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The New York herald., 1863-02-21
HORSES, CARRIAGES, sc.

A ssIsTANT QUARTERMAsTERs OFFICE, CORNER
IA q and Twenty second streets
WAsnINGToK, ID. C., Feb ~, 1863
SALE OF CONDEMNED HORSES AND MULES.
VIII be- sold Tuosday- 24th lot Of condemned
Horses and Mules. belonging to the Depart
ment Mt the government corras the Washington OBJ
Berva,ory
Terms cash. in government funds.
j. G. MCGUIRE Co.. Auc0neers
CHAS. II. TOMPkiNS,
Captain and Assistant Quart ermaster U. S. Army
The New York herald., 1863-02-21

DARIsfAS CABINET
SSl BROADWAY <3 BROADwAY
Al an cnoou. p.n1r and with costly sadlt.aaa tSls
elaborate collection IA nOW on eIhlbitDn-
OPEN fFOR 0EATLEMEs ONLY YRON
10 A. NJ. 70 ~ u. N.
The New York herald., 1863-02-21

A ARoN cox, AUcTIONEER, WILL SELL ON THE
premises Feb r. at 4 O'Clock, four first class English
Basement Houses, lS lyU, 1872 and lA York Jersey
MY. Capitalists anu famiies would do well to attend 70
sha sale but i've minutes walk ferry.
most desirany located posonement Of the
weather For further particulars apply to the auconeer
XhiS property must be sold. AARON cox, Aucttonecr
IS Montgomery street. City.
The New York herald., 1863-02-21

UCTIOE SALE OF RARE BOOKS. IN WASHING
N ton6O00 volumes; eco voimes) Wash
tngtons library. sold at Mt Vernon Railroad Re-
ports Pcrrys JAPAN American Niles Resser
many and valuable ,sOd. Silver Copper
Coins Medals rare Painting from Virginia. Order BOOK Of
Washtngton's March through New Jersey, Autographs.
Sale Monday March 2, and continued.
Catalogues furnished by L. WALL CO., Auctioneers.
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The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24

having destroyed important railroad
concentrations for the rebels, ,whqere
greatly alarmed at the aspect Of affairs
May Heaven prosper the good work ev'
erywhere.
The District of the Border is enlarg'
ed so as to include the whole of Kan
sss. Gen. Ewing retaining command
Gen. -Iohn NeNsl--sapssosdss-0sa'
Blunt iu command of the Frontier. and
the latter is etdsfs4 .ts.Fsis Lsaven-
worth, and from there to report BY let
ter to headquarters at ST.. Louis fo'
further orders.
n 'Geh. Banks. with a we'll appointed
force. landed in Texas. and will soon have
that State under Federal control. and
stop the gebsl fade 'A1edsa Mexico: ''
Some firing at Charleston. but active
work not fully -recommenced at latest
advices.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24

One of the sad attendants of an eIec-
tioneering campaign is that Of willful
misrepresentation and downright lying.
1t seems that men after Office, and their
friends for them. take special pains to
malign their opponents. and set all sorts
of false reports aaost. We have al
ready heard of some in the present
canvass, which We know to be false.
and which those who circulate them
know equally we'll IL be false. Strange
that men will do so: and yet some even
think il is smart and sAreud to slander
q neighbor and thus secure his defeat
We trust the people Of the county
are TOO well posted to be deceived by
these false and malicious reports. II
a man is known to be upright, and has
main aimed the character Of good and
law abiding citizen. it is safe to dis
credit al slanderous reports concerning
him. If he has not maintained a good
reputation; if he is not known to be
faithful and true; if he is not loyal and
law-abiding. it is not safe to trust him
with Office or 10 rely upon his word.
Every good citizen has duty TO per-
form which he cannot omit without
SHINING against his country and doing
an evil 10 himself and his neighbor.
An individual who will defraud a
candidate by lying. will steal.if he has
good opportunity. He does steal-he
steals his neighbor's reputation. and
defrauds his fellow.ci,izens BY deceiv-
ing them. II he is trading = horse.
and makes false statements concerning
the animal. the law will take hold Of
him; but how much worse is il to belle
a man than horse. TO deceive a whole
community than single Individual |!
We hope the voters OF the county
will mark all liars. and all the candi-
dates who have men circulating reports
against their opponents without the
proof. These men that simply state a
thing to be SO. and show no evidence
but their own assertion. or the "they
say SO" Of the common slanderer should
nerer be 6elisred. Men do not 90 abou,
the country circulating stories. unless
they are seeking Office themselves. or
are paid to do the duty; or else hare
some other sinister mOsire as a promptsr.
And there is more than little in this
last consideration. Make note Of that!
"'oie for good men: men known to
be honest; and let de-..,y.ur, and
Sv'v ssv.~Ss"n~ sasc VI tuedIse,ses.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
Denunciation and vltuperation.

These are the two weapons mos,
used by political speakers and writer's
in Kansas. 1t is SO everywhere too
much; but is worse here than almos,
anywhere else. We have hardly seen
q logical. argumentative leader in a
Kansas journalin SIX months: bu. every
week We see high-sonnding adjectives
and tie most bitter declamations against
this man or that-this or the other
measure. We see articles OF column
long denouncing men and measures,
and look them through from end to end
in vain for single fact They arc all
sound and fury
We hear men make speeches, but we
seldom see document produced. unless
II is one to show what I did on some
occasion, or what some one else didn't
do-neilher the one or the other a.
mounting TO "row Of pins.'
We shall hail the day when there
is change in this respect: when men,
either as writer's or speakers, W ho come
before the public. must say something
besides lauding themselves or traduciny
their neighbor. We are tired of this
everlasting use Of all the adjectives ex
Pressive Of laudation, and vituperation
II man is to be denounced, tell whv:
not keep on say ing. che is a rascal:
he ought to be removed or defeated: he
is rascal remove him remove him Il
nssfeat him defeat him %
"Why. wat evil hath he done 2"
But they only cry the more: "Away
with him remove him defeat him +,
II was just such clamor as this that
crusiied the Messiah. Let us have
done with it.and resort 10 reason, facts,
argument: stand by the right. BY truth
and justice. and he upon whom these
fall. let him be removed. or defeated:
or. if need be, "ground to powder"
beneath popular opinion-,I,e calm, So
Der. majestic voice and action OF the
people deliberately put forth.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
slo~nlov. Knoxville whig and
8 O. Rebel Ventilator.

: 1 propose 70 psblish al weekly and
tri-weekly Journal. bearing the shove
title, At Knoxville. in East Tennessee;
and the weekly paper. made up from
the contents Of the tfi- i-Weeklies, / pro-
pose to send out to distant subscribers,
for Two, Dollars per annum invariably
in advance. Subscriptions: and, remit
tances will be forwarded to me at Gin
cinaii. from which point expect to ship
|'my'paper' and materials. / expect to
issue the -6rst number in October. as ii
was in that month two years ago, nv
paper was cruahed by the Cod forsaken
mob at Knoxville. called the Confeder-
ate authorities l viii commence with
this hell-born' and hell bound rebellion,
where the traitors forced me io1eave of,
and all who wish the paper would do
well to commence with. the first issue AS
lintend that single paper shall be worth
The subscription price 10 any Uncondi.
tions,. ilnien mari! .'r''' = +" -
In the rule Of my editorial ecnauci.I
shall abiare thar severity With destroys
the Independence Of che press, and cast
from ne. that .faciious opposition which
gives TO party what is due TO country.
And Wills, the name Of my journal in
dicates iG unmisiakable terms. its pol
tiles. l shall rs a faithful sentinel. for
get Wings. Democrats. Know No,hings.
and Republicans, and remember, only
my Government, and the preservation
Of the Federal Union--as richly worth
all the sacrifices Of blood and treasure
their Preserv lion msy 'eost-evcn to,
the .sxiermiux'ion ofsthe present race
ofmen.ihe consumption Of all the means
OF the present age! as,r,nf
= W. G.. BRowSLow.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
A Pledge-Honm.

If man gives his solemn word Of
honor to his neighbor that he will per-
form . certain act-as the payment of
money At given time-in which both
are interested. and then refuses to per-
form the act. what do people say ? They
call him dishonorable. Ii a man gives
a pledge to dozen men. or two dozen,
and violates his wore. can it be less dis
honorable than if he gives it to only a
single man? Certainly not. If = man
pledges himself 10 twenty FIVE men. and
through them to whole county. is he
not bound in honor 70 abide his vow as
much as though be give his bond !? Ger
tainly he is. liza man does not intend
to abide the decision Of convention.
let him not go before it.
Every honest MIN in the nation and
in he world. deuounce reputation, aud
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
the State of Mississippi is BY word o

the State of Mississippi is by-word Of
reproach to-day. because she repudiated
her word. Even JEFF. Davis. the arch
traitor. is ashamed of the deed, and tries
10 lie himself out of connection with it.
But Mississippi is no worse than any
man who will repudiate his word. either
TO single neighbor. or a convention Of
his neighbors. Is not that plain case?
Why. then. do men place themselves
in this situation ? Are they 80 greedy
after Office they cannot wait single
year? Will they persist in writing dis
honor and reputation upon their own
record
We are not actuated by personal feel
ing IN this matter: but there is . great
principle at the bottom Of the subject
that of confidence 10 persons and COM
munities. What can We hope for. if
every tie that gives men confidence in
each other. is cut asunder. and COM
munity set adrift on the sea Of distrust.
each man suspicious of his neighbor ?
There must be some common ground Of
anchorage. or We are at sea without
compass or chart. There is . point
where. for it. orn protection. society
must rsbuke the tendency to cut loose
from moorings. and demand the fulfill
ment of pledges.
On this subject. as on every other,
We try to stand by principle. honor and
right. If man gives his word in any
shape. he is bound by it. II a mans
honor. reracity and regard for truth do
not bind Aim to his rord. nothing WiH.
Now. We are simply laying down
principles. which are wide aud deep.
and so plain that none can mistake them.
They are SO important no one can safely
ignore them. We leave others to draw
iuferenccs. make applications and reach
conclusions.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24

o. rear gard. = fIankers; rs away
fron hif fscortiis eommandslas s,rag-
lin5 thrb9gh .i country. - he only
hal5ed 9stry - get them 10 good
sMpe, s3s TO Into BaxisfA pings in
good style. The Rebel advance be
certainly mistook for our troops a. Bax-
ter Springs. coming out to receive him
with military honors.' Certain il is,
the 6rst imitation he had Of tha. t,res.
ence Of rebels, was vo!ley from their
guns. Had Gen. Blunt been at the
head of bis command, had them all in
their places. had out his advance guard
and fiankers, discovered the presence Of
the enemy. formed his men in line Of
battle. spoken to them words of conf
dence. We believe the result nigh, have
been entirely different. We den..s slrink
that indicates either good judgment
Or Geae.alsbip, fol . General 10 Yet his
men all cut TO pieces ed saurdered.
without At least killing. some. of the
enemy.-Cosrel Grove Pres.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
Bought Up.

1t is reported that the nominating
convention in this County was bought
up. Who made the purchase! Who
sold themselves And what was the
price paid! As tue charge now stands
it is sweeping accusation against the
whole body. You that make the
charge. name the men and the price.
II you cannot do this, hold your peace.
We believe that the men composing
the convention were honorable, and tha,
they all did wha. they could to give us
the best ticket they could make. out Of
the timber on hand. We may think
they made some mistakes. other may
think the same: bu, it is an open insult
10 charge them with being bough, up.
aud they ows it TO themselves 10 hurl
back the foul accusation in the teeth OF
those who make il. A charge Of this
kind is more infamous than charge Of
horse-s,ealinS. Gentlemen Of the con-
vention. do you intend to submit to be
thus slandered Ii YOU do =: nc
matter II the crime is fastened upon
You. Are you guilty OF the infaEs;y VI
-"."S out! II .-:,.suY ou, and
make your accussrs swallow their false
hoods.
Z. s. We are told tha. the story
was started by some OF the sore heads,
because the convention did no. see fit
to nominate them. The language is
about this: IL was sure Of being NOM
mated; bu. l was not. therefore, tie
convention was bough, up" Yes, the
slmigh,y Il. me-. u.s. is at the bot
tom Of the thing. We honestly believe
that the men who make such charges
would sell themselves for considera-
sion; and hence believe that others
would do the came.
Gentlemen Of the convention and fel-
low citizens Of the county. mark these
men. They judge others by them
selves; they will not do TO trust. Re-
tuke them at the polls. and do i. eiFectu-
ally. They have grossly insulted you
as delegates. and as citizens who sent
up the delegates, now let them feel that
they. cannot do this with impuni.y.
Show them that you are too honest to
vote for such slande,ers, il they do
charge you with crime for meaner
and more contemplate than horse
stealing.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
Independent Candidates. :"

The Bloomington (lllinois) Pants.
graph thus speaks Of this class Of aspi-
rants:
"They are generally disappointed
and discon,ented men. who, failing to
get the regular nomination for some fat
office.try 10 win i, by uniting an oppo
sition minority with some evil disposed
OF their own party. thus outvoting the
straight ticket. No really honest On.
ion man will ever take such course
as this. 1t is selfish, treacherous and
traitorous. The man who gets an. Of
flee in that way. gets j, dishonesty and
causes the Philistines TO rejoice and the
uncircumcised TO triumph. In this
life-struggle Of the Nation. when our re :
public reels beneath the blows of North.
ern and Southern traitors, it is time for
all honest men to clasp together, and,
abandoning all private aims, form q cir
Gle. never to be broken by treachery or
selfshness. around the Nations altar :"
a
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24

The Leavenworth Cossersat;vs won
ders what Sam Wood has 10 say about
Gen. Blunt and his Band now. Sam.
Wood 10 our knowledge never said
but little about either. The Band has
been inhumanly butchered, and We wo'd
let them rest IN peace. We cannot
help regrelting tha, they had not been
armed with Minnie Muskets or Shsrp.s
Carbines. instead Of musical inslru.
ments. AS to Blunt. we never doubted
his courage. A bystander once said.
when he saw a bull trying 10 but. =
Locomotive of Of the track, Il admire
his spunk, but damn his Judgment III
was the Duke OF Wellington. we believe
who said, "A General surprised . is a
General disgraced.' Gen. Blunt Il
seems to us from reading his own s,ory
in the Conservatipe.was most complete.
" surprised. Hel'ad- cut no advance
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
Army Correspondents.

AUBREY. Kan. Oct. I9.h 1868.
FRIEND RoBERrs:-News from the
command under Gen. Ewing is Of mol
::snch importance. Since The skirmisL
between Gen. Brown and Shelby. iiu
which the latter lost two pieces Of artil-
lery. 3; Q taken prisoners. apd between
s'aty anu seseusy HtnsL ...I wvuuueu,
our men have not succeed in over,akinQ
them. and they are now making their
way out Of the State rs fast AS possible.
Gen. Ewing with force Of about 1900
is only a lew hours behind. and it j.
doubtful whether the enemy gets away
without being forced to a fight.
Day before yesterday. about 800
fresh troops left Trading Post under
command Of Col. Lynde. and it is ex-
pec,ed that they will get ahead Of the
enemy and check him. enabling Gen.
Ewing 10 overtake them. - u
One man named Isaac Cox Co. C..
iiih Reg. was womnded BY ball thro'
the left lung. which is the only casualty
on our side that have heard Of.
This chase after Shelby is much more
severe on both men and horses than the
one after Quantrell. Our men travel
led sixty miles one day with nothing
to eat for themselves or horses, and
water only once during the day, and at
night few had anything except apples
and roasted notafnaa 10 saf
Weather lately has been very dis
wind high. and dust flying
IN clouds. All is quiet in this vicinity.
s -.a5 .dat, UNION.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
The News.

The latest news is Of much import.
ance. As We suggested last week. the
rebels concentrated large force under
Lee. and prepared to attack Meade
with superior numbers. hoping 10 de,
ieat him and then take Washington.
Meade appears to have thwarted Lee
IN his 6rst movements. but the latter
finally succeeded in escaping the vigil
ance Of our general, and was making
his arrangements for the decisive blow,
when suddenly he received peremp,ory
orders from JEFF. Davis to hasten of to
the southwest to meet an attack from
Burnside. who had driven the rebels
from East Tennessee, and was threat.
ening Richmond from behind being on
ly one hundred miles from Lynchburg.
Thus was the nice laid scheme of Lee
brought to nought, and all his calcula-
tion knocked into 'pi.'
As the rebels retreated they destroy
ed the Alexandria aud Orange railroad
from Manassas to Culpepper. burning
up all the ties. evidently to retard the
pursuit of our army. which they must
have greatly feared.
Just wha. Burnside is doing we have
no information further ,han that he gave
The rebels a good drubbing in Tennessee.
and they skedaddled with loss Of ar
Iillery. goo men killed and wounded and
100 prisoners. lie j, represented as
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
Our President.

President Lincoln is not 2 oriil'an'
man, in the common scceptasion OF the
term: but he is much better; he IS :
cautious and careful man. 1t requires
but little talent and touch OF genus
to make dash; but it requires 'c'sdo"
to administer government with sue
cess when the Ship Of State is in q
storm amid the breakers. with the ele-
ments in utter confusion and tile winds
blowing from all points of the compass.
Such has been the situation Of Mr..
Lincoln. He has had to stser amid AL
shades Of opinion. Now he has been
beset with the radicals. and anon the
conservatives have besieged him. Both
parties claim to present facts and to be
advocating the true policy-aud the
only policy which should be pursued
in . certain contingency The Presi-
d. ff...fa n
den. hears with attention and respect;
but he does not jump at a conclusion
on the spot. He says: "Gensiemen'
I will take the matter under considera-
tion." He does consider; he weighs,
he looks on this side, then on that; and
at last reaches = matured conclusion,
from which he seldom has to recede.
He is generally right. and people see It
in the end. He is prudent man. and
seeks to do right rather than TO please;
and herein is the secret of his success.
He will live in the grateful remem-
brauce Of the people when his TIA
ducers are dead and forgotten. ,.a 'af
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
EE The latest rendering Of the
name Of Vallandighsm BY the soldiers
is Villain danhim. . .Yf
Oskalooso.

In our notice of the jefferson County
Fair. We ne elected TO speak Of OskaIoosa.
the county seat. 1t IS beautifully loca-
ted on high ground. and the site is one
Of the best we have seen in the West.
1t appears 10 be well laid off. and the
lots ample. AT this time there are but
few Improvements going op. owing to
the war and other causes which affect
all new towns. The contests for The
county seat between it and oiEer towns
in the county have been somewhat Bit
ter. and the disappointed naturally have
dislike TO building up what ihey con-l
slider a, rival. Oskaloosa being near
the center Of the county. will un!oubt.
edly remain the county seat for series
Of years. aid it is the duty anu interest
Of ..all citizens Of the, county 70 aid m
building it up. The interests oil the
county and its capital town are almost
Identical. aud the building up Of O>ka-
loosa will add largely to the value Of
property in Jefferson county. All that
the town wants is few more enierpris-
ing business men.who will drop all sec
tional feeling. and each do his duly to
make il live place. Tie county seat
of the large and rich county of Jefferson
is sure to be thriving inland town.and
its success is only a question Of lime
The citizens should not fail to maintain
their county paperiin prefersnee to oil
others. The Independent is ably con,
ducted. and deserves a larger support,
In no way can SO small iian oulsy beng
so large return.-Leav. Bulletin. -
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-24
Gen. Gran. assumes command Of II

Gen. Grant assumes command of the
new Department Of the Mississippi and
Gen. Rosecrans is consequently super
ceded. We regret to have Rosecrans
taken from active service. He is an
able officer. and has done we'll: but he
appears 10 have failed at Chickamaupa
He was sick. Gen. Thomas succeeds
to the command Of the army of the
Cumberland, which his heroic conduct
and admirable generalship saved from
destruction in the recent battle. He
hes nsbly vou bis way to this honor.