The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-17
WISE COuNsELs.
The Necessities ala Duties Of the
Hour---A Word to tile Southern
People from u Northern COnser-

XCOpN AEOIu " NOAtAcAu
vative. H"9'y '"' ;" ""
From the Ia Crosse Democrat. 3d.l '''
When the Abolition party irst begao
its war II ,on the Constitution, we saw
but evil from the result, aud have, ever
Since first enteringthe polit cal arena,
battled as well as we were able against
it. 1t was the Abolition party Of the
North that taught the S >uth thai she
had nh undeniabe right to sec de
We believe the doctrine Of secession to
be a ahtresy, but it will not answr 10
turn nup the nose at it very often"
We thought the South did wrong to
fire on the national hag-we think she
was selfish to wish to 60 out Of the
Union and leave the Democrats Of the
North to be swallowed up, beaten
down and abused by the growing ele-
ment of political l-relig igion-cantiny by
pocrisy, fanaticism, purt9nism ah'
open treason, tht Stock m trade of the
Ablitionparty. ''' ~ '''''.'5,' ~
We believe the war was a bad thing
for all parties tU it. We believe the
South never would have been forced
to yield Had it not been for the Demo
Gratis Of the North, who carried it on
while the Republicans did the stealing,
robbing and law-breaking. We be-
ljcvc the South was stolen more than
fought to submission. and that the once
prominent Democrats >of the North
who engaged in the war, and who still
wish to carry it on, are nothing hut
thieves, robbers, murlerers, cowards.
Union haters, adventurers, and inbred
villains, unsafe to trust as citizens or
politicians. BY these men and this
standard VIC, e,weish Butler, Logan, aud
all that class Of sconndrels, in uniform
or out, who seek still longer to war on
4 peace.asking people, unarmed anu
impoverished. .a. s... ...I i..
We believe the past few years have
been dark, wild, ugly, 1esolating and
wicked, and we believe before God and
man to-day that the North is acting
cruelty, wckedly, unjustly, unlawful,
Notwithstanding and unworthy its great
self, toward as brave, as refined, as
patriotic, as honorable a people as the
world ever saw. The victOrs should
be generous-Christians should forget
aud forgive as they expect to he for
given. The conqneror should care for
the conqucred---brothers should be
brothers--rights Of States should be
held sucretl--laws should he observed
--our Constitution should be respected
the country should he brought to
domestic tranquility-the past should
be remembered in sorrow, not in anger,
and he who holds not these feelings in
his heart is not patriot. Christian,
q statesman or u friend Of himself.
The Radical party Of the colntry i
opposed to our idea Of duty, AS given
above. 1T seeks TO destroy. 1t aims
to insult, impOverish and eiisave tht
States and the people OF the South. II
has not kept faith with the people; ii
cannot. .u.H .f I..g
1t would desecrate, desolatc, l:utilato
and disgrace the South and North to
yetler The North is a coward to ASK
more of the South than she has already
given. ...| ...
The South deserves slavery if shv
will grant more than she has.
And this is your advice to her pco-
pie. .. ....
Stand firm. Yield obedience to the
laws now in force, hut have no hand in
making others till every State in tn.
Union is represented on the floor oi
Congress. Force cannot keep you from
IL representation there if you want ii
and send men of your choice, dul!
elected by the people. Adopt no $50
called" Constitutional Amendments,
for ifyou are in no fit condition to have
representation in Congress you are no,
fit to adopt any amendments. The
Constitution contemplates no division
OF allegiance! ......... .... ..
You fought bravcly--you yielded
honorahly. Do not imperil yourselves
ourselves, the country and its future
hy rash acts, now. Stand firm--wail
in the dignity of brave intelligence
Give not an inch from the right and The
Constitution. Ifyou are our people,
you hold the same rights as we have,
and these rights will soon be yours
Ii wrouged, respectfully protest Ii
nsultcd, bear it a while longer like men.
If anxious for peace, so in dignity com
port yourselves as to strengthen us in
the North who ale battling not for you
alone, but for the RIGHT!
II you stand in disnilied firmness ali
will be well. and we will find men to
stand between the oppressor and the
oppressed. We do not ask you to take
up arms against the Radical troubles
imposed upon the country. 1t is more
our fight in the North. ......
If YOU adopt the required Constitu
tional Amendments, other penalties and
.humliations will he yours to adopt for
ever, for Radicalism ncucr will be salts
fed except with your blood and prop
er,y Ifyou grow weak now tina. you
are strong in your injuries, We are all
lost together and our Government and
country goes down forever.
Send your representatives to Con
gress, as you have right to If legally
elected. Ii they are not admitted, then
comes revolution in the North, and
the avcnging hosts of liberty will de-
stroy either Radicalisiu or the country
North, till yours will be the govern .nent
to maintain. .,.
I We have battled with Radicalism
this fall long and earnestly-that party
in the North is over seventy thousand
weaker than two months since. We
are working for the Constitniion-for
| the laws--ior the equal taxation--ior
peace, Union, domestic tranquility aud