The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-08-22
A Contrast.

IL Tennessee Radicaismnis 9in the
ascandency; Kentucky is Democratic
On Thursday last an electioriteok place
in Tennessee; yesterday an election
came off in Kentucky. Tho manner III
which the elections were conducted in
the TWO States is in the most striking
contrast, and is a conclusive. argument
IN favor Of Democracy.
In each of the States Governor was
to be elected. In the State where Rad
i,sl ruIesprevails the Radical candidate
is osrlarcd elected in the Democratic
State a Democrat was made Governor,
aud the entire Democratic ticket was
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Lei MS see how these respective results
were brought about. s.--------
We will first examine the case of
Tennessee There the Radicals have
dis9ranchised u great part Of the white
population and conferred suffrage upon
all the negroes This alone, however.
it was feared, would faiisato=secure
Rrownow's reelection; and so ttat un-
scrupulous partisan, long before the
election, put his plans into operation TO
insure success, AS Governor he or
gan zed & militia, composed OF negroes
gai suo worst whites in the State, and
r cred by his minions; and the troops
..u' constituted were stationed i'll every
Conservative district to oyerawe the
ahtalts. = Registers TO decide WHO
Md and who ~hould notvote, a, a'
cen him and d, competitor, wei
Nlcd by him, md were, without nN-
,HiJn, tAe u. Tpul0us agents % ~
.,i'. In auull 10 al this he drc,ai'
ed himself the sye Judge of Che Je-3.ir
" of the election in which he wao MN
self specially concerned. WltA these
arrangements for defeating the popU-
lar will, it was Impossible that the Rad
icals should fail to carry the day, unless
indeed the increased people had risen
in ther might and crushed the tyrant
and his minions. The people Of Ten
ucssec wisely lorebore to do this, how
ever; and so, by the most shameful
mockery Of an election, the Radical par
~ in Tennessee is triumphant, .,.
How differently were affairs conduct
ed in tie Democratic State Of Kentucky
The glorious majority yesterday accor-
ded to our ticket is due solely to the
will Of The people. Here white men
were not disiranchised and ignorant
negroes cntranchiscd; and here there
was perfect freedom OF action tor the
people. Tho Radicals had their canli
dates in this State, IS they had in Ten
nessee; but, thank Heaven, they had
not the power to defeat the will Of the
peoplo, The members Of the. Demo
cratic party, though in 50, great u ma
iority, made no attempt at intimidation.
Every kGutuckian consulted lis own
iud gment and inclination. La short the
election OF yesterday was one OF those
free untrammcel oEpositons Of poVu-
lar sentiment universal in the States be
fore the curse OF badicali8m was intlict-
ed upon the people.
The American people would do well
to ponder over the contrast thus pre-
sentcd 10 them by these two elections
taking place within four days OF each
other. l. the exhibition afforded by
Tennessee or Kcntucky most in accor-
dance with the true idea of republican
government: Gan there be any indi-
yidual in all the broad land who be
lieves the liberties and interests of the
people will be subseryed by making all
tho States what Tennessee now is p