The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-02-17
OUR POSITION.

The position of this paper vii! be
conservative, not radical. This coun-
Try seems to be dividing of into two
partics--consclvative men, and radical
men. The former embraces all those
classes, no nIStter which side they have
been on, or where they have stood in
the late great Struggle, who arc desi-
rous If restoring the country to har-
mony. The latter embraces all Of those
classes who arcforc continuing the strife
Of the last five years. This is the diff.
ference. and this is the contest. Be.
Loving this to hq the issue, and that
the destiny nf the American people is
involved in il, We shall not he IN idle
spectator Of what is going on. If the
radical succeed the country becomes
a~dosrotism, both north and south. If
the conservatives succeed the govern
mcnt will I've y republic and the States
VIII have guaranteed to them govern
mcnts not only republican IN form, but
III iArt.
How is the conservative element or
the country to be strengthened? We
answer, by Conservatism, Moderation,
with great prudence, can alone restore
this country to harmony. Tho two
sections have been at War--tlc people
thereof have shed each others blood,
and irritation intended 10 keep up q re,
mcmhrance Of the past we regard aim
crime, IN view Of the &c, tliat ,hc Gov
cumcirt las adopted the policy Of CON.
citation.
We propose TO sustain lhc Admins,
tration and to do aIl in our power to
sustain his policy Of reconstruction.--
We sincerely believe thatmen who have
been engaged in n deadly c"onlict with
each other must he exceedingly pru-
dent and c0nciliatorv il harmony and
good rrciing are to be restored between
them. We propose to Weld many of
our ro~rmcrnotions and acccptthc state
of things existing, This We conceive
to he our duty. Many questions have
lssm settled by the warona we shall in f.
good faith treat them as conclusively
settled. 1t would take the shedding Of
blood to unsettla them, and we want
peace, not war. We do not considorit
mmnly to say We have e G enough of
war. We hope to see no more war
The part we took in the late struggle
was taken in good faith md upon aeon
Victlon Of duty CANA we are not on
WINGED OF any error hut the war beng
over, we 10 not propose to debate or
discuss The issues involved IN IT, we
30 not propose to refer to them. We
shall be careful not to open atrcsl the
old sores Of that struggle. Many who
differed with us now live among Us, and
with them we are willing to make an
hreement to forget the past.
~ Many say, No!we will not forget the
past. But We think it most advisable
TO act upon our judgment rather than
our impulses or passions. il we shall
sueceedIin impressing upon our readers
the utility Of tllis conservative course,
We will have done what to us will be Il
most pleasing reflection w,
we further sly to the radicals, if they
WI let us alone We will let them alone.
We 40 not believe anytbinr is TO be
madshv ou~orrcliur with them. and we
shall lat do il. We have no Doubt the
troublexitb the radicals is not. narticu-
larly. TIM they botc rebels. (bccousci il
is a notor,us fact that most Of Them
were rebels. or woutcd rch., on,cca wbiIo
rebellion wa~s,l.yino, In, ,ho sooroto ~,
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