gets older he will learn
wisdom: and when he gets wise. he will
realize that bombass is not eloquence.
epithets not reason. denunciation not
argument, bitter vindicsiveness not logic.
. long list Of adjeesives sot an array Of
facts. maliee and misrepresentation not
virsues, ,but that naked Truth is the hon.
est and most effective Of al weapons.
And when he gets 10 this point. he will
write more bitter things against him
SELF than We have any. disposition to
indulge in. We therefore leave it to
time and the good that is in him 70 work
out his reformation. Self praise is
poor loyalty.
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AFFAIRS IN PLATTE coUNTr.-Anotk.
er party Of Union refugees arrived here
yesterday from flat,e county. Missouri
Affairs there are assuming a most seri
Gus aspect. Every ou,spoken Union
man receives warning to leave.
Col. Moss. Of Clay county, whose
autecedents are not such az to satisfy
the demands Of Unconditional Union
men. with authority from Gov. Gamble
10 command the Enrolled Militia oi
Platte. Clay and Clinton counties. ha,.
instead Of calling the Enrolled Militia
Of Platte county into service, called
out the enrolled rebels, and is now
organizing companies Of men in every
township.
The Moss men stand upon the re-
cords of the military authorities as re.
bells and rebel sywpalhizers. No man
Of undoubted loyalty has yet taken
arms under Moss. But men who are
enl few days from Prices army. men
who are justly suspected as the accom-
plices Of Quantrell, men under bonds
Of two thousand TO ten thousand dol.
lars for disloyalty. men who have been
banisded from the State and those who
in other days fed Cy. Gordon's guerril-
las--these are creatures enlisted and
armed by Col. Moss.
The frst company ,hns armed ia
practically under the comm:ud of Il.
Elijah H. Norton. who, as member Of
ss,voted with Vallandigham and
ionr other traitors against paying our
Grave soldiers in the field dollar. and
who. on his return home. in the days Of
Gordon. made a speech TO his atmiring
friends. a: Platte City. in which he
laughed and joked over the first terrible
disaster TO our arms at Bull Run, aud
boldly avowed his sympathy with trea.
son. as he had before done in a speech
at his old home in Kentueky.-Ccnser.
yutive.
Admit that there may be some ex.
in the above. growing out Of
the excitement which exists on both
sides of the border. and yet there is
evidently enough truth TO make the
sobercst men fear for the result. A
reign Of terror appears TO be approach
ing. il i, is not already inaugura,ed;
and there is NJ telling where it will end
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News Of the Week.

Richmond is reported to be thorough
Iy supplied with provisions and ready
to stand siege. The rebel govern.
men, has no notion OF abandoning the
city.
The rebels have nine iron clads build.
ing in Europe. The English govern.
ment, it is said. will not let them sail
The British are getting a little alarmed
fe- Es"- of -ar with us. They need
q drubbing badly.
The unblushing endorsemement o
the Lawrence massacre BY the Rich.
mond papers. forever stamps upon the
Rebellion and the Confederacy the
odium Of ,ha, most diabolical outrage.
In thus openly espousing the defense Of
the ti~ndish barbarism Of Quan:rell. the
beast Of treason and the chivalry OF the
South have demonstrated what they are
Let them bear the brand Of Cain
forever
The rebel cavalry still make raids
within thirty or forty miles Of Washing.
ton. l. seems that no general can
prevent raids.
The Indians westward are reported
Troublesome.
The immediate emancipation policy
is growing rapidly in favor with the
masses in Missouri: and i. will grow,
for it is the policy Of wisdom. of pro-
gress. of Christianity, and it must pre-
vail.
II is thought Hon. Schuyler Colfax
will be the next speaker Of The House.
He is a good man.
The copperheads Of the North are
much chagrined because they have fail
ed TO get a majority in the mex, House
Of Rspresentatives-they counted on
that sure. They will be worse chagrin-
ed one Of these days. when the soldiers
get home TO scorn and hiss them from
society.
Sr. LOUIS. Sept. PA dispatch from
Little Rock. Arkansas. on the 2lss 10
the Repx6l;can says that Col. Cloud
with 100 Of the Cd Kansas cavalry ar.
rived At tina. place on the 10th. Be-
tween Perryville. in the Indian Terri
tory. where Gen. Blunt defeated the
rebels under Steele and Cooper, and IT.
Smith. Col. Cloud with 500 Of the ed
Kansas cavalry and Rabb's battery at
tackled 1000 rebels under Gen. Cabell,
in strongly fortified position. routing
them with considerable loss.
The rebels re.reated toward Arka.
delphia. a
At Darlanelle. on the 9th. Cloud At
tackled ] 900 rebels under Col. Sherman.
defeated them. capturing their camp aud
a large amount Of commissary stores.
Over 1000 mounted Union;sts Join
ed Col. Clouds command. anxious to
serve for the defense Of their homes.
The irst train started over the Mem,
pEis and Little Rock railroad on the
2lM. sasta .p'
From ten to City deser,ers reach Lit
tie Rock daily. They take the os;h Of
allegiance. and are released.
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We have no ,elegraphic news later
than the 28Ih ult. Al that time mat.
'ers appeared to be in pretty .atisiac.
tory condition. Rosecrans was report.
cd to have received 2O.OOo reinforce
mcnts. and would probably soon be
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General Orders, No. s.

81 LEAvENwoRTH, Sept Is, 1863.
Commanders oi Regiments, Hat,alions and
Companies. IN the Northern Division vi Kansas
State Miii'ia, will direct each cump,uy, al their
hfsf meeting tosign u copy of the following oath,
certified to by petson authorized to administer
oath, and transmit the same 10 these lI,a quar-.
terS. H tE f1
OArn.-We do solemnly swear that we will
support, protect and defend the Constitution and
Government OF the State OF Kansas. against all
snemies, whether foreign or domestic, and that
we viii bear true faith and loyalty to the same;
and further, that We do thi, without ANY reser .
vaiion or evasion, to perform IN good faith all
the duties which may legally be required OF u.s.
SO help Us God. -
Names OF Members. Age
Subscribed and sworn.io before me, this -
day Of, a. u. 1863
by command os Maj Gen. Mcdowell
IL. HACkBuSCH, a. A. G.
Subscribe Ger tho Tu.i.nou.I.
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TPREx,rx on GoLD-The sub.

scTioer. who cannot change his orices vi h the
fuciu .,ions of gold. without ,ncufring enormous
expense in advertising the changes. j. comDe He'd
TO sell his Pens at Old Price,. Thinking his Gus
toners entitled TO the benefit OF the Premium on
Gold. rather than the Wsll.sfre.I de5ssers OF the
best currency q Is country ever hal, he now Of
:ers % all RENTING the amount OF the orders
in Cod the iull premiu m in this city on the DAY
when received In this way ne hoTes tn do the
country and his customers some good without,
made without Gorp.
When Paper money is sent. United States is
preferred over a other
A. MOHTON. IS Maiden Lane. N. Y.
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The Richmond Wing Claims victory
for Bragg over Rosecrans. bat mourns
the heavy loss to the rebels in officers
and men. and says It will be barren
yictoiy unless Rosccrans is driven out
o East Tennesse aud bis army destroy
cd. That is the fact. bat We don't be-
lie,e i. can he done.
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Stock Notice.

The undersigned has in his possession
Two OF three year Old maze. Any one
having lost the animal. can have her BY
giving proper decrip'iOn and proof, and
paying all charges. So
N w. TAYLOR. Sheriff.
Oskaloosa. Kan. Oct. LIST. 1868.
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