The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-03

'raucS human nature, the one il God-lEc,l
he other II flemish; the Onc viii outlivc
he stars, and shine on in splcndor forever,
while Che other will be submerged beneath
he waves Of oblivion. fg,..y 81. IL, IA
Tyranny and oppression VIII find their
home In the company of Dives, while their
victims may be the associates OF the dcs-
pised Lazarus. Who would not prefer to
be Washington with his kind fOrhearancc
His crring countrymcn, To be
Cromwell. or Napoleon, or Alexander, or
This empire Is u great moral strnc-
turc, that will live through all the muta-
tions of time and government, and cannot
be swallowed up In the vortex OF reyolll-
tions. IL II built upon the hearts and the
affections Of human nature, and WIN NC
immortal. Thcbrs has already decnyed'
because il was reared by force and mann
tanned by violence. Tie energies of hui
manity shrink and witbcr, and die, under
the dark shadow Of power and oppression.
There are certain great historical trlths
that have been repeating themselves III tN-
cry age of human society, but their lessons
have generally been lost upon thrlr pas
.ions and prcjldicps OF men. Whch tlc
republicans of France succeeded TO power
over the ruins of the Kingdom they. w'rGl
not content with the maXinS Of WISDOM
anu fIIuIIk WV 'l'lN Nil1''N''' ~ |I''
but brought all to the gulllotinc. from the
King TO the Peasant, who did not coilrlhc
with their wild theories. The consequence
WAS. the Republic went down, destroyed by
it, own excuses, and France 10 tiiis houT
has been "A political volcano.
The ENGLISH people, after Il most heroic
struggle under the leadership Of the men
of centuries. dcthroncd one of the Worsto OF
Princes. hut not content with their Goou
work.. lhcy put the Prince TO deallr ana
either executed or prescribed ms pr.hci-
pal followers. The consequence WAS, ,h't
CHARLES |. became Il lliarlSr' ms pioo"
cried M from the ground a react non cisl-
ed. and England had to pay the penalty o.
/ this great blundcrof enduring me rciel oi
his two sons-two living curses upon ilIelr
generations. l. il not obvious 10 any cam
s.prctaior that the harsh. proscriptivc poll
r,y of England towards Ireland has allcna-
tHd forever the affections Of that gallant
proplc. And gallant they are, and ever
have been. They swcllcd for centuries llIc
armies and navirs of England, everywhere
from the rising to the setting sun. Their
stulwurt yulor contributed to the trlllnpls
of the Cross of ST. GEOiGG upon IA liou-
sand contested ilcld--in the Indies, amid
the pyramids of Egypt, in the Peninsula
in France. Germany and Italy, and on the
Western continent. l,ut their hcroism
could purchase no rcpricvc for their coun-
try. Strug from age 10 age by the Scorpi-
on Of prescription. they nave cInlgralea'
inud will continue to cmigralt, III lic Grceh
i,lc will no longer hear the song oi hrIll'
Might not a mildcr policy towards 'lu,Gal,,
LIANT but Inflated Poles, have conr'iiatrd
them and made them loyal to the Russian
Governments. instead Of driving them 10
4 ,... n,l,l and Ipp. mains. and Dpl-
allics, and prescription, never yet maze II
pcoplc loynl. Victims of tyranny have
either been annihilalcl by dunt Of num-
hers. rhavc been rendered omnlpotcnt by
the magic spell of persecution. There n
in the bosom Of man All innate love or M
crty which God Almighty alone can cNtir-
uuisll. and the more he is oppressed the
brighter will glow IL. fires ullil, IN Tie
language of an orator. "at some liihc or an
other, in some place or another. the mighty
volcano will burst It's boundaries ana lame
up to heaven"
In what striking contrast are the clsIr-
meter and career of Washington, when
viewed by the side of those great conquer
ors to whom | referred! They enter the
scene in storm and tempest. ana holdl hclr
sway by tyranny and constrnint, ana the
blood and tears of their people. LIE comes
upon the stage with n less dazIlihg' bnl
more steady lustrc, and his mission was to
alleviate human misery ann c~'aolisl' an
empire of freedom ON the basis of reason,
and sustained by the maXims of religion,
The blood of no political execution stains
his cscutchcon, aud no wall reaches MN
from the ranks of prescription. lie was
too good to conceive the policy OF Cypress
lnp any portion of his conntrynnci' and
100 wise TO he involved in any such "A blum
der, lie tolerated all. He was fora Union
by consent, based upon Justice ana cHhlli-
t., and animated by lralrrnal regard, lie
was for 'a union of hearts ana Il union OF
hands. a union that none would srNer' Il
union of lake, and u union of Lands, a
union of principle forever tr"ilWeli
| and NAPOLEON. had they been IN his place.
would have maintained the Union ny me
sword, and would have ceriented u WIN
the blood OF itS opponents ana enriched
it, golfers and their own miElonS with the
harvest ot Conti>Cation, HI maintained II
nv moral s~laSion-hy bearing and t%orhcar-
ing. No blood cried up to him from the
%yrnund-nu note of lhmcntation and woe
came M from the valleys and hamlrts of a
pcoplc oppressed by his tyranny or impo'-
| rrishcd hy his rupacity. The blessings OF
nl were Show cred upon his head, because
ne WAS the hcncfactor. The sword has It's
nppropriatc office, aud tina, Is, To rcpcl or
mi down hostile force, Reason and Kind
ness alone ean win affection. The sword
cannot propagate, aud never VIII Ntora,
: nute religion. 1t cannot propagate, aud
! never viii propagate. liberty. An empire
>, based upou the divine right 10 rule, leans
, upon the sword tor support. \ republic
! based upon the right OF the people to gov
rrn, rrposcs upon their virtue and intclli-
gcncc. II these fail, MI Is lost. Ru they
win not fail, and never did fail wilma fair
opportunity. Ignorance may drbasr u pt"'
- pie and cost them their lihrr!ieS. injustice
aud oppression too. may driN, them to the
sanctuary Of power for protection. But
never have u tree people been known vol
unfairly TO commit suicide.
= The President ofthc United States seem,
y 10 comprehend the present crisis, aud his
, course thus far gives assurance Ola bright
!, cr aud n happier future. And II Isl my
!, opinion. the sacred duty otall men, Whcth'
+, ar they are called Radicals or Sccr>sioni>tS
: lniunists. RcNoln,ionists " Ncutral>
Whi.s or Democrats. Northern and South
crn. In or ont Of favor. to comc up IN solit
' column and sustain Andrew johnson II
hi, efforts to restore the Union n c>tah'
i, lish law and order. Ii am not mistaken
/, he has adopted the Washington platform
and ifhc has the iirmue-> | think he has
p he viii stand upon il until ho iriumphs, 81
: until the last plank is Knocked from un
~ der him. 1.-the position assumed by hin
y fails, all Is luS;; III; even then ! trust h
i i'll emulate the devotion al the yonn!
seaman in the war of lSla. who. AFTER h,
) WAS ridSted With balls, and his ship wa
hrrrl through and through by the Bri,isl
cannon. still s,cci a; his post. tlast HI
-ye>>cl illed and wcns down, and ~ sh'
sunk beneath the waves, his voice va
heard above the din OF the conflict AMI III
n roar Of the clements Long live the Uni
: ted States" lie Is disposed like Washing
ton IL overlook the past. and 10 wage "a
4 " az ulsnn PERSONS or property. He AnoM
i that union AMI Liberty e%nnNi - main
/. tanned by .orcr. And he knows ,oSN II
/. he knows the Southern pNplc, itAi u
. hast fres riIhc late revolution asVe beet
e~Ntinxui,hed, aud IhA; ,Aers j nS rcstEI.
ir~forpc>i,icG. He Knows TIA. The QsNI3
> lcfthr South. whatever may t< taeir i&u4i
!, az character or their error cf eerdGeI. ar
Ia bravo hish-hcaTsei- frank aud lSr
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