The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-24

How IS THIs.-One Of the government
officers Yesterday informed us that he tx
nected to institute criminal proceeding
tn the Federal Court again ST. certain tele
nr,n NH GENERATORS on the line between herr
ssnI Chattanooga During the last few
Jnvs messages in relation TO government
hnsinrss sent over the lines have been
mnde known to parties who thereby were
on,hled to defeat its object. The com
nI,int i founded on the fact that message
IF ingruction for officers to arrest parli"'
and make seizure of Illicit whisky, etc.
have been intercepted at DeclIcrd AMI
othrr points. ami the parties accused in
formed, We expect to hear OF II llvriy
time. and do not doubt that the operators
who have been guilty OF this breach OF
confidence will be properly ENJOY and
dealt with "a the law permits. III ina De
noveypr. that somc outside fellow mas
heen tuppiug the lines. as one or John
Morran's men did during The war.
We take the above from the Nashville
Union and American of last Sunday a
COPY of said paper having. by accident
fallen into our hands. [N'importe. but we
wonld state that the Home Journal does
not exchange with either of the Nashville
napers, and never intends to 10 so. 80 lar
az ne are concerned . Barkis Is willin y
to an eternal separation from theni' ana
so should be every other country newspa-
uer editor who has a spark of pride lett III
his hosom.l But the article we qnotc
above does great injustice to Mr.. Joseph
-l.,l ,,Al uilptnVpr NAV he
orr regret tl.at the Union and American
should have been so silly and so disconr-
teens TO oil the tlmr-honnred usageS-edl-
,ori,l ~ to net us it did in the matter OF
exchange with country cousins we
should be 10th to believe it would i'llo" us
columns TO maintain. by silence. Il charge
inadvertently printed. perhaps in It, col
nmns. Mr.. Carter, the Railroad Agel
and Tclegraphic Operator at Decl'erd' Is 1"
gentleman well known. having been rear
ed in this county. And his character Is
unimpeachable. NO man who knows ANN
wou,l believe that he could he guilty OF
allowing dispatches to be intercepted III
his oai.o in order to defeat the ends OF
civil law. be it never so tinct're" WIN
military tyranny and Grant uS'lrpatioh'
Wa will ycnture to ASSET that Mr. carter
Is thousand fold more innocent OF W'ohE
than the person who caused the para2ral''
above to be printed is innocent OF "a" m
tent. and if Mr.. Carter will investigate the
matter we believe he will lind malice near
home making an instrument OF lincolnshire
rate locnlism abroad to effect its object
However, it may be, we think the 'n'o"
and American should and will give Tue
name of the government officer WHO
thus screens himself behind IL newspaper
local item. If Mr.. Carter. WHO cerI''l'!
is ~resnon.ible tor the management OF tile
te~leurapLic office ut Dechrrd' can ne
proven guilty of exposing teleGFap'''t
DISPATCHES tor sinister purposes. VIII! h"'
CHARGE him over Il responsible lall?' q
that lie may defend himself! why o'a'
out inuento? Why not 90 OH with fe'e-
raj Court proceedings, ard prove the man
guilty before aspersing his character III Il
manner too public to be courteous ore'e'
i%ustifiable? The whole matter ,ee'nS US
a covert attack upon Il man the prosecutor
isunwilling to face. Ne shall see.