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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16
The Refugee Albert Pike.

A letter from Arkansas gives the fol.
lowing interesting sketch Of one Of the
most remarkable men who have lived in
the Southwest
He is now refugee in the mountains
OF Southern Arkansas, aud is said to be
occupying his leisure time in the com
position OF two works-one on "Art oi
War" and another on Civil Govern.
meni." which 1t is said he proposes to
publish. Soldiers who saw him in the
battle of Pea Ridge. where he led the
Cherokee Indians, whom he had seduced
from their allegiance TO the Government
of The United States, describe him as n
noble looking white haired man. Of very
imposing appearance. Citizens here tell
me that he proved an utter failure as a
military lesder. and his friends here did
not deny that he ran like coward be.
fore The veterans Of Curtis aud Sigel on
that bloody day.
General Grant said that Pike was a
man Of extraordinary genius-that he
had seen him. during a term OF court,
meet his brother lawyers for an evening
car. usal. drink with them until the
stoutest was "laid out" under the table.
then seat himself. and. in the midst Of
their singing and roaring. draw up bill
in chsncery. without an srasurs or in.
terlinestion. He would do the same
thing in court. apparently undisturbed
by the noise Of trial in progress bu,
with oil his genius snd wonderful yer.
sa,ility of talent. he was utterly wsywsrd
aud dissolute in his habits, and had spsn,
half a dozen fortunes in reckless and
pro Ii gal excess. was told by the citi.
zens that General Pike had pocketed =
| huudIed thousand dollars. the iees Of q
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16
THE PILOTS REVENGE.

It was towards night on the elst Of
September. 1884. A small English war.
brig, which had been fitted out for the
suppression of smugglers, was lazily
creeping along over the heavy, monoto
nous swells, just off the coast of Galway,
and on her deck VAS being enacted a
scene Of somewhat more than common
interest. The day before she had cap.
ured small boat laden with contra
band articles. together with an old man
and boy who had charge OF them, and
The captain OF the brig. whose name was
Dracui, had ordered that the old snug.
gler should be put in irons. To this in
dignity the old man made stout resist.
ance, and in the heat of the momen. he
had SO far forgotten himself as to strike
the captain = blow which laid him up.
on the deck. Such an insult to an Eng.
iish officer was past endurance. and in
punishment for this offence the snug
gler had been condemned TO die.
A single whip was rove at the star.
board fore. yard arm. and all hands were
called TO witness the execution. The
rope was noosed and slipped over the
culplit's head. aid the running end was
rove through small snatch block upon
the deck. Until this moment no, word
escaped the lips Of the boy. He trem.
bled as he beheld the awful preparations.
and as the fatal moose WAS passed and
drawn tight the color forsook his cheeks,
and he sprang forward and dropped up.
on bis knees before the ineensed can.
tain.
Mercy. sir--mercy
For whom asked the officer, while
contemptuous sneer rested upon his
lips.
For that old man whom you are
Auout 10 XIII.
'Hsdies. boy
But he is my father. sir /
No matter if lie were my own faith.
er: that man who strikes an English Of
foer while in the performance OF his
duty must der
But he WAS mancled-he Was insult.
Cd. SIR urged the boy.
Insulled ! replied the csp.aiu. Who
insulied him.
You did. sir replied the boy. while
his face was flush with indignation. /,
Get up. sir. and be careful that you
do not get tho ssms treatment. said the
captain. in . savsge tone.
The old man heard this appeal Of his
son. and ~ the last words dro pped from
the lips Of his captor. he raised his. bead
and while look Of the utmos, defiance
passed over his features. he exclaimed
Ask no favors. RSkr,. Old Kar'
Kintock can die as well now as at any
sime; b, them do their worst
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16
An Aristocratic Rebellion.
| Extract from Mr. Cobden's Speech at Rocl
dale, Nov. 25, 1868.

LAbtuSb iTOul SOUutH SpttGn ut RoCn
dale, Nov. %, 1863.
Is it not astonishing that in the face
of facts like these that any one should
have the temerity, with any regard To
decency and self respect, to get up 10
the House Of Commons and say that Sc
cesson has been upon question of free
trade and protection? Laughter. Well,
this is war TO perpetua,e and extend
human slavery. 1t is a war not to de.
fend slavery as it was left by their an.
ces,ors,-I mean a thing te be retained
and TO be apologized for,-it Is war to
establish slave empire, loud cheers |.
where slavery shall be made the cor
ner. stone Of the social sys tenn, where
i. shall be defended and justified on
scriptural and on chronological grounds
Well, | say, God pardon the men who
in this year Of grace 1868, should think
that such a project as that could be
crowned with success. Cheers Now
you know that ! have, from the first.
never believed it possible that the South
could succeed. and have not founded
that ia th merely upon moral instincts,
which teach us TO repudiale the ye,y
idea that anything so internal should
succeed. No, il is because in this world
the virtues and the forces go together.
and The vice and weaknesses are insep.
arabic. (Applause.) /. is therefore.
that | felt certain that this project nev.
or could succeed. For how is il? Here
is community with nearly half Of lis
population slaves. and they were al,emp.
Ting to fight another community where
every working man is tree man. II is
as though Yorkshire and Lancashire
were TO enter into conflict, and il was
understood that in the case Of one OF all
the laborers who did the muscular work
OF the country, whether in the field or IN
the factory. whether IN the roads or IN
the domestic establishments--in the one
case you would have all the bone and
muscle. the sinew OF the country. elm.
mated from the fighting population. bu,
ready TO take advantage of this war Ell.
ther TO run away or fight against you -
How could community so circumstsno,
ed hgnt agsinsta neighboring country
where every working man was Sighting
for bis couutry-bow could the one
have . chance il left TO physical forces
without, The moral considerations? Tha,
Is the condition in which these two sec
tons OF the Upi,ed States are now plac
ed. 10 ,he one cose you have 9 condi-
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16

single law suit His wife who is now
here, occupying part Of their old resi-
dspce, has long since retired from socie.
y. and is, as have been told by . lady
who resides in the city, half insane-a
mild maniac, who "wanders" in her talk
whenever the conversation turns upon
ALBERT" AS she still fondly calls him.
To a-friend of her husband, who called
upon her, few days since, anxious TO
aid her, she insisted that Gen. Steele lad
promised the day before to send her to
her husband. 'No," said the gentle.
man, "Gen. Steele will permit you TO go
TO your husband. but he has not the
transportation that he can spare to send
you" "But the General promised to
send me- she insisted, and could not
seem 10 understand the distinction
"Oh, WE'LL" she finally said, "Albert
will come back if they let him publish
his book. which abuses both sides but
sides with neither" All this interested
me deeply. and my imagination ran
backward over the path Of life whose
heart sorrows made up one of those ,rag
ic histories which God alone has read -
l recall my school boy enthusiasm for
the young poet who wrote the Hymns
to the Gods" while student at college,
and which had been pronounced by an
eminent scholar TO be one Of the most re
markable literary creations, considering
the age Of tie writer, this country has
produced.
Once young. highly educated, graced
with personal accomplishments which
entitled him TO be called the "handsom-
est man in the Southwest" his magic
touch had swep. the Tyre Of the gods.
compelling busy, dim rssounding ma
lion to stop and listen in enraptured 81.
lence. Now. An exile from his home,
traitor to his country, the pusillanimous
leader ofred handed savages against the
valiant defenders Of the Union and the
old flag, and, to cap the climax Of his
infinite disgrace. deserving the savage
victims Of his silver tongued, satanic ell
ovuence, and running like coward in
the day OF battle
$50 fallen so lost the light withdrawn
Which ence he wore
The glory from his gray hairs gone
Forevermore -
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16
SENATOR Earlan's bill for the reh AZ

SENATOR Harlan's bill for the reh [ Of
the Judges OF the supreme court. pro-
vides that the presideu, may. at the do.
sire OF the chief justice or of any one Of
the associate justices who 10 over 20
years of age. place bis name on retired
list, his compensation TO be from $4,000
TO $4,000, according to the length OF
previous service. This is gentle bin,
10 Chief Justice Taney.
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The Light Beyond.
BIZ wHITTl Err.


No bird song foated down the hill,
The tangled bank below was still
No rustic from the birchen stem,
No ripple from the waters hem.
The dusk oftwilght round us grew,
We felt the falling Of the dew
Far from Hs, ere the day was done,
The wooded hills shut out the sun.
But on the rivers farther side
We saw the hil-tops gloriied.
A tender glow. exceeding fair,
A dream of day without its glare.
With us the damp, the chill, the gloom
With them the sunsets rosy bloom
While dark. through willowy vistas seen
The river rolled in shade between.
From out the darkness where we trod,
We gazed upon those hills of God,
Whose light seemed not of moon or sun,
We spake not, but our thought was one.
We paused as If from that bright shore
Beckoned our dear ones gone before
And stilled our beating hearts to hear
The voices lost TO mortal ear
Sudden our pathway turned from night:
The hills swung open to the light;
Through their green gate the sunshine
showed
A long, slant splendor downward flowed
Down glade and glen and bank it rolled
1T bridged the shaded stream with gold
And borne on piers of mist, allied
The shadowy with the sunlit side;
$50, prayed We, "when our feet drew near
The river, dark with mortal fear,
And the night comcth chill with dew,
o Father let thy light break through!
So let the hills of doubt divide,
So bridges with faith the sunless tide!
So let the eyes that fall on earth
On thy eternal hills look forth
And inthy reckoning angels know
The dear ones whom We loved below -
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16
JOURNEY OF LrrE-Lifs is a 10

JOURNEY OF LIrE--Lifs is journey
over hill. From youth 10 middlins
age we ATE clambering to the top from
mid age to ssventy We gradually descend.
and We find our grave bed ready which
mother Nature, considering our frailty.
has made for us--in fine. she has taken
our dus, from one side OF the bill 10 car.
ny it and res, forever on Iar other
side.
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L, w. HART,

4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
IA Law, ILdepen dence, Buchanan Coun.
~, Iowa.
Will give strict attention to all business IN.
trusted to his care Office up stairs, one door
west of Marquette d McKenzie's Furniture
Store. Main Street. Independence. Iowa.
Any aud oil business pertaining in any way
10 Lands or land business, promptly attend.
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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16

VEsuvIus.-The great volcano this
winter gives few symptoms of the great
destructive power which has SO fearful
ly manifested itself at different periods
during the lost eighteen hundred years
The uniformed strangers, seeing it from
below. would scarcely believe il to be a
volcano at all. for the white feech clouds
which occasionally rest for moment
upon its brow might readily be taken
for what they seem. rather than for The
sul lphurous smoke that without cessation
roll upward from the fiery furnace be.
low. And so constantly do The subte
ranesn fires continue, that few DAYS
ago large portion Of the mouth of the
crater fell into The yawning depths. while
from the fields Of lava sull arise small
volumes Of vapcr. that, issuing iiom the
crevices. bssoken the fierce. undying
flames beneath stones placed in the
crevices in few moments become too
ho, to tonch. Ye, people continue to
live directly under this burning noun.
tain, and over the desolate fields Of lava
spread a few grains of earth. from which
springs up a sickly and s,un,ed vegets.
tion. seemingly uumindful of The fate oi
Pompeii. or the late eruption of 1861.
when the Inhabitants Of Tore del Greco
a small town near by. fed to Naples in
alright. and the flames burned 80 bright
ly AS TO illuminate the air for many miles
sround.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16
zDILAzoN d. HoLDR,pGE.

4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
~ LAW, Independence, Buchanan County
Iowa. Office next door west of Marquette d
Ackenzies Furniture Building. All business
entrusted to him will be promptly attended to,
Back Pay, Bounty and Pensions due dis
charged or deceased soldiers, or their heirs,
procured promptly, and no charges made until
ths claim il obtained. 1rfrfrF
April Goth, 1862. rely
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16

The emigration 10 the new gold fields
of the West, the ensuing spring. prom
ises 10 be immense, Notwithstanding the
drain on our able bodied population TO
enter the military service. Recent ad-
vices sustain the earlier reports that Ida.
no includes within its limits one of the
richest and most interesting OF the gold
fields that has yet invited The explorer.
Hon. N. P. Langford. of Idaho, reports
to the St. Paul Press, that in another
year Idaho will produce gold enough to
pay the interest on two thousand millions
of war debt. He says:
"The mines al Virginia City, which
have been known as the Sinking Water
Dlggins, are now called Fairwealher.
The diggings are fifteen miles in extent.
and each claim consists Of one hundred
feet front on the creek. extending back
on each side TO the base Of The mour lains
There are about 5000 people at this
place. though many are engaged in 9th
er pursuits than mining. Tie average
yield OF the mines is S25o,o0o per week.
At Bsnnock City the diggins are four
miles in length and each claim has filly
teet 'front.'"
The Territory of Idaho was organized
by act of Congress in March last. Ii
was carved out of three other Territories
Washington, Dacolah and Nebraska
the Rocky Mountains dividing il little
west of its centre. The southern boun.
dary runs parallel with the southern
boundary OF Oregon. On the north II
is bounded by the British Possessions
The Territory contains at present 326,.
600 square miles, being seven times as
large as the State OF New York. 1t will
doubtless at no distant day be divided
into two great States. one lying east and
the other west of the Rocky Mountains.
The distance from Omaha to Bannock
City, pia Fl kearney, the South Pass,
aud the Landor Road. is l,l6l miles
The distance from ST. Paul by Fort Alb
ercombie and the Northern Route is
l,I2o miles. Fl. Benton, the head oil
navigation on the Missouri River, is on.
ly ESQ miles from the mines. We notice
that by order of Gen. Pope. line oil
military posts is to be established the
coming season along the Northern route,
for the protection of emigrauts to Idaho.
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J. s. WOODWARD.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
"A Law. General Land Agent and Notary
Public, Independence, Buchanan County
Iowa. Will practice in the different Courts OF
his State. Also attend promptly to securing
claims, making Collections, Paying Taxes,
Conveyancing, &c.
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w II. BARTON.
COUNTY Jul

COUNTY JUDGE
7 AW OFFICE. at the Court House, Inde-
IL pendence, Iowa.
Will attend to conveyancing, take acknow.
Judgments Of Deeds, aud do all legal business
entrusted to his care.
jan. 81 d, 1861. tf.
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CARTER HOUSE.

T Ohm L. WILCOX, formerly of the Amer
- loan Hotel, having leased the above house,
would return his thanks to the public for the
liberal patronage formerly bestowed, and would
be hoppy to welcome all his old friends at the
Garter House, Maine ST., Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Stages leave this house daily for the North,
South and West. }A
Cedar Falls, July 25. 1861.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
IARLEs B. FARwELL. SIMEON FARw IL
FARWELL & CO..

COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 1s9 South
~ Water Street, Chicago, H.. Liberal cash
advances on property In store.
REFERENCES. Cooley, Farwell 4 Co., Gray,
Phelps d Co. G.. G. Cook d Co.
Oct. 7th 1862. r29-t
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w. CHANDLER

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OFFICE
q over Keller T. Burpees Furniture Ware
Rooms. Independence, Iowa.
Feb &c, 1861.
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II. w. WRIGHT. NJ, ID,

nFFICE, at Waace's Drug Store, Indepen-
~ dence. Residence, 50 rods cast of the
Court House, on the place formerly owned
BY Mr. HERMANN. the gardener. l.
May 5th. 1863, "
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-09-01
SHERIFF,S SALE.

by virtue of = special execution, dated the
18th day Of August A. y. 1864, to me d.
rected, issued out Of tho office OF the Clerk Of
the District curt of Tama County, State IT
iowa, in favor Of Wood, Bacon L. &c. and
against Thomas G Parker and others on .
judgement rendered by enid court at tho
February term thereof A. y. 1864 against the
Aaid Thomas G Parker md . decree Of FORE
closure against Thomas c Parker Susan Par
&er and + II Ware wherein II was ordered,
Adjudged and decreed that the following
described rcal estate to-wit:
the myrth ,crst quurter 81 the north east
quarter and the south hnlfof tie north
sccst quarter o,,d The north west quarter
Of the souM vea garter Of SECTION ~,
light (s) IN tomnsdip We. eiyhy .Grs (s5)
north of ruage ~. fourteen (l4)
West Of the 9Th 7. ~, in Tama Couaty, Iowa,
be sold or 80 much thereof IS is necessary to
satisfy said Judgement, interest aud cost:
Now therefore, public notice 10 hereby
given, that l have levied upon, and shall on
the 18th day of september AID. 1861, between
tho hours Of 8 o'clock AN. inc 4 o'clock r.
n. Of said day, sale to commence at the
hour Of 10 o'clock Q. m, 1t tbs front door Of
tho Court House in Toledo, In the county Of
Tama, offer and sell 1t public out-cry, to tho
highesf and hest bidder, for cash, the
above described property, or 80 much thereof
- is necessary to satisfy said judgement for
tho sum Of 2,877 dollars and as cents, TO-
gethsr with cost and oil accruinE costs II.
less the same shall be sooner satisfied.
KNIGHT DEXTER.
Sheriff Of Tama County, lows.
Printers fee $3.50 vSn33
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n to use them succ essfully. Tho fCl- :
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They are adapted TO al kinds Of Sew. .
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R-AN orders or communications i.
from Families, Tnilors, Scams'ress.
ClotLicrs, Harness Makers, ~ in ID,
country will receive prompt attention.
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Of Work will he sent on ,ccc'lt ct letter
stamp. Collection. made on i'cli,c,y
Of Machines, II desired, 10 that ,hr rur-
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