The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-07-11

to their own use, insult your wives and
daughters, and murder unoilcnding cit
izcns with circumstances Of cruel bar
barity scarcely exceeded in the history
Of the most savage races. lie votes to
sustain the man and the party which
Of marching across your now
unhappy land once again with the sword
to kill, and the torch to burn, and the
surveyors chain to divide out the des-
ert which shall remain. He votes to
sustain the party in your midst which
invites a rapacious and cruel faction in
the North to take possession Of your
estates and conli3cGte the same without
the least regard to your lawful rights
and in violation Of the plighted faith
Of the nation. And, fellow-citizcns, if
this scheme Of confscation, SO much
desired by those who think ''thc late
war ended too soon" should be put in
force, we can tell you now whoscprop-
crty viii be taken. 1t will be theprop-
erty Of those who have it. This fac
don cares not for loyalty or disloyalty.
The man who has whereof to take Il
spoil, will be to them disloyal. You
can hardly escape by timid subscrvien-
cy to their arbitrary will. The man
who votes the Radical ticket lat the
coming election, votes in favor Of, or
to give sanction and cou%ntenanco to,
these acts Of tyranny and oppression,
unequalcd in the annals Of civilization.
And yet the insolent minions Of tyran-
ny threaten you, that unless you CON
tinucto patronize and employ, and feed,
and clothc, and shelter the men by
whose instrumcntaIity they seek to
pcrpotuate their power, and to continue
your humiliation, and to bring upon
you these other and greater indignities
and calamities, they will mark you, and
visit you with assessment after the most
improved rule Of military rascality.-
Take no counsel with your fears. Cow.
ardly lighwaymen rob the timid. Let
these men know that the war is over;
and not till the Wal is resumed again
will military assessments come in use
again among us.
On the first day ofthe present month,
Governor, who now seeks his re-
election by all manner OF unlawful and
unfair means, issued his proclamation,
most oiyou have seer with in
.dignation. Inthis Gubcrnatorial proc
lamation t!c dictator boldly assumes
to the Executive department, from
the constitution has expressly
withheld that function, the authority to
declare, construc and cXpound the law.
He utJers his opinion like the rescript
of a Roman Emperor, and arrogantly
threatens the Judges of the County
Courts with punishment if they shall
presume to perform those judicial and
ministerial functions conferred upon
the constitution and laws.
The law shall be according to his in
depreciation, and vengeance shall fall
on the heads Of those who disobGy.--
lie, the Governor, is u can lidutu for
reelection. He has the power to ap
point the commissioners ofrcgistration
in all the counties, and assumes the
right to change them at pleasure. His
commissioners SO appointed by the one
man power, shall appoint the judges to
hold the election, and all other officers
thereof. Under our laws a sheriff isl
not permitted to hold an Gle ,tion where,
in he himself is II candidate; and COM
mon decency woulddcbar any but the
most Shameless from exercising u con-
trolling influence over his own election.
But, there seems to be no infamy Of.
dcgralion to which the present rulers
Of Tennessee will not descend.
In reference to this matter, fellow
citizens, We advise moderation and ODE
Hence to the mandate ofthe opprcssor,
hat he may be left without excuse be-
ore the nation, when he finds himself
,catcn on his own ground by the in
lignant voice of.apcople determined to
&c rid OF him. 1.-THE DISTINGUISHED and
oppressed masses will arouse to the eff
Ort, though only the colored men Of
he State were cnIranchiscd, they will
vote for Brownlow or his party
n counties where the courts have ap-
pointed Judges, and where the commits
'ioners have done the same, let the ~
lointees Of the latter hold the election,
put let the lawfully appointed Judges
lttcnd to watch the manner Of its hold
ng. Let these, orr they will not serve
II that capacity, let others appointed
or the purpose, sit by and see that the
hat the ballCt-boXcs are not stuffed,
md that the returns are made correct
y. Let the baIlot-boX be everywhere
protected from unlawful violence and
rand. The unarmed and sober people
,an do this if they will, and no small
bands of the ~tyranL's armed militia can
prevent it..
Can you not, fellow citizens, cnfran
'hiscd and disfranchiscd, make this one
effort to regain your liberties ? Brown
and his men seek to provoke you
o commit some act of violence. Be
lot cntrapped into that error. Pro-
Get yourselves from violence, but COM
none. Do not permit the voters,
white or coiOred, to be intimidated by
outlaws. Commit Nc frauds yourselves,
md permit none to be committed by
hem. Brownlow hopes to be kept in
,ower only by the aid Of the general
government, through its Congressional
majority. Give him no pre,ext to ask
Congressional interference.
JOHN LELLYETT,
JOHN S. BRIEN,
w. MATT. BEowN,
TmEo. TRAUERNicnr,