The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

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We have rcGraincd from expressing
prcigr.ncc fog any man for the next
Presidency Of the "Unitad' States. We
want the Democracy to act in perfect
harmony, and have but little patience
with, or fait,. IN, the man who viii al.
low trivial objections to deter him from
joining heartily in a warfare agoinstthl
Tyyants and U5urpers who are raining
this whole land. Wccarc not whether
the opponent Of the Jacobin nominee
be Gated Il Democrat, Conservative, OF
anything else, as long as the issue Is
between the present Rump Congress
and adherence TO the Constitution. We
believe, however, that Democracy is Il
tide which has greater claims than any
other, because it embraces Il larger mum
Der Of those Who orc opposed to the
present mis-. rule of our Country 1t
was under the name ofDcinocracy that
all the late elections throughout the
North have been won. IL Is under the
zane OF Democracy that Ohio, and
New York, and Connecticut, and Mary
land, and Kentucky, and New jersey.
md Pennsylvania, and other States, will
condemn the outrageous and inlumalI
acts Of the present Star Chamber at
Washington, calling Itself Il Congress
Then, we favor Democracy rs tho better
Of all titles, and after success won I'm
der It's broad folds, will be time enough
TO squabIIc about names. Now, it cy-
or, there Is "nothing in u name
But VIC want q man whose record will
justify the people in placing him at the
helm Of government, and VIC arc willing
to trust any mar who has opposed JAG
obiaism, rather than emhNraas b.y luke
warmncss, or opposition, the success
of Democracy. We arc no advocate
Of policy. We like bold honesty, We
love such men as Pcndicton, Nal'an
digham, Seymour, ct ais, Of their mind
and record. Yet if We say we think
b Andrew johnson has exhibited broad
craftsmanship and bold determination
10 stand by the Cons;itution--that he
has dared to DO right when to have done
wrong presented more probability OF
earthly pla!c and p0wcr-wc may be
called apolitic person. Bat we deny
the charge, and assert ,hat We have just
MS much right TO prefer the charge
against obstinate admirers Of other
men. There be men in politics, ,jnSt as
there are in religion, who are fail Of
Observation-Disclosures, setting ITEMS Ives up
a. the Simon-purc standards Of all that
is true and perfect. With an inlatua'
ton as Wild as that OF Don QuiHotc.
and a discrimination as bloody rs that
w.
Of the followers Of MohMnmcd they
can brook no opposition to their pecu-
liar ideas. They look upon ali rs
wr,nn whose notions do not tally pre-
ciscly With their notions. Rather than
sacriice IN idea, or an opinion formed,
perhaps, under circumstances they new.
or clearly understood, they would sac
rifce the success Of a great cause
What would be thoushtif the devil
we're to succeed simply because of triy-
ial discussions between Methodists,
Presbytorians, and Baptisls! Radical
ism is a devil; u has been playing the
devil, and we are for n combination of
all good men, of every political faith,
in one solid phalanx against this devil
When the fire is ~cXtinguished will be
time sufficient to discuss tho internal
arrangements of The house. We want
Conservatives, Democrats, honest Re-
publicans-o to unite to save our
country. All these can unite upon An
drew Johnson, He can come nearer
uniting all the opponents OF Jacobin.
ism than any other man, according to
our thinking and the signs ofthc times.
Saw he has committed crrors--whO has
not :? We would that he were altogcth-
or like us in the South, except our
chains" But he opposed US when we
were engaged in war. In peace his
policy has been to restore and build up,
and to subordinate the military to the
civil law. If he is ambitious, what man
is not in some respect? If he wanted
to be an autocrat, why did he refuse the
power that o yindictiye Congress thrust
upon him under the Civil Rights Bill
Was that ambition7 Has he not shown,
rather, an ambition to govern accor-
ding to that sacred instrument which
guided Washington, Jefferson, Madl'
son aud their successors?
But, say some, Andrew Johnson is
hypocrits. He has done some good
things, bnt'le bad an object in view
What shaft nc think Of this prcsuhp-
tious aspersion of mans motives
What right have we to suspect that An
drew johnson had bad motives in do