The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-20

The Nashville Press GH0 WMeS thinks
the people are coming 10 their sen'cs
because the following resolution was
pissed ut . mecting 4 few days since Of
the citizens Of Robertson county, III
this State. The resolution Is In these
words:
1--WE the people Of Robertson county. do
invite ana promise 10 extend 10 rlnigiHnts
coming tOsctllc among rs with capital or
~ laborcrs, Il hearty welcome; and TO all
who settle, with a purpose 10 De usriul,
pcaccahlr. lAw-abiding citizens. II pledge
ofprotcciion, security and cuuality with
oct reference TO political orlcligIousdIiler
enccj."
The Press md iiMe3 applauds this
sentiment, although il doubts the sin
ccrity Of The persons who promulgated
it-thinks there wssa mental rcscrya.
tor in their minds, DC. We, too, ap-
plaUl the feeling that would extend II
hearty welcome TO all men who come
among Us, If they be honorable: and
We do net impu4u their homo. if they
happen 10 believe in 4 different polite.
al policy from MS. We should consid
cr il very inconsistent on our part to
ask liberty ofcoNscicncc and freedom
Of opinion, and not be willing 10 extend
the samcto others, But We DO not be
licvc the action ortAc Robertson coun
t. people 50 contrary e. the feelings Of
the people OF the STATE at large rs to
Justify the Press ant Times in abiding
to it as anything remarkable. The
truth Is, the Press and Tmc&, and the
radica! papers generally have 50 per
SILENTLY misrcprcseutcd the Southern
prol L. Hs to render it necessary for
public expressions Of the sort under
consideration. And ever then the rad
ical papers doubt cur sincerity, thus
keeping back the very immigration
which they would have US believe is
their great desire. Now, the Press and
Time, has. we verify believe, damaged
the State Of Tcnncsscc millions Of Gol-
lars by representing that ii waa unsafe
for Union men ~(5o-caiirU To come q.
mong ~, and yet that the editors and
friends oItlat journal are never mo.
Tested, is oritscli sufficient evidence that
what il assert, IS mere political clap.
Every private difficulty, every
"ho is knocked down for inso.
lcncc, is lcraldcl as evidence that Tn
ion men cannot live in peace in our
We could refer to several in.
stances occurring in this county to sup,
port our assertion. Thus it is the Press
and Times has done this State a great
by creating false impressions as
TO the trcatmcn, Of northern men.--.
Though We were to act rs angels, the
Radical pal ers wou,d make IL devils,
a.d n! 70: ATTY purposes.
The Press a.,utc- u some intcmperatr
remarks made Ivy som" man in Maurv
county, in which the Yankees were
damned, Sc. No%, grant that the Press
and Times was corr,clv informed,
dc people Of a whole State be
held responsible for the u]tterancc5 of
excited individual? There is no
charity, or V c COMMON sense in t'lis.
We doubt not but that all over the
are men who dcIiaht to curse rs
IamnCd rebels ever mar Of the South,
md We have no idea 4 man would be
to 60 from here up there nld
secession. Even con ;crya.
ives, like Gen, Frank Blair, are mob
forever advocating irn'eocy towards
lie conquered Southcrners. As to
rCcdom otspecch, the North Will not
compare with The South. Rad:caii,m
,as made alc,poiism ofthc North, and
t desires to run not over The South,
md in order to have some excuse fr.
IS ticndish malignity gives ont ,hat wy
n the South are riot submissive enough.
Mas. We are the most ahicct people
o.day on Gods green cartA--no foicc
the government, taxed and vet not
allowed representation, and if We dare
nurmur against the ou.ragcs OF u
:onqucrcrs, we arr told wc have no
SO argues 4 paper asking pat
'onagc Of our people. The truth is,
are like the lamb in the fable, which
frank below the wolf, yet was accused
" tie wolf Of muddling his water.
The poor lamb argued that the water
an from the wolf, end it was the wolf
!nd not himself that rendered the wa.
cr turbid. But the wolf wanted All OK.
use and gave the lie 70 the lamb and
~reseating the lie the lamb was de-
Tho X ideals are like the
yD!t. They want IN excuse for de
cnr substance and wronsing
~, and al excuse they viii have, be il,
.yer 40 yapid or foolish.