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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
Black and White.
From the Canton (Ohlo) Democrat.l


The negro isa great institution, and
deserves the tender regard OF political
parties, He created the Black Repub
lican organization, and has placed ms
ny of its mcancst members IN places OF
honorand profit But, we'protest, that
all the legislation of,hc country, should
not be devoted to Sambo's wants. The
white people who do not want offices,
ought to receive some attention from
the Jacobin legislators.
But they don't.
Look at the late action of the late
session OF Congress. With liberality
at once astonishing and unnecessary,
the Jacobin majority voted
Three millions, one hundred and siN
thousand, two hundred and fifty dol
larc, to buy food for negroes!
The Jacob II affection for the negro
and him gloritied, did not stop here
Congress voted
One million one hundred and seventy
thousand dollars, to purchase clothing
for negroes .u.s,
Still impelIcd by devotion TO thciI
black idol, the Jacobin majority, anx'
ious to provide for the comfort OF tlfo'i
friends, paid
One million three hundred and TWEEN
ty-iive thousand dollars, railroad fare
for negroes.
TO have Sambo learned, Congress
appropriated
Five hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars, to pay school masters and
build school houses for negroes!
10 contribute to the comfort Of theil
friends, the Jacobin congressman paid
out Of the treasury Of the Union
Fifteen Thousand nine hundred dol
lars TO build houses and buy wood fol
negroes!
TO guard their brethren against the
attacks Of disease, the Jacobin Con
grcss gave
Five hundred thousand dollars tl
purchase medicines for negroes,
10 provide the political allies Of thu
Jacobins with guardians, Congress ap
propriated--
Two hundred and thirty thousant
dollars to pay commissioners and clerks
for the negroes.
That Samdo might be posted in th'
current news. Congress gave
Sixty thousand dollars for printing
matter Cor the negroes
The sum total ofthcse appropriation
is
Six million nine hundred and forty
thousand and five hundred dollars--al
for the negroes.
Towards the white people Congres:
was not so liberal, but stingy 1t ap
proslioted.--
For soldiers widows-nothing
For the extreme poor and destitute
nothing!
For the soldier who served 9 years
fifty dollars!
For the soldier who served 5 year
three hundred dollars!
For extra pay TO m?mbcrs Of Con
Grcss-four thousand dollari!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

week the entire band turped ont for Il
grand shooting lrolic--thc targets be
ing these children, This work o!
slaughter has been going ON daily and
thousands OF little iNnoccnt5 have "I-
ready fallen victims to the hlood-tli's'
ty uphoicrs Of the "lost cause 1t
strikes us that the locality would he an
other llne field for the propose" militia
TO operate in.
We have about fifty accounts Of out
RACES, similar to the above, in letters
from Obion county, but our limited
space forbils oar publishing them to-
day, We think we have, ia al con
science, cited enough above 10 con,
vince all pcaca.loying patriots tbat it's
high tlre that We Should conquer a
peace, We have been throwing TUFTS
Of grass long enough at thic rebel boy
IN the Federal appic-trce and 1t Is nigh
time that We should begin 20 th'o"
stones.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

The Radical Nashville correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Gazette, tells the truth
for once in his long and illspent life
when he says: AS general thing, the
movement for colorcd suffrage in. the
Southern States, has not been initiated
aud will not be for some tiue to come
supported, by what have always beer
considered the educated and intelligent
classes Ia the Tennessee Legislature
the largest number NJ those VINO 90 fol
this great measure are men Who caI
boast of but little education. NASH
niKe Gn-eNe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

WHEN one reflects upon the charac
ter of the men who are making laws for
this people, and filling the most respon-
siblc trusts in the nation. il calls TO mind
the remark Of Gxenstiern, the Prime
Minister of Gustavus Adolphus OF
Sweden, in reply to his son who had
declined an Office from CONSCIOUSNESS:
of incompetency to fill it. Said the
statesman: Ncscis mi Jill quantala sa,
pientia munaas regatur. (iou do moi
know, my son, how little sense it take.
to govern the world.) 1t would seem
indeed, that the art Of ruling had been
simpli!ied since the day of this modes
and ingenious youth, and that tn,
whole business had been turned owe
to the greatest simpletons that can b
found. .-NashUiNe Union and DispOtch
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

VALrETINrs.--Thc New Work Times
states that n single firm in New York
has produced for the years trade in
valentines, an aggregate of over t,Co
ond holf mWions valentines, ranging
in price rom three cents to one hun
drcd dollars, and the total value OF
which. as sold vt retail, is more than
Mrec huadrcd MoUSdnd dolidrs. This
is the production Of u single firm. The
firm in question undoubtedly does q
heavier business in this line than any
other in the city r'Dut if we suppose
the Times adds, "that all the other man
ufacturera located here make only as
many more, we have total of five mil
lions made each year, and adding to
this say two and d half millions mad,
in other cities, which is assuredly Il low
estimate, we have no less than seven
and half million valentines, for which
lOvG-lorn men and maidens have eXpen-
ded, or are likely TO expend, nearly one
million dollars this year.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
A rural poet has just gotten up the
and retired to private life:

A rural poet has just gotten up the
following and retired to private life:
lwood not die in spring time
When frawgS begin to crawl
wen kabbagc plants are shutting up,
noe. wood rot die at all.
did you seceive my remittance,
Nathan, my SOM
"Yes, father
Then why did you not buy a new
coat-thy present one is rather fra
gile.'
why tho fact iS--tbat--I left all
mymoney in the Bank at New Orleans
"Ah, thy economy is certainly com.
mendable---ir what bank?'
Il don't exactly remember what bank
fa,her--I know it was very good one,
as it had scriptural name.
II was, um let me sect was the
Pharoah Bank, l think"
A disagreeable old bachelor, whose
proposal to marry was refused for the
fifteenth time last week. by a Young la,
DIV, was heard Immediately after the re-
tusal to deliver most bitter philiippic
against the fair sex in general, and in
Iconcludng remarked:
THAT tho reason why Adam was put
to sleep before the creation of Eve from
his rib, lay in the fact that if he had
been awake he never would have con
scnted to any suc, outrage upon his fu-
ture peace"
You may compare imagination to q
pretty young girl who cheats at cards.
The cheating is so agreeable, and with
al 50 playful, that far from stopping
the game, you rather encourage the
young lady in her triclf.
Plutarch says, in hisfifo of Alexan.
der, that the Babylonians used, during
dog days, to sleep on skins filed with
water.
In these days many men sleep on
skins filed with whiskey.
A man who has married twice, to la
dies both named Catharine, advised his
friends against taking dupli Rates.
"Hurrah for the girls Of '76."
"Thunder" said . New Jersey wag,
that's too plaguey old. No, no
hurrsh for the girls of H."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

He gaue good advice who said : " II
YOU are in trouble, don't tell Of it TO
every person you meet. No one in Il
hundred will sympathizo with you.--
Some may speak a word Of comfort, to
turn away and ridicule you, but pre-.
cious few will laugh less freely, OF en-,
gage with less eernestness in the bns.
iness Of life Troubles, in nine cases
out Of ter, are like threatening clouds
which soon vanish.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

The Richmond Examiner, speaking
of a communication just received from
a lady, says it "is in some respects tlt
most remarkable production we have
met with 1t has not one word under
scored in its eight pages, and is dcsti
tute Of that opistolary waterfall, bcIov
ell of the sex in all ages--a postscript
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
fPIGR

A NATURAL CURlosirY-Thc editor
of the Colorado Times, published at
Central City, recently saw a sweet
countcnanced girl promenading the
streets, with TO other than her own
natural hair, We saw colored lady
on our streets the other day, with all
unnatural waI of wool pinned to he,
own kinky locks, reminding us of a big
bump on tree. But she thoughtit was
all right, she was in full fashion, and
that was enough.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

The Columbia, S. G., .Phocair, of the
Eth inst, inverted its column rules
and appeared in deep mourning, in
commemoration of the destruction OF
the city by Shcrmon's troops on.the
l7th February, lS65-thc day being the
second anniversary Of that event.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
no CO,,,s,,SpONDENTs,

The President may be impeached by
majority orthc House Of Reprcsen
tativcs, but it takes two-thirds Of the
Senate to convict
The constitution gives the power OF
removal "on impeachment for, and
conviction Of treason. bribery, rothel
hioh crimes and misdemeanors;" moi
on impeachment only, but "impcach
mcnt and conviction."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
The GOyaI Militia Bi;l.

The following is the loyal militia Ill!
which passed the House Of Represcn-
taives Tuesday, and becomes the law
OF Tennessee:
An ACT to organize and equip Estate
Guard, and for other purposes.
BE Il cnacted by the General assembly
ofMe Staie IF Tennessee, That the Gov
crnor is hereby authorized and empow-
cred to organize, equip and cell into
active service volunteer force to be
known rs the Tennessee State guard
to be composed Of one or more regi
mcnts from each Congressional Dis
trict OF the State: Provided, always
that the Tennessee State Guard ciai
be composed of loyal men, WHO Shall
take and subscribe the oath prescribeC
in the Franchise Act,
SEC. 2. BE IL .tarther enacted, Tha
the Governor shall be Commandment in
Chief, and any number Of said force
shall he subject to his orders, when il
his opinion the safety Of life, property
liberty, or the faithful execution Of law
require it; to be organized, armed
equipped, regulated and governed BY
the rules and articles Of war and th'
revised army regulations of the unltet
States, so laras applicable, and shal
receive pay and allowances accordin!
to grade Of rank, as provided for th'
United States srmy while in active ser
vice, to he paid out Of any money il
the Treasury not otherwise appropria
ted; provided, that the force provided
for bv this act shall not he armed anc
equipped until called into active ser
wee by the Governor
SEC. 8. BE il ,Jurther enacted, Tha
this act shall take effect from and altc
its passage.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
'TiEE. REP rRopr.

Whisper il softly,
Nhyn nobolly's near;
let net those accents
Fan harsh on the ear.
She il q blossom
Too tcndyranl fraiI
For the keen hIast--
The piJilH>s gale.
Nhi@pcrit Gently,
'TWIli cause tilcc no pain;
Gentle word, rarely
Arc spoken in vain:
Threats and rcpg0aChc3
lHc Stubborn may move
Noble the conquest
Aided 10y love.
Whisper it Kindly,
Twill PAY The" to know
Pcnitert tear drops
Down her cheeks l.ow.
Iia3 She from virtue
Wandered u-tray?
Guide her feet gently,
Rough is the way.
She has no parent,
None of her Kin;
Lead her from error,
Keep her from sin.
Does she lrau on thee?
Cherish the tru2t:
GOd TO the mcrci'ul
Ever l. just.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
the United States during the heats Of
the late war, n perpetual bar Of cxclu-

the United States during the heats Of
the late war, perpetual bar Of cxclu-
sion. The Southern Radicals, who are
SO busy I'd assume to themselves such
airs Of consequences at Washington,
represent neither the consistent Union
lists nor the restored masses Of the
South. On n plain direct vote, they
would be voted down by either Glass;
They represent nobody but themselves
and scanty following Of sorlid and
rcvengetul men, WHO want no settle
mout in the Southern States, which will
rot so alter all Che fundamental cOndi-
tioNs Of political organization as to ere
ate new constituency they can rule.
II Congress 10 disposed to listen to sach
men, or to be guided by them, 1t cannot
be because it RESPECTS them, or has any
faith in them as representatives Oh
Southern opinion. 1t will be because
they are Gt instruments with which 20
work out plans Of its own; impostora,
whose real character is thoroughly u',-
lerstood, while Gactilions importance is
allowed to them, that they may be made
the tools with which to work ont its
own political designs in grand schanc
for remodelng the whole Government
10 suit the purposes Of party, They are
to be set up us the mere images OF au-
thority, while the real authority remains
with those who vii. have created BEN.
| nj, l..,t,4.l,t /, tI,,,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

The wheat crop in North Carolina is
reported excellent. In fact, the same
report comes from all sections Of Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

The McAIinnyille Mew Era says the
wheat crop in Warren county looks
unusually well--the plant not only
looks healthy and thrifty, but there is
plenty on the ground.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
From the Nashville Ga2citc.l


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upbIi.b ,hp stories Of these atrocities
we na,e alrpaIr o, Gle ye Dr,pose 80
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
BY MILES O'REIi.Li.

-
John NiorriSscv. mv 10, john.
When first kcnnod yc'N eel.
Yer arm. were like iva iron Halls,
Your hand, Hike s,ugs o. stcrl.
Dulnow we've gathered pclG John.
whnr, tbov ,inLt I.,. G,;rlv than your-
.rIr
.Iohn Nn,risscv. NV 40,
,lohu Morrsscv. my 30. John,
WI braid and monty breasts
We hae faced M mony q mon, John.
To trv which mon was bot:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
JOHN MORKs5SEY, MN 10
JOHN.

An Earnest Cry and PRAYER that lIc May
Not be Corrupted by His Associates in
Congress.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

AN EPIGRAMMATiC SLAM AT BUTLER
We doubt whether any name in mod
ern history has been so essentially
handed down as that of Benjamin f
Butler, North, South, East and West
from every quarter he catches it. Here
is a licl, which some scribblcr in Con
necticut sends to the New Haven Reg
isipr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
DUTrER WANTED.-ADoUT so

u
Pounds Of nice. rich butter, for which
market price will be paid. Man'Gd ior
f,m.iy use. and not ,Or speculation. heii'e
none but SIcK Luttcr. wi,h AL the Watet
worked 0ut. will he accepted, Apply III
t.e Home journal Office immediately.
ugX iV-9ts
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

CWEET OpOpONAX FROM MEAlto
- New, very rare. rich ana ia'!'ioIiaolc
perfume The finest c'"r imported OF
manufactured in the United S.itrS' lrF
IL and hr convinc
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02

cWEET OPOPONAXFROM MEXiCO!
- Nature could not produce richer
Gem or Inoicer Perfume. Try it and be
convinced. l.. L. SMITH y CO..
New York.
Täglicher Baltimore Wecker., 1867-03-11

ltridene 2bir 6iinete iia titarrenO unter Der
Son0 Der tpprtargen &omuerSOfe, Die iib bier
auf entfernte, unO @u9enie frat in baS 3jmmer,
melde8 ibr nun 0eimatD pereen iollte. @rau
uno unfreunoIib blidten ie Die teeren Ndnoe
an. 9ein 3eppib sierte ben Gpoen, tein
Spie9el bic Bano. Sin 8ett, en alter ee=
itrdener Siih, Elm S6ranf, cine Gpmmpoe,
NaeS irurlniidig unO ab9eoBen, ba3u einise
StiibIe unb am Senfter etn fletner, pbne Sc
i6m0f an9ebra@ter 8orbang pGrt &attun bioe-
ten oas 9anje @erdtb bes l3itnmers Der @el leIs
idaftertn. Nber iie mar ia on 2uru5 niht
9epSbnt, unb fab ii6 balO sufrieben nit Der
@inrt6tuug, Inn.
Sic 9ing on oas Or0nen ibrer Saden-
wel6e ibr pOn Der Oberltin nahgeianbt mDrz
ben naren - um iih Su Seritreuen, oenn Die
rebellIideR Sbrducn woIlten INNER our6,
breben. &aum bate iie ibre penigen !Oaba
ieli9fetten georonet uno it1np nit nahbenfenoem
Bid am Seniter, ais man lie ref sum @hen
binuntersutpmmen. g8or Oa8 Sufannens
@timme? Jein, lie tlan9 10 freunolid. @a9es
ME fab fid I'M. 9lein es mar niht Suidnne,
ionoern 6enriette, tpelde Die 8arpnin pOrbip
erwdbnt bate.
"a SprtIebun9 fplot
Täglicher Baltimore Wecker., 1867-03-11
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bee Sorte}
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Uermilt)te 0n5etgen.
Sic neuc Stbi4deuno (Assessment).

Sic ncuc Mbf6d4unD (Assessment).
Ser lluter5ei@nete beiors pOr sem Scarb Of Control
an6 Gebetr bic @ruieorgun5 BON Steuer GuI6ksn BON
@i9entbum, ba8 81 bod absetGst 1T.
Serner fertist oeriei6e &auf6risc Dee6sl Sppot6e-
fen 0lcrtguges, &eaeu @ontratte @geutbumS lteber=
tragun9eu 6us Of Sales unb pritft 8efis tsl
@cnectirt prcmpi oen ritdfdhOigen Gplo, SountieS,
@enioner, PriierSeber unO afe aubern aiYrii4e ocn
@oIbaen uub ibleu Gr5eu su mGsigen greien
GGm. Cation, Sfe6tS= 4nipaIt,
$40. Gam 8niSin9s, ct. &aul Str,
2Sian-s Stp. fSapette II. 9trlustpnftr.
SamueI 9afiOu. SO9n ". @isster.
Samuel SacefOn 81 So,
Syahritauten Inb QGHelet
in Gutlerp uno d|irur9ifAen Snitrumentsn,
1874 Q aItimpre Ctr, neben ct. 4aul Str.
geir eutpfesten Sem gee6rtsn Babfnm unier rei&bal
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ten 9Bife1n unb @ abeIn, feline 9 6eeren &c.
auSerbem empfetlen tsir teionbers uniere O6r= NJ
frumente, 8ruGb6uber, 8anoagen, Cup
pprters &C., wel9s bur9 i9re praftiite @ini@tung
bon ruern 6een Gersteu ouS briusenbe tem Publitum
emppblen perben.
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Gam l. s al on o.,
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paratEren rerben prompt beiOrst. fe6il
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20c;t6mtl 3pbu EeufeL
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-03-19
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
A VERITABLE FISH STORY.
BOY DRAGGED SEVERAL BLOCKS THROUGH
THE WATER by FISH.


Fish stories are proverbially discreditable
so much SO, that when we manage to get
hold OF good one, we are almost 10th to
tell it for fear our statements may be laugh
ed at. However, despite this, we will relate
an incident which happened recently, and
which was told us by a gentlemen whose
veracity we have never had occasion to
doubt.
1t seems that number of men and boys
were at work at almost opposite the Detroit
and Milwaukee depot when one of the
number saw an enormous sturgeon swimming
near the surface OF the water close by the
dock. The party armed themselves with
poles and other weapons, while boy named
Patrick Nolan procured boat hook and re-
solved upon the capture of the monster.
Patrick made lunge at the fish and caught
the hook in its back, but before he had time
to brace himself and haul the fish ON the
dock, 1t darted out in the river, Jerking him
from his footing in the icy water. The boy
held on to the boat hook and was dragged
with great velocity out into the middle of
the stream, and then out towards the lake.
| The spectators, meanwhile, were almost
paralyzed with terror. They were power
less to help Nolan, and could only look on
and see him dragged through the water by
monstrous fish at rate of speed exceeding
that of the fastest row boat They called to
him to release his hold of the boat hook, but
he, either too much terrified to heed, or not
being able to hear, chung fast to it as if it
was his only hope OF life The monster fish,
maddened by pain, and terrified by the load
he was dragging, dashed the water into
fakes of foam as he sped outward toward
the great lake, never staying in his mad
course Death seemed the only fate await
ing the boy, and one or two of those on shore
knelt down and implored the mercy of
Heaven upon his soul as he fast receded
from their sight-probably forever. provi-
dentially, however, couple of fishermen,
who were in boat near the straight cut,
saw what had transpired, and although una
BILE, at the distance, to understand the full
nature of the affair, intercepted the course
of the fish.
But there's many slip twixt the cup and
the lip; for just as they were about to grasp
the almost inanimate form of the lad, the
fish changed its course, and the boy escaped
from their hands. They commenced pur-
suit however, and being stout and skilled
oarsmen, and the fish having somewhat
slackened its speed, they succeeded, after a
chase of about halfa block, in grasping the
lad and lifting him into their boat, while the
sturgeon passed out into the lake. The boy
fell fainting in the bottom of the boat, and
was taken home almost dead from terror
and the chill of the water. Had he remain
ed in the water only few minutes longer
his life would have paid the forfeit OF his at
tempt to deprive one of of the finny tribe Of
its existence.