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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

The loyalty of the American people
is now about to be submitted to thor
ough test. 1t will soon, probably, be
seen who are loyal and true to their
government, on the one hand, and who
on the other arc traitors. Andrew
johnson is the lawful President of the
United Statca. He is sw ,rn to support
the Conctitution. and, by his oath, he
is pledged to the American people "to
preserve the life of the nation at. all
hazard" Andrew Johnson, so far,
has been faithful to his trust He has
seduously guarded, or attempted to
guard the liberties ofthe people against
the encroachments of an unscrupulous
and revolutionary Congress. Against
their iniquitous legislation, he has in
terposed every obstruction that the arts
ofpeace could suggest. Andrew John
son has done no official wrong that
merits censure, much less his removal.
He has been true to the people ::and to
his oath ofoffice. This Is lis sin y! For
this an unrelenting warfare has been
prosecuted against him. Every posi-
BILE effort. aside from resort to vio-
lencc, has been made to eject him from
his office without success Yet, Radi-
calism is insatiate. Pcaccably, If they
cau--forcibly, if they must-they seem
determined to seize the Government
and prostitute it to their own netarious
purposes.
They have already actually inaugur-
ated their rebellion against the Presi-
dental authority. The issue is plainly
and boldly made. whether Andrew
Johnson shall preserve the Govern.
ment, or whether he is to yield to the
dictation of the conspirators and allow
traitors to the Government to usurp all
power, and sacrifice the liberties of the
people to their unholy ambition.
The loyalty fthe people, as We have
said, is now to be tested. That the
Radical "Directory" ut Washington in
tend to press their reasonable schemes
to an issue of force, SENS now to man
fest to be doubted. That Andrew
johnson will resist their base attempts
to overthrow the Government, may al
so be taken as certain. For whom,
then, will tic people array themselves ?
for their Government, or for the trait
ors that compass its overthrow? We,
need not shut our eyes to the painful
truth. The Radical programme, ifper.
sisted in, means war. 1t can mean
nothing else. u vi1 be var against tie
government ofMe United States They
may recede from their position; but if
not we will then have apraetiedl test Of
loyalty. .t ~ ~.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
!, An Invitation to Capital.

Under this caption the NASHVILLE
Banner Of the aoth Of labt mouth had
an editorial in referenceto the Dill bc'
fore the Tennessee Legia aature 70 lncor.
porate the Tennessee Assoclatlon OF
Manufacturers and Miners. The title
Of the bill is: can act t1 invite capital
to, and encourage minirg and manuiac-
turing in the State Of Tinnessee'' line
Banner says that this bfl, III becomes
law, Is to all intcnts and purposes
nota special but gsnfoI act tor tne
speedy encouragement OF manutactur-
ing and mining throughout the State
and offers the strongest Inducements
forcapital and skill to- come quickly
an6 not to linger by the way, and clos
es the editorial with the following re-
marks which we give for the especial
benefit fthose in this county to whom
the Home Journal has addressed ap-
peals looking to the encouragement ana
benefits of manufacturing. The Ban
ner says:
aThe bonnty which the bill offers to in
vite experienced skill and capital and to
induce them break up their old business
relations and connectid dns and venture
on In untried theatre, y no new feature
in American or Europ pean legislation.
1T may be anovelty in a State whicn
Ships all her green hides and imports
all her boots and shoes; exports
all her wool and imports all her cloth
ing that exports her cotton and i'm
ports all her cloths and,calicos; that ex-
ports her mineral and pig metal and
imports all her bar iron, cutlery and
hardware, and that, in short, imports
all her furniture and farming utensils
when she abounds in the best materials
for oil these necessaries of life which
cost her people more than sixty million
per year! But it is no novelty in the
legislation of any Of the States that
supply Tennessee with these things,
only because she has not spirit and ell
ergy enough to supply herself" n
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

TIE PRESIDENT NOT SUBoRDlNATE.-
The New York, Post, q leading Repub-
lican journal, titus treats the PROPOSE
ton to degrade the Presidential office
by the now reconstruction bill and its
supporters:
1T is useless for Gen. Garfield to ar
que that the President lis the subordi-
nate of Congress- He is not he is the
coordinate of Congress; the integrity
OF his function is just as necessary as
that ofCongress, and to destroy the
equilibrium is to destroy the peculiar
feature of our policy which has given
it strength and success. The vast.ma-
jority OF the people have been taught
for half a century to ookupon this di-
vision of powers as we state them, and
it would take them long time to un-
learn a doctrine which they identity
with the stability of the nation. 1t is
older than the republican supremacy,
and will outlast it if the opposite doc
trine be insisted upon"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

We copy the full text of the letter 0
Hon. A. II. II. Stuart, of Virginia, il
reply to an invitation to participate il
the celebration Of the 9Th Of January il
Washington Cityywhich was, as usual
mangled by the telegraph:
SrAUNToN, Va, Jan. 2, 1868.
GenNemen--I pray you to accept my
thanks for your kind invitation to at
tend banquet to be giveu at the Met
|ropolitan Hotel. in the City of Wash
ington, on the 9Th inst, under the aus
pices of leading members of the Con
scrvative Democratic party.
Under ordinary circumstanc il
would be peculiarly gratifying to me to
participate in the festivities Of that oc.
casion, and to enjoy "the feast Of rea-
son and the flow ofsoul," which, / doubt
not, will givezcst toyour entertainment.
But situated as / m-disfranchiscd as
a citizen, denied the political privileges
which arc accorded to my negro scr
want; ropcllcd from the hall Of the
House Of Representatives, to which !
was elected, almost by acclamation; my
native State, the proud old mother ol
Washington, and Henry, and Jefferson,
unrecognized, save as Military District
No. IL must confess / would feel
somewhat out of place at your board.
In former days, when visited Wash
ington asa representative of the people
or as the associate of Webster, Critten-
den and Corwin, in the executive coun
ellis of the nation, felt that, in the eye
of the law, at least, l was the peer OF
the loltiest in the land. l was privileg-
ed to think freely, and to speak freely
on all matters of public concern. Were
[ to join your circle now, | should feel
painfully conscious of the difference be
tween your position and mine. No
military order can consign you to Il
dungeon beyond the reach of haJeas
corpus, and no persuasive bayoncts ad-
monish you to speak with "batcd
breath" With me the case might be
different. But be that as it may, while
Virginia mourns ! cannot rejoice
While the cypress encircles her brow, l
cannot twine the myrtle around my
own.
But may l not hope that the present
condition of things is temporary? III
do not misinterpret the signs Of the
times, the day is near at hand when, by
the mandate of Il magnanimous people
the shackles will be stricken from the
limbs of Virginia and her Southern lis
tiers, and there shall be given unto them
"beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, and The garment ofpraisc for
the spirit of hcavincss." When that glo-
rious day shall have arrived, shall be
happy to meet you and your fellow pa.
tsiots around the festive board, and on
behalf Of Virginia to ottera willing and
hearty tribute of gratitude to the noble
Democrats who set her
free.
Respectfully, your ob't servant,
ALEX. II. II. STUART
Messrs. Charles Mason, Thomas b. Flor
ence Henry w. Harrington, Samuel j.
Randall, james G. Bcrrett, Jonah ID. Hoo
yer, Cornelius Wendell and William
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
BEN BUTLER.
A Mystery Connected With His
Reign In Virginia. Qo

~ MI xtcAku sln vHBMAWs
From the Norfolk Day Book.l
4 Soon after the occupation ofthis city
Iby the Federal forces in 1862, there was
an Individual from Massachusetts or
Connecticut who came with them, nam
ed John Porter Ray. He established a
newspaper in Portsmouth called the
Nrginidn, in which he published a
statement in it's editorial columns, set
ting forth that the father of General
Benjamin F. Butler was a pirate; and
that for some of his acts Of piracy he
had been caught, convicted, and hung
in New Orleans. Whether this was
| true or no, we have no means of know
| ing, but we do know that the state
|ment, emanating from Federal source,
caused our people at the time good
deal Of surmising, and among other
things it was surmised that that was
why Mumfofd was hung in New Or
leans by Butler; that he had sworn an
oath for vengence on some citizen Of
that place for the hanging of his faith
er and that the occasion was availed
of by him to execute his oath of ven
geance. Whether this was surmise
alone or truth the future can only re-
veal.
Time wore on; John Porter Rays
paper gave up the ghost, and he him
self became rather an abandoned char
acter. He fingered on here, and finally
General Butler took command of this
department. Soon after this it was
given out that John Porter Ray had
died and was buried. People inquired
about from one to another if they knew
of his death or burial, and no one
could tell any circumstance of the death
or the funeral. Surmisc again sprang
up, and many were of the opinion that
Ray had been foully dealt with; but no
one could tell, Public opinion finally
settled into the belief that surmise had
dictated, and there the matter dropped.
Many to this day believed that John
Porter Ray had been assinated and his
body secretly buried, because he pub
lished the damaging re,elationin re-
gard to the taking off of Buffers faith
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
FATAL WorSps.-An ssoul,l count

FATAL WouSDs.-An "ould country
man." Tom Donoven, was severely
hurt. His friend, Tim Murphy, heard
the doctors talking ofhis injuries. "He
had" they say, "a compound commin-
uted confused fracture of the 'ttbula, a
stellated fracture .Of the Uranium and
abrasion of the os fronts" Tim lis
tened, awe-stricken. Phil Donohue
came quickly to know how Tom was.
"Bad enoughw said Tim. "Bad
enough! The doctors { Heaven be
praised for larnin' have towld me all
about it. He's a dead man. All his
Latin parts are wounded, and he won't
live f0ive minits !"1s - y, =
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
TRoUssEAU FOR A BRIDEGROOM.
An Editor Going to Jail-Wha1
He thinks OF 1t.


From the Memphis (Tenn.) Avalanche Of
Tuesday
The Avalanche's editorial rooms in q
few days will be temporarily removed
to the county Jail, on Adams street. be.
tween Second and Third, where we will
be pleased to meet our friends. A
swindling vagabond, an unprincipled
Judge, dressed in little brief authori
ty, may trample upon law, usurp author
ity, and incarcerate us in loathsome
dungeons; but thank God lie cannot
clan the mind, the immortal mind
which scorns fetters, scars above des-
potisms, and since our right arm is not
manacled or palsied, we intend, with
our editorial pincers to make the pu.
trid flesh that covers the rotten bones
Of our prosecutor quivep like a worm in
hot ashes. No amount Of imprison-
ment can change our opinion OF vii.
liam Hunter. We repeat here all We
have said of him. We accused him OF
taking straw bail; of receiving as secu.
rity negroes who had been arrested for
vagran ,y. We repeat tie charge, and
,clat is more, we can prove ii. The old
swindler knows this, and will not, there
fore, permit us to show to the world be-
fore the Court he disgraces, that he has
arrested us for telling the truth. Con-
scious that the Constitution and laws OF
Tennessee give us the right to expose
corruption--to denounce an unprinci-
pied Judge upon the Bench as freely as
the beggar upon the strect--we can well
afford 10 scorn the effort Of Hunter to
muzzle this press, and defy him to do
his worst. e't
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
7TIe Presidency -"Yuba-iallI|

\ Encouraged by Brownlow's modest
declination of the Presidency, "Yuba'
Dam" !" Of the Louisville Courier, ven
lures to inform the world that " mnst
be counted out. He explains:
cannot.be candidate for the next
Presidency. Domestic circumstances
lover which have no control will pre-
vent it. I make the announcement
with the full knowledge that George
Francis Train is in n British Bastile,
that 81. ~" has sore throat, THAT
Brownlow has declined, and that my
withdrawal leaves the Presidential track
to be walked over by the Hon. Dan, !
Rice. further admit that my total I'M
fitness for tl,e highest office in the gift
of the managers Of conventions, draw
me like a magnet toward the White
House and while my disqualifcations
are not quite SO glaring, perhaps, as
those that have distinguished the last
half dozen incumbents, they are yet suf-
ficicntly obvious and notorious to at
tract the attention and command the
respect of the people of this great and
enlightened country-a people that
have recently so satisfactorily demon.
strated, to the people of Europe, their
capacity for self-government.
But Notwithstanding all these posi-
tive reasons, which to superficial OBJ
server, point to me as the coming man
for assassination, / have some negsi.
tive objections yet stronger, which. the
save writing in answer to invitations
to political banquets in New York,
will state at length: c.
l. was not born in Tennessee.
2. never expect to be.
B. lido not love the people.
4. Darn tie people.
5. do not believe in the ultimate
sense ofjustice of the people.
6. The people is 4 many.headcd, con.
glomerate jackass.
7. never read the Constitution and
never intended to carry it about in one
hand
s. The people did not make me what
l am. lam not ofthem.
9. | think the whisky guzzling, dir
ty faced cusses oughtto have . King.
10. l don't know how many stars
there are on the American flag, and 1
don't care cuss.
IL. When my term Of Office should
be terminated by pistol or poison, 1
don't want Mary Jane accused of steal
ing the silverwarc, the sheets, towels,
tablecloths, drapcrs, napkins, and 9TH
er tableware of the White House.
II. / cannot bear the thought ofhav-
ing that angelic being compelled to
show her old clothes for living.
l3. don't want to be pumped every
quarter by "NIack" of the Cincinnati
Commercial
IA. | could not stand the Kentucky
delegations that do continually vibrate
between Kentucky and Washington for
the purpose ofprocuring the redressing
of grievances, and the appointment of
another man to office.
Jany 25, 1868. YUBA.DAM.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
From the Nashville Banner.l

The people of the North may permit
the Radicals in Congress to destroy the
South, but in so doing they will intiict
upon themselves irreparable loss. Cot
ton has been the chief staple of the
South for many years. In 1900 the
cotton crop in the United States amour
ted to 4S,000,000 pounds; in 1880, to
$50, 900, 900; in 1910, to 654, 100000
in 1850, to 0,O00,0O0; in 1860, to L.
$50, 900, 900 pounds. Notwithstanding
TtLe great increase iT tho production.
the price did not materially increase
from 1910 to 1860, but rather increased.
This was caused by the augmented de-
mand for cotton. in Europe and the Uni
ted States. Had things continued as
they were, the probability is that in
1870 the amount Of cotton raised in the
United States would not have been
much less than 2,500,000,000 pounds.
This would have probably been the re-
suit, had not the Republicans been sue
cessful in the election of1S60. The re-
suit of that election produced an entire
changein in the affairs of the country, the
consequences of which are not fully as
certaincd. Again and again has it been
asserted, that if slavery was abolished
the production of cotton would be in
creased and not diminished, and that
the price would be reduced Free la
Dor, is was said, would produce fifty or
one hundred per cent. more cotton than
slave labor. Even this year it has been
predicted that cotton could and would
be produced by free labor at six cents
a pound. Southern men, who knew
the negro well, and understood practi-
cally the growth ofcotton, knew better
How has It been thus far, and how has
the experiment worked The cotton
crop has been reduced to less than g.
100000 bales or 5000, ,OOO,O pounds:
The cotton factories in the United
States in 1859 consumed $50, 900 bales
OF cotton Had things continued as
they were, the probability is that the
factories in the United States this year
would have consumed not less than L.
100000 bales, still leaving 5000, 900
bales for foreign expectation. This
would have gone in Northern ships,
mainly through Northern ports, to for
eign countries, The amount of profits
that would have been realized BY North
ern merchants, capitalists, and shipow-
ners would have been enormous. The
state of things is now changed. The
crop is not half what it was in 1860, and
perhaps not a third of what it would
have been had the Republican or anti
slavery party not achieved control of the,
Government Cotton goods, which
are consumed by the mass Of the North
ern people, have increased in price
near two hundred per cent. The North
ern farmer and laborer now pays q tax,
we may call it, offifteen cents on every
yard Of domestic which, he. purchases
for himself or family, and similar tax
on all other articles Of cotton manufac.
ture consumed by him. A national
debt of fnearly three thousand millions
Of dollars, an ip,mense military 'cstab-
an expensive civil, list, enor-
nous taxation, greatly reduced pro.
ductioh Of cotton, and . greatly increas-
ed price OF all articles OF necessity and
comfort, are the fruits Of the Radical
policy up 10 this time. -.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
Spirit of the Republican J6urS.

The Rump Congress Radicals afS
driving their machine altogether 90
fast, for even their own party to
bear. Thus, the N. Y. Evening Joir-
nal asks:
"Do the Republican leaders in (on.
grass wish to Justify the charge of the
Democracy, that they are bent lion
usurpation and revolution? HaveRey
become so indifferent to popular din
ion, that they are prepared to reaBve
any obstacle which may be presegtel to
their policy, regardless of everyqnti-
tutional provision? We are noticed
to believe this; yet we shall be-c6M
PEELED to do 50, if the purpose now on
nounced is really carried into effect
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
no COlsfsEsPO ONbENTs.

.,.. ann he taken of Anonymous Communica
tions. Whatever is intended ior inscruon ~
vI NV, HAMA Iournal. must beauthenticated by
the name and address Of the fwrl1er-no. nso. g..
essarily for publication, but y suaran''' 'o'
good dfaith and responsibility 80,
a" a.r, !, sarhe HON, Jourtal," Winchester
,,.,.ot,ons for publication must be writ
All a,,o of the pare, tna with all other
eono.. s.r o,,nactod with Ind editorial depart
ment, should be addressed; Ef'i'o' - ~ -''''
Journal, Winchester, Tenn, .,,,os
we cannot, as arule, undertake.o i''"' :, '''
not found suitable for pubiicttloh.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

Poor Stanton.-Senator Doolittle
tore the veil from the face of Stanton,
in aspeech on the 22d
"When Albert G. Brown withdrew
from the Senate to join the rebellion"
said Mr.. Doolittle, edwin NJ. Stanton
met him.outsidc ofthe doorr and urg-
ed him to 90 on5in this course, wish
ing him God speed and sayhg be
was right" = ~ :
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

In the speech Gen. lIalpin made in
the Dublin Court, when he was conyic.
ted, he said: .t.s.
"Crown officers have laid great stress
upon the fact that travelled under diff
terent names; therefore / was guilty Of
n great crime. Ihave precedents for
it, when Tread in the papers that some
continental monarchs travelled under
assumed names, and i heard that tho
Prince Of Wales also does so when no
thinks proper to go to the London
The English. papers suppressed this
passage in their reports, but the Ifish
Journals published as quoted above. +,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

The ELEpHANr,-1 here is reason to
apprehend, at no disbnt day. the. al
most total extinctionPf this noble and
valuable animal. [Hchange.
Our contemporary mistaken. The
Radicals have several elephants which
they do'not know what to doxith, dnd
which are not likcly|to die for scne
time to come One Pf these is blatk;
but he issauite a. ltrdablesomesto. ttfm
. the white elephant waS to tho npn
rbo won him at . rJhe. The eleph4t
extinct! Oh, no dot BY q long shit
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

- Aman who was q great stickler for
esiquette, having married q widow be-
fore her period Of mourning had expir-
ed, soon AFTER made bis appearance with
. wed. on his hat. On being spoken,
70 on such singular conduct, be. remar-
ked that he considered it no NOR, than
shs hsndsome'thing towards bis laugn-
ted prf(1sns1pcx = ) ~ :. es.:.,, =. sss.s z
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
Solemn Thoughts.

Paragraphs like the following, from
the North British, RssieU, are calculated
to make one leel his nothingness. 1t
says: -. 2er
What this is to be we dare not even
conjecture, but we see in the heavens
themselves some traces. of the destruc-
tive clements and indications Of their
power. The fragments Of broken plan
cts, the descent Of the meteoric stones
upon ouF globe, the wheeling comet
welding their loose material in our
satellite, the appearasce of new stars
and the disappeafance Of others, are as
thl 5Solar furnace, The volcanic erup-
ti6ns, all f0reshadows of that impend.
ing cohvulsion to which the system, of
the wQadis doomed Thus placed on
splanA which II to be burned up, and
under heavens which are. to pass away |;
thus tresding ~ Il were, ON the, csme-
teries, aud dwelling upon the .mausol-
ems Of tie former worlds. let US learn
the less0ns Of humanity and wisdom,
II We have not alrDaiy been taught In
he school Of flexeItttop. 80
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

Re-. Jason; ", Keli0ke, {ormeriy
paitpr Of the Seventh eifset 1lethodist
chesohs y Detroit, and hefs recently
fhS <>oiuo6 ~ hItkci1p bieis :. Rod
character: Her nshsf attalt 80 1nts
~ q ri ~ ths ltfospd l
- v'edes. z
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06

/ Robotj johnSen. con and private -.
e.s1ary Of Ahdpw Johdsos, has ]becs
e6hniAed b slu1sss. .ssyitm for treat
&1 3: u; !; ;s,:tI q :s;.s .sf''
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
FORM THE LINES

The time has come for every soldier
of freedom to look to'his rusket, and
replenish his ammunition Hox, and see
that he stands we'll in line, We are on
the eve of events that maytry the cour.
age and the constancy of he best of us.
The Democrats, the Rebels, and the
weakened Republicans, have formed
a coalition under the leaf of Andrew
johnson, and there isno knowing what
step may next be taken. = 80 If
Congress falls-if its willis persistent
ly defed, if its work is tb be torn to
shrcds by vicious Prest tlcnt and am.
bitious soldiers and mi{lle-aged law
ycrs--then chaos will ohc to the South
and we shall be in wbrse condition
than if Lee had conquer|d in Virginia
y = ~ We must eitlf stand by one
or the other. There is no middle
course. So, form the ! hes and prepare
for the contest, and let The war cry be,
"Stand by Congress"
Tue people in the elftions, last fall,
answered that "cry"Tth an emphasis
that nobody but crazy fanatics would
disregard-hut as It is|by all means let
the war cry still be, inkhe elections yet
to come, .Stand. by congress" The
Democracy, could desfe no better is
sue, Stt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-06
CHRISTMAS HYMN FOR
AMERICA.

Not as of old we keep the day
Whereon the Prince of Peace was llOrn,
Whose kingdom comes not! Let u pray
II come this holy morn!
Let lis begin it; make your Drawings