The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-06-27
( NUMBER 21.
THE PRESS AND TIMES on
PRESCRIPTION. n
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To the Editor Of the Nashville BannerI
Ihave lately observed several articles
in the Press and Times on what he
calls Rebel prescription Of Republi.
cans, or by some such name. An arti-
Gle in this mornings Press and Times
is more impassioned on the subject
than usual and the editor evidently
undertakes to bully and intimidate the
natives on this subject He speaks of
an organized effort on the part of Con
servatives, in every ward in the city. /
only regret that such an organization
as that which this editor now darcs to
stigmatizc with hard names, is not 50
perfect as he would lead the public to
suppose. only regre. that we have
no money from New York or any 9TH
er place beyond our own borders. 1t
is a great and .noble work which this
editor would now write down as infa-
nous. The following is an extract
from his TRADE: -.......
"Aen who are the spared mona.
ments of nations mercy, upor whose
unworthy and ungrateful hearts the
magnanimous charity of the victorious
and inuincible Republican party fell, in
;he very flush Of triumph, like tho gen.
tie dew of heaven, are now STOPPING to
the prescription and persecution Of
day laborers, mechanics and trades.
men, who differ wish them in politics,
and doing all in their power to drive
them from the State" .hls b'."m o
@ For my own part, I am no spared
monumen" of anybody's mercy. Nor
do 1 believe that men who fought to
dissolve the Union which l at all times
supported, are or ever We're more dis
loyal than the men who would now dis.
franchise or hold in disfrsnchisement.
the mass of the free people Of this
country. The Union never was held
more sacred than the liberties of the
people-never ought to be. The Union
was formed to Establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general
welfare, and insure the blessings of lib
erty to ourselves and our posterity."
What would be the substantial good Of
preserving the Union, and destroying
the objects for the preservation Of
which the Union was established Ii
he who sought to destroy the Union
was ever rightly called a traitor, yet he
may have been honestly mistaken.
But he who would trample upon jus.
tice, disturb the dom este tranquility
and deprive the people Of their liber.
ties, is u traitor, and cannot be mistaken
in his treason 10 those great principles
Of justice, equality and liberty upon
which the Government Of our father.
was founded. .
But what of this cry Of prescription
Here is aparty in our midst which bold
" proclaims itself in favor Of the ell
slavement of the masses ofthe people
That party has already enslaved th'
masses, and proposes to continue th'
enslavemcnt with the utmost rigor, an(
with disgusting details of frand an(
q force. That party has enfranchised tn
colorcd man only to induce him to riv
y ct the chains of slavery on the hand
of his former master. Now this mod
est editor of the Times asks that tn
freedmen shall vote to disf'ranchise ant
degrade his former master; and de
mands that the master shall dishono
, himself by giving employment and pat
ronage to those who seek to perpetual
his degradation. l have 10 hesitation
myself to say, that every man, white o
black, who shall vote the Radical tick
ct, when this vote means the disfran
|chisement of his fcllow.citizens, ough
to be marked and ed.--
!. He ought not to be patronized or eli
couraged in trade or in anything. Th
ground he walks upon should be accurs
/, cd, speak this Of those who kno,
enough to be responsible for their acts
Those who need instruction, should b
taught how this thing is. Ifthey hee
instruction, well; if they will not, Il
them take the consequences. II q ma
vote to hishonor and disfrsnchise MI
> shall patronize and support him3 o
shall look around for my friends, IN
patronize them? ...
Iwrite as l do, and in tho manner
} do, because the time has conS5y for u,
cry man to speak out on this subjec
and pass the word around. .,i,ir9c q, ,
4 ..... .l ...r JOHN LELLYErT.
June goth, 1867. - ~