The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-10
A GENTLEMAN informs IA TINT at tn,

"A GENTLEMAN informs us that ut the
county election on lust Saturday, in
Williamson county, not a solitary
Union man was elected to office. The
dlsloyal element whipped out every
thing like opposition and had every
thing its own way.
SO says the Nashville Press ahd Times,
and in the same issue We find the fol-
lowing: - b. .f..
OuTRAGEs IN MARSHALL COUNTY,
The veto Of the Freedmcn's Bureau
bill has fred the hearts OF the old OPP
pressors OF the colored people Of this
State with an cagcrness to crafty their
vengeance. Our columns to-day tell
Of cruel outragcs practiced upon the
persons Of freedmen in Marshall coun-
ty, who were quietly attending to their
own business and doing the part Of
good citizens by performing faithful
labor. II was not enough that they
worked, but their malicious oppressors
are determined that they shall work as
slaves, or fly the State. The outrages
seem to have been entirely without
proyocation, mitigation or apology.
We blush for Tennessee that such bar
barities are still enacted within her Dor
ders. We appeal to Congress and the
President to make more ample provis-
ions for the defense, not only Of black,
but Of white Unionists throughout
Middle and West Tennessee. If the
present bitter feeling be uncurbed these
troubles which we 10Y record will be
only the beginning ofevils.
Now, the historian never uttered a
more truthful sentence than when he
said, Victory gives no account OF her
actions. The United States were sue
ccssfL in crushing the Confederate
States, and hence wc, not they, must
give account Of our actions. II here
and there one of our citizens is guilty
Of transgression OF the laws, it is her
aided abroad, magniilcd, and harpcd
upon, while q dozen outragcs on the
part Of the Radicals are hnshcd in 81
lcncc. AS to the outrages in Marshall
county, we don't believe Il single word
Of the account is true. This county
Franklin,) was unanimous for scces-
sion-indeed, we don't believe there
was Il single Union vote given in at the
incipicncy of the war. But now there
is no more quiet a place in the State.
We hear Of 40 outragcs-not q negro
has been mistreatcd. On the other
hand, the white people here are friends
to the negroes. We see every day the
best evidence of good will between the
whites and blacks. Sometime since
two old negroes were suffering in this
town. We went o%urself and saw their
condition. We sent them meat and
bread. Mr., L~oughmiller, Agent for
the Frecdmcn's Bureau, had them wood
hauled, and they are doing well. Now,
we are plain in this matter. 1t is right
for rs to be so. There are q thousand
ties being told on the Southern people,
and everything IN our favor is disre-
garded by the Radicals. Our own
county furnished IN instance Of unani-
nous disloyalty (as the Radicals term
it, at the beginning Of the war. Yet,
we refer to Mr.. Loughmiller, whose We
racity we know stands suhstantiatcd
with all who know him, whether Radi-
cal or disloyal, if what we represent is
not the ease in this county-that is, the
people are obcdient to the laws, and no
negro is mistrcatcd. We further tell
the authorities that several families in
this town arc voluntarily supporting
negro children. We could give the
names of those families, if desired. We
are writing facts. We feel, deeply feel,
for our people, and it pains us to see
the malignant spirit exhibited by Il set
Of fanatics who wantonly labricate
f~alsehoods to our detrimcnt. The
Southern press must meet these sland-
ers boldly. We regard every Radical
as II moral assassin, and we must not
let them stab us, and we take the stab
in silence.
As to the election in Williamson
county, when the Press and Times, says
the "disloyal element whipped out ev-
c%rything," we would say, how a a
county elect loyal men under Il bill that
makes disloyal every one who aided,
orcven sympa'hised with the rebellion Z
If the Government could not find a
man in Alabama loyal enough to take
the test oath as mail agent from Mobile
to the Mississippi, according to the
Press anil Times, how is it to be expect
ed loyal men will be elected by the PEG.
pie? No, the truth is, all whom the
Radicals dislike are disloyal, and we
should not regard their fanaticism in
our efforts to stand by the government
and laws. ~
The Government not finding a loyal
man in Alabama who would take the
test oath, and become a mail agent over
the route from Mobile to the MISSISSIPPI