The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-09-13
Communication.
WINCHESTER, Tenn, |
Sept. 9, 1860.

Demagogues always come in the dis
guise Of Saviors. William Seward mas
tered tho first rounds ofhis political lad.
dor with tho cry, "Savo the country
from the secret organizations Caesar
crossed the Rubicon to save Rome
Robospicrro was saving France from
tyranny while his tumbrcls carried ont
hundreds Of citizens each morning
from tho gloomy Conciergeic to the
Guillotine Then let the people beware
of all such, whatever be their creed or
locality. 1t should make no difference
whether tho man comes with "hard
money" or cries OF Disunion, or with
"Bated breath and whispering humblcncss,"
prays, by all your love and revere, to
regard dissolution with horror; re-
CARELESS ofall SUCH. lend your ears to
reason, and follow wherever she NAV
lead the way.
When the great foundation ofall po-
lltlcal bclng-thc pcoplo-shall have
learned to regard men less and princi-
pies more, then dcspotism, oppression,
and all public calumnitios will have an
end. We often hear (and it fills us with
n sonse of shame,) the mere dicta of
public men alleged rs grounds for po-
litical action. A noted Senator's opin-
ion, ora Governors wlrim-wham, too of.
ten fixes the political status of Il free
citizen-hc is for John because James
is against him. Now, it may ever be
the misfortune Of the body polite to be
composed and cursed with such weak
brothers; but until society is clear of
them, there il no guarantee Of its Iibcr-
ty or rights. Men must learn, at what
ever cost, to examine for themselves
the nature Of heir rights, the conse.
qucnce of their loss, and learn to Judge
from the aspect of the political sky the
situation Of their country. No course
could be recommended, which, in my
humble opinion, would conduce more to
this habit ofiree and Independent think.
ing and acting, than Il careful cxamina-
ton of all sides and all views which
may be presented on State matters
The man OF n book is always n bigot,
whereas one Of extensive research is
never such. When a calm and dispas-
sionate attention has been given to the
position OF Il party, and then your son.
tcncc is condemnation, your influence
is overwhelming, you become Il David
in the opposition; whereas, if that par.
ty and its motives and principles meet
with your sober approval, then you
constitute Il bulwark for its defence
and Il corner of its prosperity. Let
us thenin this calm and dispassionatc
manner analyzo and reflect upon the
purposes and probable consequences of
the policy now advocated by the Demo.
party.
But let us, before we proceed, dispose
of the stigma of disunion which, has
been so often, but yainly and falsely i'm
putcd TO it, and by which its enemies
have e%ndcavOrcd to stain its still spot
less robes. 1t is well known to every
one acquainted with the political histo.
ry OF this country that, before, and at
time of the adoption of this consti.
the people were divided into two
well defined parties: the one in favor
IF a strong and powerful central govern
nent, while the other scrveda ms q check
ipon the extreme views of the former
tho people having experienced the
wills flowing from a weak and power
css government under the articles of
considerations, naturally took extreme
Aeasurcs to prevent the recurrence of
UGH disasters in future. But there
'as n Class ofthlnking men who fore
aw too clearly tho inevitable oonso-
uonOe of such q policy, and by their op.
became obnoxious to those in
svor Of Capitalization, and woro by
hem called Disunionists, Anarchists,
republicans, and, finally, Democrats,
'eoauso thcy wanted tho people and
'tates to have much influence in the