The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-11-21
Oar Own Views

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The Mobile Register, Of tic I0,I
inst, contains a leading editorial j,
"hic' IN answer is made to the ar,u
ment OF the Missouri Republican tina
Ihe Liberal Rprormcrs broke down i,
then experiment when baltimore en-
dorsea Cincinnati, and proclaimed 10
1rec!"y, on 'hc 9th Of July. The Re
l'uhAran ; arpumrn, is that the Dem
ocrats Thereby checked the Liberal re-
volt in the Republican party and gay,
the GRANTEES the excuse to say. 'Ihi,
~ . Democratic dodge and the result
was an instantaneous dampcr To I'll,
instruction headed by Schurz, Trum
bull u Go, A splendid culogy, surely
says the Mobile Register, "to the loft,
patriotic principles Of the Republicans
who refused to join their creates
leaders in saving the country, bcruus,
they found that Democrats were {,
have u hand in tho job"
After answering most rorcthly som,
OF the Rcpuhiic,ns hyuorh.c.. H.,
Register proceeds, and most pertinent
~ we think. TO state the case as il
Slah"s. IL says:
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"Ihc real defeat in this election Is
Mt Of Mr.. Greeley; lis a defeat O.;
~Hrpablc.au principles, a defeat Of
'r"o government, Il defeat o~r"rrrouciii
Hion' between the States, Il defeat oi
integrity and responsibility in The AZ!
mlDlslrallon Of the Federal Govern
mc"t. And on the other hand it is the
triumph OF poWvr--thG power that j.
constituted ~ MONEY and IHyOnrt~
Inc vast Waiting vote Of the country
lrIj, Is II "l"ays docs, TO the strong
sId', ond the Grant men showed THAI
THEIRS vas me strong side ly the IN
srrupujuu, us" Of The swuld AN the
purse "l the nation J. was too much
!pr the virtue aud intelligence Of the
naliunj and where these are wanting
all pN"ItcitS admit that free institutions
are impossible, Liberty cannot SUI
|INr public corruption. oar OWE
opinion IS that the election on The ju
Oi NuvrInhcr wa, not nectlri to strike
the first OF mortal ..bloWs At Republican,
institutions III America. 1t was done
when 6UU,bUO dummies were admitted
to the freedom OF the ballot box. We
ray lhl', apart from the question OF
color. We speak only with reference
to the poisoning and destruction vt
the 'ulci.IGrncr and virtue wilhuu
Witch tree Suffrage is sham, aArIu>ion
and II snare. We have. seen that tie
wIrIdcd lay one party, an madr to Imw
its knee - nuUcl. And NIaIdv those
$4,000 Votes ra,t lost Tuesday rrIrr
HrntJ The uV QIMe GraHt pn,iy. Aud
II wuuII not hav, ait, red tnr mater.
on principle and il effect, ii instead o
admitting these hIlul Instrument, OF
power 10 suffrage, Com! rc,, lml pas,
I'd AN acl To allow Grant to start ia the
race with that Number o Iul!vts aIIral,
and stuffed in the ballot box. 1t isr',
Il question Of colpr, wr say, but of
deep, Sjolil ignorance and in~cnparity
for the duties to which they were rs.
si4ncl II these hlucks had been as
generally wrII informed on the matters
amt the issues Of the election rs the
whites. there had hrcn les, reason to
compIlju hut with rare exceptions.
the nrgruc, knew last rs lllic about
.thc object, AMI riI,c ; of their votes ~,
FsO many oxen or mules. Then. nm.
vrrsaI black slllrAyr literally nuisOreI
the stream OF liberty aud tree inrri.i
gent guvcrnm mt at its fountain. The
pcorIc lost conf hence and turned To
power in their dilemma. Just SO,
from the immemorial in the history OF
nations have lvIuntS m,.hc danger and
anarchy IN society in order to force
the people TO the protection Of the
power. Oar Republic is tar
travelled on this road, nuInow we have
before us, not X public or Cossar',
but Empire or Commune. Tue ri.hts
of .hc people in their local or.anizl.
tons have gone down VIII the ma.
hobs Of the country, the Individual
aud the great comlunirs
Of associated wealth, fare amy better
han the people have in their struggle.