The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-01-24
THE SITUATION,

THE SITUATION.
To the neglect of other matters we
will make a brief allusion to the politi
cal situation. We make no p~lotencc
to necromancy, a%strology, &c, and
have never been fool enough to patron,
ize any fool or knave who protested to
be able to tell the fortunes of green
horns who might patroni2c them. But
history does repeat itself, and we say
to the readers of the Home Journal
that our country--that is, the United
States so ,called--is or the very verge
Of civil war, and he is Il very stupid
dolt who does not see it. Radical dia-
bolism is the fomcntor. Not content
with pcrfdy in its treatment Of Con-
fedcratcs who surrendered upon terms
that have been bascly and cowardly
broken to them not content with dis
Eanchising nearly al! the honor and
intellect Of the South, and recognizing
rs "loyal' al the thieves, deserters and
turncoats not content with placing
the ignorant, bestial Negro above the
fair skinned, intelligent, tax paying
White Man, this cruel, infamous, in
~fcrnal, diabolical spirit Of scoundrel-
ism, just to hold on to Il power which
it iorcsaH was fast slipping from its
vindictivc and unholy, unconstitutional
grasp and usurpation, has actually as
sumed to abrogate the Supreme Court
along with the Executive, and appoint
Gen Grant Dictutor over the whole
country. 1t is to be seen whether Gen,
Grant will allow Himself to be used by
this Rump Congress for purposes Of
palpable insuhordination to the Pres
idcnt as his Commander under
the Constitution. His reliccncc has
| heretofore passed with some (not with
us) as wisdom, but il he regards the
Constitution or loves his country; Il
he rcally reyercs the Union for which
he lost more men in his battles than
were opposed to him, he will not be
silent upon 4 question involving Tie ruin
Of his country as we'll rs his own eter-
naIly infamy. Already he has violated
his honor as q gentleman by acting OK
actly the rcyerse to his solemn promis-
es TO the President in the Stanton out
rage, and if to such acknowledged du-
plicity he adds the crime of ~insubordi-
nation in order to play the Tyrant, in
decd then he ought, as the New York
World says, he put under arrest and
tried by court martial, as he hlnse,r
would DO subordinate for an offence
fer less hoinous.
Butthis setting aside ofthc Supreme
Court, which the Constitution expressly
says was instituted to decide upon the
legality OF the acts Of Congress; this
tampering with Justice in her highest
sanctuary; this attempt to destroy the
independence Of the Judiciary this re-
curing q two-thirds vote of the Su
preme Court to make an act of Con-
gress unconstitutional, in face of the
fact that Congress makess a majority
vote Of its own body sufficient to en-
act law in short this attempt to de-
grade and subvcrt the Constitution by
enacting that the will of usurpera dc
serves thrice the respect which is due
to 1.-THE enormity Of this outrage is
beyond the power of language to ex
press. In dumb amazemcnt we stand
and wonder if there is no stopping
point to these mendacious assumptions
of unprincipled demagogues, exercis,
ed in opposition to the will of the PEG
pie, expressed SO palpably in the late
elections. But these Traitors defy the
People, defy the President, defy the Su-
preme Court, defy the CONSTITUTIONS
aye, God and the Devil! Is it not. the
French Revolution of blood, headed
by Robespierres and Dantons Stanton
and Danton are nearly the same in
name and are in hearth, repeating itself
this country? Aye, verify! And
{ the Home Journals appeal to the
black and perjured souls of these mon
'ters could avail anything We would on
knees beseech them to hear the
,ries of the People for Peace. We
would implore them to no longer EN-.
,arrass the industry and capital Of the
by a course of legislation that
8 about to plunge us into q boisterous
'ea OF Anarchy, Uncertainty, Blood
he'd and Ruin. Great God! will they :.
,ot count Party Triumph secondary to
such a doom for this nation! We of
the South are not in the field fghtingI
against them. We surrendered in good i
and have borne true allegiance
10 the Constitution - settled by the