The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-27

fthc consent Of the governed hc ig
Gorcd for awhile, it will some time o
other assert its supremacy at all haz
ards, We assert again that the pros
cril tive policy Of the party in mwar
nntcd power in Tennessee, is a dange
roaS attempt against the great cardina
principles upon which our govcynmcn
is founded, and since State Sovcrcignt,
has become n thing Of thcpast, we he
lIevc tie Federal gotc nmcnt, to b.
consistent, and with an eye to futur,
peace, ought, byforce, to put down tn
s%tnpondons wrong which employs thu
principle Of State Sovereignty in order
to subvcrt the very right Of suffrage
which makes q State sovereign
in reply TO our assertion Of the fac
that the editors and friends Of tn,
Press and Times were never molcsted
was Of ITSELF sufficient evidence thai
Union men $50 called were not mo.
Tested at the South, that paper says:
Many OF the friends Of Our paper
hore been offered lcrsonal violence in
different parts Of II nncssea, On sccouns
yMeir polilico! opinions, the proof OF
which we can, if necessary, produce.
The eaitors ofthis paper have been mo
Tested in Davidson county no further
than by threats, We well know, how,
ever, that we would not lie safe from
maltreatment in many ortions Of Ten,
ncsscc. We have been occasionally
warned not to proceed to certain local
tiles, ~ account Of APP rehcnded per
sonal violence. w mig! be permitted
to visit any place, on Z wen unucrs ood
test, in cHtirc safety, but on Il subse-
qucnt visit we should keep an eye skin
ned for the muscular civilization Of the
South"
Now, as to the threats which have
been made against the editors Of the
Press and Times in Daridson county,
we know nothing. But we can answer
that the whoh South is molcsted by the
Radical lea lers, who threaten that if
We do not uoluntari'y pass tic infamous
c institutional amendment. they will
make us. And We further say that we
Should be afraid to 90 among the Rad
icals and publish n paper as odiously
opposed to their views and interest as
the Press and Times is opposed to the
views and interests of nine tcnths of the
people of Tennessee. But, tn, editor
Of the Press and Times say: I'VE
be permitted to visit any place
on q well understood test, in entire
but on a subsequent visit we
keep an eye skinned for the
muscular civilization of the South
This is mere speculation. W. say to
him that this county was unanimous
for secession. il beat any other coun.
for secession. Blu. We further say
to him, fratcrnally, he may come wheA
he chooseth, rs an honorable man, an
there will be no one to modest him. All
is peace here. We have a large num-
Der Of Northern men in our midst, and
SO far rs we know they are good ci.i
zcns, have no trouble, speak their senti.
and We wish We had more ofthc
same sort. They are, however, nearly
I'll Conservatives, which d~isprovcs tue
assertion Of the Press and Times that
he large majority of newcomers are
Radicals. At least, the assertion docs
,ot hold good in this section. and III
hey do come here Radicals, they soon
their opinions, which had been
upon the malicious misreprcsen-
atoms Of the Radical press. In this
Jew, We should be glad to sec even
}adicals come among us, for We will
convert them hy showing in u acts
If ncighborliness how hasely we have
,ecn misrepresented. Now and then 4
elbow may be heard cursing Yankees,
,ut generally such II fellow didn't DO
fighting in the late var Brave
nen do not cherish luminosity. Your
non Of "a account in the field are the
mes who stir up strife in the affairs Of
tate, as Tacitus has truthtuiiv re.
But if the Pres, and Times
fishes n make a point of our admis-
ion that Yankees are somctimes3ursed
own South. we ask him if secession
,ts are not cursed up North, and mai
reatel besides. Yet, we are as proud
f having been secessionists ~ they
re Of having been opposed to us, and
peaking for ourself, we would say
here is more glory in having tried to
stablish our independence and having
,iled, than to nave not tried at ALL un-
eg the circumstances 4
We nHcts further .fsom tho Press
N Times:
"The HonB Journal further snys:
very private difficulty, sssyy aeyp
40 3 lsoeksd DOM f., issoisaes, ishcr
lded a. evidence that Union men can
Of live in peace in our midst. The
ritter was probably not aware how the
hoof stuck out OF this sentence
Ycry negro wiz. is knocked down tori
is very suggestive OF the
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