The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-06-27
RADICAL DEs1osIpsaf,
Mr.. Etheridge Interrupted end In
suited Of Purdy.
Horrible Blasphemy and Indecen.
cy by One Of Brown.
lows Judges. ,r a
FROM the Menphis Ayalanchs.l

We will endssvor 10 give an account
Of scene beggaring description, which
occurred on Saturday last, In the,
course OF Mr.. Ethsridge's speech ct
Purdy, McNairy county. II IL we'll
known to all that . doughty warrios by
the name Of Fielding Hurst, the valiant
commander Of the notorious robbing,
burning and pillaging 9th Tennessee
Cavolry--the same that chased little
Gen, W. J.. Smith into his quarters at
Grand Junction for selling salt to the
Confederates, now wears, a. o mark Of.
Brownlown's favor, the judicial ermine
Of the Eighth District, ono presided
over by such good and true men IS
Haskil, Turley, Reed, Totten and
Others riigllu. - H
Iu' the course Of bis remarks Mr..
Etheridge said: aru w
"These Radicals will have the un.
blushing effrontery to tell you that you
have q right to demand gold aud silver
in payment Of debts, and 90 had they
Hence their justification /; but such is
not the law, nor would it be Justice"
At that moment the bloated counte.
nance of Hurst CLEANED like . rcd hot
furnace. Leaping wildly up, swinging
his arms back and forth like the levers
of a windmill, and furiously rosred
out:
"That's q id rebel lie, I'll bet q
thousand dollars. Cd DIN the rebels.
See MISUNDERSTANDING his fingers
under his right upper lip-see-see-
see. here-the God d-n rebel s-n BIS
shot out two of my teeth. Cd d-n
the rebels" ,al'Ir .r.i
my friend" said Mr.. Etheridge,
stil not knowing that he was speaking
to the Judge Of the Eighth Judicial
Circuit. "My friend, you are here IN
der a Masonic Lodge, in the sacred
presence of q church"
"G-d DIN the Masons ; they muir.
dered John Morgan they are all reb-
els. God DIN their souls. God DIN
the rebels to hell" Here he stuck his
finger in his mouth and said as before:
"S-s-see h.h-here, my teeth out. God
DIN the rebels" d F.ut. . ..aa.
Bythis time Mr.. Etheridge had in.
CURED who the wild beast was, and be.
ing informed that it was Judge Fielding
Hurst, he turned upon him q most
whitening look of contempt and scorn,
and said:
"You are a Judge, / believe. You
are sworn to preserve the peace, sus
tain the dignity and sanctity of the
law. Arc, you not now perjuring
yourselfhcN before high Heaven-here
in this sacred building-here before
this altar, wnere all meet to worship
the one living God, regardless of all
political differences and animosities ?"
Here Hurst took q worse Gt than
ever. -
"God d-n the law, II anybody said
he perjured himself, be told q d-n lie.
Godd-n the church; d-n the preach.
ers; all were d-n eet- of canting, hyp-
ocritical rebels. Here be inserted bis
finger in his jaw, as before. SIS S.
h-here, what the God d-n rebels did.
Where are my teeth? God d-n their
souls. God DIN I.. ur
Again Mr.. Etheridge interrupted him
in his TRADE ofblasphemous profanity :
''Sir, if you will not respect the Ma.
sonic Lodge, the sacredness Of the
Church, l hope you will have common
dccency to respect the ladies here pres
ent, who, l notice, are preparing to
leave the house." gi
God d-n the women. They are all
rebel b-h-s; worse than the men;
ought to all be sent to hill. l would
like to kick their God DID,. God d-n
their souls"
Here the ladies all sprang up to
leave. Mr.. Etheridge prevailed on
them to remain a minute, as he was
about to enter into the animal tanning
business. The hyena had to be sub.
dued, and that was as good q time as
any.
Hurst mistook Etheridge's illusions,
and became alarmed. He Dried out,
most pitifully:
"Oh! you can shoot me. I know
you are armed. I have 10 pistol. Oh!
YOU and the id rebels can assassinate
me If you wilL"l -.
Mr.. Etheridge told him he should
not be hurt. But he felt like abusing
one Radical to his hearts content, and
lie would practice about fifteen minutes
on him. The practice was a complete
success, as never was Q man more I'M
spairingly exeoriated and skinned be.
fore.