The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-06
Northern POlitics-A SOuthcrner's
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The editor of the Mobile Rogl stcr
the Hon. John Forsyth, writes to tha
paper from New York on the 1Jth ult
as follows.
81 heard lately good anccdotc o
Sumner. When the war first began he
said to one ofhis friends: 1--WE Rtpub
Leans must fight this war and harvest
all the glory ofputting down the rebel
lion" After Bull Run, Bethel, DC
he was met by the same friend, whc
inquired what he thought then. Hi.
reply was, 81 have been reading C;rsal
lately, and l find that he employed tht
Numidian horscmen with his lcgions
We shall have to take in the Demo
Gratis" The Numidian horse are q
gainst him now, and his party is ma
king terrific fight to beat them.
have to note a change for the worse
in the political tone, during the las
week. The timid are discouraged by
the Maine election and the fence mei
are on tiptoc. The New York Herald
ut the first note ofdangcr, has throw
down its arms and given mp the contest
Ten days ago it published a startling
editorial, declaring and proving th'
perils of civil war, if the Radicals were
not beaten in the Congressional Dis
tricts. Yesterday it laughs at the fear:
of the Times, expressed in the san'
vein, and says the country is safe
enough" The style of regeneration
is so common with this extraordinary
paper that the present fragrant change
of front hardly cxcitcs comment. Not
being used to that sort of thing, must
say cannot comprehend how 4 jour.
nal can maintain any position of in
huence that openly vecrs with every
wind ofpopularity. File Herald says
it is u fixed fact that the North will in
sist on the Congressional plan of re
construction over that Of the Prcsi
dent. That means that we Of the
South are to sell out Lee and Johnson
and our best and truest citizens to dis
franchise, as the price OF the recosn'-
ton of our claims. We can never be
80 base as that My hand shall wither
before casting any vote in that dircc-
ton. II the worst comes to the worst,
we can at least REJECT reunion at the
cost of honor and decline to elect or
send So lthern Representatives to Con
gress. Ii the Radlcals lnsist on als-uh
ion, let them have 1t TINS way But the
Herald is not an inlallihle oracle. =
While it runs away from the ieid lt tne
first gun from the enemy anu tiie tlnlla
are uneasy, the brave men on the frcs-
idcnts side are nervcd to greater cScr
tons. Maine, in truth, went by &c
fault. 1t will not be SO III New YORK,
nor any OF the Middle or Western
States. That New England state
should sustain the New England pollcy
of governing the United States IS not
surprising. But the great states are
chatting under the domination Of New
Englands narrow ideas, which have
never prevailed but to disturb the gen
eral harmony and to promote Yankee
schemes of profit and advancement,
New York remembers that with 4 pop
ulaton nearly half million greater
than that of the six New England
States, she has two Senators and New
England twelve. This equality ofStates
is founded in the Constitution, but il
Constitutional amendments are in or
der to deprive ten Southern States OF
their equality ofrights, wlH ayit not
be changed to take from New England
an undue proportion Of Representative
power, which she has ever eHcrted Il
gainst the common veal. This Consti-
tutonal amendment business is two
edged sword, one OF which may yet cut
into Yankee interests. Gov. Andrew,
of Massach usetts, has been thinking OF
the question, and what do you think he
says! Why, that Massachusetts VIII
resist by force OF arms any attempt to
curtail her polltlcaipoWer IN TINS way.
wouldn't that be a Jolly siSit' ana a
truly iankec comment on "ioJaity
Resisting tie CONSTITUTION as a".e""e"'
by force. Of arms! should nave Il
new erop or "heDeis, ana am cicaf
Tor dosing them witii uieir own phSsic.
imagine the most hopelui o. the great
Middle states III inc cause Oh ooliScF-
vatlsm III New orS. hao inc pleas
'irc OF ail interview tiis morning WIN
Judge iloii'nan' now Mayof oi thecity
-;iid lately nominated by the Demo