The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-05-09

NaSSeu, ana inc voters mace ready LOT
the coming elections.
Now, we would protest against this
organized system Of meddling with our
conccrua, if we thought protesting
would do any good. But we can pur-
sue another plan. We car ''occepf'
the situation IN this matter as we have
done in other matters. We can turn
lle lash intended forus into q lash for
the Radicals. 70 this end we appeal
10 the Conservative men North, and
we feel assured, from the evidence fur
nished in the election Of the patriotic,
Conservative English rs Governor of
Connecticut, that we have q host OF
friends in the North who are able and
willing to bc'p the oppressed Conser.
yativcs OF thc South in the great battle
now being fought for Constitutional
and sacred rights.
little Radicals send Mr.. Kelly and
Mr Wilson, and others among us, let
the Conservatives Of the North send,
also, their chosen men to meet Mcssrs.
Wilson, Kelly, q Co. Perhaps we can
express what VIC wish to write on this
subject better by copying some re-
marks Of that great Conservative pa
per, the New York Express, whose cd
itor, Mr.. Brooks, is one Of the leading
members Of Congress, and who would
make u fOcmaD for Wilson, or Kelly,
whom they might well fear, in Il South
crn campaign upon the rostrum. The
Express says it doubts the wisdom, the
patriotism, or V g the good motives
OF those Northern men who are going
South TO teach the Southern negroes
and white people their duty. They are
Mt best but partizan prosdytes, acting
from no higher stand ground than to
create and build up in the South, u Rad
ical Republican party. TO do this,
they are seeking to bring about d%istrust
and Ill feeling between the white and
colorcd people in that quarter, making
special appeals TO the passions and
prejUdiccs of the latter class, and re-
calling all that is hateful and disagree
able in their former condition of life
This is substantially the mission Of
such men rs Wilson, Of Massachusetts,
Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, and all Of that
class, They are not content with the
Five Military Governors, and then hun
drcds of military subordinatcs in the
Southern States, though these men,-
as we see in Georgia, South Carolina,
Virginia, Louisiana, Texas and else
whcrc,-cxact the full pound of flesh
embodied in the Congressional act of
Reconstruction. They see the mouth
of every official sealed, from the Gov.
crnors OF States, to the commoncst Or.
binary or Constable. They behold
military establishments all over the
South, and no where see any purpose
hostile to the act intended to prove
their weakness and enforce their hu.
initiation. To the degradation of pc.
litical dependence is added the mis-.
fortune Of extreme poverty and suffer
Ing. aud yet these party missionaries
are AT work to DIVIDE the great body OF
the colored people of the South from
their attachments to their old masters,
and if possible, by their conduct, to
that hostility of races which of
all things is now 10 be most dreaded.
We had hoped that no necessity
would arise before the consummation
Demonstration by which any class
Of men would deem !. their duty to in
with the politics Of the South
,rn people, white or black. Left to
themselves, we have felt that they would
meet the even harsh requisi-
ions of Congress, and establish hon
,rable and prosperous relations among
themselves. But it seems from what
as been done. and what is going on,
hat all such apticipations will fall
he South is to be annoyed with the
reeence of those who arc most disli-
cd ~ nj iic-tenths OF the white people,,
I'd BY not'a few Of tlfe negroes, rs
ioy would be by alr vino understand
10 purposes Of their mission. The
u%cstion then arises, what, in this emer-
cncy, is the duty of the Conservative
Zen OF the North and West? Shall /:
ne Radicals laye all this field TO them {
Are they TO be permitted to !