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


the destruction of Jerusalem to the
present day. Such men have ever been
to principle, faithless to
trusts, and dcccitfnl in professions put
always consistont-perlectly consistent
in the common end Of destruction to
government. And as these Military
Bills have no character but oppositions
to all the provisions and principles OF
the Constitution, and can have no end
but its utter and final destruction, such
men, and all their ilk in both sections,
wiN mite in Mcir support. 80
The unscrupulous portion OF the sc,
e,ssioa lcaders-those who never acted
from conviction. of right-and the Nor
thern Radicals are making friends and
shaking hands like Pilot and Ilerod,
for the final crucilixion Of the Consti-
tuition. Can it he, can it possibly be
that the American people, like an in
famed foolish rNbble, will still cry
cruelty him, cruelty him; give us Ba-
rabbas--give us Barabhas-givc us
anarchy, give us anarchy!
Now, then, the duty of all patriots is
plain. The enemies Of the country are
united Their platform is these Militia
ry Bills. Let the friends of the coun-
try unite. Let our platform be the
Constitution. There is no longer any
excuse to be deceived. If VIC want
peace, five want safety, il we want lib
erty, if VIC want prosperity, if we want
hope for our children, if we want Un-
ion, if we want written Constitution,
ave must unitc-- all patriots everywhere
must unite. We must crush out these
real authors of all our SORROWS; we
must declare that the will Of two thirds
of fragmcntary conclave Of congress
sional members is not and shall not be
the supreme law OF the land, but that
the Constitution and the laws passed IN
pursuance thereof, are and shall be the
only supreme law for the freeman OF
America.
For the present, at least, these wiles
will end. 1t was my original purpose
to apply the reasoning l have employ
cd to the history of former revolutions,
for the purpose of showing that the
monsters of revolution in all ages have
acted in like spirit, with like purposes
and with like treachery, as those who
dominate in this country and seek to
overturn our institutions; and also the
impossibility, according to unbrokel
human experience, Of forcing, by stat
ute, the black race and the white race
to equality in government. And tc
show that all the consequences which
have declared will results from the CT
forts now being made to snbvert thu
government by force and fraud, have
resulted--invariably rcsultcd--fron
similar causes in all the past.
But those who can believe that good
and not evil, will come of violating ou
Constitution, of trampling upon ou
, laws, of disregarding plightcd faitl', o
, degrading the white race, OF fomentln
, hatreds between different races. and 9
, l,ncping up continual sectional strif'
g would not hear reason from the llvln
4 or the dead! All such will take a
e oath to support the Constitution whe
. they register and Mc@ rioiote the Coz
) stitution and that ootA by voting ''lor
t convention" and feel no compun'
tons. But all who love the law an
, lis safety, the truth and its rewards, tll
. country and its peace, our children an
: their prosperity, and liberty and il
guarantees, will register and vot
/ against convention, and never ccas
: to insist, in all forms and on all occt
sons, this sum of American opprc>
+ sion, this embodiment Of America
} treason, this aggregate Of America
/ dangers, these Military Bills enacted
n keep their authors in power.
: / beg TO express in this manner, m
i grateful acknowledgement for the mi
: nv warm and earnest expressions Off
t prcciative approval which l am dali
c receiving Of my humble efforts to wax
. nv countrymcn to their dangers an
[ their duty. l cannot write Il person
e answer to each one, but feel none Il
C less thankful for such comforting G.
G couragcmcnt.
Ii l have sought only to write the trut
IS only to discharge duty, only to ser,
II the country, but love, and hope sh'
|, ever love, the approval ofthe wise al
!. the applause Of the good.