The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-11-21
Significant Victories.

Significant Victories.
The recent elecsions have all gone
right in the main. For time We bad
fears that Missouri had given ber
strength to The Conservatives: but il
nov appears that she has done better.
and that the Radicals have some Eve
thoussnd msjorily.
But the nn.st noteworthy feature ot
the elections is The r->ul. in the Border r
Slave Sites MARYLAND gives m over
whciming majority for ec,ancipa'ion'
Missouri gors the same road by small
~r expression in m.ja:::ss but under
circumstances which give equal EN-
phasis to her act. Tennessee is be.
~v..."y rsasca,iy aDoi oi,tionised: and even
poor old lsggard Kentucky. 80 long
poisoned and s,upetied By the pro sIa'
very doses OF George D. Prentice and
bis compeers.is rousing from her drug.
ged .iumbers and awxking to the real.
living. immortal spirit Of the hour.
The lines ~rs so piainly drawn tina,
they can only be mistaken by those
Who are wiiliul!y blind. The rue men
Of the land. everywhere. North. South
Es,t and Wsst,no long remain in doub,
~ to the eause and care OF treason. On
all sides come the words OF cOudemna-
iion-come. 100. from men who Al the
opening Of the struggle regarded the
Curse. as thing So sanclited BY the
cons tuition aud compromise that 1t Was
too holy to be touched. and must be
kept intact with sacred care.
But nov how changed. The bruta
lising effect Of the internal system. It's
adaptation 10 brood treason and crime
Of every sort. have been made 10 ap-
pear in the focus Of such dood ot
light, that she who runs may read.
and not even an honest fool can mis-
take the truth.
God has written upon the wsll-wis''
the finger Of Omnlpo.ence the g'aud
decree. The Curse has been "weisi sied
in tie ba!ances," and will bs bio,led
from iL.s taif land, aud they who 6gh,
asxinst lLls desilauie cousun.niPti0il
viii 6nd themselves nghtiag sSslnsi
God. All the buiwsrks that rebels Anu
cOpperneAds can sGr0w Up viii ~.
maze arieuse tvr sns God toi sakeu. /.
00d-accuI sea y s.sm q human pvG~'
a.e, which has te>sed Ike the pail Vi
EreOus snd the biig,n ot desviztiou up'
on "issr Columt,as happy land.
luapa Goo ior The Ui-.sed change
IhanA Uod .ilal Lire race Vi U0asn.
faces nuss SOU Os exuncl! i.e.'
''occupalion Is gone." aud hencrioit.
there Wll be- -uous 70 ask x4u GVue ~
base ~ " .eia ti.e pilAut i,oii.aso y. a
poll icxi Siase ~ ii.s Svu.Ae.u tssA
master.
Il was glorioas war when the pals,-
oso. I775 mcs tIe tvss vi liberty All"
.dloss then, isoM New La. .,aud. l.sAs
-a'mvre glorious d"y ~ ~i'e","a ii'e tour'..
oi July. 1916. The i"arpen1euce vi t.s
heart vi the New WUiiu MAS 0eciAreu.
but IL wss sc.Eceiy i-ss y Nay vi Eior!
Ni.e. tie ivng.s a..ed sVs- VI fs~clUin
went ios.b on ,he xxad Os SeptemOer
1869. and was ratified Vn The tust y.
January. 1853.
Anu now comes the voice VI the peo
pie, Tue gsess s.bMsts Vi ins pss'cy u.
the iauu; sud Vi. v nst = tUice A. 10 II
comes IKE lie ''svunl vi inx,y wxlers
an; mighty iLundesisgs. aud isS d,a-
pxsons reach ne very hssveHs. ~nsie
Tie cIy Is one which n,xkss earth ie.
iolce, and thus the vrrdi;. Oows VIA
S.AxkKy.
The victory has Lesn dearly purcl.as
Cd, but ~ w0slh al ss.s L.ovd ana