The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-12-22
\ REVIEW OF THE SlTUA-
'TION.

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h the direction Of Liberty and happiness
or Drspotisln' and wrctchcdncsS, are be-
coming historic. At such II time 1t would
seem appropriate to review or history
for 1t Is said History Is Philosophy teach
ing by example,
A fow short years ago our Ship of state
was CALAMITY riding the waves IN MD
ocean. the admiration Of the worid-her
vanity imagining that she was
able 90 outride u thousand storms, littlc
dreaming that she would cycr suffer
wreck. But alas. only n few short years
have sped by. and we behold her already
among the breahers, rushing hcadlong TO
destruction.
Our Constitution was long regarded nS
the perfection ofhrman wisdom, 80 IONS
rs the Government was controlled ny men
who rcVtred this compact Of our fathers
it was safe. Tut there arO.ca party N t'le
North whose religion was blind fah"l'-
cism, whose patriotism was expressed ny
calling the Constitution of the country IN
covenant with death" and Il ''leagllc with
hell" and whose watchword was hatred OF
the south. This party, clothed with the
livery Of heaven, while serving the devil
gradually gained the asccndcncy III the
Northern mind, which, having obtaiheo. IL
seized the Federal Government, prOstitu'ed
t.. $500. ~. a. t, A.. ,I, I,.utiIinIl Nhifl
was srbvcrSivc ofthc Constitutional rights
Of the Southern people and States. COM
mon interest. aud comnon dangers unite
different communities. Such community
ofiptcrrsts and dangers united the South
cru States. The South. drspairing OF JUS
tjcc and right in the Federal Government,
orpanizcda Government for tic protection
Other endangered interests.
But our enemies. not content to let US
alone in 1.-THE pursuit Of happiness in a
srpcrutc nationality any more than IN the
Federal Union, marshallcd their myriad
hosts. swept over the land like a drluge,
drstroyiu" our interests and the Govern
mcnt organized for their protection.
The Confcderacy. fighting to the death,
pcrishcd on the field of battle. with sword IN
hand. hurting defiance at IT, enemy. 1t Is
dead, bat every page Of is history is o v
cred with giory-a glory to which all
lands do holuage-a glory that will live as
long Us the human family loves liberty
and honors It's def, ndcrs-a glory that can
ncvcrdic while Manassas, the Wilderness.
Shiloh, Cllicamaugu. and 4 hundred other
fields made classic by Southern sa!or. are
rcmembcred-that viii be ns immortal n
the names of Stoncwall Jackson, Lee,
Eeaurcgard, Davis. and their colnpatriots
This glory belongs to the rhole South
Torct,cr, Texans, Missourians. Arkau-
SLAMS, AlahamianS, lioridians. kcntuck-
jans, G%corgians. CuroIinians, Tcnncs>cean
Mississippians and Marylandcrs, 'tough'
blcd and died. with Nirginians around the
tombo of Washington. Together was min
glp,l their blood ON IA thousand CORY fields
from the Ohio to the Gulf, and even on thu
prairics far beyond the Father of Waters
Together they SAT around the same camp
fires, talked of their distant homes AM
loved ones; together they marched un t.
the starry banner Of the South; togcthc
they fell; together they sleep in deatl
Inspired by the rrctitude OF their ca,is
they fought AS only heroes fight, an,
though dead. they will outshinr the ier
Greek. the iron-heartcd Roman, the i'm
pctuous Frank and the sturdy Britton. !
the galaxy of fame.
Almost every family in the South mourn
it, dead--somctimcS the father OF the fam
i~ly-oftcner the brother and son.
The South not only mournS her dead
but her living are Impoverished. Fro!
the Potomac to the Rio Grnnlr almost rv
cry family was called upon to sacrifice. il
many instances, all their earthly posses
| -ionS-thcir slaves, their stock, th"irgrnil
The comforts of the poor mans home an
the luxurics of the rich, were all swcl
away; and, last Of all. too often, the tore
was applied to the homc-roof, and the in
mates were turned out muscles and pen
nilrss wanderers.
The South lost everything but her hon
She "surrenlcrcd to superior number
and resources" She submits to the d,
cision of the sword; and in complianc
with that decision she Is ready and wall
ing to resume all the obligations orcitizcr
ship in the Union: to labor Tor its pro,
prrity, pcrpetnity and glory. hut the pan
ty which drove her out of the Union wi
not now let her return into it ;und it l. try
ing still further to dcspoil llsof Our right
Almost uncomplaininSly we suffer.
If we were disposed to forget that we ~
Southcrncrs our enemies would not let Il
They still treat us as enemies and not Z
friends and brothers. They make Us cher
ish the memory Of or past. They make l
remember our sut~lcrings-tlIc loss of on
loved ones-thc loss of all our earthly con
forts-thcy make us think of our conrad,
on their long'and weary marches und,
the tattcrcd banner-tley make us thin
Ofour dead who are scarcely allowed
sleep In peace.
The war is over. But the Union is NJ
restored, The sound Of arms Is no long,
heard In the land, but whitc-wingcd Pea,
yet finds no place for her icct-siie Ii;
not even an olive brancIrin her mouth.
Thcwar Is over. But the South sti
bleeds.
The war Is over. But our enemies al
forging nc,c chains for the South.
Such is the Situation as the year lSC
takes its place in History.
Important Arrival.
A distinguished gentleman and