The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-08-15

very yitals OF liberty! WGMcel a fear
less Ncrculca-stroNg immoral courage
and y universal country Wide patriot,
ism--to Kill this NcaGaa liou to burn
to the roots the more thaA hundred
heads OF this Lcrnm0n Hydra ~ c!gal
this Augcian stable, whose fierce m
Dacity and proliAa tarrors aal bbUn |.
,css filth are all combined in this das
Foyer ofStNtrs. this rs ASSN ot writ
ta Constitution, this morethan bguti,l
drhled Of its own racc--modcrA Rail-
ealism
TIE Trainers Of the Constitution
doubtless supposed thcy had provided.
or left existing, ample rgmt,i lies for I'll
violations Of that instrument: both
preventive and curative rmiies, who'h
er those violations should DO made ~
The Government or BY the States, or by
the people; and hauaso p,oHied fol
The amendment OF the Constitution in
a proper manner, to suit it 10 SNch un'
anticipated necessities as the !uturt
might dcyclopc. These rem de- were
observation-disclosures being lod led in The
different departments Of the Govern
ment, and some left under regulations
with the people.
These remedies should always ly
applied in their proper order according
~ the nature and source of the viola
ton
In my opinion, the first remedy
against these Military Bill, was with
the executive department Of the Gov,
%crNnicut.
The Government il divided into
three departments, and separate pow
crs given TO each department for the
great purpose OF providing mutual
checks and balances, so that 20 one de.
pertinent shall be able to destroy the
Government.
Now, if either department can, by
any means, absorb to its,lf the powers
Gonidcd to the oticr departments, or
Of either Of The others, it. 10y such
means, gets to it,cit powers which ii
was not intended it should exercise !;
and can, by reason Of this increase Of
bowers, accomplish what the division
oEpowcrs intended to preycnt-dostroy
the Government. SO, it either depart
mcnt, Instead Of thus absorbing to it,
SELF tie powers Of the other depart
mcnt, can, in lea thereof, adopt some
means By which it can compel or in
duro the other departments or either Of
10 execute its unlimited viii, It
caH thus rs c~HectualiF AMI perhaps
more conveniently accom- fish the for
biddcn end-de,lroy the Government
than # it had absorbed the powers to
because tie department. so com
or induced to serve cease, 10 be
= check or balance to prcgcuJ dc8truc-
ton as WAS intended, but dygcncwtes
into aIncrc tool or ailcranl abe. otiu
the work Of destruction.
iIcre--ri2hJ her lis prec's Iy tn
process by which this lragmcntary
conclavc Of Il Compress i, Destroying
the Constitution and tho Government
the Constitution.
They first excluded from both Nou,
SEES all the representatives o! ten entire
States because they we're supposed not
to he willing to the .cNeme5 OF the ma
making the exclusion, and, to
make the exclusion cficrtual, they tie
MED ,Ac right Of the representatives to
the ten States, all III the t:"ili OF the
most explicit and positive provisions OF
the Constitution, declaring how the
shall be constituted, and OF
what the next two'houscs shall be com
They next, under various
transparent %prctGnccs, excluded oJnUX
members from other States.
This process OF exclusion continued
Until two.tAirds of those remaining
we're one Of evil mi .d. The Executive
though earnestly dcnounc
ing the body not organized a5tht Cow
ilitutlon required, yet recognized this
as Congress. Thus organ
led and thus recognized, this lragmcn-
conclave--now become very ho!l
md Observation-Disclosures To absorb to it.
clGthe powers and functions Of both
other departments "I tlc Govern
ncnt, IN to threaten Impeachment and
re- mGdrlIiug and uor-uulrourinlinr nj
,olarjrs. ifiGc other druarnnrpis sboull
+, Farm chrrL, uron if. wilI
rhe prr,ile, # sen. hack win III. now
~nel,cctunl objections fine several sion.
c,nrInyr ia N, WORK ,r dcstrr..
ion, and accympauicd those ohicctions
With an earnest patriotism and a fervor
meonipp which have NOT l.rp ex
.clled. But WHY talk patriotism to
raitors. or address reason ,n r,nat;r.I
LOW conscious Of their q Irs.I
roy and of safety TO themselves in ,tc
The, would laqya and Grin.
nd BASS The bill to DESTROY The Consti
l