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full Empire on the banks Of the Euphratcs,
In the western part Of the Orient, which
filed the world with its power and cor
ruption. 1t eliminated, fell, and disap-
pcarcd forever. From that time to the
present, the coursc Of Empire has rolled
wcstward-from Babylon TO Persia; from
.Grcc,cto Rome; nom Rome, through the
dark middle ages, to the nations Of West
crn Europe; and thence to America.
During this transit of Eapiye from the
East TO the West, the civilization Of The
West has been gradually brought TO its
present high state Of development. In all
the arts and sciences Of peace and war
When it first started its career In the East,
ii was un absolute dcspotiSm, but rs it has
travelled to the West, and has come down
through the ages, IL has lost much Of it,
dcspotic character; and It's present strong
est development Is In 4 democratic form
and il promises to pass into hc'hand3 Of
the people. Co.,.
And as Umpire has reached il utmost
western limit, We already see a rcdc1 more'
mcm directing it towards the East, and W
may sooneXpect to see the nations Of th,
lar-on Orient blessed with the mild GOV.
eminent. the high civilization, and the
high christianity o fthc West.
Already has England seized upon The
southern and central parts Of Asia ant
, has, Gle n oyiais. carried her civilization
into those distant regions. And Russia Il
moving with her vast resources, forcina
her civ ili2ati0n into Northern and Contra.
y Asia: and al remember how arLcntly the
first Napoleon desired to lead bis armic'
into Palestine and the East: aud tus
nephew has adopted the policy, and is fol-
lowing in the footsteps of the uncle, and l.
watching, with eagle eye, the movements
! Of England and Russia. fany one doubt,
D Ills. let him recall to mind the Crimem
+ war,
To-day the Eos'Dn q@UcStio2, or tie aLatll'
Of Asia and the relation thcreloo o the great
Western powers. has ovc"shadowcd all 9th.
er questions intlc Courts OF Europc.
Turkey u only al ouL0oA Of the great
- East. and has for n long while St"ncd Tic
, Eastern question; but when the outpost
gives way, Il! il will do soon agrcat crisis
in the affairs Of the world will have come,
and we may expect the most terrible con
| fict Of arms that has ever conyulscd the
world.
Ilcnccforth Eastward will the course OF
Empire hold It's way.
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The young Prince Napoleon Eu-
genie Louis Jean Joseph, son of Napo-
leon and Eugene, and prospective En-
peror Of France, was born on the 15sh
Of March, 1856, and is now drawing to-
ward the completion Of his eleventh
year, While still in arms he was pla
ced on the muster.roll Of the French
Imperial Guards, as a private n'the
regiment; for, as it was intended that
he should receive a military education,
and afterwards assume a military com
mand, it was designed as a compliment
to the army that he should. at least
nomlnally, so through all the grada-
tons ofthe service When old enough
to begin to learn the military exercises,
he was put through them with other
youths Of his own age, and in this way
he was taught the hayonet and other
drills before he was eight years old.
BY this time, too, he had been made a
non-commiss!oncd officer of his regi-
mcnt, and he is now passing, step by
step, through the various grades to-
ward the rank Of Colonel. But while
special attention has been given to his
military training, his education rs q
citizen has not been neglected. Be-
sides the ordinary rudiments of in
%struction, he has received lessons in
two or three handicraits the last of
which was the setting up Of types in
the imperial printing Office of Paris
The object of this may have been sim
ply to extend his sphere of knowledge
and enlarge his views in after life, but
the ability to earn 81 living like an Or
binary in lividual has before now PROV
ed q valuable accomplishment for even
the heir to q throne. In the event OF
the death. of the Emperor Napoleon
LII, before the Prince Imperial becomes
Of age, it is arranged that the govern
mcnt of the country shall be carried on
for q time by q Regency, under the En-
press, assisted by Prince Napoleon,
cousin Of the Emperor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-02-23

Yesterday, the annivcrsnry.of Wash
birth day, was brightand beau
tiful. The blue heaven was undimmed
by a single cloud. 1T seemed to reflect
the condition of our country-our
country, did We say! Yes, omr country,
but we feel rs the fair and gentle Flor
encc felt, who prayed to find some way
into the cold, obdumtc, unkind heart
ifhe had any, Of the austcrc Dombcy-@
her proud father. So we say oarcoun
try, even while our country Expresses
us without good cause, or cause at all,
and we minly try "to win our way iuto
its care and protcction.'
Yes, the beautifully blue deep above
seemed to reflect the condition Of our
country as il was left by the immortal
spirit whose ashes make sacred the
ground ut Vernon--that spirit which
rebclled against the unjust legislation
Of the Mother Country, and in its
proud assertion Ola God-given right,
dcspised the expectations oftraitor and
rebel, and fighting, won at lastthat sue
cess which is only necessary to consc
crate men heroes, and action glorious.
We often think, if spirits Of the dcpar-
ted do again enter living beings, the
spirit Of Washington, purified il posi-
Bile, and grown in greatness. entered
the body Of Robert Lee, and in Robert
Lee, and the heroes who fought and
failed with him, is undergoing that trib-
ulatiOn which wOrkcth out Il perfect
crown Of righteousness. Surely our
Savior was crucifed, and yet his cruel
iiers were the guilty ones.
Would that the blue heaven smiled
upon this country happy, free and uni.
ted in heart and hand, now and fovcrcr,
one and i~nscperablc.
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The Tennessee &aats- Zeituno nub-
fishes the following as a telegram sent
on Monday last to Washington by the
Governor Of Tennessee:
Col,J j. W. Forney, Clerk Of Senate
The Tennessee Senate has passed the
new franchise bill on its third readino,
and colored men are nov, by law enti.
tied to vote in Tennessee.
Give my respects to "Andrew Pba.
roah," and tell him tfat | have chonred
my name to w. G Moses,
Governor of Tennessee,
lift be given to the spirits of the
dead to note the events OF tie nun
dane sphere, once their scene OF action,
what emotions must have thrilled the
ghost of Abram Pryne when the Cub
e~rnatorial pen indited this testimony TO
the s%oundness of the logic and the con.
elusiveness Of the argument dclivc.ed
while in the flesh at a memorable de-.
bate in Philadelphia, Such a triumph
is enough to rccreatc Il soul beneath the
ribs of death. .-NashviWe Dispatch.
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zoe. There were scoundrcls on both

rage. There were scoundrcls on both
sides, and there were noble men. 1t
was a war of IDEAS. But q set of blood
hounds have the control of affairs, and
they have no magnanimity. They want
us to degrade ourselves, and are so
foolish, as well as wicked, MS to want
us to belittle ourselves by Saying
our action was treason, our soldiers
traitors. God forbid that any south
ern man should so far forget his SELF
respect, should so utterly fall beneath
the dignity of a man!
What q pity the Radicals are so blind
to the. Interests Of this government. We
believe they are wilfully, Indignantly
so. How can they expect us to love
the hand that smites US? They deprive
us of rights not questioned IN the terms
of surrender. They place above us po-
litically the illiterate negro who q short
time since was our slave. They tax
us to support all sorts Of outrages up
on the Constitution, in thc'r zeal Tor
the negro, while thousands Of whites
are starving at their own doors 1hey
make the stars and stripes an emblem
of tyranny instead of protection ana
how can the sight of the flag arouse pa
triotic emotions in breasts of the OPP
pressed :,
Verify, there is little-very little lib
erty left in this government we o
want to fold our arms in supine indif-
ference and not protest against the
usurpations of wicked men. That is
why we write, while u little privilege is
left us. The Radicals, instead of try
ing to live on terms of amity, manu-
facture all sorts of lies as to oppression
of Union men (so-callcd) in the South,
Everything that occurs they torture in.
to an evidence that we are not yet loyal.
They endeavor to soad US Into some
act of resistance, tina. they may find
some Excuse for farther oppression, and
Justify the quartcring of troops among
us. They are trying to Polandize lis.
Positively, they misrepresent rs on ev-
cry occasion, all for party purpose
Alas Alas. that victory should make
men hyenas, the %vanquished, lambs.
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Stevens Military Bill-What it In
hicts Upon the Southern PeO-
pie.
From the National Intelligcnccr.l
The blacklist record ever made by an
assembly Of the representatives of 4
free people stained yesterday the pro-
cecdings of the House Of Representa-
tives. Never, in the most %tyrannOus
hour of the Long Parliament misrule
never, amid the utmost subscrvience to
the royal mandate of an English king;
never, in the most blood-thirsty epoch
of Il French Convention, did the rep
resentatives of the people stamp them
selves with greater ignominy. The bill
which passed by a vote Of 100 to s.,
hands one-third of the people Of this
country over to amilitary COVE mment.
For the rule oflaw, it substitutes the
will Of the officer. For the tribunal of
the judge, it furnishes q drumhead
court martial military commission.
For the process of court and the
peaceful visit of Il sheriff, it proflers the
order Of q petty satrap and the pres
cnce Ola squad Of bayonets. 1t ig-
nores the Chief Magistrate of the Uni
ted States. 1t invests a General with
absolute power over one-third of his
countrymcn. 1t erccts subordinate
dictators, armed with unbridled power,
from the Potomac to the Rio Grande.
Throughout this broad domain, com
prislng the fairest and most fertile Sec
ton Of the republic, no mar is TO have
a secure title to his property ; no mans
house is free from search; no mans
chattles exempt from seizure no mans
liberty unexposed to assault; no mans
life safe from peril. An army officer,
a soldier, exalted above the law, may
~ruthlessly invade a citizens home, and
drag him from the bosom ofhis family.
Such q bill makes q mockery Of free in
1t despises all the greatest
of popular liberty. 1ttram-
pies on the freedom of the press. 1t
annihilatcs the right of free assemblage.
1t ~silences the lips Of free speech. 1t
infringcs the right of the people to
bear arms. 1t wipes out the guara lty
ola grand jury prescntmcnt. 1t abol-
ishes the exemption of freedom from
and from search. 1t abrogates
the right of a trial by a jury Of ones
peers in the vicinage Of the commits,
sion of the alleged otfense. 1t tram
pies upon the p~rerogative ofthe Pres
ident, it makes war upon the constitu-
ton, it rebels against the authority Of
the Supreme Court, 1t inyades the sa.
cred constitutional rights of the citi-
zen. 1t is treason enveloped in the
oflaw. 1t is treason enyelopcd
the forms of law. 1t is rebellion wear
ing the garb of Legitimate power. 1t is
usurpation assuming the sancity of
constitutional enactment.
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Nashville Correspondence.

NASHVILLE, Feb. 2lst 1867.
Mr.. EDITOR:
The several extraordinary measures
before the Legislature at the beginning
of the present week, were well c~alcula-
ted to agitate the public mind through
out the State. For the reason that q
large amount of money .was involved
and no good, but rather harm to result
from the passage Of the same.
That most Ubiquitous bill, known as
the 60 indemnity bill" which would have
forced the State to shoulder u debt
amounting to over twenty millions of
dollars, was defeated by n vote in
the Senate. This bill contemplated
paying legal citizens for losses occa
stoned by either army, during the war.
/ can assure you that you could easily
read the great pleasure felt by almost
every one you met. in consequence Of
its defeat, evinced by a cheerful face
and exuberant feeling. But while this
was calculated to bring joy to the heart,
the negro suffrage and military bills
had the contrary effect. However
much we may regret the injurious ef-
fects of such measures upon the good
and peace of society, still as good and
law abiding citizens We must submit to-
them, until they are repealed by future
legislation.
The friends Of the Brownlow Gov
ernment ere to meet in the Representa-
tive Hall. to morrow for the ostensa-
bic purpose of nominating a candidate
for Governor, and devise ways and
means to keep themselves in power
Several delegates have already arrived,
and appear quite jubilant over their
prospects. They make great %calcula-
tons on the strength added to their par
ty by enfrNnchising the negro. In this
they may b greatly mistaken. Enough
of this.
There has been, formore than q week
past, a revival of religion going on in
the lst Presbyterian Church in this city.
| witnessed, on last Sabbath, over six
ty members, late converts, added to
that Church. DR.. Nall, of Mobile, quite
an ableminister, has been assisting the
Pastor of that church in these meet
ings. DR.. Young of the McKendree
Church commenced a series of meet
ings, which he contemplates to contin-
through the week. DIR. Baird ofthe
LIST Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
has appointed nextFriday night to com
mence a %protracted meeting-may the
good work 60 on-thcre is great room
for Improvement, both in this city and
all the cities and towns in the land.
TIMIDrs.
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Much has been said in the past week
about u reconciliation of views between
the President and the Radical majority
in Congress, in the matter Of recon
struction and it has been given out
that the President has proposed to
Withdraw his objections to some of the
leading features of the Radical policy
as indicated.
The special telegram from Washing
ton to the Cincinnati Gazette, under
date of Sunday last says:
"The President, in consultation with
high officials Friday, stated positively
that he had utterly repudiated the state
ments that he had offered terms ofcom-
promise, but that, on the contrary, he
held firmly to his policy
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BOME JOURNAL.
III SITUATION.

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1t is not negro suffrage, but. ven
geancc the Radicals crave. The South
ern people should become convinced
now that they will not be satisfied with
any concessions they may make, for
the stomachs of the madmen now in
power reject any and everything but
blood, and their eyes will be delighted
with no other spectacle save the dis
reimbursement and degradation of our
DcOnle.
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The TullahOma Difficulty.

Great eXcitement-tcmpcst in n tea
pot-has spread somewhat. 1t is rep
resented thata few nights sincea"banG
Of outlaws attacked the residence oil
Capt. W. O. Hickman, late Of the Sd
u. ). Tennessee Cavalry, and but for
the presence Of mind Of the Captain
would have killed him" A correspon-
debt Of the Nashville press says il is
"not known whence these men came,
whittier they went, or who they were"
There! Can't you, see through the
trick? The Radicals shuttle, stock and
deal their cards boldly, baseIy, but not
as dcceptivoIy as they wish. A few
Radicals are sent to Capt. ltickman's
house IN ntgh time, donI hurt him, 60
away, and mcre they 20 10, or mdo they
are no one can tell but we think Wc
have told. A flaming dispatch is sent
to Nashville, representing rebellion re-
newcd, Union men in danger, civil law
inadequate, and bayonets needed. The
Radicals in the Legislature have been
waiting the dispatch, and when received
s.rcad aloud in the halls degraded
BY party subaeryicncc. Forthwith that
monster Of inquiry, the Military Bill, is
passed, and The sanctity Of law attach
to it. The attack on Capt. Rick
nan was II fcint to cover the murder of
,iviI liberty.
With this view Of the matter we do
lot care TO waste time in %fcrrcting out
whether the raid on Capt. Hickman was
made within the confines Of this coun.
Y or Of Coffee.
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LEGISLATIVE.
From the Nashville Dispatch Of the Goth.

From the Nashville Dispatch of the 2Oth.l
In the Senate yesterday, the bill pro.
posing to Issue bonds of'the State for
the compensation of losses sustained
by 'loyal" men during the war was dc.
feated, the vote being eleven ayes and
and teelve nays, This "~hairbreadth
'scapc" has saved the people of len.
nessee from one Of the most iniquitous
outragcs ever concocted. The amount
OF Indebtedness that this scheme would
have incurred, and the corruption of the
claim business that It would have on.
gendered is beyond all computation
We sincerely hope that there will be no
effort to revive this monstrosity.
In the House, the chief interest cen.
tered in the militia bill. After debate.
and slight amendment the bill was pass,
ed on its third reading, and is held to.
be the law. VS.
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The CRUELTY OF RADICALIsM.--Sen
ator Sumner strove hard to work into
the Bankrupt Bill a clause forbiddina
people South to profit from it,--that is,
excluding them from its benefits. Mr..
Sumner, says the N. Y. Express, seems
to have that idiosyncracy Of mind,
which will ever he revenging the out
rage one Southern MAJ once pcrpetra.
ted upon his person.
But the movement of Sumner is only
part and parcel of the system or pcrso.
cution which would, by 4 Test Oath,
i Southern lawyer from earning
bread and supporting his family,
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Fall

Tuesday morning, so much Of Table
Rock as had been left by the fall OF
seven years ago, tumbled with q loud
crash into the river.
The accident is attributed to the sud-
den expansion and contraction caused
by the recent change of weather and
prolonged thaws.
There is said to be much grief among
the denizens Of that locality, as Table
Rock was the source of much profit to
them, being aspot extensively visited
by travellers during the summer.
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In his remarks upon Elliott's bill "for
the establishment Of civil govern
ment in Louisiana Mr.. DooIittle said
in the Senate, that the title ought TO be
modiied'so 90 to read: GA bill to or
ganize Hell in Louisiana" Though
slightly prolane, here was truth in the
suggestion.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-02-23

II the rebellion Of Shay's in Massa.
chusctts, and of the Whiskey People in
Pennsylvania had been punished, says
the La Crosse Democrat, as it is now
proposed 10 punish the rebels Of the
South, both Massachusetts and Penn
.sylvania might now be mere territories
in lieu of States.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-02-23

EgRArrM--1n our Situation article
last week the types made US say "rhist,
ling cataract W. intended TO say
uhiriing cataract, dc.
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DIED.

AT his residence, near, Winchester. Feb.
Sth, 1861, In the 13d year of his age, s.. j.
MAYNARD. lie was born in the state Of
Georgia. no.
In this place, on the 18th inst, Mrs.
SHORT, wife ofThomas Short.
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Do not borrow your neighbours pa.
per. This is unfair, and cheating the
printer of his honest -,oil. But sub.
scribe for your own paper, and pay fol-
IT!
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PrRsoSAL-We were pleased to meet

WY Tf'"sNU W 'NN
in u Office yesterday, Mr.. F. A.
Loughmiller, the worthy, working, and
competent representative in the Legis-
lature from this county.
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Information Wanted.

Some time in the latter part of'65 or
first Of '66, Col. Dwight Jarvis came
to Winchester and collected several
thousand dollars especial Penalty
Tax" from our people. We remem-
Der to have paid something over five
dollars ourself, for which we have a re-
ceipt. Now, this special penalty tax
was collected in no other State, and
we learn that this, and two other coun-
ties in Tennessee, are the only ones
in which the tax was collected. We
were informed that if we did not" come
in and pay up" by a certain time, We
would be reported at Nashville and
$500 would be the penalty, certoin.-
Still, there were son. who did not pay,
could not, we suppose. We would like
to know more about it.
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OUTER ~WANTED.-ABOUT q

Pounds of nice. rich butter. for which
market price will be paid. Wanted for
family use. and not for speculation. hence
none but NICE butter. with all the water
worked out. will be accepted. Apply al
the Home Journal Office Immediately.
nnyll-1tk
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Then, John Kennerly and Simmons
having been admitted into the club, a
motion to adjourn was made and pass.
ed. G. r. HANDLY,
President.
j. w. GONCE, Secretary.
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LAST NOTICE.

All those indebted to &. W. Hunt x Co.
are earnestly requested to settle up by
March LIST, as longer indulgence can not he
given. ieb1G-2t.
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MI, Peabody began life, apoor"Yan.
kee adventurer." lie is probably the
richest private citizen in the world
His donations far excel any other in
stance of individual bounty on record.
If his example should prove infectious,
it will not be so "hard for rich men to
enter into the Kingdom Of Heaven in
Press " Times.
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PeabOdy's Donations.

The Boston Transcript gives the fol-
lowing list Of the recent gifts of Mr..
Peabody, the Massachusetts, banker:
Estimating the Mississippi bonds at
half n million of dollars, we believe the
following list Of Mr.. Peabody's dona
tons approaches correctness:
The Poor of London S2,250,00o
Town Of Danvers 6O,Oo0
Grinnell Arctic Expedition l0,0Oo
CITY of Baltimore 1,000,0 900
Phillips Academy 2o'ooV
Massachusetts Historical So
clety 2o,ooo
Harvard College loO'ooo
Yale College loo,0Oo
TO the South 100000
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Communicated.
SEWANEE BASE BALL CLUB.
Feb. Dist 1867.

Feb. 21st 1867.
The Sewaneo Baseball Club, having
been broken up on account Of winter,
was or the last evening r~eorganized
with the design of being kept up till the
end of tile session.
The Club first proceeded to the cleo
ton Of the officers, who were as fol-
lows:
c. II. Handley, President.
b. Oehmig, Vice President.
II. ID. Green, Umpire.
J:W Gonce, Secretary.
B. Bradford, Treasurer.
B. F. Dulield,
S. Moore, Directors.
j. johnson,
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WANTED.-ANY ONE

wishing to contract to deliver about hty
nice hams of meat, the coming winter. can
do so, and upon delivery Of the ham, ,ah
get the money. Apply at the Home Jour
nal Office, Immediately.
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