The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-04-07

NV the Puritan's God, to tide the peo-
pie NV Tennessee bug huntin-but
before you knowcd anything about it,
you was lifted clear outen your boots
and your spurs flung on the other side
NV Jordin. Jes let EN- lay thar. You'll
never hav no use for en-. You've
heard of the ride that Ikabod lirane
tuck on Gunpowder, when the devil
got after him, aint you? Well, he had
deliteful time to what you'll have ef
you ever undertake to make the trip
you've gotin view. Did you suppose
that the people NV this State was
agwine to hold still and let you and the
dirty little tools that you mite appint in
each kounty tie 'em hard and fast and
pay fur the rope thay was tied with and
the expenses NV the men while thay was
tyin it? Nary time. You stand about
as mutch chance to git to Heaven as
you do to straddlc the free white men
NV this State. You amt wide enough
in the britch. You have been q tryin
fur some time to bully the people NV
this State, but you'll come out about
like the little bull did that got the ap-
pie dumplins nocked outen him by the
steem kar. The people aint aleerd NV
you-you aint scarin nobody bad
They don't mind your ripen and snort
in and covortin no more than the steem
kar did the little bull when he throwed
up his tail, paved dirt, belered and
squared hissclfto but the brains Outen
the locomotive. They aint agwine to
let you cit the ballot box in your hans.
You may sware to that The people
NV this State was born free and hav bin
in the habit Nv hayin governors that
they wernt ashamed Nv. You and
your squad was never intended fur
nuthin else but war measure. Nobody
ever thought NV continuing you and
your shebang in quiet decent peace
times. Nothin but rebellion and a
gaul Dustin one at that, could ever
hay histed you into the Gubernateral
cheer, or lifted your set onten the
ashes. They never would 'ev been
heerd of five miles frum hom if it
haddont ter bin fur the rebellion. The
last one NV EN- ort to hav been for the
the rebellion and | believe the most
NV EN- uus at fust. It's very difficult
to tell which has been histed the high
cst-them or the niggers. The mig
gers is BARN NV it the best and be-
havin themselves in q much more gen
tccler manner. You threaten in your
proclamation cf you aint allowed to do
iist as yon wantcr, the military will
take possession NV the State.
In the fust place you don't kommand
the military as fur as heerd frum and
the people would be monstrous willing
to swap you and yourn fur the military
or any other man. All your pious good
affectionatc talk about the railroad in
terost, the kredit NV the State, the kon-
dition NV the Penctentiary and sich
like is duly appreciated, They all
know YOU hev hin feelin powerful
deep interest in these questions and
know it will make you feel nifty onhap-
py to see 'cm neglected. But cf it
stops every railroad in the State, eff
there aint another yard NV kalker sold
fur ten years, ef the mars all quits havin
colts, and the kows havin calves and
the hens quit layin, the people NV this
State is bent bound and determined to
be free. What akkount is railroads,
kaliker, colts, calves and eggs cf we
aint free? Freedom, freedom tust and
ELL these things afterwards. Them fel-
l,rs that boltcd will bolt agin ef it be-
comes necessary and the people will
take 'em to thur hearts and hug en-
every time they do it. l wish l had
twenty boys and all nv 'cm to name
I'd name the fast one William b. Lew
is and the next one William X. Poston
and so Oh until | exhausted the panel
They are the saviors NV the State and
NV tie liberties Nv the people. God
bless every one NV 'cm. Id walk fifty
miles to vote fur one NV EN-.
You seem to be nightly koncerncd
about emigrants bcin scared OH frum
cumin here. l suppose Fletcher got
his half dozen flyin dutchmen to sine
that big memorial to encourage the
Germans to come here, didn't he ?
And | spose you writ your letter to
Collier SkilcfoX fur the same purpose !?
Amt you and Fletcher and the little
quinine pcddlerdoin all you can to con-
vince every Union man that he'd have
his throat cut in two minnits and half,
eff the military diddent form q holler
squar round him and keep the blood
thirsty rebels frum gittin to him? It's
a great wonder you havnt charmed the
whole wurld here by the hatterin pic
ters you draw. Ef you and Fletcher
and the little qllinine peddler was .jist
to form yourselves into society and
turn your attention to the business, you
kould git more people to come here
than the State would hold. The State
90, ernment itself would be great in.
ducement; for there aint anuther like
it outside NV hell or Missouri.
l seed in paper tother day that you
sed you intended to go North if you
couldn't reign no longer here. That's
a good idea Your loyalty aint ap-
preciated here. It's NV karacter that
the people NV this State don't value
high.-But it's bin better than an lie
well to you. You've made it pay and
they value sich an article as that nifty
high in New England. Go up there
where you will be appreciated-go to
preachin agin-join the blood.hounds
Of Zion, and howl from Bosting to the
Rocky mountings and fling the red hot
thunder bolts NV damnation ut the reb-
els, jest like you used to throw 'em at
the abolitiousts. Pick up the same
old ones that you flung at the North
and fling 'em back at the South, and
git 'em Outen your way. When you
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