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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
A Serious QuestiOn---FOr What
Wasthe War Wared?

The nation stands in the remarkable
aspect before the world Of having gone
through an un-exampled civil war,
having expended vast amounts ofbloOd
and treasure, having assumed n gigan-
tic load OF debt, having laid down the
lives of a million sons, and being at the
present moment engaged in detcrmin-
ing what it was for! One cannot, in
looking at this state of facts. but recall
the truthful prophecy of MIR. Lincoln,
that after expanding fortune and life in
war, :" the same old questions" would
be still before us.
The solemn truth is, that we are facing
these questions now, and VT must an
swer them. For what shall we say the
wal was fought? That is a present
question. Iftor the supremacy of Con
stitution and law, then let us stop plac-
ing obstacles in the way Of the opera
ton Ofthe Constitution and law over
the Southern States. If for the prsser-
vaticn of the Union, then let us look
on all men as doing wrong who oppose
the Union. II for the life Of the gov
eminent, then let us have done with
the folly of dcmandln. a new Constitu-
ton and new order of government as
the condition of Union and peace.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

Mr.. CAMPBELL, our Minister to Mcxi-
co, and Gen. SHERMAN, rs his military
adviser, have sailed for Vera Crnz. 1t
is believed that relations with
Mexico will occupy a prominent posi-
ton in the message Of the President,
and that the mission of these gentle
men is not for buncombe. 1t is said
to mean work, if on the arrival of the
Susguehanna at Vera Cruz, it is ascer-
tanned that neither MAMMALIAN nor the
French have left, etc. Evidence is af-
fordcd that they do not intend to do so
withcnt unnecessary. delay. There is
reason to believe the President will re-
commend to Congress the most Wig
orous measures to expedite their exit.
The state of affairs on their arrival, il
not the preliminary action Of the mis-
sion, will probably be ascertained by
Government in time for the President
to incorporate his definite and decided
Mexican policy in his forthcoming
message.-U Union and american.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
SneaEing.

Col. A. S. Colyar being in town last
Monday, complied with the solicitations
Of n large lumber ofthc citizens of the
county, vnd delivered a short address
upon the political condition of the
county. We do not remember having
heard q more forciblc and telling
speech in 4 long time. The Col. in his
happy style, complimentcd the people
of Lincoln County for their universally
acknowledged loyalty and good be
havior since the close Of the war, and
%counseled them to continue their wise
course-to remain loyal to, and sus-
tain the Government. He denounced
the present State Government as the
most absolute dcspotism that ever exist
ed upon ihe earth, and advised the peo-
pie what course they should pursue to
relieve themselves of it. lie urged up
on the people the very great Importance
Of meeting in convention all over the
State and advising together, calmly
summing up their grievances, and lay
ing them before the powers hat be,
demonstrating and continuing to re-
monstrate until some relief may be
had.
The Radicals OfTcnnessec, and espc-
cially ofthis county, were handled BY
the Col, without gloves and his scath.
ing remarks were received by the i'm
mensc audience with rounds of deafen-
ing applause. He told them plainly
that no Tcnnesscean could be a Radi-
cal and at the same time, a gentleman.
and that every ID of them had his
eye upon somebody else's land.
The RAIDS writhcd and tnmed under
the telling blows he administered and
we understand that q caucus at night
among them was the result. ''Lct the
CALLED jades VINCE" but We tell them
this is only a forctastc of what will
come hereafter.
lie alluded in proper terms to, and
denounced with proper severity, the
manner in which the people of this
Judicial circuit had been treated with
reference to the appointment of a
Understandable Nems.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
what Ncxtp-.And Next?

What use will the Radicals make
of their victory, now they have won
ity'is discussed by the New YORK
World:
"Aftcr passing ovcr the veto OF the
President their civil rights bill, and
their Freedmcn's Bureau bill, they
could proceed no further except by
proposing amendments to the Constl-
tuition. But amendments being NULL
ties till ratified by three-fourths OF the
States, the resistance Of the South Is
more effective in respect to them, than
the Presidential veto is in respect TO or
binary laws. The veto can be over
come by two-thirds of both Houses,
but the negative of thirteen States,
(Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware
make up the thirteen,) on proposed
amendment, can in no way be over
come till the number of States reaches
hlty-two--a larger number than we are
ever likely to have.
The South, then, has nothing worse
to fear, as a consequence OF the late
elections, than a protractcd exclusion
from Congress. Negro suffrage cannot
be forced on them except by an amend
m,nt to the Constitution, which they
can checkmate. New penalties fortrea.
son are equally impossible, by the fail
ure to pass ca post facto laws. The old
penalties have been RENTED by the
Presidents proclamation of amnesty
and his individual pardons. The State
Governments which have been formed
in the South cannot be upset, because
Congress never ome in contact with
them except in judging Of their compe
tcncy to furnish credentials to that
body, Congress having already done
its utmost against the South, that Sec
ton has nothing to fear in consequence
of these elections, beyond what it al
ready suffers.
Congress being powcrless to wreak
additional vengeance on the South, will
probably concentrate their hostility
upon the President. If they could re-
place him by a Radical, they might adj
NIT the Southern Representatives with
out endangering their power, and thus
escape the odium--an odium which will
grow--of preventing a restoration OF
the Union. With every Southern Sen
ator and Representative in his seat,
the Radicals would still have u majority
both with this Congress and the next.
But so long rs we have Il President dis
posed to veto their bills, thty would
surrender their power by admitting
the South. With the South excluded
the Radicals are too strong for the We
to with the South admitted, the veto
would be too strong for them. Irthey
could deposc President Johnson, theil
chief objection to the immediate resto.
ration of the South, would be tho
Southern vote in the Presidential cleo
ton"
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Ireland.

The Irish government, it is said, has
lately mado great preparations to rcpel
and crush any attempt to revolt in Ire,
land, thus showing that the threats OF
the Fenians in America are not disrc-
gardcd abroad. In order to prevent
the Importation of arms promised to
the disalfected, what is called "thc
Channel feet" including several armed
iron clads, has been ordered to cruise
along that part of Ireland washed by
the Atlantic. These precautions are to
he continued throughout the coming
winter and even in the spring if ncces-
sary. The Irish masses are ripe for
revolt, but have no arms.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
Prices Tulnbling.


From the Cincinnati Gazette, Nov. 18TH
From every quarter we have al
vices of declining markets, for almos
every article Of produce. All specula
tive feeling Is, for the time, suspended
and operators act rs If the market
were believed to he bottomless. II
New York, yesterday, beef cattle sole
at about what they cost in Kentucky
and hogs brought less than the,
brought in Chicago or Cincinnati. Mes
pork, which two weeks ago sold a
high as s35, is down to s24 70; lar'
has fallen from 22c to lac for prime
-four, wheat. cork, rye, oats, etc, have
been falling steadily, though still com
paratively high. Dry goods are also
declining, as are also groceries and Il
nalIy, fancy railroad stocks, which
were going up rapidly few days ago
are tumbling.
This news from New York has Its
effect, Of course, throughout the West
and the great lc%vcling process Is every
where experienced.
Our dispatches from Lexington, the
great stock market for Central Ken
lucky, report a decline in sheep yes
terday from &c to 4!c; hogs, from Sc
to 5MGc; cattle, from 7MSc TO 5mGc
horses twenty per cent, and mules
Slj per head.
There is q bottom to the markets, of
course, and the indications are that it
will soon be reached. The practice OF
boarding produce, which was render
ed practicable by the abundance and
c%heapness Of money, rendered this
break In the market inevitable, TO
such a point had values been carried
that exports were not only checked,
but we were actually rc-importing lead
ing articles Of produce from England.
Now the tables are turned, and our for
eign exports are increasing.
But money being plenty, the prob
ability is that q violent reaction will
take place, and capitalists will again at
tempt to monopolizc stocks and force
prices up, compelling consumers and
producers to unite in paying the fiddler
1t will not be so easy to do this, how
ever, as it was q year ago. Within the
last six months boarding produce ha.
not paid. Within the last sixty days
it has certainly proved q disastrous
business.
And now let consumers see that they
get the advantage Of the decline. lie
them bear in mind when they go t.
their butcher, their baker or their gro
Ger, that there has been a large and pref
ty general decline in prices recently
that hogs have fallen thirty-three pc
cent. beef in proportion, and that ilou
is full a dollar a barrel lower than i
was a week ago.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

While the Radical press arc engaged
in maligning the Southern people, and
representing that it is unsafe for North
ern capitalists to come among rs and
invest their means, the Conservative
papers Of the South are doing all they
can to help on immigration. In this
work Of reconstruction we intend TO la
Dor oursclf as heretofore, and with this
intention, and to keep it before the
pcople that Brownlow& Co., are them.
selvcs. the cause Of distrust on the part
Of Northern men, thereby rctarlipg
our prosperity, we extract as follow
from the New Orleans Picayune, We
believe, says the P~icayunc, thatif there
he any part Of the country in which
capital Is safe, Sin the present state Of
political a%tlilirs,' it is the Southern and
especially the South western States
We have passed through our sea Of
troullcs a.d are on dry land again. We
came near losing cycrytlling-7did &c-
tual|y a~pprpsch the brink Of ruin-bnt
what ruthless war spared is safe from
any further danger. There will never
he ciyil war again, or political rcrolu-
zion, or even 4 respectable attempt at
CONJUNCTION, either in the present gen
Grafton, or the next, or the next, in the
Southern States. We have ever pres.
ent with us now not only the light Of
our own experience, but by that light
we can better read and appreciate the
experience Of other people who have
suffered themselves to become involved
in civil war. If there be one sentiment
predominant among the Southern pco-
pie at the present time, if there be any
one lesson impressivcly taught to the
rising generation, it is that political
agitation, necessarily leading to civil
war, is the greatest Of all cvi!s-a curse.
And with it is taught It's complement,
the equally important lrssonthat order,
security to life and property, agricul-
turc and commerce and manufactures,
with attention solely to them and the
cultivation Of social virtues, are the
greatest Of all blessings.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

A Sixty FIVE MILLION DOLLARS LA

A SIXTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS Law
SuIr.--The claim of the heirs Of An
neke Jams, the original owner Of the
property now in possession of Trinity
Church, New York. have begun anotll-
or suit recover it. During the old
Dutch rule, the King of Holland gave
to one Annckc Jams. who Was said to
belong to the royal family, the proper
ty in question, nov the most valuable
in the city ofNcw York, and it is claim
cd that Trinity Church only held a
lease OF it, long since expired. At
tempts have before been made to re-
claim it, but they lmvc never succeed
ed. The new snit was prompted by
the sale of st. Johns Park to Mr.. Van
derbilt for 100000, an alienation
which it is claimed the Trinity corpo-
ration has no right to make. The
whole claim is worth SG5, 0OO, OOO.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
An Order from Gen. Thomas
The Remains Of Gen. Hanson.

The following, which is taken from
the Louisville papers, explains itself,
We hardly know whether We would be
safe in giving vcat to the feelings
which came over US when We read it,
We felt Inundated in the sight Of the
world as an American citizen. We
wondered if rcpuhlicanism was indeed
gone forever, and hcros were in power.
Why, Caesar allowed a statue to be
raised to Poimpey--his great enemy
and Caesar denounced and punished
the base men who cut Off POmpcy's
head under the belief that they would
TINS curry the favor Of the victor,
And we have heard that brave men
never war with the dead. Poor dead
dust Of the noble Hanson. General
Thomas is afraid Of it And the
Nashville Press and Times, in IN artl-
Gle defending Thomas, and abusive Of
that love which fills, or ought to fill,
the breast Of every honorable South,
crn man, for our fallen braves, and
which not all the laws that n venai
Congress or fnnatical Legislature can
pass can possibly cradicatc--ayc, which
is immoyioi-in said article the Press
and Times calls Hanson Il traiLOl--a
"deccascd traitor" Oh God. but if
Hanson were living, one look of his
brave eye would wilt the coward who
could dare call his action treason.
Hanson died in defence Of his South.
The maj who wrote traitor against
him vii! never die in defence of the
stars and stripcs--ncvcr.
But Che ordcr-a little contemplate
Oh! how little. Great God!
vouchsaIc q little magnanimity to eur
.conqucrora! That is II prayer. For
the sake Of the United States, in the
eyes Of even dcspots Of the old world,
we feel ashamed Of this order. Here
it is:
iiD. QRS. DEPARTMENT on TENS.)
Office If the Adiutant General,
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. o. lSfG.N
To ali concerned. From n certain ar-
ticlc published in the Louisville Courier
Of this date, it is inferred that the re
mains Of the rebel General II. W. Han
son are to be received with military
honors upon thir arrival in this city.
The Major General commanding the
department directs me to say that, while
he has no objection to the late friends
of deceased rebel attending his flne-
raj in the private capacity rs citizcns,
and will not interfere with them while
SO doing, he will not permit any mill,
tmy display, either by wearing the uni
form, or side arms, orcarrying the fac
Of the late rebel army, or marching by
military organization, and any person
attempting so to do will I've arrested.
WM. ID. WHIrrLr,
Brvt Brig. Gen. u. $. A., A.. A. G..
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doney Are the mcn who claim to be
representatives ofthc people in the
Legislature prepared to carry ou5 a
policy against which the better judg-
ment Of the Governor reroltea before
he yielded to political oypediency?
This is n question that appeals 'rnm-
.pct.tongucd' to the Judgment and
sense Of right of every member of the
Legislature, and upon thom rests Il
fearful responsibility rs to the future Of
our State.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
MARRIED..

AT the residence fthe brides father ~,
the evening Of the llth inst, by Rev, W
y. Wnttcrson, Mr., J.. $. SIMS to Miss MArr''
TIE Handy. all Of this place.
May the future of our two friends be
MS bright and beautiful as the brightest
day that rolls round in the cycle Of
Seasons; but, If shadows should como.
may they be so tremendously and del.
icately blended with the sunshine Of
love and submission as shall make true
the words ofthc poet, who said
sorrows remembered swecten present
iavN
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
Brvt. Brig. Gen. u. $. A., A. A. G.
ihod. Stevens Plan in Relation to
the President,

A Washington dispatch of The 18th
inst, to the Cincinnati Gazette, says:
1T is reported that Hon. Ihad. Ste
yen5 has u plan in regard to the presi-
dent, which will be y little less abrupt
than direct impeachment without pre-
vious Investigation, which would pre-
clude the possibility oiinstitnting pro,
cccdings which, upon trial, might fail.
His plan is said to be to appoint a Joint
committee at the opening of the com
ing session, exactly IS the joint com
mittcc on reconstruction was appoin-
ed, whose duty it ehall be to fully in
vestigate the course and conduct OF Mr..
johnson, and report to the two Houses
what action, if any, is demanded of
Congress by the facts clicitcd.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

CRors IN TENyEssEE.-Gen. Lewis,
Assistant Commissioner Of the Freed
mems Bureau for this State, who has
excellent opportuni.ie for getting re-
liable information, estimates that the
cotton crop of this season is about half
IN average; corn nearly an average !;
tobacco, considerable more than q full
crop; wheat, less than a average
There is on average crop of oats. The
crops in the Northern counts and in
East Tennessee are very good, and
make up somewhat for tina deficiencies
in other portions of the State.-Nas
vile Banner. 'L.tLa ~
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The Governors Message.

AhE UhElH "b y DohSN'
We presume that the readers Of the
Home journal would not have us e X
cludc other matter in order to lay be.
fore thcm themessagc of W. c. Brown.
low, 80 called Governor Of Tennessee.
THIS message was read before an in
formal meeting Of a few members Of
The Tennessee Legislature, We had
nothing TO do the other night, so we
managed to read it through. We found
that il was Hrownlow throughout, and
Of course came to the inevitable con
ciusioM that our readers wOull not
another column VIC give Brown!ow's
views in 1860, and alongside of those
views, in the SAM %column, his views
in lSGG--a comparisOn-an exhibition
or incpn5iStcncy-which ought to
damn (eXcuse us) the author forever
iii the eyes Of the public. As to the
main points of his message we copy
and endorse the words Of the Union
and American, which paper says, in
speaking Of the message; ats chief
points, briefly stated, are negro suf
1rage-ralsing and arining " loyal mi.
litia,' and holding them Us minute
men, to protect the baIlot-hoX--lur-
ther tlnkering with the franchise law
the denial Of the power ofany Lcgisla-
tnrc, after the present, to act upon or
modify the laws enacted by this, upon
the subject of the voting privileges.
guards against a popular convention to
amend the ConstitutiOn-morc strin-
gent and compulsory provisions to cn.
force the Metropolitan Police Law
the prohibition of injunctioms restrain
nights going into cffect-thc summary
punishment of Judges who have or may
throw the shield Of judicial protection
over members Of the Legislature,
against the tyranny of the Radicals
an obiurgation against bolting," and
a diatribc against the President Of the
United States. All these points are
more or less elaborated, and though
couched in language and styles little
more elevated and dignilled than the
Governors editorials in the knOxvill c
Wing, constitute and cmbody a mass
Of political crudities, unstatcsmanlikc
dogmas and revolutionary doctrines,
more radical and startling than have
cver been propoundcd by any similar
fu~nctionary in the Republic"
Nearly all his recommendations of
1860 clash directly with his present po-
sition. AS the Nashville Dispatch
says, so say we: Last year he advo-
Gated the c~olonizing of the negroes in
Texas or Mexico. because they and
the whites could not live together as
equals, politically or socially, but he
urgently recommended that the Legis-
Iaturc I" see that Tcpnessee is not bur.
dened by any hi. her own xlaves.n-|
Now he thinks the right OF suffrage
should be conferred upon these very
Slaves" not because it is right, but
simply as q matter Of cxpcdicncy. He
would now confer upon the negroes
the elective franchise and throw open
or rather not close the doors against
the freedmen in the Cotton States, that
the reign of raiicalism might thereby
he extended. What sort Of u State
Wal we have il these things shall be
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

MoRE than half the amount neces.
sary was raised in a few hours ycster.
day, and it is expected that the whole
cost Of the survey of the Nashville and
Knoxville road will be obtained on
Monday. The response is general and
gratifying. Thus Nashville exhibits
the true spirit. As soon as the list in
completed, il will appear in our col
INNS - ashriU, Bdnner.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

The negroes who killed Mrs. Garvin
and daughter near Granseburg, were
hung last Saturday by the citizens.
The freedmen OF the vicinity were so
incenscd against the perpetrators of the
outrage that they wanted to burn the
murderers, but were prevented by the
whites.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

The celebrated portrait painter
Stuart, once met a lady in the street iu
Boston, who saluted him with: pr f.
'Ah, Mr. Stuart, I have just seen
your miniature, and kissed it because
it vas SO much like you"
"And did it kiss you IN returnT'
why, no."
Then said Stuart, "it was not
like ma"
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- a.. c...sa:..:....

A CENSUS Of the State of Mississippi
taken this year, indicated that the loss
o. whites to that State during the last
six years, was 5000, and Of blacks
$1,000, leaving in that State at present
$4,000 whites, and $4,000 negroes.
Tho per centage Of decrcace among
the blacks is thirteen. Should the
same ratio hold good throughout the
South, it will be perceived that the four
millions Of blacks in the United States
in 1860 have lost 100000, leaving the
total black population now 3.4SO,OOO.
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JOurncyman Wanted.

Mr.. 7. j. benson advertises for Il
good Shoe and Boot Maker. lin these
times, when labor is wanted by all
right minded men, of course his adver.
tisement will be answered. Apropos,
we would state that "Tom' is getting
up the very shoe for ladies this winter.
We saw n pair turned out from his
shop lately, and, though VIC are not
versed in the art of Crispin, we pro-
nounco the work in question superior
to anything that can he gotten up else
where in town. Read Mr.. Dcnson's
advertisements, and if you want n nice
boot or shoe, cheap, give him Il call.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

In o very fnlsome notice of Brown
lows message, the Cincinnati Gazskfe
says: "The loyal masses of the North
will receive this with the deepest sym
pathy for their prosecuted aud struggling
brethren in Tennessee" Prosecuted
and struggling! The joke is hIoad
enough TO make even Old Cadaverous
venture on a horse laugh.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17

The Federal dead in and around
Huntsville, Ala, are being removed to
the National Burying Ground near
Chattanooga.
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The WAY TO Do Ir.-The only way
to make the credit Of the government
secure, is to perfect the Union Of the
States. But the Radical leaders de-
clare that they shall not come into the
Union. They arc to be reduced to ter
r''osies md held as conquered provin-
ces by tho aid Of avast standing army !
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NOTICE +!

All persons having claims against the
estate Of &. a. Shook, decd. are hereby no
titled to present them within the time pres
cribed by law and all those indebted to
said estate will come forward and make
immediate payment. if not their claims
will be placed in the hands Of an officer for
collection. A. NJ. KEITH.
uOyl1-3m Administrator.