The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-02-14
Convention of Traitors.

Call Tor convention oil tralIOrS u tuoo'
at Louisville for the purpose of desisIng
some plan for the destruction OF the
Union and the government. Ostens'-
bly, the call is for peace convention;
but peace in this sense is the acknow-
ledgement Of the Southern Confederacy
and the destruction of the nationality OF
the Republic.
These servants Of the Devil and Sla-
very. haye stolen the much abused
name of Democracy to use as covering
10 hide their crimes; just as Santan did
when he rebelled in heaven and drew
one third part of the celestials TO unite
with him. We presume these latter
day Satans and rebels will be, from all
appearances, s,about as successful as their
"iilustrious predecessor" and will car
ry with them, one-third of the Demo
cratic party. And as in the former in
stance, SO in this, tie rebels are the very
scorst class that Ire. Good angels. were
not found in the conspiracy with Satan
and his coadjutors, neither are good
men found in the conspiracy with JET
Davis and his northern allies.
When good angel is found in hell,
then a good man will be found in the
ranks of traitors at the North, and moi
before.
We hope no traitor will be permitted
to leave Kansas for this peace conven'
tioa, which is 10 assemble at Louisville
for tile benefit of JEFF. Davis. Ecers
man IN Mat convention should be hung
We dislike any thing that looks like
mob law, it i. unsafe, it is dangerous
for meu TO take the law into their OWL
hands; but no body of traitors should
be permitted to pollute the soil OF Kan
sas By assembling TO pass resolutions
TO "aid and encourage" rebellion, and
send delegates 10 the traitors con
yentiou called TO meet at Louisville
We know the people OF this State d.
not wan, any such doings, and no mel
can 20 to tha. body and not misrepre
sent public sen,imen there.
If there is small minority who low
JEFF. Davis better than the Union, le
them 60 to their place at the Sou'h,an
from the regions of rebeldom send Vi
their delegates to Louisville.
$ He who favors any other peace thai
Q that of unconditional submission on tn
9 par, of the rebels. is an enemy Of hi
$ country. If he is not traitor at hed'
he is one in the head. There is. ther
can be but one successful termins'io
u of the war, and tha, is by the over
ST throw of the rebels and the establish
is ment Of tie authority Of the govern
oi ment over all the territory of the n;
'e ton. Separation in any shape is eve
m lasting war. Better fight on ten yea
" and be united in the end, than TO sep
rate on any terms now or hereafter
10 Two separate governments never e'
live in peace-never; and it is wor
H. than folly to talk Of accomplishing su'
no an mpossibili,y. Union is peace; al
:" any thing else is war.
y Since the foregoing was in type
have the Conservative of the 10th ins
~ iu which it is intimated very plain
u that the time for openly talking tire
son in Kansas is about past. II is al
% said that no delegates will be permitt
a. to go from this State to Louisville.
'e We are no, prepared to endorse al
harsh and Illegal proceedings; bu, '
III say, that the mouth of treason in Ia
~ sas should be stopped. Ii need be
- :, the legislature pass law making il
!" crime by direct statutory provision.
any one to uphold treason in any ia
gib.e form in the State.
We have heard much Of the uni:
South; but the only way it is kept u
der the rule of the traitor tyrants at
is by the use OF the pistol and the hi
ter. If a man is there heard TO spe'
against the Confederacy or for 4
Union, he is shot down on the spot,
" hung. That is the way the South
@ :, kept united.
And if loyal men at the South suff
death "of how much sorer punisl
- ment" should the rebels of the North
" thought worthy? There is no measu
ing the erormity Of their wickednes
'H and death is the smallest punishme
for such sins as they commit.