The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-04-11

homes and compelled to seek safely in
flight. leaving their families and iheiI
property Al the mercy Of marauders.-
Eceniny News
"For some days pas, the unfortunate
sufferers OF the southwest portion o
the State, who have been driven out on
account OF their union sentiments, have
lined oar thoroughfares, and presented
many Of the most painful scenes o
poverty and aiillc;ion ever witnessed in
this city.-S.. Louis correspondent, OF
the n. Y. Herald.
have a private letter from a m=n
in Missouri, in whose word have The
utmost confidence. from which make
an extract or two: because The most
of us have been driren from our homes,
and had to leave our families in almost
destitute circumstances, and flee to save
our lives, and that for no other oifsnse
than being loyal TO the best Government
that ever was known" again "these
are the reasons why We are SO hard on
the rebels, several men Of our compan :
have been robbed of nearly every thing
they had. even 10 their wearing clothes.
Now who can blame US for being hard
on the upholders Of such conduct
Now il would seem that any more
quotations would be useless; therefore
desist. 1t is due that | say by way of
explanation that l had no reference 10
what was going on in that part of Mis-
souri,, | say driven of from Missouri.
Now, what rish: have you TO dispute IL.
Are you acquainted with every thing
that is going on in every part of the
State? When | landed here men-and
indeed families-were pouring in here
and passing by, from dliferen, parts of
western and south h-westeIn Missouri.
Some of them had 81 hours given the m
to leave in, and some had no: SO long;
and some had longer time. Some left
10 save their property from the grasp
of Secssh guerrilla banis. Ii is es,i-
mated thai six hundred moving wagons
passed through Oskaloosa during The
Spring, Summer and Fall Of 1861. most
ly from soutbwes, Missouri, driven off
either by threats of violence, or from
fear of being robbed OF their properly.
1t is estimated that no less than five
hundred men were driven in this way
from Jasper county. In view of all
these facts it cannot be possible that l
commmitted any crime in making the
statement l did. The driving off Of
union men is among tue miIdest Of
secession outrages, in many instances
they have murdered unicn men at their
homes.
The same system Of oppression and
outrage has characterized the secession
movement wherever it has prevailed.
Witness the case of the venerable Judge
Cslron Of Nashville, who was ordered
To resign his Office. or leave the State,
only twenty four hours was allowed
him to make up his mind in. within
which time he took his departure, leav-
ing the aged partner Of his bosom. who
was too i'll 10 be moved. And witness
the case of the East Tennesseans, ~hn
were driven in such numbers as 10 form
two Regiments of Federal soldiers after
they reached Kentucky. Witness the
case OF Parson Brownlow cast into pris-
Oh with one hundred and City other
union men, from which prison numbers
were taken and hung. and great many
Others died Of disease from being crowd
ed into damp unhealthy prison. and the
want Of proper care. The Parson was
at last ordered to leave The Confederacy,
ard sent under military escort and aas
OF truce TO the Federal lines, afterwards
his family was ordered TO leave in thirty
six hours. Turn your eyes TO Kentucky
(my native state and see families turn
ed cut of their houses. and their stock
driven Of, and their houses burned, on
the road from Bowling Green to Mum
fordsville, and at Columbus where ten
families were ordered by military au-
g thority 10 leave in two hours under pain
of death if they failed. How many
union men have been shot and hung in
Arkansas and Texas will never be
known Till the righteous Judge makes
requisition for blood.
am th ,nkful to God, thai when you
made up your minds TO sacrifice your
old Pastor, you were unable to find any
thing of more serious nature against
his character. II you were to exclude
Ne twice Ten thousand times for wiring
that letter ii would rot injure me in the
sight OF God or disinterested men. You
have no right to fall out with me for
being a union man. | was that when
was Grs; received into your christian
fellowship. l continued to be union
man all the time was among you, which
was nearly seven years. The last cleo
tion we had in Missouri before left
was to elec, delegates to the State con-
vention. We all voted together then for
the union candidates. Ny brethren
We were all union men then. l am The
same yet. if you have changed it is no
fault Of mine, | hardly think it neees-
sary TO say much in reference to the
reasons why am union man. mos, Of
you have heard ms express myself free
ly on that point while | was among you.
had conscientious scruplss as TO the
moral isht Of pulling down that beau
tiful structure raised by the hand of our
patriotic fathers. The unrivaIed pros
nor;fv of tha .o,,r,r- fill, .,t,,. n