The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-10
The Country.

vi " DNllcl III tIlG IHlH'D VI Jlc pNDI'N
that this country Is soon to be cursed
BY q strife far worse than that which is
lately ended; worse, because the one
which Is past was hotsccn sections,
one section Of which was struggling
for the inalicnabIc right Of s~clfgovern-
mout, and under the honest belief Chat
il would be better to live apart than
live together in disGord, and both sec
tons having q different flag. The an
ticirated strife will be Of q different
character. II viii lie between citizens
Ola common country, recognizing Il
common flag, and must inevitably end
IN The overthrow Of our democratic
form Of government, and the establish.
Elcat Of q dictatorship, Alas even
now thousands North, and some South,
proclaim themselves ready aud willing
TO acknowledge obedience TO = iicta
tor, and there are scores Of ambitious,
daring men, willing TO attempt the
control Of national aiIuirs when public
sentiment shall have become sufficient
" powerful to justify a belief in the
possibility OF their success, And his.
tory has proved nothing ifit las NOT
proved that Wo men cannot rule q
country. Pornpcy or CrGar had TO
rule Rome; Cesar WIS successful, So
it would be in ibis country. Each
leader wouId have his partiHan5, who
woulG influence his mind with jealousy,
and after, perhaps, q succession Of
struggles, Of alternate spccpg3 and de-
feat, and the people Mad become sick,
and tired, and ruined, the successful
leader would become dictator, while
liberty would expire, And yet, We !
bear men of acknowledged sense, cry out |
that rcpubiicanism is g%one--thot q
democratic form Of government is a !
farce, dc, Instead Of trying to get 1
idch to the great cardinal principles for &
%AicA oui fathers fought, and which !
for SO many years made US Il happy,
prosperous people, they are doing I'LL
they can to hasten Il fnality, which '
must be preceded by deeds aHd corrup
tons which will be the bl&chcst ever !
recorded between the lids Of history. ;
They seem TO forgct the immortal
words of Rollin, that the true cnd Of
the government is to "makc life easy, !
and II people happy War will not do {
il, and nevcrdid do it. War is awful to l
contemplate even as u de rnicr resort. '
Hence, we are PANIED to hear thought.
less persons so Glibly say Lcl il come!
We say: God Jorbn and we deny ,
there is anything unmanly in the wish. ,
Nor do we believe that those who are ,
80 quick to drop such careless expires
sions will prove the men who will 90 :.
to tho "tGnted field No sir. They -
are the men, generally, of no account !,
in the field. ;,
And who must suffer in such u ca !,
alien Of. tumlteS, and to them !
TIE subject we have under considers :,
ton is Of fearful import. Can You =,
your families and seek safety for
yourselves in foreign countries Would :,
youdo it? And where would you gpf
70 Mexico? There all ia anarchy aud :,
discord, 70 Brazil? It, government y
is unsuited to your notions, and en- :,
l~ightcnment has yet to develop any pc y,
culiar charms amid its junglcs. Be =
sides, it is ut war with Paraguay. To
Europe? There you will lave no :
voice in national affairs. There, save ,
in England, the great principle Of Free u
ION Of the Press, which is cngraitcd /
,ipon our Federal Constitution, and !,
naCh State Constitution besides, is not -,
known. Bismarck has suppressed over :,
200 newspapers, and imprisoned their !,
in Prussia. Where will you "
20? Better try to make this country
, republic, 4 government the best the
aorld ever saw.
We do not say there is no grounds -,
or indifference on the part of the PEG -.
,lc oftho South, and VIC hold the Radi '
.als to blame. They must be over :"
hrowcd by the sensible men of allpar-
les, or we are ruinedr-politically, So >,
ally, financially and morally ruined.
!once We arc for uniting, heart and =,
pul, with the Conservative men of the ~
Of all parties-with all tho sol
icrs who fought for Union in faet--to
ID in saving our country. We believe g,
can no done without war. The 8olu
on oftllc question is with the North, ~,
&c can only exercise a moral influence.
we horcto see our conqnorors set
c the matter without involving the -
.,nquered in war. or themselves. NV
we have made these remarks IN ~
low Of the slgifc whi.h the Radicals :"
.em Determined to bring about, il they .
lnnot rule the country. They will .
" TO insult and provoke Southern '
zen into has,y expressions, whic! will dey
C caught UP aud used against rS. Isl, 'o'
Q bo JON our guard, and if troublous TN,
mes should come, if our country IL to Tow