The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-22

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Brown and ex PrcsIden! Johnson mas
assumed p personal aspect. But they
arc both intellectual giants, able TO
c,ht chair our Lot,,.s Tn his snecch
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III HaSe''S' wv n'0"" "'r"' ~,
the statements OF MI J"Anso"' 0'o
substantially os follows.
The controversy, if one shall eusuc,
has not been provoked by me. But |
hopI 10 the doctrine of the right Of self
defense, There is no man in this land
50 high, or so preteutious, as to claim
with impunity the right to SANDER M
other. in what | shall say, however,
let it be understood that | speak for no
party. faction or individual, and no
one but myself is responsible for NY
%utteranccs.
Ny. johnson Y Why. Jno c.
Brown never drew a democratic breath
IN his life. Before the var he was a
Whir.'
1t IS true / was q whig. rs al hon
orable follower Of the fortunes Of that
Grand and glorious old party, | batt!cd
for the flag until it was rurled. | never
deserted it in the hour of its gloom,
cluug TO it last hopes Of success as
a child clinrs with fond affection
around the pillow Of its dying mother
No dazzling prize, offered by a domi
nant sectional party, at war with con
stitutional liberty, did. or could have
iured me from my party allegiance to
my political faith, whether planted by
the teachings OF a Webster, Clay, OF
Bel, or other great lights OF the whie
party, or grounded upon doctrines
, cnuuciatcd by Jefferson, Jackson Oh
Polk, or other grcut leaders of tht
democratic party.
] stood bv the whig party, the party
Of my fathers, until its fortunes went
down, and in the memorable c0ntes'
Of 1860 | was the humble champion o
the Bel and Everett ticket. fer The
preservation Of the union Of the States
and the integrity Of TIE Constitution
rs it came from the hands Of its ma
lcrs. If to have been a Wing is dis
crcditahlc, then | am under the ban
| cherish none Of those old party an
tagOHisms. ! have rs much respect
for the man who was anti war demo
crat as one who was a whig, and would
support him as checrfuIly Tor office,
Mr.. JohnsOn'6 standard Of democracy
is not he acknowledged measure OF
party merit among democrats Of this
day. Bylhis rule, perhaps, | am moi
a democrat, He regards no one as en-
titled TO the appcllali0n who was moi
a democrat from his cradle, and it may
he that very few Of that class cOult
place themselves within the pale, &C
cording to lis conception Of party
merit.
If to have suspended the writ o.
habeas corpus, to execute the findings
of an unlawful military court, in {
time Of profound peace, when the
uuitcd States Government had more
than 100000 men under arms, without
IN organized battalion or squadron
confronting her; if to have aided in
levyjng II tax of 3 cents per pound up
on cotton, the chief source Of revenue
10 the South, to the exclusion of a!
farm products Of the north and west
if 30 have DESTROYED State govern
mcnts, to bring them into new life
upon a minority vote, and upon the
most degrading and humiliating con.
d]jlious, with the self assumed power
of a purple clothed Emperor, without
the warrant Of law and in fragrant de
fancc Of the Constitution if,o have
added SJL.OOO,OUO in cold TO Che yearly
expenses of the Government. by con.
yerting n non interest bearing debt
and n currency interest bearing debt
Into one bearing gold Interest;
Tito haze issucd thousands Of par
dons with a view of holding the sub
jccls Of them to lie my personal and 30
litical fortunes.
If to lave beer elevated by success
siyc stems TO the prvud position of the
Presidency, through the Instrumental
ty of party conventions and machinery,
and then with an ingratitude without
precedent, dcnouucc both the system
and the party, because no longer its
lnyoritc:
If to have aided both as a citizen and
An executive in making a State debt to