The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-06-27


dressed the people Upon a matter in.
volving a heavy lawsuit between the
n. q c. Railroad and some of it's for.
mer officers, but we leave this subject
to the Courts, where IL now belongs.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Tough
miller and Mr., Mosely, Conservative
nominees 10 represent us in the Senate
and House, respectively, OF the next
General Assembly Mr.. Loughmiller
urged the people to awake to the I'M.
portance and the, duty of procuring
certificates, and not allow the odious
action Of Registrars to deter us from
attempting to procure u rights.
Mr.. Chitwood, nominee, on the Rad.
ical platform, to represent our county
in the House, or Senate, or both, We
hardly know which, spoke a piece
from notesI cut and dried for the oc'
casion; but upon our word we hardly
know how to report it. He announced
himself a Republican, but was in favor
Of Universal Suffrage. He thought he
could more good for the Conservatives
in the Legislature than Mr.. LouglmlI'
Ter, or Mr.. Moscly-we forget which
because he belonged TO the party that
had the power! AS Artemus Ward
would say, We kinder hrtsd right here,
and like Toots, in "Dombcy and Son"
we thought it didn't make the slightest
difference in the world. So we laJea
~aoajn, and this time louder than before,
and without disturbing anybody, for
everybody was layfing too. There be-
inc some anxiety on the part OF many
to know precisely how our fellow'clt
zen, theRadical candidate, stood, some
one asked him if he was for Brownlow
or E.heridgc, when another suggested
that that was not a fair question, which
cute dodge was promptly assumed by
Mr.. Chitwood, and so we layfed again,
this time ina tremendous style, involv-
ing the use Of %gutturals, lablals, den
tails, and contortions Of our corpus to
accord with the leaping and tumbling
of electrical gymnasts in Jul blood,
aroused by the scenes We feel o~urself
so utterly unable to paint with our pen.
Well, after Il while, some one put the
pertinent question to Mr.. Chitwood:
care YOU in favor of Brownlow's Mill
The question rung loud and
clear above all the din. Then followed
u momcntary suspensc-a sort OF lull
in the jovial storm-a moment Of ex-
juisitc catalcpsy ofthe whole soul, ex.
something as good as ever, if
not Il little better. We were gerry still,
,ut mavoidably holding ourself in
readiness to larJ again, ifnec-
or admire, if possible. But the
urJ came when Mr.. Chitwood, said he
had not thought about Mat," and of
curse he didn't answer This was
,hat ae had thought was a vital ques-
ion, one that nor nearly concerns us
S a people-one that more nearly af-
ccts Magna CAarta and human rights
han any other. All levity aside, we
iill say that we did not doubt Mr..
'hitwood's sympathy with his fellow
,outhcrncrs, even if we disapprovcd Of
he means by which lie %pcrsuades him
elf he can do so much good for them
mt we did think he would say, at once,
e was opposed to any such awful, un-
allied for, dangerous and criminal or
..anization, in times of profound peace,
specially when the blood Of our poor
Brown cries for vengeance, and the
cars of his widowed wife are falling in
ain, while the red. handed murdercrs
oam at will beneath the blue vault Of
II outraged Heaven, that might well
dark rather than shed its light
pom the crimes that are committed in
he name Of loyalty but Mr. Chit
;ood, Radical nominee, had not
of this gu stion. Our lay was
OF so free, not so happy, just here.
We, felt that the seriousness of the
.uestion demanded more attention.
Henry, Singleton, oolored Conserva-
i've, was called out and made q good
ak. Henry thought Mr.. Chitwood
anne very near being . Conservative.
then we lartsd because Henry
as we did. But if any one
we're to ask us to give Mr.. Chitwood's
'osition, We should state 1t as follows:
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