The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-10
The Present Issue in Tennessee.

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Tho present Issue In Tennessee.
,rhoro IL Something. ' remarkable in
il ;as,o nrosentcd Inv ihe Governor in
vi. ,,',J ,6tion oricriny elections in
mkt, nnas ria singularity OF
tho ,%notter lics Il tbe factthat the Dues
I'm is ,estricted to certain t counties,
, rb tha noonle Of all are equally in
ostoI fThe Governor tells us that
thnto ~ Who have withdrawn
ouo aornrallv candidates for re-election,
and shorld thcv he reelected, the
sonros of tho mast few weeks will likely
Io rn. onactad and SO we shall be no
nooror j solution than when we com
menced This is as much as to say
thot the neonle affected by his proc
Iom,tion INST elect men who will vote
with the majority or by falling, de-
clare themselves enemies of the State
uovorn,nnnt tbc supportcrs of reyolu-
~ III soooss;on ''' ''
Thn couornor soems 70 have forgot
.mnt tL;s is Government Of the
"]norlo Ana we take the liberty OF
npast;rn 70 Him tho fatal omission OF
e4s5nt Goa;sjotnrc Every mem EN-
Lar Should have RESIGNED, and the issue
sho,lJ hovo heen fried BIZ the whole
nao,1o Thot would have settled the
1922 row without %onncol. and there
wn,,ld hoye been no farther trouble.
Tbo canso If the apprehcnssions OK
trossod IN tho proclamation are trace
XII 20 thoso Via refused TO resign,
and not 70 those who .~.withdrew,"
Tha Ink -, v;nr momhcrs did notion
sniro 70 overthrow ~nonular government
II tho st,to. Int Tho majority of the
Ionisl.trro ,re consuming AGAINST the
n]onul,, viii The ofthcir cleo.
t;np 10 wall known So lone as the wa,
1astod +he,. NAV have bccn acceptable
thnu"b tbe neonle thev represented hac
No voice whatever in their election
Rnt when tho Wal. ended and a was
restored. and the Governor in public
addresses headed a new and continued
war party, he and those who followed
him rcckoncd without the popular ap-
probation. This they have found out
and the evident object now is to over
ride the people, set their wishes at
naught. and SC perpetuate their own
mower, Such is the true issue now
presented to us. If the people desire
to abdicate the proper functions O.
self government and vest their right.
and mowers in the hands of an oil
oorchy such as this, all they have to dc
e ia sustain the Governor and tn,
majority of the Legislature. . o.
At it's last April session the Legisla
turc passed law DISTINGUISHING a ma
iority of the people, of the State
Though we regarded it as, unjust, veal
and foolish, we have obeyed it, an,
will continue to ohey any law upon tn
subject that body may enact. If i
has been .disrcgarded, this fact show
only the f%utility of enacting law
AGAINST the almost universal sentimen
Of a republican and lust minded people
This is not the first instance ola statnt
being disregarded by a, free people
And It may as we'll be understood, frs
as last, that any law upon any subjec
which fills the public mind with loath
inc and disgust, a never be execute,
to the letter. It's effect will be evil; i
will create in the subjects of law a dis
re,pect for its provisions and rob it O
its sanctity.. If all the members ha,
remained and another had been enact
ed, it would have met with a still wors
fate. tits idleness and folly for a fe,
men to set themselves up against
whole people, and it becomes crimins
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