The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-03-29
ILLIDERALITY.

1t is q ureauIul tnliS w w eu'"N"
with a small mind--to be an intcllcclu'
al dwarf and yet, have tho vanity to
believe ones self . giant in WISDOM
Such persons are always illibcral in
their views, and are not disposed to al
low any one to entertain views differ
ont from them. For instance: A man
stopped his paper-tho Homo Journal,
tho othor day, because we differed with
him in regard to taxing tho pooplo Of
this county TO build u turnpike. We
made no opposition, Of course, 50 we
took his namo OF our books with pleas
ure, especially as he waa very poor pay
anyhow-had never paid US any mon
cy, and perhaps never would have
done 80, rs long as he could have gotten
US to take "chips and whctstonc5' in
stead thereof. And we believe such
subscribers as him are the very ones
who cause papers to 30 often fail, be-
cause they take tho paper and mover
pay anything for it. If he don't like
what we have said we can give hisEamc
10 the public next week, and suffer the
consequences.
But wo publish an independent pa
per, leaning neither upon politicians or
parties for support, We work as near
rs VIC can, for the interest Of Frank
lin county, trcading all pcrsonm and
party considerations in the dust, when
they present themselves in compcti.
ton with the most important interest
ofourpcoplc. We have stampoit hogreal
seal Of good intcnt on our heart, anc
shall follow its dictates, whether sue
cess or failure be our reward, Wed,
not think less offs man because lie dl
fers with US inppinion. Somoo! the b"s
friends we have in Lhe word are oppO O
to this tax, and yet VIC DO not think
whit less of them. But we believe the,
are unwittingly in the wrong, and "
are willing to discuss the thing wit
them in mild, generous spirit, CONGO
ding when wo believe wo are wrOna
and demanding when we believe wear
right. Pitiful and small must be
press that has no independent iudp
ment, freedom 0 thOuoht, and s|cIfrcli
ance for itself. When those are want
ing-whcnjudgmont ~andhoncsty, trutI
and discretion, are embarrassed, COUn
teracted by cunningIy devised PERSIA
sions or hydra-hcadol threatening, Oh
fears of pccnniary gain-whcn this is
the case, what claim can there be upon
tho confidence Of the poOpIcY what
possibility is there Of iairmcss or ,incor-
ity, in either advice or opinion? None
whatever. The Safeguard Of liberty,
it has been said, is an independent press
subscrvicnt to no clique or school on
personal considcratioMs-that can nci
thor be terrified into silence, ncr pa
tronizsd into the appreciation Of any
thing that is not in keeping with th'
editors idea Of right. Such II press i
the Homo Journal, as nca as we ca
make it, and such it shall ever be if W
retain our scnses,
But these persons who are 80 Iltjb'
raj as to not allow an editor to diil
with them ut uIl-who arc they? .
few weeks since one such sent us wor
to discontinue his paper, and on exam
lining our books we found he owed Il
three gears subscription, So we mad
money by stopping his paper. He wa
adead head, and We don't care ifa ic'
moro oftho anne sort give us like o
ders. Vol mako money BY stoppin
the papers of such illiboral, non-payin
customers. Now we reckon the ma
who ordered rs 80 loudly to stop his p
per n few days since thought he won
totally ruin us-smash us up-extirpa
US from earth-so utterly cripple
that he thought the paper would die
natural death. And We fear it will, t
Just look in another column and IT
wbatelIect it is having, We are goin
to sell out just because his patronag
is lost. To be sure he never pai
US anything like money, but the
you know it pail to have his name o
our books-onablcd us to buy more pi
pcr, and have more trouble. Ahon
Wish hn'J unit lana