The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-27
One vt the Aspects of Northern
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| A keen observer cannot lave failed
Ito catch ylimpses of n spccics Of con-
observation-disclosures in the North, which
\ is anything but rcsssurn gand comfort,
inc TO tboSc whom tho mischnuces of
war and politics have made dcfancclcss
rs we'll AZ speciol obisc,s of Radical
hostility. II Is not forgotten how, five
wears apo. when the Government, sup.
ported by a violent and uncompromis
inc sectional party, which, though q
min ,ritv in the whole Union, was a
majority in the free Statc,.' had IRE.
vocablv committed itself to war as 81
means of suliectinp the seeding State,
AGAIN to its authority, the vcrv con
Iscryatis,n which had before condemned
the theory, on opposed the policy of
co rcion. changed both its profession
and practice TO such n extent as to
render the North practically unit in
sustuininp the war, both with men and
money. Depend upon it, the feeling
and til . calculation which induced that
course. are among the pravpst political
possibilities of the present crisis
Northern conservatism then reasoned
in this wise: IF ther, must be w,r,
let us lie spared the horrors and mis-
cries, the social and commercial calam-
tiles of civil war in our own 5 atcs and
cities. our own counties and townships,
villages and neighborhoods Let us
all unite to master and crush this trou-
bic, rs q strong man might throttle and
hold at arms length some terrible
beast, and so not be torn by its tangs.
!. No matter, if before our brnt the Sou!h
and the constitution should 60 down
together; we can talk about restoring
the one and the other, at leisure, after
the supreme work in hand has been ac-
complishcd."
If we do not greatly mistake, we al.
ready perceive il dications of this liac
of reasoning, on the part of conscrva-
tive interests in the North, with refer
cnce to an apprehcnded collision o!
force batween Congress- and the El-
ecutive. between the desperate ard IN
conurn,nisinn Radicals and the sup.
norters of the President. 1t is be-
comipo only too clear that the advo.
c,,ns nf ,hr President committed a Sc
ri,us error in paintine in gloomiest
cy]ors the CONSEQUENCES of such col,
)ision in ord ~ to alarm Northern con
sorv,,ism THE argument is proving
to hc an cngine that threatens to recoil
dis,strouslv unon ifs inventors, North
rrn conservatism, II may he. has been
nro ofoundlv alarmed but il is much
TO l,c feared that the effect ofthis alarm
will be a substantial repetition of the
loric undcr which the same conscrvu-
tism octcd five vcars aro. In the gen
oral s,,ccos. of' tbn RopubIican marty
tho Old sectional parly. with some
chances. of ISGO-6l--in the fall cleo
tions ami in thc ncrsistaucc of Con
yrcss in it's warfare upon the President
~ wo,l os the Presidential office. we
n,i,rht cxpcct those classes in the North
who desire. above all things, peace and
order lo.al TRANQUILITY and harmony
uuiutcrrupted commerce aad industry
,o oroue thus: i!The political press
has lone taemcd with exciting talk
about civil war. The drift of things is
unoucstion,blv towards such catas-
trophc. The only remedy is for the
Northern people, LAYING aside for the
cmcrrcury distractnu theories to unite
practically on one side or the other
A, the strong side, the Radical, Con
prcssional, anti ,Jolnson, anti Prcsiden-
tiol side. will not come over to us, it is
: orr ohyious poIicv to 90 ovcrto thai.
Our GREAT cities. s.our dense commmi
ties. have everything TO dread fron the
occurrence of ;hc threatened conflict -
Thcy contain a mobocratic monster
wI,ich i, is difficult 70 chain down by
5 thc utmost yioilaucc and viuor Of DO
e leo administration. even in the most
> favorable circumstances Of local peace.
5 Sh,lI wc ,,,rn loose this monster in rhc
c s,,,r,,li, Of civil sgriroy Let II. r..
]. n,.n,,or tha Nov Yor,; mob of 1863
u anil h, ,dnoni,hcd TO be sure, a.
snL,r mon of substance ~ men hayine
vast material and social interests a
stake wc must be for cancellation, loi
E rrstor,tion for pcoce in al ways an,
l everywhere. But our first concern 7.
to have peace at home. Hence, i Con
D Sfess ana 'ne hha'c"'' on,' ~ VI. t ~,
p lernatl'c oi civil "'I III 'ne ->oi'" va