The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-11-14
SATURDAY, November II, 1868.
The Lesson Of History.


potent even TO the cxusal student oi
the records Of past times. Man pro.
poses. God disposes." is an old but q
tru,hfal adage. =, .5ss@ " -
Read in she Ii Ls=Q@=tLis fact. the
history Of our own nation during the
past three years i. full Of instruction.
Three years sgo Ar. Lincoln was
elected President. But the widest
enthusiast did not dream when be de.
posted bis ballo: for that gentleman
that before Two years Of his admins
tra,ion should pass. be would pen the
fiat of lIBERrY 10 three millions ol
slaves +! Ay. even after the guns OF
treason had belehed forth their hellish
fires upon Sumter. few If any saw the
good time SO near s, hand. nsi1 20
F,em,n became the John the Bap-
list. crying in the midst Of the wilder.
ness Of Slavery. prepare sc the way
Of Freedom. make straight her paths. -
Blu, like the Jews Of old BY the Messiah.
the nation was not prepared for the
glorious advent Of the day Of Jubilee
But the right chord was touched and it
vibraied in tens Of thousands OF hearts;
and from many waiting Simeon wen,
up the glad benedic,icn. God Bless
FRENoxr Aud he is bles.. He will
live forever in the memory Of . CRATE
ful people. s
But the war went on. Huge armies
were raised. aud the cry vent forth
"On to Richmond T. But there was
no such progress 10 BE- made. On,he
sontrary for mouths Washin y,on was
though. 10 be in danger. Buell. ven
10 Chattanooga and then ven, bacL
again. Ger arms made np-rermanen'
progress-here victory there defeat
The Rebellion grew strong. defiant,
domineering. 1t was gaining credit
abroad in pfeportioe-as it grew strong
at home. Two hundred thousand lives
had been offered up . willing sacrifice
on the altar Of the Union; but the day
o! unity appeared more distant than a,
the beginning. Become bold By. our
want Of success. the rebels invaded
our soil. and it seemed that the tide oi
war had set full in their fovor.
From the glad hour tha: John (hap'
PLY named FRExosr-Nount Of Free.
dom bad cried out prepare the way!
thousands Of hearts had held on to the
cry Of LisERfs; and from tens Of thou.
sands f hearts had gone up fsrven,
prayers 10 God that the curse Of Slave.
~ might be bloitej out. The Presi.
dsn:-and II the 6rst nearly all II.
people were with him-would save The
Union with Slavery. then with or with.
ont it. But God vas in the storm and
he in.ended that Slavery should die.
And 50. By making it . necessity. the
Proclsmatioa esms-came 10 sri:e oi
the President and the peoplc-in spite
Of all oppoei,ion from oil quarters: for
it was the voice Of God whispering
above Ike storm! ~ lilis n
1t came. and 10 the change Our
armies made no greater exertions: our
genersls exerted lhemselyes no harder;
but an unseen. mighty power was work
Ing with them. Gradually the strength
Of the Rebellion began TO yield. The
structure to erumble away. What did
il! Our armies ? No.our armies had
been at work Tor eighteen months be.
fore sni scarcely more than maintained
their oso. while the Zoe grew strong 10
their ssry pressne-. MOI SO nov. The
on.i arserr had been opened. and the
Iife-blood Of Treason wss Aoving out.
An the skin Of her surgery vas un
equal TO The tack of stancbing The
wound. Terrible efforts shs huge mon
sser put forth; sPssmodie atienp,s 10
regain the g,onnd she had lost: bu.
every blow Was . failure and recoiIed
Spoa the heads u those. ~Lo gave it.
And now where are We I? On safe
grounds. We may have some Iexers~s
yet: but for the past ten months oar
progress tas teen steadily ONWARD
We have. The. Mississippi, We haze
Esst Tennessee. the backbone for
strength. aud the heart for supple. Of
tbs Confedsr.ey;;, and as ws write. the
cheering nevs comes over the rires
aud gis.Idens these westssn abrezes.
.'6um~r Is suis :" Tho old Ass
waves where il was irsi insniied bs the |
powder aud balls Of tie rebellion.
= ..LIsEarr AND ysros s'fSso |
This IS The piatfo,n Fl vic,o,y. God
gees 'xtsh tie armies On whose baapers
III. - wosds are iascihe4-wosds sha,