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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
The Failure in Connecticut.

The reason why Connecticut disap-
pointed the expectations OF the De
mocracy throughout the country is
thus explained by the New York Day
Book: "There were only ABOUT a
thousand negroes TO vote in that State,
and had the Democratic party openly
declared that it was q White Mans
Party, and eschewed all affiliations
with negroes, we have no doubt that
from two thousand to two thousand
five hundred white men, who have here
toforc voted with the Mongrels, would
either have. stayed at home on election
day or voted the Democratic ticket.
1t is only a few years ago that, on a
very small vote, negro suffrage was
negatived by a majority Of seven thous,
and Al that State. We have not the
slightest doubt that, had the Democra-
cy Of Connecticut planted itself square
ly on the white platform, they would
have carried the State with q sweeping
majority, which would have elected
every Congressman, and carried both
branches Of the Legislature. A month
ago an old live Democrat from Fair
fcll county wrote us that he found
precious little pure and honest de-
mocracy in this campaign, and, to tell
the truth. | do not care much how the
thing goes And another wrote us
Don't bet on Connecticut. Our lead
ers arc recently bidding for negro
votes, but the whole State knows it,
and it will come mighty near to defeat.
ing u.s. The simple truth is. that it
was the negro in the Democratic fence
which prevented the party from more
than repeating the proud triumph in
New Hampshire"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
Fundamental Principles OF the
Democratic Party.

ReSolrei. That the people Of the several
States. composing these United states, are
united rs parties TO a constitutional Com
pact. TO which the people of each State ac'
cedcd rs u separate Sovereign community
each binding Itself by IL, own PARTICULAR
ratification: and that the Union, OF which
the said Compact Is the bond. Is = onion
Lavtcn ne .Sn1teS mljtyiug the same.
Resolved. That the pcop'c OF the several
States. thus united by The Constitutional
Compact. in iurmir = that instrument, and
In creating nCcncral Government to carry
into effect iac objects for which they were
formed. delegated To that Government, for
thai purpose. certain definite powers, 10 be
exercised jointly, rcscrying, at the same
time,'cach state to Itself. the fcsidtlarE
mass Of powers. to be exercised by It's "
separate Government and that whenever
the General Government assumes the cX-
crcisc of powers not delegated by the Com
pact. it, acts are unauthorized, and are OF
no effect; and that the same Government
is not made the final judge OF the power
DELEGATED TO il. since thai would make It's
discretion. and not the Constitution, the
measure Of its powers; but that, ne in All
other cases of Compact among sovereign
parties, without amy common Judge. cnch
las an equal right to judge Tor Itself rs
well of the intractiOn rs OF Tie modc ana
measure OF redress.
Resolved. That the assertions, that the
people of these United States. taken col
icctivcly as individuals, are now. or ever
have been. united on the principle OF the
social compact, and, rs such are now
formed into one nation or people. or lhal
they have ever been so united III any one
stanc'u If their political existence; that the
people Of the several Statcs composing the
Union have not, as members thereof. re
tanned their Sovereignty that the allcgi-
aucc of their citizens has been transferred
TO nIc General Government; that they
have parted with the right Of Furnishing
treason through their respective state
Governments: and that they have not the
right OF Judging IN The last resort H. TO the
extent Of the powers reserved, ana, OF con
sequence. Of those dclcgatrd,-lrc not only
without foundation in truth, but are con-
trary to the most certain and plain hi-tor-
zeal facts, and the c%lcarcsl deductions OF
reason: and that all exercise Of power on
the part Of the Federal Government, or
any Of its departments, claiming authority
from such erroneous assumptions, must OF
necessity be uncOnstitutional,-mls tend,
directly and inevitably. TO Stbycrt the
Sovereignty ,4 the States, to destroy the
Federal character Of the Union, and to
rear on its ruins a consolidated Govern
mcnt, without Constitutional check or linn
itation, and which must necessarily tcrmi-
nate in the loss Of liberty itself.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
THE KUKLUX lNFAMY.
Passage of taic Kuklux Bin by
the Senate. q.
All NcighbOrs to n Kukluxal In
jurcd One arc Liable 10 HIM
for Damages.

A special dispatch to the Louisville
Courier journal from Washington,
dated April II, SAYS; The result in the
Senate on the Kuklux bill has sur
prised even its most ardent friends,
Not only were all the judiciary Com
mittcc's amendments adopted on the
final vote this evening, but two others
very radical in their nature were pro-
posed aud agreed TO, One Of these
gives any person w,o establishes legal
~ the fact that he Las been injured in
person or property by the kukluX the
right OF reclamation on the property
Of Others in the county in which he
lives. The other strikes out the sec
ton Of the House bill which abolished
the iron clad oath for jurors. The ell
feet Of this is to deprive nearly every
white man in the South Of the right to
set on a jury on 4 Federal case. Inc
House bill, it will be remembered, pro-
posed merely to exact an oath OF the
Juror that he had not participated IN
n Of the so.cal!cd outragcs. The
suspcnsion of the writ ~ofhabcas corpus
BY the President is virtually extended
beyond the Presidential election. The
bill is far more stringent than when
originally reported, and quite a mum
Der Of rcpublican members declare That
the course Of the Senate will not be in
dorscd by the House, It's understood
that Acknowledgement Alderman, with
the approval Of the President, suggest
ed the new and extraordinary modlIlca-
tons accepted by the Senate in the
final vote. The yeas were 40, and the
nays 10. Messrs. Hill, schurz, Rob
crtson, Trumbull and Upton voted
with the Democrats against it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

General Forrest has been re. elected
President of the Selma, Marion ant
Memphis Railroad. The Selma Times
is responsible for the following:
"a few days ago n gentleman who
was opposed to the enterprise was con,
versing with an old lady in relation to
it, and wds using every argument in his
power to convince the old lady that
his position was correct, but to NO
purpose. She freed him upon every
point. WELL said the gentleman,
there is one thing you must admit, and
that is that Forrest is no christian, and
can't go to heaven The old lady
paused a moment, and replied: well,
he may not be a christian, but, sir, if
he once sets his head upon heaven, all
hell can't keep him back"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
AFFECTING seem 4,
A Judge Sentences an Old school,
mate To he Hanged.

From the Memphis Suns account OF the
sentence of the Cuba murdcrers.l
Judge Flippin then spoke as follows:
" Samuel II. Postoa, this is one of the
saddcst c,as of my life, Our parents
and their children knew each other.
We grew up together, went to the same
school, the same church, and played on
hill and in valley the same inroccnt
games in boyhood. Years have passed
since then. Our roads in life have Gi'
verged. You now stand convicted OF
a great, q capital crime, and |, as the
| minister Of the law, have imposed upon
me the painful duty Of passing upon
O the sentence Of death. Were it
consistent with my official duties, l
. would that this cup could pass from
me- But | cannot now shrink from
the performance Of this sad Official re-
ouirement. and must not, and will not,
in the future, though other victims
may fall. to avenge II violated law. 1t
is, therefore, the sentence of the court
that you be remanded to the county
Jail Of Shelby county, the place from
whence you came, 70 be thereby Sc
curcly kept until Friday, the Goth day
of May next, when you will be taken
by the Sheriff Of county, between the
! hours Of 10 A. NJ. and 3 p. NJ, within
one mile and a half Of the courthouse
of said county, and then to he hanged
by the neck until you arc dead, and
may God have mercy on your soul"
When Poston was, called, both the
Judge and PostOn was very much
moved. Poston shook like an aspen
leaf, and had to grasp a chair for sup
port. At the conclusion Of the sch
tcnce, Judge Flippin was in tears, as
was also nearly al! the large crowd
gathered there. 1t was a most affect
inc scene, and will ever be remembered
by those who witnessed it. 1t was Il
surprise to all to know the relation that
had existed in early childhood between
Judge Flippin and Poston, and it must
have indeed been q sad thing for
Judge Flippin to consisn to death the
playmate of his early boyAood days.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The contract to furnish artificial legs
to mutilated Virginia soldiers, has
been awarded by the Governor and
other officers to an ex Confederate sci
dier, who, it is said, was the first to
lose a leg in the 1t was shot away
at the battle of P%hillipri, June 3, 1861,
and nine years ago he invented an ar
Jificial limb to meet his own necessi-
ties. There are two or three hundred
persons in the State who will receive
the benefit of the act under which this
contract is awarded.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
Court of Franklin Gu
Dan Lenehan, ct. ais, VS. Parks, ct ais,
Petition to sell Land.]

Upon motion, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court that p. II. Parks
and Wife Levina, and Richard w. Joseph
A., and VIM. Featherston, all minors and
residents of the State of South Carolina,
heirs of Richard Featherston, Jr, deed,
are noy-residents Of the State of TennCs'
see, so that the ordinary process Of law
cannot be served upon them.
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made for four consecutive weeks in the
Home Journal, a newspaper published in
Winchester, requiring said NONRESIDENT
defendant to appear on or before the Is!
Monday in May, lS71, to plead answeror
demur to said Petition, Orthe same will be
taken for confessed, and set for hearinse X
parte us to them. This March 20, ISL.
GLEN. ARLEDGE, Clerk.
mar23-4t 81 80
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
In Chancery at Winchester
5. Cauvin & Co. VS. d. E. Davenport, eta

S. Cauvin & Co. VS. d. E. Davenport etal'
Upon motion, and it appearing to TN
Clerk Il Master, from a Bill of Complain
in the above cause, which is sworn 10
that the defendant,-D. f. Davenport
lisa non-residents of the State of Tennessee
so that the ordinary process ofthe law caa
not be served upon him. g..
1t is therefore ordered that pu6llcatlUl
be made for four consecutive week, Ill Tue
Home Journal, Il newspaper published III
Winchester, Franklin county, Tennessee
requiring said.non-resident defendant -
appear on or before the next term Oh le
Chancery Court, to be held for the count!
of Franklin, at the Courthouse in VIII,
chester, Tenn, on the 4th Monday in J',e
next, and plead, answer or dsIn sn ~ ~
compliments bill, or the same will be u.
ken for confessed, and set for hearing "a
parte as to him. i.
Witness my hand, at Office, this 18th DAY
of March, 1871. sy
mar23-4t 81 80
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
THOMAS r.. MARSHALL.
How He Made a Large Number of
Votes During q Political
Canvass.
From the Louisville Courier

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.]
The order and rapidity with which
the Presbytcry dispatched the business
Of the session just closed, recalls an
anccdote Of Tom. Marshall which, we
believe, has never been in print. Du-
ring a warm political campaign, before
the war, Mr.. Marshall went to the
highly moral and ~populous county OF
Clarke to address the citizens at the
court. house in Winchester, He was
aware that lie had to address q most
moral, religious community, every
member of which, almost without eX-
ception, belonged to one or the other
Of the denominations; and his adver'
sary was himself q strict "church mem.
ber." And to add to his embarrass.
ment the churches we're about equally
divided, and he himself was known to
be not remarkably pious. How to
praise all and offend none, was n task
that only his genius was equal TO, and
he wound up q long speech with the
following characteristic "electioneering
dodge"
Fellow. citizens" said he, "my com
petitor is an honored member of the
%church-would to heaven | could say
as much for myself. There are some
who object to my religion, although
and | am sorry to say it, | have not
enough Of that article to complain Of
1t is difficult, while | admire all chris
tan men and women, to make up my
own mind as to the comparative vir'
tues Of the different denominations
and perhaps, more than anything else,
this fact has prevented me from asso-
cidting directly with any. | like them
= admire them all. If | had TO
frame Il new church, | should take
from component parts of each Of the
denominations. For instance, | should
select Presbyterian order, Baptist close
communion, Methodist zeal, and Camp
bellitc faith. and when | die, oh, when
l die, wouldn't | go kiting, to heaven in
a hand gallop"
1t is useless to add he carried the
county by q large majority.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-Thomas
McCullen, who said he would rather
rot in prison than pay a fine imposed
by Judge Ludlow for refusing to serve
on a jury with colored men, has paid
the fine and is released. His counsel
had attempted to obtain his release by
habeas corpus, but Judge Sharp
wood would not grant the writ, on the
ground that he had no jurisdiction.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

By virtue of a decree Of the ChahGeli,
Court of Franklin county, Scnnessee' neiu
at Winchester. pronounced ut the NOve'n,
Der Special Term. 1870, in the caus siI II
John Young VS. j, II. Banks, ct ais | T' a.,
on Monday, the Sth day OF May ls'l ,oTi
the Courthouse door In Winchester s"t II
to the highest bidder for cash, the lrag.m
land Of about forty acres, which !: li LII.
fully described in the pleading; IN , ,h;;
cause. Witness my hand. at oillcei 'H''
April g., 1871. I. II. flNV Master.
aprl3-4w So 60 CLERK /" 'n""
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The torch light procession Of the
Kansas City Democracy took place
last Monday. The Kansas City Times
at the end of a long article descrip.
tive of the event, says: Not since
the last Presidential campaign has
Kansas City seen such a procession.
The enthusiasm which greeted its APP
pearance along the entire route was
only such as trecmen, in the full eXer-
else of their lately attained rights,
could give it. All hail, Democratic
principles
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

A boy in Algiers, a suburb of New
Orleans, La, swallowed a crystal mar
BILE which lodged in his throat. The
Surgeon in attendance made several
attempts to dislodge the obstruction,
and after a desperate effort finally sue.
ceeded. Several minutes elapsed,
however, before the child could be
brought to life again by introducing
air into his lungs by means of a cath
eter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The Southern Radical candidates foI
the Radical nomination for Vice-Presi
dent on the ticket with U. S Grant are
Governor Alcorn, OF Mississippi ex'
Governor Clayton, of Arkansas Hor
ace Maynard, of Tennessee; cx-Gov
ernor Orr, Of South Carolina; Cover
nor Bullock, Of Georgia, and -ex-Sen
ator Reyels.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The London Cosmopolitan proposes
the following marriage vow for Its la
dy readers, when occasion requires {:
IL will continue to love my husband
go long as he Is lovable, honor him SO
long as he remains honorable, and
obey him SO long as his commands
are lust and reasonable"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The New York Day. Book says,
"Grant will seat himself permanently
as a Dictator of this nation" fhe at
tempts to do this, VIC shall have to re.
mind him Of the man at Athens, who
sat SO long on q seat that he grew to
it, and when Hercules pulled him of,
he left all the sitting part of the man
behind him.-[American Citizen.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

Here is n case for the encouragement
of Rector Cheney: Bishop Colenso
p~refaces the reading of the creed with
the declaration that he does not believe
it, but reads it as an officer of the
Queen.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

LONDON, April IA dispatch from
Paris, dated yesterday, states that
twelve shells have been fired into Paris
and caused great damage. The ehells
are continuing to fall, and it is reckon
ed that house property to the value of
two millions francs has been destroy
ed already.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

Thc Mobile (Ala.) Tribune is re-
spensible for the following: "a very
nice young gentleman, whose name we
do not deem necessary to ventilate, re-
Gently invested q small sun in chick.
ems, which he undertook to take home
on the Dauphin street cars After
proceeding a short distance the at
tention of all the passengers, a large
proportion of whom were ladies', was
called to him by II Of his purchases
raising q loud and continued. cackle,
In vain he tried to quiet the bird; the
ladies' Uttered and pulled down their
walls the gentlemen on board 'haw
hawcd,' and our young friend, in his
ignorance of the situation,' the cyno.
sure of all eyes, cast q look into his
lap, and, behold, there was an egg.
He Immediately quit the car, and pur.
sued his way home ward on foot. I'm
aginc his 'pheelings.'"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

John Cochrane, who is good Rcpub.
lican authority, says that the Collec.
tor of Customs and the Surveyor OF
the port, of New York, have each
been known to receive 100000 n year
from their Offices.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

A d~efalcation of ninety three thous-
and dollars in the State treasury OF
West Virginia has just been brought
to light, as one Of the GROWING glo
ries of Radical rule in that State.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

Henry Ward Beccher, in n recent
lecture, said: "If n newspaper writer
be faithful to his trust, honest, fear
less and independent, he must MAKE
enemies, and powerful ones"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The Chicago grand jury has indicted
the proprietors of all the daily papers
in the city save the Post, for adver
Using a grand gift concern by the Mil.
waukee Musical Society.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The last issue Of the Paris 1ute,,,
gencer contains the valedictory Of ~,
late editor and proprietor, Mr., W W y
Handy. Dr. r. NJ. Dickinson and Mr. y
W. s.. Halshouser are the new MO-,
tors, the former gentleman oceunr,",
the editorial chair, HANDY wac .
liant gentleman, and we shall miss h I~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

Governor English, of Connecticut
in a recent conversation with q CORES.
pondeut of the New York Sun, sale
that 1.-THE idea of taxing the people tc
pay the National debt at once was pre-,
postcrous and uncomfortable. 1t was {
very nice thing to report 4 reduction
of the debt to the amount of a few mil,
lions every month, but what did that
amount to, and how was it effected
With q debt of $500, 000, 900, a reduc.
ton of q few millions q month is a
mere bagatcllc, while the imposition OF
the taxes necessary TO produce that re-
suit keeps the people poor and embar.
rasscs ever! industry in the land. He
was not opposed to a gradual extinc-
ton of the debt, but he thought that
should not be the primary subject OF
taxation"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

Mechanics say that there never was
before so much work in Richmond as
now. Building is going on in every
direction.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

General Butler says sit does not
hurt him to be called q damned scoun.
drel.'" 1t seems to hurt him quite as
little to be one.-[Courier. Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

Five hundred thousand people are
said to have left Paris since the com
mcncemcnt Of the civil war in France.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The Mobile Register has a new dress,
and presents a very smiling appearance.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

The Know Nothing element !. ~
strong in the Radical party. o 's,!
the other day a proposition W., 0uly
ted down in the "loir" LeaId.tn.'0'.
Rhode Island to allow naturuli,.d - or
eigners to vote without a n'0''
qualification. A poor fsteisp. Spss'y
not vote in Radical Rhode I., sAu
though the poor negro can.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

J.. MILLER
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20
Chancery Sale.

IL. IL. INV
mar23-4t 81 80
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-20

Modification of the Annual Billion Dollar Pro
tcctiyc Taril Robbery,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-06

OBITrARY.--Died in New York city, Feb.
Goth. 1871, JoHN BUEcHrLL aged 4s years.
The subject Of this sketch was well known
throughout the oil region, baviog been Pres
ident Of The United States Petroleum Com
pany Of n. Y, from the time of its orgsni.
zation, during the oil excitement at Plumer
and Piihols In lS6i-65. down to the time of
q like excitement in Peasautville. Unsel-
fish and unassnmipg ia bis manner, and
ever read y TO assist the unfortunate Or
needy, be made hosts of friends who will
every keep the memory of his kind acts 10
view and strive to emulate bis example. He
not only always stood ready TO give young
men about starting in lie the benefit of h's
own experience, but il needed rendered lib
eral pecuniary aid, as many can testify to.
Peace to his ashes.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-06

PHILADELPHIA & Ellie r. R.--Tbe report
of tbe Phla. & Erie R. r., for 1870 shows
that the.esrnings during the year) were 49,
l44. 044, aud the expenses $2.577,72 Ieav
ing as the net proceeds S566,3l6 The
earnings 10 500 were So, Is5, ,997, showing
a decrease iu 1870 Of AZ: 625, which is at
lributed to the low ratios compelled by the
competition of the Erie road. The total
sonage ia 1870 was 3l2.l56 more than in
1869, and The total number of passengers
shows an excess over the previous year of
IS, l49. Taking the interest of the funded
debt, Logo, ,436, aud the sum due on con-
ssruct;on account, $34O,73l, the road has
fallen short, S2Cs,s3 of paying expenses
Arrangements have been made which are
expected to vastly Increase the business of
toe road, and it is not TO be doubted that
in few years it will yield fair
profit.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-06
The superin tendent of the First Divis-

The snperin tendent of the First Divis-
ion OF the A. u G. W. Ra ilroad, recently
discharged conductor who bad lost q limb
Ia the service of The company, and one ol
the best conductors on the road because hr
permitted an employee 10 ride without
paying. When asked as to bis reason for
doing this act, he said that one of the lead.
ing officials told him that in order. to be a
great man," be ''must be as mean as th.
devil and he wanted to be great" Poor
delnded cuss.