The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-07-14
ORGANIZED.
From the Nashville Banner, 10th inst.

We have delayed too long in Ten.
Icssccto assert our manhood. The
iron has been molten; the manaclcs
have been forged; and the rivcts are
ready to be set forever upon our dear
est rights as free citizens. II we mean
to be slaves, let us wait, falter and
hope five mean to be freemen, let us
act.
The words we write are not express
ed in passion or in haste. No man a
have observed the course Of those who
possess the Government of Tennessee
without n growing sense Of danger to
the State and the people. Beginning
with Il violation of justice in the adop-
ton Of bill Of prescription, gathering
license from this irregular proceeding
to add aggression to insult, and outrage
to aggression, the servants OF mas
ter's will are preparing to crown the
succession of wrong by one fierce
measure Of degradation, which will rob
us Of the last vestige ofRepublicanism,
the last inheritance bequeathed us by
our fathers, the last inalienable right,
born OF nature and sanctified by God.
In no other State ofthe Union can
be found the condition of affairs which
has converted Tennessee from a pros
porous and happy commonwealth toia
political he'll. There is but one Brown
low living this day in America fortu-
nate, thrice fortunate. for liberty and
peace, there is no where another body
Of confederate parnrolc to that which
nswer to his call and obeys his be-
hest, Refusing justice to the white
man, it dare not offer power to the
black, and thus reduces the representa-
ton ofthe whole people to the few crazy
or corrupt followers of its own lust for
dominion who may be moved in secret
and summoned at will. Already we
are nearly lost. Already we are borne
down at noon day with the effrontery
Of absolute dcspotism. The spirit of
law has long ago ceased to cast its awe
Inspiring presence over the action of
these breakers ofthe law, and We have
reached that point of reckless abandon
ment whore its outward forms are wan
palpably, constantly disregarded.
If these things continue it will be no
great while before our homes are inva-
died. and ourpersonal liberties sacrificed
to the passion ofmen who are sworn to
rule us with the sword if they cannot
rs by chicanc-who will surely re
sort to the mobbish violence of faction
do not assert that we are free and
citizens of u free Republic-that
are men, resolved to have our liber-
ties under the Constitution and in the
at every cost and to the last eX-
that we will tread no further
the path of submission, but stand now
md henceforward upon tho line of our
'cseryed rights, as human beings, bound
defend them or confess perpetual
,crvitulc.
The issue is made up. The baronial
manhood which snatchcd the first great
from u medieval despot-the
rec born valor which held It above the
lead Of tyranny through successive
lyes of ururpation-the pure heroism
which sealed and preserved it to this
Continent, and built upon its broad
foundations the free fabric that has
zone down to us; must once more
yakcn into life and strike as they have
often struck before against bigotry and
lcspotism The old battle, which was
ong ago fought and won by British
,luck over Norman craft and Gothic ig-
lOrance must be fought over again upon
'ther and fresher fields by the genius
# American liberty against the galvan-
.ed spirit of %usmrpation, disguised as
patriot, and christcncd Radical. Ten
essec lies upon the border line. Only
ne bandits and guerrillas of the enemy
rey upon its territory. We cannot
ope to meet them as gallant foemen
ncet, front to front. They wage no
hristian war. They give no quarter.
With them it is " o to the vanquish-
d." alike the guilty and innocent We
ARE not walta moment longer 1oF
rance has ceased t be a virtue. De-
.urlty can alone be round III sell-asser-
Resistance, prompt, vigorous
md brave, has become duty which we
we ourselves and our children and II
fail in this last, sole chance for lib
rty, adcserve to DC forever slaves.
Therefore, citizens OF tennessee, or.
.anizc at once. The plan is simple the
brief. It's the Old platform
ike III ltS dressings. Wluou Teler-