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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17
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From the Nashville Union and American.
The Washington correspondent o
the Chicago 7rj5y@c writing Of tn
circumstances attending the appear
an2e of the Presidents veto mess apr
says :"On Saturday and Sunday the Gu
rent reports that i veto was impcnd
in%, grew more and more positive
Still the calamity thcv portcnded was
too awful II s"crW" them general Gro
dcncr. Thi,i-aperson absolutely gone
mad His folly is equal to that of
Thad. Stevens. who trcmhlrd at an
earthquake the other day. The veto
has not hurt any one. The freedmen
are as well protected as they would
have been if the vetoed bill had become
Il law. What is there too awful for
contemplation in that?
The dirty traduccr' of Isham G..
| Ilarris-iew in number. and generally
| nterloper5-arc circulating rumol
I that his friends are making strong el,
forts with the Government to secure
his pardon, in order that he may re
turntoTcnncssce 1.-THE reportwast true,
it would be crcdtahle to his friends.
But SO far from being true, the wife
and children OF Coy. Harris have ap.
nlicd to tho uropar authorities for nor
mission to leave the countrv orI ioir
their husband and r,tbcr st tf'or1,vn
II, ,.ror,r :, II. r,,o,,, ,,,,o,,.,,,.
+a, a,r ''',i'' - ",3 ...,'. p,'','''''' ~ i
State in such confusion and discrcdit"
as Tennessee. Perhaps not. We once
heard Ola pcrsistant oilicr-seeker, like
the Secretary, who received Il letter
from II hopeful son in Illinois, urging
his father, by all means. to immigrato
to that State, adding "mighty mean
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

FoRElGN APPRECIATION OF PEEsr-
DENT JOuNsoN,-In the British parlia-
mcnt, i'll the course Of the debate upon
the Queens speech, said the Earl of
Derby:
We nil must concur in rejoicing that,
after years of bloody warfare, sangun
AIRY war has been put to an end to in
the now re-unstcd States Of America.
fully concur with the speech iu COM
mending the wise and prudent manner
IN which, after the war had terminated.
the President has sought to repair the
ravages Of civil war, Hear, hear.
He seems to seek the best means OF
restoring the tranquility Of the coun.
try, and we cannot refrain from hoping
that his efforts will be crowned with
success The llimiuution of the slave
trade, and the abolition of slavery must
always be subjects Of congratulation,
but | fear that the abolition of slavery
has entailed much misery ON the slaves
themselves, and that they are but very
imperlectly prepared to undertake tho
duties and responsibilities of freedom.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

PROSPERITY OF MEMrHIs.-The Bul
letin says:
1t is estimated that not less than five
thousand new houses have been erected
in Memphis during the past year. Eve,
ry day adds to the number Still there
is no abatement in the demand. On
the contrary, there is as great wall
now as at any previous period for all
sorts Of houses for business purposes,
rs well as private residences. But
what is most needed is small houses for
small families. No city can long pros
per without ample accommodation for
the families of merchants, labOrers and
small dealers. Many of this class of
houses are needed. They are in fact
the present existing great want of our
city. Who will supply it7 Those
who have capital to invest will be sure
to make it pay if they invest it in this
way.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

If we of the South had not life.
long knowledge of the grasping and un.
scrupulous, but at the same time keen,
untiring spirit which impels the North
ern Radicals to compass our ruin, We
should attribute their inordinate ha.
tired to sectional insanity alone; hui
there is a method in it which is not al.
lied to madncss--it is simply deep
seated and relentless purpose to pros
trate the Southern people, if possible,
at their feet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17
w. j. SLATTEH t& co.
The Governor on his "iiiSh-
Horse"


The Governor has refused to issU,
commissions to persons elected as
Justices OF the Peace, IN Davidson
county, on the 3D. inst. In taking thi;
course he has simply refused to pen
form his sworn official duty, as he had
before done in the Congressional elec.
ton OF last August.
We are told in the Code Of Tenncs-
see, section l72, Judges and Justices
of the Peace shall be commissioned by
the Governor" The next question, is
when and under what circumstances
is he required to do this?
Section SO Of the Code provides
that ''in all cases in which the persons
elected by the vote of a single county,
or fraction Of a county, are commits
stoned by the governor, the returning
officer Of such county shall make return
of such election to the Secretary Of
State, by mail, to be deposited in the
Post Office within three days after com
pairing the polls. The next section
says "a commission may issue to the
personappearing from such returns to
be elected, on the receipt of such re-
turns by the Secretary of State, or it
may issue on the production of the
certificate Of election to the person
named therein" Section S74 provides
for the certificate to the person having
the largest number Of votes in any elec-
ton. Section SSS declares "the Coun-
ty Court is authorized to hear and de-
termne all cases Of contested elections
ofJustices of the Peace, &C.
We have thus grouped together
these several provisions of the Code,
that the reader may have before him
all the law regulating the duty Of the
Governor, in the matter Of commissions
to Justices Of the Peace. 1t will be
seen from them, that the Governor is
to look to nothing in the case, but the
regularity ofthe returns or the sulliien-
cy of the certificate. He may omit to
give commission upon the returns,
and wait for the certificate : and that is
all the discretion with which he is
vested. Upon one or the other basis
the returns or the certiiicates--the
commission must issue as matter of
course.
What we have presented would, of
itself, be amply sufficient to show that,
in such q matter, the Governor has no
judicla! functions---cannot look into
fraud or illegality in the election. But
not only does the law fail to confer any
such authority upon the Governor, but
directly and expressly gives it to anoth-
er tribunal. "Thc County Court is
authorized to hear and determine all
cases of contested elections of Justices
of the Peace" This, then, is the ex-
elusive province of the County Court,
and the Governor has no greater right
to meddle with it than any private cit
izen.
The truth is that the Constitution
and laws of Tennessee confer no judi
cial power on the Governor in regard
to elections. II, from personal obser-
walton, or from the aflidaYits ofa hun
dred trustworthy men, he should he
satisfied that every vote, east in Il GER
tain election, was given by free negro,
nc cannot legally refuse or hesitate to
ISSUE a commission to the person hold
ing the certificate Of election. But
VIM. G. Brownlow has "gono and done
it-and what remedy is there for the
liagrant wrong?
We may speak Of that hereafter
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Tue New Hobby.

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y,rI, IornlJ rn'n ''",'' t',",1 ,"1 > , '''e wv Nr"
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no t,o,,,, oa'',as w '''a 'l,''''i. Sl'ee'N'
l,or .,,a,, hn .',.;t,ol $i',% o,'t VI :''o mum
Goron.tr,t;nn ','',.,u m ,. s''V G'ssl"celu'
Which Ln,n ,nn, w. 'a,I, m;'o,,.'t'." ,,1 "H'chs
nr ~ tho C,,f4,, .,''''r ,u. n:'''' ',.e Sli'"'
rrI m jn,na,,,.d.;,, ,v I"tt'D', @ i''i' u'S!sFace'
af W. rnnrnnfIn'n ,,l;I "1o l. a. '.''N"t' row
,,o,,,, ,, "'',''i 'o'i'c ''iSSSerS
|''' ,' .,.c nG"I,'i' ~ 10 "oV Sno"h exactly
I,, n"'' .'. t''.' ~ az "''I""|" upon the veto
"'', ''i"V "oes noe Hi",'er' IL Is enough
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

A CONTEMPORARY says that the prob
able reason why the President with
drew the Government advertising from
FOrney's Chronicle was, that Forney
being "dcad duck" should not be
allowed to insert his "bill'' into the
Treasury.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

TIE Washington correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Ledger asserts that
3" there is not a scintilla of truth in tho
statement that the President, week
before the veto, expressed to General
Howardhis approval of tac Bureau hin
as ii then stood. He has not approved
it since the hour of its existence. ssd
his veto was, therefore. in exact coslez,,
nance with his firm convictions r.
he start
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

We are prepared to execute, in the very
neatest style. all kinds of job Work. Our
material is all new, and selected by III in
person. An experience Of Fifteen years as
practical printers. anda pride in our bllsi-
ness, is a guarantee that customers will be
pleased We consider neat work an adj
yertiscment of our business.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

GENERAL JAMES LoNGsIEfEr has
been elected President Of the Great
Southern and Western Life and In
snrancc Company, recently established
in New Orleans.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17
JACKSON.

AS Lee was master of the manruvre
Jackson was the great captain Of ag
gressive warfare. He combined the
cunning and the boldness of Napoleon
TO cover his great movement by the
flank in 1862, he did not hesitate to
fight Pope's whole army with a divis-
ion, and the celerity of his march up
the Shenandoah, to appear again on the
field of Bull Run, was only equalled by
the energy of his attack. He moved
infantry with the speed ofa horse, and
having hurled three great commanders
back from the Old. Dominion, died be-
fore the lustrc of its arms had diminish
ed in that flush of victory when rebel
lion had assumed, indeed, the proper
tons ola nation. He was the most re-
publican of rebels, stern and simple as
any Roundhead, and this is why we
h. Id his memory grcener than that of
his companions whose detection to the
Union was augmented by their treason
to popular institutions.
There were other personages idcnti-
fed with this grand historical defence,
but these are the great statues-Davis,
Lee, jackson, Stuart, Beauregard.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

is unsurpassed for the execution of Card
and other Job Printing, i'll all coors.
W" We keep on hand n good stock of
Stationery such as Cards, Of all sizes. colors
and patterns, Flat-Cap, Foolscap, Letter,
and Note Paper. Mourning Paper, &c.
Wedding Tickets and Visiting Cards prin-
ted in the fastest style. Pamphlets, Pro-
grammes. Posters, Horse and Jack Bills
labels. Eill-I!eads, lndcntures, Circnlars,
Checks, and Blanks Of all kinds, printed to
order.
All communications should be addressed
to
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

The slim vote received by our friend
w. Js Brownlow, in the late election, is
not attributable to his name, their be
ing no relationship, by affinity or con
sanguinity, between him and the re
Goubtable Vim. G.-Pxiaski Citizen.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

HThc name OF Patrick Clcburnn. Major
General in the Confederate army. is one
which should not bc forgotten in The mill
tary annals of our race. lie fought in -,
good cause and in gallant company" He
was the hero of over thirty pitched battles.
and the number of minor actions in which
he participated i. beyond precedent. He
was distinguished for decision and intre-
pidity. and almost every NOV cmcnt COM
mittcdto his division was successful. lie
received the inccs-amt congratulations OF
the Southern press, and was several times
complmcnted by the Confederate Con-
grcss. After the death of jackson. he rot
the soabriquet of ''rhc SlOnewall of the
SOUTH for he was to the Army OF! TennCs-
see what jackson was to that of Virginia :;
but. most of all, he was tender and gcncr-
ous to the vanquishcd. and, as Ferguson
says. "Kindly Irish Of the Irish" lie lies
in lonely grave in the Village of Colum-
bia. Tennessee. whittier he was borne after
the battle OfFranklin by one of his officers.
know have not done usticc to his MEM
ory, but history will not coIlSign his name
to oblivion. Biding her consideration, let
the foregoing bc 4 lcailct to his memory.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17
r NJ TtSxoS whn v,a. ca

r. NJ. TISSoS, who was so danger
ously shot on the night of the 22d OF
February, at his residence. near Dcca
tur, Ala, by negro soldier, is now,
says the Pulaski Citizen, likely to re.
cover.
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Rates Of Adrerti9ipg.

Advertisements inserted ut 81 30 per
square Of ten lines (breyier size,) first in
sertion, and Is cents for each subsequent
Insertion.
One column. one year, S125 90
" . six months, rs 90
three " 80 90
Half column, one year, IS 90
g g six months, 45 co
' three 30 90
fourth column, one year, 40 90
six months,- 25 90
g three " l5 90
One square, one year. -l5 90
i" six months, 10 90
" three 80
eSS' Advertisements for all charitable
purposes charged at regular rates. Here
toforc newspaper men have been expected
to contribute in proportion to the public.
and then If they charged for their work, it
was looked upon as eXtortion. AS well
ask q merchant to give money and charge
nothing for his goods
gY~ All communications to advance the
interests of any individual. or corporate
body. must be paid for as advertisements.
We shall determine for, ourselves what is
for the public benefit, and what ought to
go in our columns.
CzY" Obituaries will be charged for at ad-
vertising rates.
Us All foreign advertisers must pay in
advance. 1t will be useless to send advcr-
tisements with the request TO publish and
send BILL Patent medicine manufactll-
rers must pay according to published rates,
and IN no instance will their special no.
tices be published except ut 20 cents per
line for each insertion.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-17

GENERAL Dick TAYLOR has leased
from the State the new canal connect.
ing the upper part of New Orleans
with Lake PontchatraiIl, for $4,000,
in annual ins.allmCnts.
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Advertisements inserted ut 81 30 per
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sertion. and % cents for each subsequent
.A,,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21
MINING UNDER THE SEA.

Some of the coal and copper mines of
England are at this time being worked in
what appears to be singularly dangerous
manner. They extend oat fonr hundred
yards, (neary quarter of mile) under
the bed of the sea, and. in some places,
two buidred and sixty feet below the sea-
level. The constant beating of the waves
against the shore and rocks is distinctly
audible, even in calm weather, when the
explorer gets near the sea level. When
storms arise, the lotr is terrific, and the
bol.le>t men are at times afraid to work,
lest the sea should break through ard fill
the whole mine Nor is this tear without
great cause, for the salt water actually ooz-
es through auds sdrips. imprcgnated with
the copper ore, into the iaine. Three feet
of r,ck is all that is left bet Ween the mine
and the sea i'll many of the galleries. A
DAYS work ia the wrong direction with the
pick-axe might cause the destruction of the
whole works Indeed, IN stormy weather
the salt water JETS ana spurtS through In
thin continuous streams. Plugs sometimes
of the thickness Of man 5 leg, alone stand
b tween the minor and the sea 10 keep 1t
out No IA, cident has ever yet occurred;
but those who remember the lhames Tun-
mel. twic,. or thrice filed with water, must
feel that some ,tay an accident is almost
certain to happen. Ii it should, the dam
age must be inmrnsr. and the loss of life
great and certain. The veins of copper,
however, are rich. and the men will follow
hem to the utermo>t, the proprletors OF
the mines feeling that were there an in,a-
sion fthe waters to take plac'., they cod
stop he leak. as Mr. Brunnell did that of
the Thames Tunnel. by sinking bags of
clay over the hole, and then pumping out
the water by those enormous engines.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21
THE WIND AS A MUSICIAN.

Til. wind is a musician by birth. We
extend a >ilkcn thread in crevice of Il witt
dow, aud the Mind finds 1t and sings OVER
it aud goes up and down the scal', upon
it, and Paganna must 80 somewhere else
for honor, for 10. tn: wihd is p.rtormlng
upon single string 1t tries almost every
thing on earth to see there Is masic in
tit perSuadeS Il tune ont of the great
b II in the tower, when the sexton is a:
home asleep; it makes mournful harp of
tile giant pines, and it does not dlsdain TO
try what sort of a whistle can be made out
Of the hunhitSt chimney in the world.
How it will play p'na tree until every
leaf thrills with Il note on II, whilst rlv-
er runs III its base in Il sort of murmurlng
accompaniment And what a melody 1t
sings when it gives a concert with f"'.l
choir of the waves of the sea, and performs
an anthem between the two worlds, that
goes MP perhaps to the stars which l""e
music most aud sung first. Ihen, how
iondy 1t haunt> old houses mourning u''-
der the caves, singing in the halls, opening
door without fingers, and singing meas
ure of some sad, Old song around the fire
less and deserted hearths.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21
WINTER RULES,

Never 90 to bed with cold or damp feet
In going into a colder air, keep the mouth
resolutely closed, that by compelling the
air to pass circuitously through the hose
ard head it may become warmed before it
reaches the lungs, and thus prevent these
shocks and sudden chills which frequently
end in pleuriSy, pneumonia and other serl
Gus forms of disease.
Never sleep with the head in the draft
of an open door or window.
!! lie; more covering be on the lower limbs
than on the body Have an extra covering
within easy reach in case of il sudden and
great change of weather during the night.
Never stand still moment out of doors,
especi llv at street corners after having
walked even short distance.
Never ride near the open window of =
vehicle for ii s.uge half minute especially if
it has deem preceded by walk; valuable
lives have thus been lost or good health
permanently destroyed.
Never put on Il new boo: or shoe on be
ginning journey.
Never wear India rubbers, cold, dry
weather.
If compelled to tace bitter cold wind,
throw silk handkerchief over tn. face. its
agency is wonderful in modifying the cold.
Those who are easily chilled on going
out of doors. should have some cotton bat
,inr attached To the vest or 9th garments
so a. to project the SPACE between tn"
shouldar-blades bchiud. the lungs being at
tach, d to the body at that point Il ill lr
| there is worth five times the amount over
the chest in front.
Nevtrsit more than minute at time
with the back ag inst the fire or stove.
Avoid sitting against cushions IN the
backs OF pew~ in churches; if the uncover
ed hoard feels cold, sit erect without touclI-
ing it.
Never begin journey until breakfast
HIS been eaten.
After singing, speaking or preaching. in
wa, m room in winter, do not leave it for
at least tea minutes. and even then close
| the mouth, put on the gloves, wrap up the
| neck, and pat Oh cloak or "vrrcoat before
passing olt oi the door; the neglect Of
| these has laid many good and useful man
in premature grave.
Never speak under hoarseness, espe-
cial3y if it requires an effort, or gives a
hurting or painful feeling, for it often re-
suits in ii perm .nent loss of voice, or long
life invalidi>m.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21
A Literary Bitter Bit.

Mr. Firlds.a London bookseler.is known
for his very wonderful memory and knowl
edge OF English literature. 1t Is said that
when any author in the neighhorhood Is
at loss for particular passage, he goes
at once down to the book store" for the
desired ilormatinn. One day at a dinner
party, Il would be-wt, thinking to puzzle
Mr.. Fie d. and make some sport for the
company, announced, prior to Mr.. Fields
arrival, that he had himself written some
poetry. and intended to submit it to Mr..
Fields as Snuthc,'s. At the proper mo-
m2ni, therefore, after the guests were seat
ed, he began:
."Frcnd Fields, | have been a good deal
exercised oflate, trying to find out in Sow
they's poems, his well,known lines run
ming ,thus-repeating the lines he had
composed-can you tell about what time
he wrote them?'
81 do not remember to have met with them
before" replied MI. Fields; ''and there
were only two periods in Souther's lite
when such lines could possibly have been
written by him."
"When were those?" gleefuly asked
the witty questloner.
"Somewhere,' said Mr.. Fields, g. bout
that early period of lis existence WREN he
was having tie measles and cutting his
teeth; or near the close of his life when
the brain hal sofiened, and he had fallen
into idiocy. The vrrSificat,on belongs to
the measles peIiod,but the expression clear
Iy brlrays the idiotic one"
The queslioner smiled family, but the
company roared.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21
-
BiLLlAR ROS

Evrybo ldy seems irw be Citing crazy
over a new game which has jest ben dis
kovered, cal ed billyards
1t iz plade on the top ov tabel which
IL little longer than it iz square, and the
game seems to konsi>t in pashin sum round
red ba Is agin some round white bawls
until tha drop into sum little pddd Bg bags
whic4 are huug onto the outside ov the ta-
be.
II takes men to pla the game, but 4 or
kan look on. t
They take oph their cotes and stand
cuss up tew the label, with short piece
Of fish pole III their hands which has chok
mark onto the end ov it.
Then one begins by givin one Nv the
bawls punch in the belly, which sends it
agin the next ones belly, and so on till the
tolher ftller's turn for punchin comes on.
But yu ought tn see the game; it kant
be delinated bi words.
One feler generally beats the other fel-
Ter, and then he pays the landlord ov the
konsarn 25 cents for tie prIveledg of get
lin beat. and buys some gin with lemonade
in it, and awl hands drink.
Then 2 more takes hold of the fish pole
and they punch for a spell and SO it goes
ill o'clock in the morning, then each COZ
hum, having enjoyed fine ex, rcise, a leetlc
drunk perhaps, but the muscles in their
breast ar SO expanded that they kant kech
the consumption nor the smaul pox.
This iz Btttyards. sar
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21
@ A man was brought into court o

@ A man was broug ght into court on
the charge of having stolen some ducks
from a farmer.
''How do YOU know they are your ducks ?
asked the defendants counsel.
II should have known them anywhere." -"
replied the farmer, VIII proceeded to de-
scribe their recuiarities.
"Whv," >aid the prisoners counsel,
"those ducks can't be such a very rare brre |
for have some very much like them in
my vard.'
That's not unlikely, sir" said the far
mer, "they are not the only ducks I've had
stolen lately"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21

TT -. COOPER. PHYSICIAN SURGEON
IL. Newton Centre, Luzernc County Pa
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-21

put her face up to his.
81 give myself, to you, oh, 30 free =
Verne did you not know that l have loved
you always. ........ ....
Mr.. Ashe returned to Boston the next
day, without calling to bid Asia goodbye.
She did not think of the omission until
Mr.. Churchill asked her opinion of Boston
breeding.
She answered him saucily:
| am quite satisfied with Whitestowr
manners sir.