The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-07-30
LINCOLN g. JOHNSON.
Demagoguery.

will not now be out OF place to speak
plain truths in reference to the action
Of certain parties as connected with this
movement.
We have been in receip. of the pa
pers of the State of all shades of poll
tics, and have read them with care, to
see what position they wouli take in
the premises; and with the exception
OF the Aschison Free Press, the papers
friendly TO Lane have either stood in
the way OF The organization of the reg
imenr, or have given the measure such
a cold half-hearted support they had
JUS, about as well oppose it. Nothing
could be palmer than the tone of the
press on this subject. There is spirit
as well as letter in writing for the press;
and the spirit has been entirely wanting
in the Lane press. aud the letter. when
apparently favorable. has been cold.giv-
ing chill. rather than life to the enter
prise.
And what is true of the press is true
of the leading politicians and ,heir in
fuences. The friends of Lane have
gone just as far as they dare, in opposi-
tion to the regiment. They have not
openly taken stand against the raising
of the men. for fear another Lawrence
raid might come and overwhelm them
with the Indignation Of the people. But
they have stood in the way; sLey have
thrown out insinuaiions and raised side
issues. and i'll every indirect way en-
desvored to retard the work Of volun-
'eering. There are some few honorable
exceptions; but they are very few; the
more honor TO them.
Now this spirit is devilish. We know
of no better word 10 express It's charac-
ter. Il would RISK another raid like
that upon Lawrence to CRAFTY mere
personal spite, or the lowest order Of
partisanship. Such spirit is black
with all the Gendishness OF the bush
whacker. and ought TO damn a man in
his own eyes, and in the estimation of
every good citizen and honorable man.
What is Jim Lane or Gov. Carney,
or any other man, when the safety Of
the Safe is involved 4? Must the des-
picable demagogue outweigh the safety
and welfare of whole people Must
the lives and property of our citizens
'be placed in jeopardy. simply because
the lsising of regiment to protect
them will confer little patronage upon
rival? People Of Kansas. open your
eyes and look al this monster!
Oar danger is and has been confess
edly great. the periniaDiseni. But
what cares he for that? He wishes to
use you as so many plant tools to do
his dirty work; but if to protect you
from the murderous bushwhacker and
your property from the torch Of the
guerrilla will endanger his craft. he will
see your border desolate, your cities
plundered and burned. your homes in
ashes. your fathers. brothers and sons
bru,a!iy murdered yourselves beggared
and houseless, and with grim satisfsc-
tion congratulate himself upon the sue
cess Of bis plans in preventing little
patronage from passing into the hands
scf man he regards as his rival
With the facts before us, we pen these
words with the solemn conviction that
they are Gods truth. We believe tha.
Lane would sacrifice every thing for
himself-lhat be would suffer neither
country nor kindred to stand between
him and his unholv ambition. If we
are wrong We are honestly wrong; and
~e know We have examined with aiten-
live care. ths. We might be right.
Since the foregoing was in type. we
have received the Conservative with a
column. headed with bold capitals. glory
ing in the prospect that the regiment Of
hundred days men will not be raised.
Ii claims, with Just as much truth as
the devil claims to be an angel OF light.
that It has zea.ously labored 10 raise
the regiment. lis spirit. and much of
;is letter. has been the very reverse of
.h;s: and the editor knous that he has
been hostile 10 the measure. We be-
Iieye, however. that the regimen; will
he raised. Had it been. as would have
heea the case but for the opposition of
political demsgogues oi the Conserya-
tiye's ils We would now have men ready |
10 meet the Indian hosiiliiies of the
plains. But what Of this ? What are
the loss Of valuable lives and trains
~,;,l the rareona} ADVANCE