The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-04-16
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sivil power.
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That staunch Conservative Dewspa
per, the Winchester Journal, fairly pep
psrs us with nearly a column Of its pc.
culiar editorial logic and sarcasm, gar
nished with more capital letters than
we had til least idea could be found in
acountry printing Office. The Journal
says to us very rointedly and personal.
ly:
You are aiding in one Of the widest
freaks of madness, IL not dcvilishncss. the
world ever heard Of-tryihg to bring about
q social equality between two races which
God has made as distinct as the uncouth
MSS Is distinct from the symmetrical horse.
We beg leave to say to Our cotcmpo
rary that we have no wish, no power to
bring about "social equality between
any persons whatever, either white or
black. That is a matter Of personal
taste and convenience with which we
have no more desire to interfere than
we have to say whether the editor OF
the Journal shall be sprinkled as a
Presbyterian, immersed as n BAPTIST,
touched with holy water as a Catholic,
or circumcised as a Hebrew, Political
and civil equality no more signify 30
cial equality than turkey signifies an
eagle. BY the way, it may he modes,
ty for the editor Of the Journal to
speak oran ass as "uncoutll,' but we
would like to know what right lie has
TO ridiculc any of Gods creatures as
mcoutli, since they were all created in
infinite wisdom, and cannot be improv
cd by the suggestions and criticisms Of
the Winchester Home journal. A wri'
ter who is 50 irrcvcrent ia sadly in want
Of symmetrical brain.
Tho above We take from the Nash
vile Press md Times. We pass by
the editors irrelevant remarks about
capital letters by saying that we think
We know as much when, where, and
how to use, and the Office of, n capital
letter as the critic knows, and are ready
at all times to defend the assertion
And we think our country printing Of
fee can turn out as good, and neat a
job Of printing as his city office, albeit
he has the advantage Of another sort of
capital wrung by legal robbery from
the county papers and the pcoplcin his
Congressional district who happen to
be too honest to acknowledge Jacobin-
ism.
But the editor says he has no wish to
bring about social equality between
any persons whatever, either white or
black !" that it sis a matter of person
al taste and convenience with which
he does not desire to interIere--that
political and civil equality no more, sig,
nifty social equality than turkey signi
iics an eagle"
Now, let us see in the abstract he
js right about the Specification ofterms.
But suppose there are 10000 negroes
in this county Of Franklin who can
vote, and 5000 whites who can vote al
NO. The majority rulc-make laws,
&c. Cannot the 10000 make laws to
place the 5000 completely under their
control? Would not Social Equality
become n dependant upon Negro viii,
or Negro Capricc3 What chance out.
side of open rebellion would there be
for a white man if the negro should de-
sire to force Social Equality. just as
they are trying to do in the State Of
Virginia, and other States by forcing
mixed schools, and just as your party
has done in forcing white men to ride
with negroes on the cars in this State?
Now, sir, whether you desire 10 bring
about Social Equality or not, you are
doing it. In the first place, you have
aided in preventing Political Equality,
30 far as the whites are concerned, for
there arc $4,000 white men in this State.
and 1000 in this county, who are not
allowed to veterinary of them men
who never were in the army, some Of
them 10 years o fage. These men are
forced to obey laws made by a few
Radicals and q host of Negroes. They
think that II a negro is qualified for the
exercise Of the elective franchise he is
qualified to he received into the courtc.
sizes of o life. Do your If so, do
you practice your profession We
tell you sir,w do think every Radical,
to be consistent, ought to contend for
the parlor door to be opened that good
looking and honest negro boys might
court and enjoy the society Of their
daughters. W. do not say this to be
ofsnsive-it is an honest conclusion
drawn from premises given by your
own party.
But as to Political Equality, ut least
the sort Of Political Equality We have
10 Tennessee, not bringing about So.
eial Equality il VIC submit, it is as plain
- that one and two make three. It Is
one OF those self.evident things spoken
of by Locke. There is no use in re-
ducing our thoughts upon this subject
to q s~yllogism no use of clogging the
mind with links in Aristotle's chain Of
Reason in order to dednce a conclu
sion to be arrived at far quicker
through the exercise of the five senses
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