The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-04-28
Would Not Admit Them.

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the ante-bellnm days.
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Would Not Admit Them.
From the proceedings Of the Rumr
Legislature, published elsewhere in our
paper, it will be seen that our reprcscn-
tativc, VIM. Simmons, and six Other
representatives elect, were refused the
seats to which they were entitled in
the Legislature. The Nashville Press
and Times cxults over this action Of
the majority, and says "thc boilers are
now n laughing stock for the plain,
honest, patriotic, and God fearing men,
who have outwittcd thcm.' That the
gentlemen who have thus been out
ragged are relieved from society loath-
some to them, we cannot doubt, but, in
the language of the UnioR and -lmcrs
can, "thc civilized world will stand
aohast at the cnormitics which n self
constituted dcspotism assumes to per
pctratc in the name OF popular liberty
For no other reason under the sun
than that these newly elected members
entertain different views, upon public
policy, from the Jacobinical majority,
they are refused the seats which they
were elected to fill. What Il farce was
the order for an elcction-wh0t trillin9
with the nineteen twcnticths ofthc pco-
ple of Tennessee who arc heart and
soul opposed to the r%uinons and ontra-
gcously wicked programme Off set Of
despots who were of no account in the
field, but surpass Nero or Tibcrius in
their warfare upon civil liberty. In
order to make a show Of regard for
law, the Radicals accept three or four
newly. elected members, in order to get
quorum, and then proceed to dcnouncc
the rcsigning members rs boilers, Sc
ditionists and rebels, and 10y denying
them seats, simply mean to override
the will Of the people and keep certain
the temporary power they are using
for onr oppression. A flourish Of.
trumpcts was made for n new election,
and because the people endorsed Tie dc-
ton Of the ~resiyning members and re
turned them, they are refused admit
tncc. Their designations were acccp-
ted, and they became once more pri-
vatc citizens. They were returned, and
this d~ispleasel the Radicals, Herein
lies the secret,
The case of Hon. Cave Johnson,
however, is u matter of still more won
der. lie was elected to fill the place
made vacant by the death Of a former
incumbent. lie was not concerned in
the action that had disturbed the pro.
cecdings Of the House, and look at the
treatment of this venerable Union pat
riot, simply because he is n Conscrya-
tive! Read the memorial he addressed
TO the Senate. 1t will be found in our
Legislative Summary. just think OF
this man, who stands towering in abili-
ty and worth above the whole pack OF
Jacohins in the Legislature, being re
fused u seat. Look at the audacity
which could contest the seat of the
venerable Major VIM. b. Lewis, elected
by more than 1000 majority over his
Radical opponent. Verify, we have no
Legislature. 1t is a miserable faction
of petty tyrants, holding sway over o
people who dctcst them. Not II o.
them would dare resign and give tho
people a chance at him, for rcsig.
nation would be the death -knell Of nj
most every Radical in the Legislature
How long will this last! How long
shall the people of this down-troddcl
State he trihed with How long shall
we he ordered to hold elections under
Law that was made to cut off Confcd'
crates. and yet after the election. be-
cause the people vote against the poll
cy OF the Jacobins, the election TO be
declared null and void! Better. far
better, would be military rule Brave
men are ~magnanimous. The men who
fought US in the field, bravely, Tough,
us only while we had arms in on
hands. When we surrendered, the,
did not jump upon us and murder i
cold blood. II Is reserved for the has
and ignoble to continue the warfal
upon nnarmcd men, and run the
swords through the dead body Of bra'
Percy-swords they dared not III
sheathe when their opponents la
equal chances with them.
Give ~ United States soldiers
give Us Grant; Sherman, the destroyer
nav Almost said Butler, rath,
than the loyal majority a, ,,,o Tonno,
see Legislature.