The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-04-02

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sequences what they may. We feel too
deeply the %grievous wrongs that have
been done US and our people to daily
any longer with men who seek to put
our God-givcn characteristics beneath
the fiat foot and long heel of the isnor
ant negro. God knows we mean to
to misroprcscnt nc man, and we want
no strifc--no i'll will. But look at the
ring. leaders Of this dro0e niger pro-
ccssion that comes forth at n little Sher
IFS election to insult our %peaccable cit
liens. Two Of thcm-Harry Jones and
John Kcnser-onc the drummer-anc
the other the iifcr--ono Of them with a
sword which he carries with him to the
Loyal League meetings both these
negroes are now in our Jail under q
charge of arson--trying to burn the
negro church in our town. Harry hau
been turned out Of his church twice, the
other are knoy, and can prove, to bea no
torious thief, for he was in our employ
two months or mOre--these negroes
were the hcad.m men, the ring leaders,
and with fife and drum were soaring
horses and teams. And why! do
any d~isrranchiscd man try to vote! DID
they Vote They tried to get certlil-
Gates. and some orthcm did-~mcn who
fought through the whole war IN the
Confederate or Patriot army. VIC
could name them if we desired to TO SO.
Then rot certificates, and most olthem
without taking any oath. We will not
stop now to investigate the reasons
why they got certiiicatcs--let that go
for another time, But no dislr"nchls-
cd man had v%otcd--thcn why should
the negroes insult us? We were and
are one of the djs!.anchiscd--so is our
mariner who never was in the Conied-
crate army, but workcd IN a rebel cWce
NJ n ,Journeymun, and has been refused
a certificate on these grounds. let,
VIC are taxed, and the negro Is not
We are not allowed to vote and the ne
gro is. Notwithstanding all this, We
must submit to insults from those ne
grocs! must cringc before Csurpation
and Despotism and if we dare object
we arc called "Rebcls." W. remember
to have rcud n speech Of Lord Byron
in the British Parliament, in II debate
on the motion for q Committee on the
Roman Catholic Claims, and in this
spcc,h the honorable gentleman and
poet told n story wherein q certain
drummer was called upon in the course
of duty to administer punishment to u
friend tied to the halbcrts. lie was or
dercd to fog high. and he did to fog
low, and he did to fog in the middle,
and he did--high, low, down the mid
die, and up again, but all in valn' the
patient continued his complaints with
the most provoking p%crtinacity, ana
would not be satisfied. At last the
drummer, exhausted and angry, flung
down his scourge, eXclalming "lhe
devil burn you! there's no pleasing you
flor were one wi ~ SO it is with us.
These cruel barbarians-tliat is Il mild
tcrm-hayc broken all their promises
to us, have logged us after S'lr arms
were surrendered, have laid on the lash
even more heavily when the WEAKNESS
which attends even barbarity should
have taught a little scntlencss' have
logged us high, low, in the middle, and
in every conceivable way insulted us
and if we dare object they cry out thai
we arc rebels and cannot be pleased
c..,,;vo ,ho i,f,mo,.
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ronr.t for , momcut tbe
,..m., h.or, maj, ,ook when they
...,L.un ,,,o wo, o,r india.
rm.,.om,ho pr;,ioh yolo thot
a.o1 ,ho Colouios without ALLOWING
,raa p-onroson,o,i,n Ns,e,, Nrvrnt!
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