The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-11-22

who would accept a place N his Cabi.
act is any better than Lincoln himself.
We shall hopc that no Southern man,
md especially Tcnnessean, will be Of
'crcd, much less that he should accept,
IN office in Lincoln's Cabinet. Let no
one sell his honor for n mess Of pottagc.
LEARNING HUMAN NATURE.
We do not profess to be an adept at
reading the human heart by external
appearances, yet we are of the opinion
that twenty .onc-ycars-and 'aicw owe
have not been vouchsafed to US for
naught in this respect. We have
watched often and said nothing, have
OWNED the acts and intentions Of men,
when they little dreamed that we were
exercising our faculties in the least in
reading their mysterious hearts.
Among tho many ways OF human
nature, our observation has not failed
to notice quite plainly how the world
treats a man who has had the misfor.
tune to fail, and we need MT go away
from our own town and county for evil
dencc in this respect, All. we tell you,
let Il man fail in business and what II
wonderful effect it has on his former
friends and creditors. Men who have
taken him by the arm, laughed and
chatted with him BY the hour, and
were ever ready to do him Il favor, will
now shrug up the shoulders and pass
him with II chilling how'd you dor
Every trihc Ola bill is hunted up and
presented, that would not have seen
daylight for months to come, but for
the misfortune of the del tor. If it
is paid, well AMI good-ifrot the shcr-
if or constable will meet him at the
first corner. Some II says that n
man who never failed knows but little
ofbuman nature. TO q considerable
extent that is tue, yet there be some
who, ifthey will only observe closely
before falling will struggle the ha' der
to not fail, and really do not fail be-
cause they know s" much OF human
nature. We'd like to be n rich man
and fail, provided we felt any ways
confident that we should ever rise
again. We never did fail, for we never
had enough to tnH on. In fact, who
ever heard Of an editor falling! Poor
fellows, they always have 80 little that
a failure would create no gossip or
commotion in the commercial or tinan-
cial world. For the sake Of u laugh in
these troublous times of disunion, &c,
just imagine u failure on the part of tho
Homo Journal, and tho sheriff Clever
little Mr.. John CUSTER selling out the
clever editor. Wouldn't that be fun?
But we've noticed tho treatment q
man gets after failure, In prosperity
he sails along gently waited by favor.
ing smiles and kind words from every
body. lie pridcs himself upon his good
name aud spotIess character, and
boasts that he has not IN enemy in
the world. Alas! the change. lilo
looks to the world in u different light
when rcverses come upon him. lie
reads suspicion upon every brow. He
hardly knows how to movc-whether
to do this thirg or the other, for there
are spies about him and II writ is ready
for his back. Sharpers are on the
lookout for what property is comcata-
bic, and garnishecs arc issued. Poo.
pic are not SO anxious to sell to him.
A year before and the same ones would
be ever so happy to credit so Clever a
man. TO understand what kind of
stuff tho world is made of, Il person
must DO unfortunate and stop pay
msnt oncc in lifetime. If he has kind
friends they are made manifest. A
failure is II moral sieve; it brings out the
wheat and shows the ch 1T. a man
thus learns that words and pretended
rood will do not constitute real
friendship.
Washington, Nov. 1.-the Prcsi.
dent has completed his annual mes
sage.
Judge Wayne, of the Supreme Court,
mas, it is understood in Washington
said, among other things, that four.
iitis Of the people of Savannah are OPP
posed TO secession.
Owing to the absence Of Col. Ripley
in Japan, Col. Craig has been ordered
at once upon the duties of Inspector of
Arsenal and Armories.
According to an account in to-day's
Richmond Dispatch, Virginia can, at
the present time, arm cffcctually about
$4,000 mon. She has at least sixty
bronzed rife field pieces and howitzers.
A contract has becn made for 5000
shells and s%chrapnell made for 5000
shells, and scrapnell in addition to
those pu, chased and stored in maya.
zines built for tho purpose. The mod
el for u new Virginia muskct is deter
mined, and otbe" warlike preparations