The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-02-27

lowed in quick succession by the term
imbecie, he will at once conclude
that he 'Das talking about q Bishop,
and not an engineer But if he only
intended to call the engineer an imbc-
clIe, ne was guilty Of doing a thing
for which any gentleman ought to be
ashamed, and presume he is.
Let US investigate Ills position and
see what his motives really are. In
the first place, he was heard to remark
in Winchester, when on his way to
Montgomery, that he was in favor of
Warren county first, but if Warren
failed to get the location, he was then
in favor of Franklin county. Does
he suppose that he can impose upon
the credulity of the public far enough
to make the impression that he is
sincere in his charge of milk-sickness
against Sewanee, after having ex-
pressed his opinion in favor of it as
his second choice? Does he not know
that the public will know that if the
state Of things exists in the vicinity
Of Sewanee in regard to sickness
that he now says exists, that he, liv-
ing as near Franklin as long as he
has, and having been in the county
as much as he has, could not have
been ignorant of the fact when he ex-
pressed his preference for Farnkln
county as his second choice ? The
truth is he had evidently not then re-
hectcd on the influence that the Sewa-
nee railroad with the University of
the South on it would have on his
town, McMlnnville. But on rehec-
ton, he has opened his eyes on that
subject, and he is now willing to sink
the University, and injure his own
State, rather than have some petty
local interest interlered with. | say
he is willing to sink the University,
and prejudice the interests Of his
State because he is not an ignorant
man, but knows what effect his course
will have. He calls for new Con-
vention, knowing that if such were to
) be brought about, that it would be i'm.
: measurably more difficult for it to har
monize than it was before, which
would endanger the University. AnG
he has openly declared in favor o.
Huntsville, which is taking a position
in direct antagonism with the interest
Of his own State. And now why is
he in favor of Huntsville! Simply
because he thinks that the most avail.
, able point by which to break down
Sewanee. Such man is not deser.
wing the name of a Tennesseean and
Tennessecans every where ought tt
regard him as an enemy of the inter
csts and honor Of their State. Sucl
being the case, ought not his testimony
to be taken at its true value? Wha
that value is leave the world to de
, eide.
There is one thing that he knows
, very we'll that is, that although there
. is no danger of milk-sickness at Sc.
vance, it is a subject upon which ht
can easily alum those at distance
$ and knowing this. he scruples not tt
take advantage of it.
$ The testimony of others than him
sell, upon which he relies to injur'
Sewanee, is divisible into two classes
the first class is composed of interested
t persons, whose testimony is worth M
! more than his own. The second elias:
| is composed Of men, who, although
, they may be very clever men, yet thei
acquaintance with Sewanee and it
| surroundings is uery limited, and thei
testimony can be easily rebutted b.
that of others, whose knowledge o
the facts enables them to speak in un
mistakable terms. and whose charac
. ter will give them an Importance tha
the world will appreciate.
For instance, it will be remembers,
that in his second article he mad
| certain statements about James Cow
ans cattle arrangements, which Mr.