The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-03-22
Communicated,
Mr.. EDITOR -:

alton for internal improvement purpo-
ses.
Every man ina free government isa
sovereign. Free States or Republics
are formed by the common consent OF
individuals to aggregate their sovereign
ty for the purpose Of throwing around
persons and property the protection Of
the vox populi, which is the law Of the
land. AS governments are organized
among mcn--as civilized beings by mu-
tual compact, to secure the blessings
accruiug from such concentration Of
power, have the power to establish,
amend, and abolish amy form of govern
ment under which they live, whenever
that State TO which we have givcn our
adherence wiclds the power thus dele
gated forpnrpo,es ofopprcsaion then
the people thus imposed upon have the
inalicnablc right to throw of the author.
ity of such an unjust rule, When we
enter upon the grave duties Of citizen
ship, there is q lacit agreement on our
part to abide by the laws under whose
broad arm wchavc sheltered our person
and property, There is also Il CORES
pondiDg agreement Oh the part Of the
community, to enact such laws rs will
most conducc to the prosperity and
happiness Of the whole, and to rcjron
from cnactiny any huS that will operate
partially, or that will compel the indie
pendant sovcrcigns Of one portion Of II
county 10 contribute their means to
build up an enterprise which al ncycl
be ofany earthly advantage TO him, but
which Gas in the case Of the proposed
tmnpike,J will benefit not more than
onc-tcnth Of the inhabitants Of lhi-
county.
But the friends Of the tax say the
University will be removed unless we
vote the tax. That is occupying Il very
humiIiating position for Il corporation
nosscssiug unhouodod mems far in
creasing their capital, TO stand cayiIIinG
and threatening II people whohavc been
rcorcd 70 love Iihcrty Gocdom or o,.
,ion and to doc,,iso h,., yo,.,Io,,, ,,;
tLor ,cuno,oI nr o,n,J,,y ,o,,,,
conscnt to H., auch nm ;m,nt,Gon ,n,,
unon dignitcd honnr,Llo ',d Li,h,,n.
ed S]outbrops, sincerely ,rus, ,o So,
nm authoritative denial Of lb, di4orocc
FIJI choroe Hn, if we orc +, c,nrighc
tween the violation Of u sacred Demo
cratic principle and the removal Of III,
University, let the University 20 10 Il
people more degenerate and ayaricious,
but as for Us we disIain to groycI in the
dust Of %ycnaIity. We stiII possess
enough Of the common integrity Of our
ancestors to elevate ourselves above
the seductive influences Of the "rurard
lust Of goId.' We ire yet too rich in
immutabIo principle to be boughl or
sold, and we pity, dcpIorc, and pray de-
Iivcrancc from that class Of men who
lose sight Of principles, and run hlindly
after the Phantom Of Fame. IT is not,
however, %discorlant with these rccrcant
times, when disintegration Of parties
are TRANSFERRING, and men are governed
more by personal ambition and rmo.l-
mcnt, than patriotjcrcgmd for the pub.
lie good
ei, iftLi. mad, orL,,iLl;,,, ,,rn,i.,.
ovcr small section oc fine coun,, il Do.
mocrucv .oy Dcmocr,cy Lo. wondormI
" cLonocd md couId ,poIk -. I,ck.
son ho uormitIodto r;sc ou,in f., L,LoId
tho ,ronsitor, gco,o, Of oor,L ,Lou
,vouId fail io rcrorriv,i :, ,ooL clo,,,,I
~nor,iol lcgisIotion ,ho G@,,,nro. ~ ,Lo,
Grand old Marty. whose hosts ,h., 60
oGcn and So o,IIo,u, lod ,oL,,,, onl
to victorv TLo n~rImno,s ~ ono;oo,
nonocrno,, r,,l J., .LaL, ,.nn ,L.-
ston,or;an h,.,. n.o n.ma,,Jr.
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therefore unjust doctrine and tL,t w,a
one ofthc stror rest pIonks IN tLc old
plaiform nm which ann n,Lo,s .,o,d
and fought, and copoucrcd hIuo-lioht
Federalism. STRANGE, then. indeed, to
find Democrats takiny mn this Infamous
bantIiuo from IFS ,omb. and ,,tomrt to
;nr,,o ;,t,a, l.;,.I.I . A..