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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02
7Hc Dycd Scott Decision ut The North.

The Drcd Scott Decision at Tie N0rth.
The New York Times, a paper that
has been disposed to affiliate with the
Republicans, has the following in ref
crcncc to the famous decision OF the
Supreme Court:
The Republican party in 1856 as
serted the right of Congress to exclude
slavery from Federal Territory, and
probably most Of its members indi,
viduaIly held to that opinion still
But this is not enough for n basis OF
political action. The Supreme Court
| has decided against the Republican
party on that point, and it will not be
easy for that or any other party to
carry on n national canvass directly
in the teeth Of a decision Of the Su-
promc Court. 1t may do well enough
for enthusiastic, interested and san
guinc men to proclaim war upon this
tribunal--but the watch word will
not bring strength. The people will
not rally to it., We do not believe
that, out of New England, n single
Northern State could be carried upon
this if it could be presented apart from
all others. That fight is ovcr The
issue is dead. The whole country has
been compelled, willingly or unwil'
lingly, to accept the principle OF pop
ular sovereignty, in the Territories as
well as in the States, for the settle
ment of the slavery question.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

Negro Thieves Arreaed-D Discovery
of Stolen Proprriy.-On Wednesday
last officer Cavitt of the Night Police
was called by II negro woman to take
away from her room, on South Sum.
mcr street, under the house df %Ilettie
Stevens, n basket of China Ware,
which the said woman alleged had
been left there by John Buckner, a
slave. Officer Cavitt took charge Of
the ware and proceeded to arrest
Buckncr. The latter said he got the
ware from the house of n free negro
named LeUis. on the corner of Cedar
and Summer streets. Officer Cavitt,
having communicated with Deputy
Marshal Chumley, the two proceeded
to the house of Lewis, where n large
amount OF stolen property, consisting
of China Ware, Lamps, ETC., "a
found. Lewis was not to be found at
once, but from his wife and Buckner
the officers learned that Fclir, Il boy
belonging to A. Ii. Hicks, and engag-
ed in the store. was engaged in the
business. Felix was arrested, and the
officers proceeded Immediately to
search his wife's room, n servant of
Mr.. Gowdey, in which about 500
worth of stolen property was found,
consisting of China Ware, Jewelry,
Gold Pens, pieces of Gold. a box ofgold
watch hands and other articles.
The preliminary examination ofthe
parties implicated is fixed for this
morning before Recorder Glenn.
We take the above from the Nash
vile Banner. 1t duplicates one Gran
vile Lewis, n free mulattO negro, who
used to live in our town, but was
"rushed out" a year or two since.--
Granville is caught at last, and will
now, no doubt, practice physically for
a while in the P~enitentiary. .
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

TuE NoRTn AND THE SouTn. Some
months since, a mechanic Of this place
sent to manufacturer in Hamilton,
near Cincinnati, Ohio, to have some
knives made for q straW.cutter.
When the knives came to hand, they
were found to be wrctch"dly made,
and worthless. The bill vas $2l 90.
An order was then sent to Mr.. +. J.
Barnes, of Richmond, Va, who made
an excellent set of knives Qhree hun.
bred per cent. better than those made
in IIamclton.) and charged So 90 for
the job.-Commcnt unnecessary
Columbia Mirror.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02
Nashville Bank Note and Exchange List
Negroes for Sale.

BY virtue Of an order Of sale to me directed
from the Probate Court of Jackson county,
Ala, | will, as Guardian of George Walker,
offer for sale, in front ofthe Court House. in
the town ofBellefonie. Ala, at public outcry,
to the highes, bidder, on
Friday The 3la day of December, 1853,
the following slaves: Bedo!p, aged about %;
Thomas Nathan, about II; Elizabeth, about
8; Margaret about 6; William, about four, and
Tasso about , years Of oge. upon the following
terms: On a credit, in equal instruments Of
one, two and three years. with interest from
date, aud the interest to.be paid annually
Bond with sufficient and undoubted security
required Of the purchaser.
DANIEL NJ. MARTIN,
Dec. 9, 1S59.-3t. Guardian, &c.
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GRAnAM's MAGAzIyE.--We have re-
ce.ved this excellent periodical for De-
cembcr, and by a circular enclosed
We learn that it is to be Incorporated
with the "Amcrican Monthly" New
York. BY this arrangement the A.
mcrican Monthly will certainly com
mand and deserve an immense circula-
ton. Two dollars will only be charg-
cd per aunum for it. subscriptions
received at this office.
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A NEW CONTRIBUTOR.

Our readers will remember an
"Answer to the Souls Appeal" pub
lished in the Home Journal three
weeks since, and signed "Wabisi,"-
an expression from the Chippewa In.
dian tongue, signifying Swan, the
maiden name Of the lady who wrote
the poetry. We felt great anxiety
TO know who "Wabisi" was, and have
the pleasure this week to introduce
her in her real name, over the follow
ing beautiful poem entitled "Miriam.'
She will be a regular contributor to
the Journal in the future, and we as
sure her that any production OF hers
will never "intrudc on more worthy
reading matter" Welcome, thrice
welcome, to our columns, 'Wabisi,' and
anxiously do we trust your "stray
thought wanderings of leisure hours
will often "look in on the quiet Of our
Editorial room"
As to the following sweet and
touching ~story-'Miriam,'--we know
it will delight all who read it.
1t is so simple, yet so beautiful. Mir
lam VOWS to wed tho village boy, but
with herproud father, crosses the main
and forgcts or disregards her VOWS
"Beside the singing sea"
and marrics
"Tre rich, the nobly BORN
The village boy is grown to man.
hood, and finding his intense trust and
love betrayed, or blasted, his reason
fails him, and
ale sits upon the Craggy cliff
That oveIlDoks the main,
And sighs and sings and waits for her,
Who neer will come again."
There we leave him--poor, deceiv-
ed maniac. His history is simply,
briefly told, andits lovely sadness adds
enChantmcn. thereto.
Here is the poem entire.
Written for the Winchester Home journal
MIRIAM.
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DiED.-Recently of dislocation of
the spine, MIR. Atlantic L. Cable. Mr..
Gable but a few weeks ago was appa-
rently in the best health, and commu.
nicating freely with his friends. Since
that time, however he has taken to his
bed, and notwithstanding the frequent
and powerful application of electrici.
ty, his system gradually became wea-
ker, until it ceased to exact altogether.
Contrary to the usual custom, his ia
king to his bed was made the source
Of unqualified rejoicing by his friends.
He rests in peace--W Wilmington Jour.
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STATE OF
Fuldon Rice and others.

On motion of complainant, and it appear
ing to the satisfaction Of the Clerk and Mas
ter that the defendants, Solomon Sells, Allen
A. Sells, Henry s. Sells, and Richard Jen'
kins and wife Mary, are nonrcsidents Of the
State of Tennessee, SO hat the ordinary pro-
cess OF the law cannot be served upon them
1t is therefore ordered that publIcatin b
made for four successive weeks in the Home
Journal, a paper published in the town OIL
Winchester, Tennessee, requiring said non
resident defendants to appear herein on OF
before The first day of our next Chancery Court
on Wednesday after the third Monday in Fen,
ruary next and plead answer or demur 10 said
Bill, or the same will be taken for confsssed
ind set for hearing exparte as to them.
Dec. 2, H. r. ESTILL, C & N.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

We arc indebted to Mr.. James NJ.
Edncy, 1l7 Chambers street, New
York., for n copy Of his Lithograph
Portraits Of the Bishops Of the NJ. Il,
Church, South. The Iikcncsscs are
good, and the Li,hograph admirable.
We learn from publisher that a new
and improved edition is now out,
and will be sent free Of postage on
the receipt Of one dollar.
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Fifteen Subscribers.

Sd. We will give for twelve sub
scribcrs, a history Of the Mutiny in
India, worth 80. Also, any three dol
lar Magazine for one year. Also, a
copy Of the Great South, n large
book worth 80 Is, making
Nine Dollars and seueny,fue cents
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

would, inevitably, result in a far more
desirable political change than any
foreign agency could possible effect
though backed by the most invincible
army. They are devouring each 9th.
er as rapidly as the famous Kilkenny
cats, and should not be bindered.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

1t is easy to distinguish, among
the traders Ola community. those who
are deserving ofthc title of Hberal men;
by liberal men, we NEAR those who
arc liberal in their dealings. Such
mcn are always liberal to the press
liberal in advertising, and c%onsidcrntc
of the wants and comforts Of the
knights of the quill and scissors.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02
DISSEMINATION.

Of all crimes discrimination is the
most contemplate. The idea Of a
mans hiding his every thought from
those most dear to him, belying him.
sclf at everyturn,fawning upon bis n
| m'ss' ~wronsing his friends, and for
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

The New York Herald has com.
mended a classification ofthe city pop.
ulation, commencing with the %"Iancy,'
and it estimates as follows: Superi.
or pugilists, 100, inferior cruisers, l.
600, vagabond shoulder Litters, $500;
gamblers and touters, 2, 500; men a
bout town, 1000; thieves, swindlers
and loafers, 5000. Total, 1900.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02
LOCAL.

LOCAL.
COMPELLED as we are to stay most
of our time in our office, but little OPP
portunity is afforded us for gathering
items of q local nature. However,
we sometimes make an observation
from our kind window, and perhaps
write a little %thereupon. But cold
winter has come and we are not much
inclined to give the winds a chance
to "beard US in our den," by elevating
the sash, as we are wont to do in sui.
try summer, when a fresh breeze IS so
much coveted. At this time a breeze
from a red hot stove is much more de-
lightful, and is more earnestly sought
for. Yet, withal, our town has been
somewhat enlivcnrd fora week or so
past. Court has been in session since
last Monday week, Judge Marchbanks
presiding. Many people have been
in town--constables have been bu'
sy-auction bells have greeted our
ears by day and by night, and ever
and anon you would hear some little
urchin sing out auction dealen'ns
YOU almost with the shrillness OF his
voice, and her a dozen OF his COM
rades would join in making the noise
almost intolerable.
Though the weather has been very
inclement and cold, yet we have seen
but little drunkness. We did see a
fellow, too spilled up" on a woodpile
on the square. near the courthouse
fence. We almost felt pity for his
hard couch composed Of those rough,
knotty sticks of timber, but no doubt
he was perfectly insensible Of his con-
dition, and
"When ignorance is bliss,
IT'S folly to be wise"
His hat was mashed unlcr his heavy
head, and his face turned upward, anu,
to all appearances, he seemed "as hap
by as he we'll could be-" dreaming we
expect, of the pleasures of getting
drunk and lorgetful of the pains OF
getting sober. Truly did Shakespeare
speak when he said a drunken man
was like a drown'd man, q fool and a
madman. One draught above heat
makes him a fool; the second MAIDS
him, and a third browns him. This
fellow on the wooodpile was drown.
ed-drowned on high land-drowned
in whisky. We've heard of a niger
on a wood pile who couldn't count
eleven, but his fix was nothing like as
lamentabIe as the white mans. 1.-THE
niger could count one he was ahead
of our white friend.
Another drowned man, by the name
of"Joe." has been sojourning with US
for a few days. He halls from Mobile
he says, and is a jeweler. We guess
he sets more glasses of whisky than
he does diamonds. The last time we
saw him he was setting on a stone
step in front Of his shop trying to catch
hold of the air and muttering strange
words to the un. After a while he
arose and crossed his legs for a prom.
enade but it turned out TO be "A reel
at the brief conclusion of which our
partner might have been e c seated
on his broad side, kissing the pave
ment for its timely kindness in catch
ing him. Then, shaking off his "dow.
ny sleep, deaths counterfeit he once
again "made way for liberty" and
with five cents in hand sought the bar
of plenty. "Poor fellow, thought we,
You're going to drown yourself again
Where oft you've drowend before,
But mind you, when you stop your pain
They'll kick you from the door.
Truthful as well as well as poetisal,
amt it!
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Twelue Subscribers.
Let us hear from you soon.

Let us hear from You soon.
These propositions are only inten.
ded to aid our subscribers in doubling
our list for next year, and are SO lib.
eral that many will certainly avail
themselves of the chance to make
something. Should other works than
those we have mentioned be prefer.
red we will try and supply them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

The Wavcrly Magazine, published
at Boston, by Moses Dow, comes
weekly to US, filled with nice matter.
IL only costs two dollars per annum
Every fellow ought to take it for his
sweetheart.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

Inc condition of Mexico is, every
aay' sinking lower and lower. Things
look squally in every direction, and
hence II Spain would only wait a vt.
tie, the present war Of sss,rm;nstiop
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

Washington, Thursday, Nov. %
There seems to be considerable
disscnsion among the Virginia Dcmoc'
racy. A. the approaching State Con,
vcntioAM is understood that resolu-
tons favorable to Douglas will be OIL
cred and strongly supported. A"'trm
contest is expected.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

What better reason can you guess.
Why men are poor and ladies thinner,
Than thousands do for dinner dress,
Till nothing, lsf, to drs's for dinosr'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

Tho Chattanooga Representative
has resumed publication and adj
vaneed its price to three doll'r' In adj
yaRss per annum.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

We are glad to see that friend Par.
ham, Of the Chattanooga Gazette. ha,
again commenced tho publication Of bis
interesting paper.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

A Revival is going on in the C. p.
Church at Chattanooga, and some 40
or so have professsd religion.
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NOTICE,

All persons indebted to Estill & Truman
for beef, are requested 10 come forward and
settle, % W need the monsy.
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Who meier will come again."
here we leave him--poor, dece
maniac. His history is simp
fly told, andits lovely sadness &C
nanlmcns thereto.
|erc is the poem entire.
Written for the Winchester Home Journal.
MIRIAM.
ny MRS. EMILE c. 8, %CuiLTOS.
The rain Is pouring down Tonight
The cold Wrheeding rain,
And mingled with. il the moan
AGd surging of the main.
And now, in siIence sitting here.
There Cometh to my mind
The mem'ry of a fearful scene
Long years have rolled behind.
II was ozark and stormy night,
And troubled was the sea,
And moaning, bowling, shrieking winds,
Danced wild in maddening glccj
And upward tower'd the crested wave,
Raised by the Storm'king's hand
IT'LL higher stood that angry flood
Than mountains on the landI
And on the dark and dreary shors
The soothing sea came forth
And loud in restless agony,
Cried a oIa;sl one OF earth.
80 Miriam gentle Miriam,
The night 10 dark and drear
And am waiting on the shore
To greet your coming here.
The light 10 cleaning in the tow'r.
I'm by the CragCliR's side
Awaiting you, sweet Miriam,
Ny pledged and chosen bride.
For now tie year has glided by.
Since FIRST you sailed away,
You'll meet me on the morrow then,
For It's our wedding day.
The waves are rolling mountain high,
All earth 10 hushCd to sleep,
Put he who loves you more than llfs
Is gazing DER the deep.
hut thro' the darkness let me SEQ
The ship come driving on,
III know you're coming. Miriam,
To wed lac at the dawn"
The night was DER, the storm had csasd,
Unclouded was the sky.
Yet on the seashore, by the Crag,
All moaning piteously
An aged man with hoary hair
And wild distracted gaze,
Was watching for a cleaning sail
Amid the ocean sprays.
40 surely she will meet me now,
The storm has passed away,
Aud well my gentle Miriam knows
This Is our wedding day.
And now beside the moss grown church
III Gull the fragrant rose,
The violet and lily sweet.
And every flower that blows,
And weave a wreath with orange buds
To deck her lefty hair,
An oY'ring meet unto my bride
For she is very hirl"
"Who Is this aged man we SEQ r.
Ia,kcd ii Of my guide.
lie shook his hcad-"A maniac
Ny lady''-ho replied.
"And | have known him from q child,
For many a happy day
Did we two climb that Crasyy ciin
That overlooks the bay.
But years went by-hc was q man,
And fair young MiriamlGray,
The p~roudest lady In the land,
Had won his heart away.
And many vow, ahc made to him.
Beside the singing sea,
That when twelve months had psss'd away
His BRIDE she then would be.
And then her father, proud and stern,
Took Miriam DER The main,
And tho her lover kept his tryst
she ne'.r returned ssain"
".And did sho die =" ! brsatbless asked,
His proud lip eurled In seorn,
"Ahi no, my lady. she has wed
The rich, the nobly born.
For think you that fair Miriam
Remembers yonder toyf
The heiress OF 4 O sted limo
Meier weds q village boyi
But day and night. thro' storm and calm
And needless Of LIES cares
For though we know the LADY Alss
Poor Robert ne'er d ,spairs-
lie sits upon the Crassy CHI
That overlooks the main
And aiehs, and sings, and waits hr her
who ns'er will come sssini"
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READ! READl
Liberal Propositions !

y
THE HOME JOURNAL
for 1850
will be additionally improved in ap.
pearance and will have some new
correspondents. Already wehave SO
cured
Mrs. Adelia @. Graves,
"Emelie G. S. Chiffon.
Finley Johnson and
O. p. Martin,
as regular contributors, and next year
will have F. H. Staufer and Alice
Cary, we think. Now, we want just
two thousand subscribers and wc be.
lieye we can have that number soon,
if our friends will help us a little
But in order to hurry ON the good
work, VIC make the following propo.
sitlons to the ladies', and gentlemen
too, if they choose to compete.
1st. To the person who will get US
twenty-five subscribers we will give
"Dr. Kane's Arctic Explorations" in
two volumes, bound in rich style and
illustrated with 800 engravings, worth
slO-also, a lady's breast pin, which
is beautiful and which we will war.
rant to be fine gold, worth $s-aSc,
Autograph portraits Of the Bishopsof
the M. E. Church South, worth ST.
also an extra copy of the Journal
worth s2--also. a copy Of Willis Po-
ems, worth $2--also, "Married or
Single,"a romance in two volumes.
worth SPIN all
1926 DOLLARS
25 SUBSCRIBERS :
Now, who will take us up on this
liberal propositionl Makes no differ.
ence who "gocs in," for we will do as
we'll by all who will procure us that
humber of subscribers. or course the
subscribers must pay in ADVANCE
Ladies, go to work-all of you.-
We have got a library of over 200
books, most Of which are the very
best of standard works, and all Of
which we will dispose Of as above
stated. Nor are these books soiled--
most of them being new.
I'd. To the person who will get US
fifteen advance-paying subscribers,
we will give a copy of Moore's 20.
etical Works complete--worth 81.
Also, DR.. Livingstone's Explorations
in Arrica-worth 90 so. Also a
splendid engraving entitled 1.-THE VIII
lage Blacksmith" worth S.. Also an
extra copy Of the Journal n year,
worth Spin all making
Thirteen Dollars and Fifty Gents
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Novel ExrEDENT.--Afew days since
a couple of young men at Rock Island
were out sailing on the Mississippi riv-
er, and accidentally lost a brass key,
to which was attached a small iron
ring. The key opened a vault, and
the young men were in tribulation at
its loss. At last they hit upon a novel
expedient to recover it. They pro.
cured powerful magnet and threw it
into the water where they had lost the
key. In about ten minutes the mag.
net was brought to the surface, with
the key attached. A
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-12-02

Written for the Winchester Home journal.
MIRIAM.
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The blowing stray lines, which we
find in an exchange, are very sweet,
and almost make US wish that we
could realize the connubial happiness
that must have been felt by the husr
band who pcnned them:
SHE WHO SLEEPS UPON MY
HEART.
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"Be not cunning;
For thoso whose faces do belle their hearts
Are witches ere they arrive at twenty years,
And give the devil such"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-05-07

adopts into scene like this, the stage
coach was iattling down the mountain
road. and the driver sounding his herr,
while each caught up the notes and in
teri wined them into a rich and varied
elaborate harmony. of which the origin
al performer could lay claim to little
share. The great hills played concert
strain of airy sweetness.
Little Joe's face frightened at once.
Dear father cried he, skipping cheer
ily to and fro, that strange man is gone,
and the sky and the mountains all seem
glad of it,
Yes growled the lime-burner. with
an cath, but he has let the fire go down
and 10 thanks to him, il five hundred
bushels of lime are not spoilt. If catch
the fellow hcreabouts azain, I shall feel
like tossing him into the furnace !
With his long pole in his hand, he as
cended to the top of the kiln. After
moments pause, he called TO his son:
Come up here, joe said he.
SO little Joe ran up the hillock and
stood by his fathers side. The marble
was burnt into perfect, snow-white lime.
But on it's surface, in the midst of the
circle-snow- white too, and thoroughly
converted into lime lay a human skelc-
toll. in the attitude OF a person who after
long toll, lies down to long ropose.-
Within the rids-strange to say-was
rho eborr ri human heart
WAS the fellows heart made of mar
hle' cried Be. tram, in some pcrplexity
1t t,.is phenomenon. a. any rate, it is
burnt ito what is called special good
li.m, aii, taking ali the bones together,
my >.a Is hatf lashel the richer by
him
SO s1y;na til - e iime, burner Ii ted
Lis po,e ald letting it tail upon the skel-
eton, the relies ot Ethan rand were
crumhled iato fr 51;"uts.- London H.
iuStraied NeUS.