The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-04-02
"CorrcspGndcncc OF the Press and
Times

Underthis general heading the Nash
Vile Press and Times Of the 25th ulti.
no publishes two letters from this
county, one Of the letters dated at
Dcchcrd, the other at Winchester. We
barely thought that the citizens OF this
county would make some reply to these
foul calumnics, but they have not done
so, and we do not intend to waste much
time, ink, or paper, at. the business our
self. The truth is, our people have
been 50 mrcmiitingly and outrageous
" misrcprcscntcd for somG two years,
that they have given up I'll care for
such things, c~onsoling themselves, il
there can be consolation in such mat
tcrs, that no one but n fool or Il knavC
would believe what is uttered by the
Jacobin press.
The two letters in question we could
answer in word. They are largely
composed Of falschood. The first wri.
tcr--".Aon sine PuiOere'-says:
nAt the election for county officers
ON the fret Saturday of this month, the
Union men Of this county went to the
polls unarmcd and DESTROYS Of doing
all in their power to show fair play,
and by example prove to rebels that we
were anxious simply to do what the
law guarantees to us; We found the
iaw abiding town Of Winchester full Ct
armed rebois; and when the unarmed
colorcd men had formed n procession
with their fife and drum, without arms,
or without giving any insult or beha-
wing hoistcrously, q rebel rushed ont
from their lines, already formed of
armed men, and cut the head out of The
base drum, and at Cncc the rebel line
drawn up opposite the Court House
drew their pistols, and the windows
ovcrtlicir heads opened. revealing arm.
ed men, ready and prepared to slaugh-
ter the unarmcd crowd. Through the
cXertion of some Of the pcaccablc citi
zen Of the town, bloodshcd in any
great degree was avoided, (though the
signcrs of the article in question can.
not possibly be considered, unfortu-
natcly for all, to belong to that class.
Yet motlcnling colored men were
knocked down, kicked and otherwise
abused, and the sixth mar in the list
stabbed an unofcnding colored man
in the abdomen and has not yet been
brought to justice.
II rcporls speak true one OF the
signcrs of the manifesto, petition, or
whatever it may be called, was in the
streets of the quiet town OF Winchester
that day brandishing his pistol and call.
ing all true rebels to strike once more
tor their affairs and their sircs."
Now, VIC do not know who "Non
sine Pulvere' is, nor DO VIC care. But
We were on the square nearly the whole
of the day referred to. There we're no
armed rebels in town. There are none
in this county. What chance would
VIC have if We irsre 10 rebel. True, We
have now good cause for rebellion, If
any people on Gods earth ever did
have, but we have no chance. We put
il to the people OF the North If such
talk is not sheer claptrap. Ask any Of
the gentlemanly newcomers in II
county-men from the West and the
East-if We are not the worst-oppress-
ed people on Gods earth, and yet If we
are not peaceable, and begging for i'm.
migration. w say il isyoise when any
man says VIC are rebels. But enough
of this-we arc in a hurry.
The extract says the rebels cut the
head out of the drum. We will ac-
knowledge ono Of our citizens did, il
report be true, cut the drum, and Capt.
Davenport, the Commissioner Of Reg
jstration, told us il Gas right. He far
ther said that he had ordered the ne
groes to go home. And right here let
ms ask why these negroes brought out
their fife and drum. Was II not inten.
dcd to insult and brow.beat the dis
men who are too honorable
70 act the hypocrite in order to get to
Most ~assuredly, and be must be
fool who does not know it. Did