The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
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birth to a great rebel, beyond all qucs.
ton, and had he been unsuccessful
would perhaps, been immurcd in Il dun
gcon as the great and noble Davis is
now.
But we want to show the animus Of
this Convention ut Nashville. Espc-
cially would we call attention to Judge
NoulEs speech, and it is significant that
the Vi!cr his u%ttcranccs were the loud
or he was 2hcerod. Our readers will
find Jadge IIouk, Wdge North, and
Ju3ge Butler mo relation, we reckon,
OF spoons)-!iguring extensively
These Jadycs would be very appropri.
ate men to try poor rebels, wouldn't
they? JaIgcS. God save us from ever
having to be tried for any supposed of.
fence if they were to sit in the seat
where Justice and mercy are supposed
to be the leading requisites. We should
feel that we were condemned in ad-
vance, guilty or not guilty.
Well, Brownlow was nominated for
Governor, Of c0urSc. a cOmmunica.
ton from him was read, in which, Of.
course, the poor rebels were abused and
President Johnson denounced rs amare
straw, u negative, in alliance with trait
ors, &c. He alluded moicstiy to him
self, said he eve expected to regret
his course s Executive Of the State.
nor "rcpuliate the noble and patriotic
deeds Of the present LEGISLATURE and
consolGd himself by quoting the scrip
turc which says "Wo unto those Of
whom all men speak we'll" hence he
cared not forthe opinions orthosc who
speak i'll Of him. We we're surprised
at This quotation, for we thought our
mjM Governor had devoted so much
:,
time cflatc to the abuse Of "rcbeIS'
that hchad forgotten the Bible entire
y, notwithstanding he was once a
preacher. He was right in supposing
some persons do not love him-gery
right. Indeed he Lit the nail on the
head mere complc.elv chan in his able
,Jiso,sgio,. w;.l u,o 1oooo,ol porro
49,,
wien Nc WIS "p''oi"'n! '"c "''''c WIZ
in the glor'o'S institution OF SIorery.
Having told the Convention that,
even in his feeble state Of health, he
,,.,,1l no, r.,l .t rh.c,,, =, y,.r., q
hoi''''''o"' j nc S'o"Id ne SoIec'e''
otCo"|5c the Convention "Aarnonizcd
upou him, and, after somC resolutions
or,,t rors,.;,r tho ror,r raj, ~ tpdrow
=, ~. ~ - a.,
"'''''''' .'','' "'"S' !" ''' i'"' VI "'
House OF representatives. anu o'Aef
resolutions abusing "hcllj,h treason,
rebellion, Ic..o al coaySp. fine coDyen
n,o;.ts rroccolna
JUDGE North, Of Knoxville, was loud
" called for and responded. The only
work that remained for the Legislature
to complete, was to establish Il system
Of common schools as amended in the
resolution just adopted, Such an in
stitution no State could do without
Besides n system O, free schools, where y
every child whether rich or poor may
receive the benefit Of education, was a Il
moncy.making institution, as might be |
seen by Il comparison between the rel. =,
alive wealth and development of Con :,
1~ccticut and Virginia. He also adyo y
,atcd the extension Of the influence of Z
he loyal press. If every family in the II
State had been furnished with some n
newspaper, there never would have been u
my rebellion. The loyal press of the !
state were struggling to sustain them y
selves and the very existence of the 5
oval almost depended on them. Ey- |,
nv family should be furnished with 4 =.
.opy of such papcrs. lie never read :,
he Press and Times without rcgrcttinr Il
hat he hal not the honor orbeing &C, IS
,uointcl with ifs noble editor who was A,
low BATTLING for the loyal massoa-
arrangement ouobf to no made
" which money mirht be raised to u.
.Istain these napers DURING the an Il
roacbinp campaian. aud in the future. h
Judge Houk was next called for. Uoa
ow but LITTLE use in makipoa speech or II
ncapinr in 4 discussion where they y
,cre ALI Of one mind. uthcrc was one Il
'opucrhcod who Ind ~snca,,cd in to zoo c
thegc Union men were doing, let f
i'm no home and tell his friends that y
yer the worst whipped rascals in y
ne world-tllat there was no recon !,
.%ruction for traitors and rebc!s-that "
le Union men had now brought I'D a y
lack brigade of 10000 voters Who'll
,ould keep rebels away from the bal v