The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-05-06
Settlers on the Reserve Ordered of
b. the Military.

. " A0 AAAAy'
The Infamous tyranny Of the Rail-
road Company eliminated during the
latter part Of last week in the advent oil
Sam. DsnmSx. viii Atqaad Of soldiers.
ordering the settlers 70 leavethA Reserve
on short notice. or they would be pui
of BY force. How many we're ordered
of we do not know; but - lar Is We
can learn ali received notice to leave,
those Who had bought the land of the
old Company and held their bonds As
we'll as those Who had not. Il is we'll
that The wreiches thus showed their
cIoven foot at the starr, that their true
character may be known.
Here are men who have paid one and
two payments on their land. and stand
ready 10 pay the remainder according
to contract: but Sam. Denman tells
them that the contract is null and void
THAI the old Company is dead. and
the new one fepndiates all the engage
ments Of its predecessor L. is in &C
eordance with the "sternal fitness oil
,binss"-particularly the Mines-that
Sam. Denn,an, who made the former
consnets-and We personally heard him
make some Of them-should now 20
round and repudis,e his own work
tell the settlers they we're sold and not
the land. and that he did it.
The settlers tell Us that be unblush-
ingly told them the contracts be had
made with them we're worthless, and that
all they had paid Was lost-that they
would have to purchase over of the new
company; and he. Sam. Denman. the
very chsP Who was telling them be had
swindled them before. would make .
new contract With them end if they
did not permit him 70 cell item again
he would put them of in four days
There is impud~nes for yes ! and brass
enough to shame the devil
The above report comes to NJ di.eci
from the settlers themselves. II Den
man or any other person he. any cor.
reei;on to make. eur eolarans ara oper
for die same
If ever there vas = piece Of rasealisy
attempted. it seems to us thi. is it
Here are men VITO bought the land il
good fai.h. paid their money. gave Their
NOES. and received the bonds of The
L. P. & w. Company for leeds. Nov
they are ordered of, and told that ihei,
bonds are worthless. that their money
already paid is lost to them; that their
land has been 70 appraised at about
double the old 6gnres, and they must re
:purchase-be rs-swindled for ell the
assurance they can have-or be driven
.iheir from homes.
We tell the vile agents of this swim
die there is . point beyond which for
bearance ceases 10 be . virrue," and
they have reached that point. We do
not speak for nor BY the authority Of
: the settlers. nor from anything We have
heard any Of them say. but simply from
human5sssurs and ths principle Of JUS
,ice AID the barbarisn Of outrage. We
know that inaen. and especially Amer
icAns-vill not be thss trampled upon
by q set Of swindlers and tamely sub
nit We know that men viii not be
thus robbed, and then told Of the rob
berry by the bandit himself. and threat
ened with punishment il they do not
let him have . chance to rob them
again. and not resent tho insult and try
to redress the wrong.
We have no interest in this matter
personally. but We cannot sit tamely
by and see whole community outrag-
ID, robbed and ''turned out Of house
and hons" on those grounds without
sstsriag oar solemn protest against such
injustice and inhsmanity.
The settlers are . peacesble Get Of
Den. Some of them are the wives Of
ysoldiers in the Federal army. Who have
band shelter among the settlers. But
- esodision, no circumstances will help
aesa. Away they mast b driven. or
~ over money 70 the man who ac-
,sseos'edgss be has swindled them be-
'o~! = @rAa :.
Z the military poxero f tie country
- prestitsesd ~ Ibis bsss vosk !
~ q esos y sseh . pss ihst the
sad'ss ~ he's fought fos shs Union so
y au.t ~ bsssss y tam the vile
- children d II fsllov-soldisr from
ssns and shelter In the name Of
scssgsd humanity. ss ask. can these
'hsegs Be 70 !? Aad Ne vaot q IN
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