The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-05-27


anime them briefly. 3 j
/. The action originates with the
Railroad Company-not The Indian !
Agent-who pass resolutions asking the !
expulsion Of trespassers from their
lands.
2. The order Of Gen. Dodge is based
upon the old order to Blunt of 1862.
3. An order and Notice to tres
passers is issued by Mitchell, dated 18Th
Of April.
4. Sam. Denman, as Agent of the
Railroad Company. not as the tool of
the Indian Agent, is designated as the
one to point out the trespassers.
s. None are to be removed except
those he points out; for the Lieutenant
is expressly ordered to act. "under his
(Denman's) directions"
6. No trial IS alloared, no appeal to
org tribunal, cira or miiitary. pernitted
Tie settler, but Sam. Denman is constitu-
ted JUDGE, JURY AND ExEcurIoSER!
I 2. The settler is no. permitted to de-
mur; Sam. Denman's word is law, and
liz his dictum is questioned. the settler
is TO be arrested and sent TO Fort Leav-
enworlh forthwith.
In the name OF outraged Justice. by
all the rights Of a free people. We de-
nounce this piece Of work as treason
to the constitution. as an outrage upon
every principle of justice and right,
and an &C. Of devilish tyranny that
should consign every one responsible for
il 10 eternal infamy. For less crime
than this Charles the First,of England,
was brought TO the block. Nothing
more inhru,snly outrageous was ever
perpetraied by despo,s of any age. At
the simple dicialion Of one man, with
out the benefit of trial, or even the
poor privilege Of word of defense,
men, women and clihlren, numbers of
them the noble defenders OF the Union,
or their wives and little ones. are driven
from home-iurned out into the storms
witbout7a q shel,er,to live o, die, as best
they can! Is this the liberty our
fathers fought and died TO obtain !? Is
this the kind Of government these
men have been lighting to maintain
against treason ?
Why, We all denounced the rebels
for such deeds without stint. But W hat
is this |? and yho are thearar,ies ?
! 81 On one side We find refugees, who
have lost their all in Missouri and Ar
kansas because OF their devotion 10. the
old Gag and the Union. Weary and al
most despairing. they find a resting
place on the Reserve, and commence
raising something TO preserve the lives
OF themselves and little ones. Doing
no harm. but improving the land Sol
. diers and soldiers families in the same
condition. On the other side is Sam.
Denman, whose loyalty has been sus-
lpecied. He goes out. and at his own
caprice. or TO gra,ify his malice, il he
stes proper. he points out the families
10 be removed; and there is no appeal.
His word is law; and the goyerumen,
stands at his back to execute his be-
hests Was ever such spectacle be-
, held in free nation before "Can
these things be" and tot excite our
establishment? Yea, arouse our indig.
nation 80,
Who knows that the Railroad Com
! pany has any land ? We say emphati-
csiiy. they have none ip this County
Who then can trespass upon their pre-
mises? Must men be compelled to
purchase land of parties who owu none,
or be turned out Of doors That is ex.
acily the position of affairs; and the
military authorities, under the dic.atiou
of Sam. Denman, are trying TO enforce
this huge monstrocity.
No proof is asked; aye, none is per
: naitted; but arbitrary power, brute force
: are alone appealed to. The settlers
want to purchase the land. They are
anxious to do SO; but they war. title
when they pay their money. The mat
ter in dispute is all contained in nut.
shell. The settlers want the land, and
are ready TO pay for it, but they wan
deeds when they pay for the land or q
full and reliable assurance that they viii
, certainly get deed. TIE Railroad
. Company want them 10 buy-;o compe
] them TO buv-the land without giving
deeds for the same, or any satisfactory
, evidence that they will ever get deeds
And what then? Why, the military
{ step in and help the Company to com.