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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16

The twelve apostles who went forth
to teach christianity, were not person.
of less pretensions than the Republi
cans'o Of the Legislature which adjourns
to-day.-NashviN Presses Times lin,
Except that there was only one trait
or among Christ's apostles, and all are
traitors among tho Radicals-traitors
to the Constitution. Judas was bought
for 30 pieces Of silver, anu o hope oil
office buys the Radicals.
But the Press and Times hits the nail
on the head when it says ofthe adjour.
ming Radical members:
These men are destined to be emf
ncnt as an organization in history, not
for what they said, but for what they
did. They have achieved greatness by
establishing a State government upon
the Golden Rule.
In place of"Golden Rule" put ruin
Of eiva liberty and human rights, and the
sentence is almost unobjectionablc.
The Radical organ continues:
"The Republicans ofthis Legislature
have walked upon the path of freedom
and nationality"
That's so. They have moiked upon
the path Of freedom and nationality.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
COMM UNICATIONS.
Nashville Correspondence.
NAsMTILLE, March 18th 1867.
DEAR JOURNAL:

DEAR W ~
Business Is very dull, from many causes,
the most serious of which Is the continued
rains and high waters. Several of our
turnpikcs leading into the cityis complete
ly Inundated with water. 10 give you
some idea of the way 1t looks, ] must first
tell you that the lower portion of our city
Is completely hidden from vlew-not even
Il chimney to be seen. II iswitliln 3,teet
9 inches of the highest point obtained BY,
the flood oflSI7. AT the mouth OF Broad
street 1t Is over the p@avements. ana steam
boats tied up on Front street above BreIl-
mans Foundry. Coal boats are lying UNI
loaded on Market. near Broad. Our cot
ton warehouses have had to clean out and
get storage for their cotton farther up
town, which has caused them immense eN-
pcnsc, Us their warehouses were all mi
from the dispatches from up the river, we
will have several feet more OF Il rise. and II
80, there Is no estimating the additional
loss that will be sustained. As far rs ]
have heard, there has been no lives lost
yet.
Cotton Is 50 very dull you can hardly get
4 bid on IL. The best figures to-day Is y
cents nett, with II PROBABILITY Of still get
ting lower. The crop Is now estimated III
two million bales.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16

From all sections 0fthe country with.
in an area of about 200 miles como do.
tails Of disasters TO life md property On
account of the recent food. A great
numbcrs of bridges have been sSycpt
away, and barns, private residences.
stacks Of fodder and hay, and dead
bodies Of men and brutes, are to DO seen
floating along the madpcurrents Of the
swollen streams. Public interest iiera.
abouts seems to be excited particularly
as to the fate Of the people Ia and about
Chattanooga.
A letter TO Col. lines, tic energetic
Superintendent Of the N. h c. Rail
Road, from the resident agent at Chat.
tanooga, says there Is - feet of water
in front Of the Crutchheld House, and
neck deep OH the floor Of the brick
warehouse. The contents of most Of
the buildings are afioat. In the mas.
sengcr depot all the floors have risen,
and are floating in twelve feet watcr.-
Sitting rooms, ticket office and baggage
room are ready to TOP over. They arc
now leaning at about forty five degrees.
The baggage was all taken out Of the
water and put in the Western and At
lantic depot, but during the night rose
over il rgain, and it is floating now.
The letter says: The Mayor with
q posscc came and made a raid on a
lot of bacon. Iprotested strongly, but
he insisted the city must have 1t, and he
guaranteed it should be paid for. AS
regards that taken by the authorities
have no fear, but the soldiers trouble
me no little, breaking open the cars and
everything else"
Egress from houses is completely
cut off, as the lower stories are sub.
merged, and there is much suffering
There is q report of an immense losso Of
life. A farmer living near Bridgeport
says he has, counted twenty-five dead
bodies floating past that phase.
With all the bad and d%iscouragiug
news, it is cheering to be abe to report
that at last the Tennessee river has
commenced to reccde. In regard to
the condition of affairs beyond Chatta-
nooga, the following dispatch from
Bridgeport, brought there from Chatta-
nooga, throws some light:
"Western and Atlantic road isrepor-
ted under water for fifteen miles. Six
Chickamauga bridges are gone. East
Tennessee and Georgia road has also
lost a bridge. On the Virginia and
Tennessee road Strawberry Plains
bridge is gone"
The five spans left at Bridgeport are
still all right. 1t is now reported that
three men were lost when the other
four spans were swept away.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
Adjournment Of the Legislature.

Adjournment OF the Legislature.
The Nashville Dispatch says; This
body which has held more extraordina-
~ sessions, contained more cratic and
extreme mems and done more extrava-
giant and mischicvous legislation than
any that ever sat Oh this continent, or
planet, dispersed finally on yesterday
Iii common with the Conservative poo
pie ofthc State, we,are too much graft
fed to feel in the humor Of saying any
thing harsh about it. The resolution
which led to the adjournment would
have been properly captioncd "A reso-
luton for the relief of the people ofthc
State" and We can only congratulate
the people that the relief, though tardy
has come ut last.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
FROM EUROPE.
III ATLANTIC CABLE.

LONDON, March 11.-Princess Alex
andra is reported very i'll.
Artemus Ward has directed in his
will that his property after the death Of
his mother, shall 60 towards the cree
ton of an asylum forprinters.
All the accounts from the scene Of
disturbance in ireland represent that
matters have become quiet, and that
quiet rcigns once more. There have
been no fresh conflicts between the arm
ed police and Fenian bands who are
heeingto the mountains and hiding from
pursuit.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16

The Nashville Gazette facetiously
places heavy rules of mourning above
and below the following item:
BgowNLow DEAD!--Thc city was
disturbed mnchly yesterday by rumors
of Brownlow's serious illness. Twas
even said on the streets that lie had
died. Our private opinion is that
3rownlow has been dead for the past
twclye-month, and that the parsonage
at the Capitol is 10 other than Old Nick
himself, who has assumed temporarily
the shape and features of the ex-Par-
son.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
Reflections.

In Winchester us well rs elsewhere
in this land, we find christian forms ant
obscrvanccs thick around us but do w
find q true christian spirit? We arr
not starting of into any morallzlns
this week, Tor already the Home Jour
nal is crowded with other matter. Bu'
we just wanted to call attention to tho
fact that q true christian spirit is want
ing in this community, but no moro
wanting, perhaps, than in others. AND
since we hear at church in every pray
er admissions ofsin and shortening
in christians themselves, we cannot be
blamed for charging what is admitted
DO we sec u true christian spirit ir
worshipping the Carpenter Of Nazarotf
in pomp and luxury? DO we rccog
nizc it in the lordly pile of brick ant
mortar; and, leaving Winchester, dc
we find it in the rich surplicc or velvet
cushioned pcws which minister to lazi'
ness as much us TO comfort, and there
seems to be II frown on the faces otma
ny if poor, rough-looking, jcan5-ap-
parclcd maj enters. DO we hear it il
the rich tones Of the organ or melodc
.on?
Now, we make no wal upon these
things when they do not engross allat
tcntion, to the exclusion of weiyhticl
matters, and whether what we say
comes from u sinner ornot, is not to be
considcred,-thc uncouth chestnut
burr hides u sweet kernel. We sec NOR
al corruption on the increase in oul
town, and christianity and cnlightcn
ment supincly idle. We see public
patronage enabling poison to apparel
itself in gilded attractions for the more
complete and certain cnticemcnt and
ruin Of youth and age, while it is with
difficulty poor disciple Of Crispin, or
worker in other trades can earn q liv
ing. We see a whole county slow to
support one paper, while dozens of sa-
looms thrive in plenty. We see young
men and married men becoming slaves
to strong drink.
Now, society is wrong; christianity
is not doing its duty. 1t is false to
suppose that true religion merely con
Germs salvation beyond the grave. 1t
must rectify and mitigate, if not eman-
evils on earth. When Christ
old the inquirer to sell all his goods
md give the proceeds to the poor;
when lie related the parable Of the
,carl of great price, surely He did'not
litter extravagant hyperboles! "Love
hy neighbor as myself" If we do,
will we stand here idle while intoxica-
ing drink is SCATTERING constitutions,
md bringing sorrow to households ?
Shall strong drink bring dimes and dol
ars while starving families call in vain
or bread? Is grain, after it has been
killed by the process of distillation
find good market, while cripples and
Widows and orphans are gaunt and pale
or want of food and raimcnt?
We know the ban under which VIC
ring oursclf, but if we can succeed in
'tfecting, or assisting a reform, be it
ver so slight, we shall be content, and
We shut ont all care Us to whether or
it will ''pay', in the common mean
ng Of that wori. More anon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
Communicated
What's the Matter!

Some of Uncle Sans officials fail to do
their duty in the due forwarding Of mail
matter between this place and Nashville.
We have heard Of letters being mailed here
for Naslville-O m never was heard of, the
other was l2days in transitu. This should
not he. as it Is of the highest Importance
that letters be sent promptly to their dcs-
tination. Where is the fanltg Let the mat
ter be investigated by the proper authors
ties. and the matter rcmedied. w. l..
Winchester Tenn,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
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Nashville Market,

The Gazette, Of the 14th, says that the
trade in corn is at Il perfect stand for the
present, owing to the cutting off of tho
Southern source of inquiry, and the in
creased cost of handling and storage. Pri-
ces are demOralized just now; WI hear Of
sales to-day at s5c.
The following are the transactions Of
the day:
FLOUR.-New Superfinc $11@$l2; Ex-
ira family Sl4 50@sl5 so; Fancy SIS COG
$16 90.
BAcoN.-clear Sides 141Ss; Shoulders,
1lla@l2c; Plain Hams l4llac, and canvas
sed Hams lie.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
You may demonstrate with q man il

You may demonstrate with q man in
regard to almost any course he is pur-
suing, except that of liquor. drinking,
and nine times in ten he will listen to
you. But tell him ever SO kindly, OF
in the most convincing manner, that
he is running himself with strong drink
and he will think it is none Of your
business. But this should not discour.
age us. II one be saved, we tavc cause
for rejoicing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
Wheat Crop,

We get encouraging reports from ell
parts Of the country in regard to the
prospects for \ wheat crop OF more
than usual yield. Not so much was
sown as usual, bu: it promises 20 be OF
more than usual quality AMI bulk.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16

Some one told Us the other day that
he had no fears Of Winchester being
Submerged ,as Chattanooga is. unles,
the water got high enough to come
through the tunnel in Cumberland
mountain. / fitdidthis, we were gone.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16

The Nashville Banner says its city
has bad all the plagues-war, famine,
fire, Brownlow and flood, and thinks
surely the next seven years will be
years of peace and plenty.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16

The Fenian excitement is growing
in New York. Meetings are being
held, money subscribed, and volunteers
offering.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
IIOAE JOURNAL.
CALL FOR A CONSERVATIVE
STATE CONVENTION.

NASHVILLE, MMHcH II, 1S6T.-T.c UNI
dcrsigncd, Conservative members of the
General Assembly of the State Of Tcnnes-
see, deeply Impressed with the dangers
which impcril our beloved country. from
the reckless disregard upon the part of the
majoritics IN Congress. andtlIc Legislature
OF OUr OWN State, of the sage cOWlScls OF
the founders Of our government, and the
Fundamental principles Of our constitution,
respectfully propose that deere be hcld IN
the city Of Nashville, Oh TUESDAY, the l6ti
Of April next, a Convention Of the trnc
conservative Union people Of the state
Of ali who wish, in the language Of the
Father Of hi country, that our Union and
hrVtAerly affection May be pcrpctuatcd
that our free constitution may be sacrc0ly
maintained; ttat it, administration in cv'
cry department may be stamped with Wis,
dom and virtue; that the happiness OF th'
pcOp!C CitHp states, under the auspices o
liberty, may be made complete by tN'
carQtal preservation and prIdcnt, use o
hi, b~lcs>ing-in short, a Convention OF al
who oppose the tendencies and r,iuou
policy and practices Of the dominant party
Tor tie purpose Of taking counsel for tn
common good Of all tlie people OF tn
state. and to select a standard bearer, II
the approaching canvass for Governor. Win
hall he atluc loyal Union man, Il firm an,
determined defender Of the constitution
and Laws of the land, and around WHOA
may rally all the people of the state VIII
desire the iull and complete restoration q
peace. prosperity and happiness IN ourbe
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-16
Dissolution

BY mutual consent the partnership here
tofOre existing between TURNEY anew
MAN il this day dissolved.
March 10th. 1861. 1871
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

MORE SUITS AGAINST GENERAL But
LEg.-A letter from New York, in the
Philadelphia Ledger, says:
"Another batch of suits for the reco-
very of damages has been instituted against
General Butler in the Supreme Court
Chambers. The plaintiffs are in some
cases citizens Of New Orleans, and in
others citizens of Virginia, and all claim
to be and have been loyal men.
"Thc most serious of these complaints or
suits is based upon the allegation that &C.
neral Butler had, by virtue Of his power in
New orleans, compelled Mr.. Honiwell to
transfer the steamer Carlotta, worth $780,
600, to himself personally, for $780, 900, in
currency worth but SIS, 800 had, through
his agent, sent this vessel on private ven
ture for his own advantage, which it was in
simulated was to supply The rebels with qui-
nine, etc, and then, through his agent, had
chartered il to the Government for $3.50 per
day, though the original owner was willing
to charter it to them at fifty dollars day,
and had ultimately 'run her under near
the end Of the war, and obtained lor pcI
$40. 900. 1t was claimed, therefore, tliat III
no sense could it be said that tins ha9 IGN ~
done under authority from the freSiueh' Vi
General Buffers counsel contend that
these acts were done in ACCORDANCE WIN
Government authority, and moves there-
fore that they be transferred to fedcrai
conrt for adjudication. The court promised
a decision in a day or two"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

REMARKABLE PISTOL SHOOTING. We
were yesterday witness to some Of the
most remarkable pistol shooting that we
have heard OF lately. A "turkey shoot
ing" was in progress on the commons on
Broadway below Eighteenth street, aud A.
B. Barker, Esq, railroad agent, took few
shots with pistol. lie fired five shots,
hitting turkey each time; but what was
remarkable was that two Of these birds
were hit at distance Of ninety-five yards,
and the others at distance Of "two hun
dred and fifty" yards. AS he gave evil
dencc of his ability TO hit turkeys every
time with his pistol, even at this last dis
lance, he was ruled out, and carried of
his turkeys. The pistol used was an
eleven-inch barrel duelling pistol.
uale (Ey.) Courier, Jdnudry9.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

SrBoRDIyATIoN TO THE CIVIL AUTHoRI-
TIES.-It seems like work OF supereroga-
ton to maintain the supremacy OF civil
over military authority under our form of
government, but We quote the following
from the Army Regulations, as revised I'M
der tire authority OF Maior-General Scott:
Il. Respect and obedience 10 the civil
authorities of the land is the duty Of all
citizens, and more particularly Of those
who are armed in the public service.
-. An individual officer or soldier who
resiSts the civil authority will do so at his
peril as in the case Of any other citizen !;
but union or concert between two or more
military men in such resistance, whether
voluntary or by order, would be much
more serious offence, and is, therefore,
positively prohibited.
IA. A civil officer, charged with the ex-
ecution Of civil process, viii, on making
known his character, be freely permitted
to pass and repass all guards and sentinels.
Is. In the case Of criminal process, is
sued by the civil authority, against mili-
tlry persons, all officers are expressly re-
quired BY the thirty third article of war to
give dctire aid and assistance.
Article SO. When any commissioned
officer or soldier shall be accused of Il CAPT
tai crime, or of having used violence, or
committed any offence against the person
or property Of any citizen Of any OF the
United States, such as is punishable by the
known laws OF the land, the commanding
officer, and officers of every regiment,
troop, or company to which the person or
persons so accused shall belong, are hereby
required, upon application dull made by
or in behalf Of the party or parties injured,
to use their utmost endoavors to deliver
over such accused person or persons to the
civil magistrate, and likewise to be aiding
and assisting to the officers of justice in
experimenting and securing the person or
persons so accused, in order to bring him
or them to trial. If any commanding Off
Ger or officers shall wilfully neglect or shall
refuse, upon the application aforesaid, to
deliver over such accused person or per-
sons to the civil magistrates, or to be aid
ing and assisting TO the officers of justice
in experimenting such person or persons,
the officer or officers SO offending shall be
cashiered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14


new princess was born to the French
Empire at 3 o'clock A. M. December ~.
The young lady was Immediately CHRIS
tened Marie Lstitia Engenie Catharine
Adelaide. She is the daughter OF one OF
the Napoleonic princes and of the Princess
Clotilda, who is daughter to King victor
Emmanuel and sister to the Queen OF FOR
tugal. 7syo5
II was decided in the Court of Common
pleas Of New York on Thursday that the
liability of baggage expressman was no.
limited BY the words expressed on a cneck'
.swill not be liable for an amount exceed,
ine fifty dollars upon any article, ana
that the word article" applied to each
item of the contents Of the trunk, ana MOI
TO the trunk itself.
On country road in Connecticut is
vaterino trough, and about Q mile below y
another. with . signboard on it, upon which
is painted in large letters:
Stop YOUR horse and let him drink,
Before you further 10
For here the water, do think,
Is better than mile below"
Directly opposite is an anti-temperance
hotel.
General Fl. 81. Heath, Of Nebraska, now
in Washington, is reported to have chai'
lenged Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, TO
fight duel.
A Huntingdon (Pa.) merchant, whose
sales were not large, got stranger 10 per,
senate a travelling trader, and succeeded
in getting off his old stock at good prices
The Macon Telegraph suggests that
"lithograph," "paragraph," and "anto,
graph " are no better words than "photo-
graph" Long usage has made them better
In England they have just sentenced
Mormon preacher to two years lA.prison'
ment for bigamy. -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

LLOYD GARRISON on INPEACHMENT.-Mr.
William Lloyd Garrison has addressed a
letter to the New York Independent on the
subject of impeaching the President, in
which he emulates the recent production
of Wendell Phillips in the Anti- Slavery
Standard. He closes his letteras follows !:
+" Let this perjured and perfdious oceu-
pant of the Presidential chair be summa-
rily removed, and one chosen to fill it who
will be true to his country, working har-
mOniously with Congress in its endeavors
TO give the same security TO liberty and
loyalty at the South as is enjoy ed at the
North, and the safety of the nation viii be
placed upon an indestructible foundation.
Not to do this will be the sowing OF dra.
CONS teeth, ending In harvest of blood.
"The right Of impeachment Is not only
a constitutional right, but the Constitution
itself assumes that it may be an impera-
tive duty. Ii Andrew Johnson has not
made himself liable to it, then the phrase
high crimes and misdcmeanors becomes
Q lnockery, and he may act the partof
factionist and usurper to any extent with
.impunity. But the President of the Uni
ted States is as ameDable to trial and con-
viction for betraying the trust as the hum
blest official in the land, and should be as
readily brought to the tribunal Of Justice"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

SENATOR WADE RELENTs.-Senator
Wade said to Mississippi judge, a resident
of Oxford, we believe, that he had wholly
misconceived the spirit and purposes of the
South. He had deemed us animated by
fixed, irremediable hostility to northern
people, and by this apprehension OF south.
ern sentiment his course in the Senate had
been shaped. He had seen and heard
enough during his sojOurn in these States
to satisfy him that he had been misled, and
that his subsequent conduct would show
that he had the manliness to confess an
error. Such is the substance of his remarks
as recited to us.-MenpIiS Bulletin.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

0LD MULEs.-At the South the ordinary
estimate OF mules age is some twenty
years, for there they put mules to some
labor so young that they may be broken
down; bnt with such usage as horses get
at the North, they may be counted on as
animals till they have been in
the harness full half century. 1t is q
matter of history that General Washing
tons camp mule was then eighty-three
years Of age.-Western Recorder.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

TEACHING GERMAN. = The Cleveland
Turnyerein have established an elemen-
tary school for the purpose of teaching
reading and writing in the German lam
guage, and drawing. Four teachers, with
out compensation. devote Saturday eve-
nings and Sunday mornings to the work.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

ENGLISH OPERA.-The Richings English
theatre on Monday night the l4lh. FRA
Diayolo," "Linda," MARTHA" and the
genuine version OF the "Doctor of Alcan-
Cara )" are among the attractions to be
offered. -NeU York World.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-14

We are very sorry indeed to. record the
fact that William e. Brownlow, Governor
Of TsnDeFses, WAS born IN this county. We
know that this county has produced many
good nan, bpty Browniow ID never counted
snsag ~ uumbss. WysheviRs Dispatch.