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

try to be full ofperil AMI dcpre'sio
5 you ask me for words Of counsel ano
consolation. | will say let us adhere
, slcadiastly to the Constitution of ON
, distracted and divided country; LEI
young men like yourselves who arc
upon the active theatre of life exert
all Of your power and influence in en-
. forcing and disseminating its general
, principles; by means of the press; pub
lie speeches private conversations and
IN every other honorable and peacesble
manner. Never despair while we have
such man as President johnson At
the head Of the Government. l must
say that he is statesman; who for
sound practical wisdom, for iar-seeine
So sacity, and for lucid and convincing
ar. .uInents, has no superior and but
few equals in the world. Twill admit
that if the government ever needed
friends it is now-bold working and
fearless friends. Let there be no drones,
but let every man bear his part nobly
III defence of the rights and freedom OF
the people. You will see the gallant
AID tui, 4lr,Is EtneridSe climb the
npun,ain and tread tie valleys Of Ten
nessee and scatter those dark midnight
loyal leagues to the four winds faster
and more deXtrously and "a eiiectually
rs Gov. Andrew johnson did II e Know
Nnt.in, lodges, that were 50 numerous
and well organized Throughout the en-,
ore State vi tennessee, III the Veal
1888
The rcsul. Of the Int, Cunrecticu
,irctions where the Conservatives elcc'
,l their Govtrnor and gained tire,
members to Congress is significant.
Intelligent AMI well posted and prac
teal men in the State OF New York
wow and sincerely assert that the Con
Irrvative, Democratic and Union party
viii GARY that State by larse majority
,ycr the Radicals in the next election
High protective tariIls and oppressiv,
LaXation are arouslns thc masses anu
working people to come forward and
sweep from power this mad Radical
and despotic party aud elect good wise
and patriotic men in their room and
stead.
see that the President is gaining
strength with all good and rejecting
eopIe both North and South every
lay l see one thing that will do
,reat good, and will be glad tdings oi
.reat JOY to every ilstranchisel ana
.iowu tro iden rebel. President John
son has determined in conjunction with
Gen. GraHt and Secretary Seward to
carry out or see carrie. out the sacred |
provisions Of the Constitution of the
tnited States guaranteeing repuh- !
Iican form Of government to every
STATE, especially those that are in the
Union, and their representatives admit !
,ed in Congress- II Gov. Brown'ow
undertakes H. suppress the freedom ot
cech and the free untrameled use o!
The ballot box, to those that are en- ,
Titled to vote under the provisions ol
the franchise law, with his militia, Gen.
Grant will be sent down with portion
Jr the regular United States army and
.kc charge of Gov. Brownlow's mill |
,ia and all the vioiators OF the law and
Constitution.
This is what has alarmed the qunine
Editor Of the Press and Tlmes so badly. |
In his issue of the 23l inst, he shows
upmstakcablc evdencies, that he and
his party are in the last throes and
,tru y.cs of despair, by making such
siilv and reckless threats rs the follow
iny: That there shall he no such thin.
~ free government in Tennessee.
'.He who supposcs that Etheridge ever
if elected, would be suffered by Con
.ress to rule Tennessee, knows but
little of its iron will and determination,
etc. We tell our Conservative i'ricads,
candilly, that oppression to the meas
ures Of Gov Rrownlow's administra
ton i. utterly Idle. lie also intimates
that if the rebels dare not remain in
their retirement, and maintain their
former rcticence that he will have Con
grcss and the Brownlow Legislature to
pass more tyrannieal and stringent un
constitutional laws to continue us in |
perpetual political slavery and desra-
lution. This is all to intimidatc and
was thrown ont to OvnraHc the timld
AMI honest Conservative voting cti !
zens and thereby defeat Etherldgcs
, election.
vii, remark r'rht here that in nv
candid n,nn..n lnrrr are youhr men
enou.A that are coming of ase, and vii!
ne old enough to vote III the next Att
u.s. election, aided to the Union Con
,rryative constitutional party that can
vote under all the franchise laws, to
AIRY the Stat fr Etheridge by Il
h IN so ne I'M. trity
There were o..c " two OF Browniow
recruiting officers in this countya short
time since, and they remained several
DAYS, and did not get y single recruit.
They became dissusted at the quiet Or
DERBY Law abiding Industrious hard
wornins citizens Of our county, and left
Tor parts unknown.
must tell you for the benefit OF the
Press and Times about the rebels rising
the morning after Brownlows militia
recruiting officers arrived at this vi
lage. III re were about fourteen hun
dred DISTINGUISHED, oppressed and
downtrOddcn rebels rose about daylight
and fell rapidly into line, and ly thu
right and left flank, marched rapidly in
to their cornflells, and went quietly t,
work with their arms, and after goin:
, through the mauuel of arms all day
they all marched back by the most di
, rect road to their respective and hum
hlc homes, and there rested quietly al
,, night with their arms. and rose earl,
next morning and renewed their turi
Gus and desperate attack on the weed
and grass tha. contested tue field sc