The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-03-15
Thr Aome Sonrnal.
ubIlsbed Weekly, at q Year, strictly In Advance.
by w. j. SLAIIER.
Thursday Morning, March 18th
TIN! TAX.

Of this county IN ordcr 10 ftNc S-loVo
to build II Turnpike from Winchester
to Sowancc. in everything we have
said, honesty and an earnest desire for
the welfare Of or county has prompt
cd rs. 10 oar mind there never was
and never will be an object which the
people ought more readily 10 endorse
and carry out. Yet there arc many
bitter opponents to the Tax. And IN
their opposition, what strange ar7u-
mcnt they do bring forward for Their
support. They don't like the manner
ia which 'thc thing was started, They
are mad because the magistrates voted
the tax. 1t was an assumption Oh p"W'
cr. Yet, the matter i, now left iprthc
pcoDir to decide when it was found that
thcaclion oithc magistrates wa dl*ap'
proved. The same magistrates had OF
ten acted in their OIL ial capacity for
the county before, and no mrrmnr was
raised. Yet in this instance they seem
to have done something that no mag
i@,tratc, ever done before. Not 81, how
ever. Just the other day II ncighbor-
ing county voted, through her magIo-
tratcs, to build Il bridge that viii cost
us mach almost ~ the Turnpike pro,
posed in our county, and no murnur
was heard. And every county Of note
in Tennessee has pDioi large sums lof
tmnpikc4, and have built 'nrnp'NcS'
with no University in view. 1her IS II
fine pike running from TnIIah"ma I"
FaycttcvilIc, and Rutherford and Da-
wilson counties are full Of them.
But we are running of into state
mrnts we have made before. We only
want to express our surprise at the
style Of argument which the enemies
Of the tax assume. 70 answer such ar
gumcnt is impossible, and we are not
disposed TO bclilllc |our~cil to DO it. For
instance, here comes 4 man WIN" says hc
i, not opposed to the tax, and d"n
care for a few dollars and cents, int l,r
don't like the way the ding started.
It ought to have been submitted to the
people in the beginning And simply
because the magistrates voted for tn"
Tax, in order 20 have rcrcnyr for this
act Of our Justices, he is gong to vote
AGAINST what he otherwise would have
voted for, DO you suppose wc intend
to take up space IN 0 r column" to AN
sWcr such arg mcnt argument WdccI!)
~ that? For 4 sensible man such talk
seems r]idiculoua' The action of the
magistrates should not dctract from
the merits of the proposition ut all, and
should certainty have no bearing IN
the matter at Inc ballot boz. But poor
Magistrates, They vote rs they be-
owed the interests of the county de-
handed, and yet are cursed by some
TO- it. All honor to them for the vote
tlcy ave. II we had been Il magiS-
tratc in that voting that took place,
our vote should have been recorded
for the Tax, even it ccrry man in the
county had been against rs.
And some are opposed to the tax
because they fear that more money will
he required that another %approrria-
ton will be asked. It's Il wonder to
us that such people cat for fear they
may get hungry again. such oppose
ton rs that is another species OF the
tad pole sort that we pass. Gentlemen,
do YOU want to see your country pros
per? DO you wish to increase the val
TIC of your mountain ,ands and your
DO you wish to see the top
of your blue Cumberland, that looks 50
enchanting in the distance, all covered
with houses and made iocund with the
merry shout of your children who are
ianguishing for knowledge? Do you
wish 70 bni d up in the South Il school
that shall. be the Instrument to ave
your sons from the jibcs and snecrs OF
Northern ianaticsl. Do you wish to
uphold Southern in~dcpcndecc! Doyou
wish to give the lie to:lhc infamous ~
s'r'ionS OF the abolitionist Helper, who
sad that we are but the white trash of
the South, dependent on the North for
all we get, and especially our learning?
And to be more local in u i~n,cro,nto.
rics, we ask if the people Of Franklin
County 10 not know that "ur best sun.
port lies in our schools. and manuf.ctc
tories? Do they not know that unless
some means is adopted by which to
bring in more money TO our county
than we send of, our county will soon
become impoverished Can II cask
that loses II gallon Il day, and only re-
ccives u quart remain full long? Loos
at the amount Of money that is paid by
our people for goods that como from q
d'stance-such IS fabrics Of all kinds,
clothing, groceries. &c. Agriculture