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

grateluI emotions your kind and patI
otto letter OF the Odd inst, and read i
contents with more than usual intere
and care sincerely thank vou II
the KIND and complimentary manner
which vou speak of AMI cpnnect II
humble nam with The past aist,fy ofo
county, and my ability to he usGi
and do great good in tie appr"ac.ii
canvass, IN aid OF the Conservative pa
ty, to ovcrturii, and sweep from powt
the present despotic and tyranncal mc
that govern our once happy and pro
porous State While I must comics
the over estimate yJu place upon m
feeble abilities to go forth and arous
the sleeping patriots and urge them t
come boldly forward to aid and assis
the gallant and noble, loyal, union Con-
servative party to hreak the shacNle
and r,vets Of the political chain that til
Radical party are cnieaHorny to ias
ten pcroetnpl.y upon us | Wi
acknUv' edge tl,at eYery maj
has an influence with his fellow citizens
and now is the tIme to step lorwar,
from rcticcnce and retirement, and wort
shoulleriD shoulder for civil rights
and Constitutional Government, ant
to avert 4 war Of the two RACES, and ii;
dire aa, terrible conscl lenCcs.
Lam satisfied that you are g0yrect il,
the estimate that my .elio"-titizea
place upon my motives snd sincerit,
when | take a position. | vas for sc,
cession and separation, with all the ar
der and sincerity of my nature. dia
not want to scccde or srpcratr from tn,
Old government anl UnItei States tiag
but i dii want to separate lrom Il set q
~.la, utter, 0'nd'ctt0e, purtunlcGl, Eerse-
cnttng' Constitution Utolotiny. oboi'N,a
JuAut'cS or .he North | loved t.e uiu
government and the protection it gave
Its subjects under ltd tla.s, In CON
mon with yourselves and many others
suffered much. and tousht hard and
long, against gallant men and huay,
odds. III many bloody battie-t tield
for what We thought AMI Conceived l.!
De our Constitutional rights.
We selected tue sworu rs our arhi
ter and Jailed, and tNen we slr .endarp,
gracefully our arms, to as We lnou.a
i gallant and nagnanimous toe un,
conIueror We were rarolcd an,
those parols vouchsa.ed to Us, 1ha
We should return tV oar homes IN pci.c
and be r.storcd 70 our oflsiuaI status
with all the political anu civil right
that We enjoyeI i'll oar States accur
,ung to the Constitution and statute
ot 1861.
We took back seats anI went to wor!
to dig All honest living out ofoi'l moth
er earth, and rebuild destroyed church
cs. academies ana colleges Vi learnln,
and rebuild Our railroads and reur.,l
lze society, and in u worl To recon-
struct our devastated country, know
ing that the per. etuity Oi ~ repuul,cal
form Of government wa, basel upon
the virtue and inteliigelc OF the pcJ
pie. l mus; here be i'crinittrd to IL
mark that | do not knoY Of slngl,
rebel, either an officer or private, In.
has not carried Uut his ptroie, aid ar
all hard-work4n, peIe, abb llH-Lyiiin
citizens. We are nov =, ,.a.ure %.
us ANXIOUS u restore the spA I u!iIelii
and have strong aHl peI,nIl.eut CON
stltutiOna. sUyernmJht AS We were ~
have q Southern CoGie,lcracy. " ia;
has the State or Federal guvcrnm IN,
done for lis since our surrender, wlJn
our paroles III our p Ck:l! They ha,,
disiranchiscd us, taXe., Us without rep
resentatlon, and many oi u, have Dcci
indicted Tor treason, when IhaI. Ste
yens has salu that we were foreigner
and prisoners of war, aaI were No,
guilty Of treason any more than LOUIS
Napoleon would he II lie WAS cap,ureu
Or overpOwered III Il war with the tni
ted States.
/ am satisfied that if the officers ans
privatcs Of ike two armies could har,
the sctl,eMen. vi our uIllicuilies OF rc
construction, tnat 1t could and woui,
be settled at once, upon Il .air and cqui
table basis. | woU.u be del .htcd /,
hear that the President aid Congres
had selected Gen rata Graui, Saeruan
Gordan, Granger, DIX, olpc,im, Stone
man, Rousseau aad otAcr Il the CnI"i
army, in connection VITA uuueru!S II
+. Lee, Joseph 4. Johnson, b. II
Hill, 6. L. beauregard, Bra- g. an
Hood to settle the cases vi recousiru,
ton for the Southern States. The lat
terrible war has thrown to tue sdfiac
and placed in office q SCI ol denago :, lie
and unworthy, and uapatrlot,c ncl
that must bc removed, 1t we ever hay
any peace or stability and prosper,t
oI State or Federal government.
Lou are correct wnen you say in yol
letter that the Radical party in Tcl
iiessec propose for US q pol,tiral va,
salage lar more Onerous Than a Rad
cal C0nBress representing u radic;
North, propose toS ouy Soutncrn brett
sen, &G. 10"
Tie Radical Congress has magn.
nimity enough 10 proposs In the She
maa rssonstrucajos hlk knpAstial su
trage aud nniyeRxab Anaaauty, which
lm satisfied th0 Salhsnh ~ allivu,ru,
South will accepl J0s ussy are TT
friends Of the cUlored man and of cv.
s;ittitional government. /. . true ,
you liaye stated that We LIe psElelsa
class have suffered ali nl.iil-T VI mi
representation aud villliication Vi u
Ealis OF the Radicals. without any n