The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-04-14

- - US y VI blhah blllOhC III
suing from creyices of q building, com
mon n tells us that there Is DANCE
Of a fire: We do not know that We ar
on the verge OF n terrible revolution
but certainly the signs are ominous
We sec in Congress the evidences 0
forthcoming trouble, a radical ma
jority have torn the Constitution {,
t%atters, have Cancelled the political exis
tencc Of States, and set aside rights tina
are %inalicnablc, and whose exercise |
essential to the safe working Of the ina
chincry of Government. Disregardin,
all constitutional restraints. these Jaco
bins are pursuing a course of vindic
%tivcncss that will bring anarchy AM
ruin so surely as human nature remain
rs God has made it, and all for Thu
purpose Of expressing a people wh'
have laid down their arms, and in goot
faith fulfilled their part Of the contract
For this purpose, and to hold p0litica
supremacy, the Radicals are pulling
down the fabric upon the heads of u
all. In vain have Il minority Of Con
%scrvativcs strugglcdto defeat the meas
urcs ofthc majority; in vain have beer
the Presidents vetOs of unconstitution
al acts. If one Of the minority be
comes troublesome, if he stands in tho
way of the passage Of any extreme
measure, the majority expcl him
Herein lies the secret why the members
from eleven Southern States are re,
fused seats in Congress; their votes
might strengthen the power Of the
President, and enable him to save the
Constitution from the sacriligious
hands Of the Jacobins. tits plain that
troubles are ahead, the extent Of which
no one can forcsec, and in cOntempla-
ton of which we shuddcr as we write.
We hope we are mistaken. God knows
We want peace. The South has had
enough Of war ut her own door. She
wants no more war. She presents no
obstacle to a glorious reunion; the
only obstacle presented is that pre-
scented by the Radicals. AS cotem,
porary observes, 81 we say: "Thc
Southern people have yielded the point
for which they contended. They fought
for it openly they were defeated they
acquicscc in the result ofthc appeal to
arms. They are now willing and anX-
ious to resume their former relations
with the Central Government. They
are striving to accomplish the very OBJ
jcct, to attain which the Federal mr.
mics and navies were employed. They
are jealous in their efforts to co-opc-
rate with their conqucrors in securing
the realization Of the prolcsscd purpose
Of conquest. But the Radicals have
taken up the disunion cause where the
Southern people rclinqnishcd it. They
are the disunionists and traitors to-day.
They are the men who are lcagued to
ovcrturn the foundations Of the politi-
cal system. They are the conspira-
tors against the principles of our form
of government, the enemies of union,
the anarchists and revolutionists."
They have proicsscd to fear that the
South is still rebcIlious, and commit
ccs of investigation and tourists have
ccnappointcd to see if we were sub
quietly to the laws. Finding
hat we were acting in good faith, mean
men have been hired to testify other
wise, that some excuse might DC had
DISTINGUISHING white men and en-
'ranchising the negro. All who do not
Join with them in their prosecutions
are denounced as copperhcads and rcb-
els. We look to sec them attempt
very soon the impeachment of the
President. They already have the
power, and since they have scrupled
not, so far, at any ~iniraction of the
Constitution, at any outrage, or any
in order to keep possession of
he Government, VT have no room to
rope they will fail in the attempt at i'm
'eachmcnt. That done, the sealed book
will be opened, and what shall be writ
Ell on the pages thereof will be writ
en-, we fear, in blood. But while this
over is held IN herrorum over the head
I the President, we havcno idea he will
G deferred from doing his duty.
Ic has said the Civil Rights Bill was
constitutional He swore to SUP.
Ort the Constitution, and will not per :
re %himsclfby enforcing an mconsti- '
Itional measure, impeachment or no
lpeachment. That the Radicals in
nd to make him choose between en-
and impeachment, is palpable, |
why pass the bill over his veto. y
c await the issue with Il prayer that q
me unseen cause will yet intervene to p
We the country. The great men all s.
EN- dead, or powcrless to save, and
w, as much rs ever, do We think the
aver of our whole land should ascend q
humble petition for peace on earth
1 good will to IA But alas! even
church i'm the North cries for blood 81