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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-11
For the Home journal.
Reputation, or Grcenbacks.

Shall we repudiatc the public debt
Of the United States, or shall we pay il
oil in greenbacksp
These are the only ways in which We
can settle it, and | propose briefly t.
show that the people would be justi-
fable in adopting either course.
Let US look at the %greenback side Of
the question first.
The debt is now owe two billion dol
lars. The annual interest amounts 10
about one hundred and twenty million,
And the revenue raised BY the Federal
Government every year is about three
hundred million,
Now. suppose that the whole debt OF
two billion was paid OIL in greenback4.
and these g~reenhacks were made a le-
gal tender Tor all purposes, what would
be the RESULT We would save an
nually the one hundred and twenty
million in gold w now pay as interest
The owners Of the capital would be
compelled to paJ taxes upon ii, from
which it is now exempt. Prosperity
would abound upon every hand. The
same amount of revenu that is now
raised by the Federal Government
could then be raised with much less
difficulty. Economy in public expcn.
ditures would enable us to destroy At
least two hundred million dollars in
greenbacks annually. Treasury notes
would be equal if not superior in value
to gold, and hence gold and silver
would come again into circulation.
And in ten years the whole two billion
dollars OF. greenbacks would be taken
up in taxes and destroyed by the Gov
ernmcnt, leaving the people out OF
debt aud with no other money a legal
tender but gold and silver.
This is what the payment of the
bonds in greenbacks would do for the
nation.
And this is the reason why the
bondholders are opposed to the green
back policy. They know that a more
ingenious device has never been in
vented bv which to "fcrtilize the rich
mans field with the sweat OF the poor
mans brow" than that of an interest
bearing public debt. And they know
that the funding system is the goose
which lays the golden egg for them,
and for them alone.
But we insist that the people are an
der no moral nor legal obligation to
pay the bondhollers ANYTHING, because
the public debt of the United States
was contracted without constitutional
authority.
So fnr as our knowledge extends, no
one has evcr advocated reputation Of
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The Louisville Courier journal has
undertaken the difficult task Of being
the mouldcr Of public opinion for the
Southern Democracy, aud champion
inc the cause OF the bonded aristocracy
aud the National Bank system. in its
issue Of the 25th Of April it contains
over seven columns Of matter, in small
type, giving the biography Of Samuel
j. TilLcn, present Governor of New
York, and II lengthy editorial advoca
ting Governor Tilden as the most SUIT.
able candidate for President. We pre-.
diet that the Courier-Journa will eli
thcr have to surrender its claims to
ORGANISING Of Southern Democracy or
Samuel j. Tidcn, The people Of the
South are, en- moSse, opposed to Gov.
Tildcu's financial views, and no amount
of organ grinding or wlip-cracking
will bring Southern Democrats to
work plainly in such calling traces
The South has been brought to the
ragged edge OF poverty and ruin by IIs'
tcning to aud following after such dis
Interested patriots rs Governor lIlden
and the Courier journal. We don't
believe the rag baby Is quite lead yet
l.. s. Treasury notes are worth more
than silver, and Congress has the right
and the power to "cuin money and
regulate the value thereof" No sane
man will deny that Congress can coin
money out Of any kind Of metal and
put any value IN it they, in their wis
dom, may stamp on its face; and the
Supreme Court has decided that it can
authorize the issuance Of Treasury
notes, and make them legal tenders in
the payment Of all dues, and the poor
lOHlC W blI IIt VIZ w S'f'' W ''' N'''''
cannot convince us that the present
universal distress is not caused by the
contraction Of the volume Of our paper
currency. And we predict that if the
two parties each nominate a hard
money man for the Presidency, n new
party-the peoples party-will put
forward 4 man Independent of, and
who cannot be bought by, the bond
holders and National Banks. Gov,
TiIdcn and the Couricr-Journal, and
all of their sort, are working for The
objects and ends Of Grant, Bris.
and the Republican majority in
the Senate. We admit there is no
hope for financial relief rs long as
is in power and the Republicans
have n majority in the Senate, but it is
not very appropriate to be tantallzed
with the fact by n paper protesting to
be an organ Of the Democratic party
like the Courier-JOurnal
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the National debt upon tNi, ground
but, nevertheless, suppose wc examine
| the pOin: and see If there IS any thing
in IL,
It il true the Federal Constitution
says that COnglc,s shall have power
TO borrow money on the credit Of the
United Statcs,' Bat for what pur.
poscY To PROMOTE THE GENERAL VEL
FARE This was tho purpose, says
the preamble to the Constitution, for
which all the powers Of the Federal
Government were granted. Now, the
question is, Has this power been exer'
cised only for this urposcp Was 1t to
promote the general welfare that our
enormous National debt was created
NJ one can answer this question in the
affirmative, First. because the terms
" general welfare" comprehend the
welfare Of all the States in the Union
and secondly, because this money was
borrowed to enable the Federal Gov
crnmcnt to wage war upon the South
ern States-ridc rough shod over the
fundamental principles of the repre-
| sentative system Of government-put
| pIunder into the pockets of Federsl
Office holders-preserve the power OF
the Radical party-give the leading
capitalists Of the world perpetual
mortgage upon the property and labor
oil tie country-and place upon the
shoulders Of the people Il Stupendou7
funded debt, the greatest curse that
could bcfall n nation. These are tho
reasons why we know this money was
not borrowed to promote the genera
welfare. And iRasmuch as the Federal
Government had no authority to Dor
row money for any other purpose. w
are under no moral nor legal obllga
ton to pay the debt, and the bond
holders ere in no condition to complain
if we r~epudiate it.
Those persons who loaned thei
money to the Government were deal
ing with n SPECIAL agent whose power
were defined aud limited, and therefor
they were dealing with this agent a
their peril. 1t was their duty to hav,
known that whenever an agent exceed
the limit Of his authority the principo
is not bound. And that the borrowin,
of ovcr two billions of dollars for tn
purpose Of waging war upon the South
crn States was an unauthorized act o
the Federal Government, does not nd
init Of controversy. Upon five differ
cnt occasions the Convention OF l7S
refused to adopt II provision confer
ring upon the Federal Government thu
power to coerce Il State, and no sue
, provision can be found in the Fedora
Constitution. The fathers of the Re
public looked upon the exercise ,
such n power as incompatible with tn
< general welfare" aud hence they re
fused to confer it upon the Govern
ment. The so-callcd national debt
therefore, rests solely and cxclusivel,
upon usurpation; and in whatevc
shape the badges Of it present them
selves, whether as bonds, Nationa
bank notes, or grccnbacks, the people
are under no moral nor legal obliga.
ton to pay a dollar Of it. The bond
holders, however, have already gottci
in interest the amount they paid 70
the bonds, and population would be
Just and righteous measure.
j.. }. Il. Il.
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mcn-not office hunters, to be kept IN
rosilion by Federal bayoacts The
truth IL, the day Of hayoncte is fast
passing away As Hon. Ben Hill
suil We are in our fathers house,
and there VIC intend to remain" The
war has long been over, and the South
has been outragcously mNligned and
imposed upon ia the work Of recon
struclion, But time is setting all
even" and il u people in
county will only use u little
common sense and honest effort they
will soon behold prosperity and conn
drucc instead OF poverty and doubt
God has, it would seem, almost favored
ms, hut we must be true to ourselves
Let US encourage immigration, and
make an honest, liberal effort to be
what we deserve 10 bc-a happy, pos
porous people. We would like to say
more upon this poiat, bat time ana
space forbid.
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The Nashville American .

We have been receiving and reading
Tile American, published at Nashville,
aud can heartily commend it as a
Newspaper in the true sense Of the
term. The Daily has all the ASsocia-
ted Press Telegraph matter. both OF
the east and West, and all daily i'm,
portant foreign news. 1t is accurate
in Commercial and Financial reports
which are full to date in its Daily,
Semi Weekly aud Weekly editions. 1t
also has an Agricultural editor special
ly employed for that department, who
is DR., Lee, the most distinguished wri-
ter on these subjects, in the country,
making it equivalent to any Agricultu.
raj paper. 1t also contains a great a
Iiety Of Literary, general news and
miscellaneous matter, and is worth its
price in gold to any family or business
man. Address Tile American, Nash
vile, Tenn.
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in the United States, may 60 TO FIorI'
da. Those will do best in Florida
who have plenty Of money. Oranges
are the rage, but 1t takes n long time 20
got oranges, and it costs immensely to
nurse Il grove into bearing. Orange
growing is only an experiment. No
body knows for certain just the kind to
plant them in; and what is unfortu.
nate in Florida, where the best soil is,
IL is unhealthy and where IL Is healthy
the soil will not produce anything
without fertilization. This is not
stated in the newspapers AS far IA |
know, but after more than four hundred
miles OF travel in Florida, we conclu-
dcd that sweet potatoes are the ''chief
productions" that is, in the sense Of
beng most easily and most generally
grown. We should not know how to
get a living on Florida soil-such a
living rs a northern farmer would
want. Florida will do to spend the
winter in, if you get in n healthy place
it NAV do well for some to live in but
in either case it will take money.
| may say in a general way that the
South is no place for a poor man to
move to. The South is full Of poor
people now, and it will not help the
matter for more to 90 there. The
scale of prices for farm labor tells the
story-Ohio, $lS to $50 per month {;
kentucky, Sl2 to $l5; Tennessee, $40
to Sl2; southern Alabama, SO to $40;
Florida, Sc to IS. A nan who goes
south should he able to employ him
self and others. With five thousand
dollars at command, if he is careful to
find the right place to invest his money,
he may do well in the middle belt OF
the South. lie will hardly keep out OF
the hands of land agents, Of which the
! South is full, but he wants to give lit
tie heed, and should take time to study
+ the situation well for himself.
Let no northern man be deferred
from going South by the partlzan hut
4, and cry OF southern hate and intol
crance toward Yankees. This is on
, Of the devils own ISLANDERS. Nothing
promises so much immediate aid Il
the depressed South as the influx o
northern energy and northern capital
. This IS perfectly understood and treel..
acknowledged. Every intelligent per
{ son you meet, and all the leading jour
nails in the South, are vieing with on
another, each in his special way, t.
7 encourage immigration They do no
want northern politicians to com
down there and run their State an
municipal governments, but they d.
want working and business men iron
the North to settle among them. Al
I such are sure OF a cordial welcome.
am quite inclined to think that farmer
may do better to go South than to g
West; hence i send this brief state
ment, founded on personal observation
No one has employed the writer t.
say anything whatever concerning til
South or its people, and he has not thu
slightest interest except that Of having
the facts known.
J. S. PATTERSON,
Erie Co., Ohio.
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Most Of the counties in Tennessee
have already held meetings and APP
pointed delegates to the State Convcn-
ton TO meet in Nashville the 3lst inst
W. observe with delight that wherever
any opinion is expressed upon the Il
nancial question, 1t is for the substIln
lion Of grccnback currency in place o
national bank notes, and opposed to al
immediate resumption Of specie pay
mcnt.
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We were in New Orleans Il few days
ago, and silver halves, and quarters,
and dimes, were paid out freely By bus
mess men, but not n single business
mai failed to tell us. when we intcrro-
gated him, that it was q terrible au
guTy. This contraction, these bust
ness men said, will ruin the country.
And so it will. There is not specie
enough in the world to pay the debt OF
the United States, and this humbug
ging attempt at resumption is simply
to deludc the POOR people, and justify,
if possible, the kind love manifested
by Grant for his people, when he con-
scented to take S25, 600 additional pay
per annum, for his 80 called services as
President. A beautiful creature he is
TO talk about rctrcnchment! And yet,
80 stupclicd are the American people
with a maudlin worship OF military
glory, that a large number would read
lily support Grant for n third term.
And Grant Is n man who would not
hesitate to sell out his people, clock,
stock and barrel" if thereby he could
''fcather his own nest"
We tell you, NC are not prepared to
resume specie payment. The country
is on the verge of bankruptcy already,
md property is selling ut one fourth its
value under the Sherid's hammer, and
unless we can wipe out National banks
and get a greenback currency, the PEG
pie will have to r%cpudiatc, "nolens
volcns." We do verify believe that
the laboring people, under a policy OF
contraction now, would have zen times
more cause for rebellion :han any n
in the South had for rebellion in 1861.
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NlNClESIEE, TENNESSEE
REMEMBER,

That the Democracy Of Franklin
county are TO meet in Winchester,
Saturday, 27U inst, for the purpose OF
appointing delegates to the State Con
vcniion at Nashville, the 3lst inst, t.
select delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention in ST. Louis the 27tl
of jane, Every district IN Franklin
county ought to ut once appoint dele
oates to attend the Convention n
Winchester.
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al, X. b. gives us a very sensible
article tuis week upon the financial
question, aud we are inclined to think
that he makes some points which are
incontrovcrliblc. While w do not
say that we favor reputation, we vii
say that unless the bondholGcrs relax
from .hcir Shylock demand of the life
blood of the nation, the people, fro
whom all power cmenatcs, will show
their republican feeling by usingssthc
ballot box rs Il stone rather than "A TUT
OF grass,t to cocrce these naughty fellows
down from the apple tree they are
high up in. This apple tree is Amcri-
can Liberty, and the fruit. comes from
the sweat Of laboring millions. 1t
must not be stolen by bondhold,ng
rascals.
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In our paper this week viii! be found
m article headed Migrating to the
South" We take it from "The Guilt
vator and Country Gentleman" a pa.
per published at Albany. the capital of
New York. The writer is surely an
honest mar, for, as lie says in con
GLIDING his article, no M has employ
ed him to say, or not to say, anything
whatever concerning the South or its
people, and he has not the ~slightcs. in
ierest except that Of having the facts
known. Aud he boldly puts his name
TO bis article. We want the Home
journal readers to give attention to
this article. to the end that they may
awake to The necessity Of encouraging
immigration OF capital and worthy
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Our Constitution says that "All male
citizens OF this State owe the age OF
twenty one years, except such persons
NJ may be exempted by law on account
of age or other Iurrmily, shall be liza
Die to II poll tax Of not less than fifty
cents nor more Man onc dohor per an
num-" Upon what ground is ii, there.
fore, that State, county and municipal
corporations each impose a poll tax Of
one dOllnr2
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Prescrre UOUr healfh BOU,

TT'"'FT' UVHT WFHtFW WUW, TIHI
you may enjoy II happy old age. If you
have a slight cough. or cold, cure it imme-
diately-dOn't wait until your lungs are
damaged, but go Immediately to &. G..
Phillips Drug store and procure a bottle
OF that pure and good Medicinc Compound
Honey of Tar. IL never fails to cure
Coughs. Colds. Bronchitis. Asthma, and all
diseases ct the throat and lungs. Price.
cent, u OJJCle. oc2S-ly
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Non-R Resident Notice.
b. X. Duncan ct ais VS., NJ. V. Sharp and
others.

B. X. Duncan ct ais VS.. NJ. V. Sharp and
others.
Upon motion, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Clerk IL Master. from
compliments bill in above cause, which
is sworn to, that defendants. NJ. V. sharp,
George G. Sharp and Sarah f. Sharp, are
non-rcsidents of the State of Tennessee,
so that the ordinary process of the law
cannot be served upon them.
1t Is therefore ordered that publication
be made for four successive weeks in the
Home journal, published in winchester
Tenn. requiring said nonresident defends
ants 20 appear on or before the 4th Mon
day in June next, before the Chancrfy
Court ut Winchester, franklin county
Tenn. and plead, answer or drm,nr to
complainants' bill, or the same will be ta-
ken for confessed and set for hearing tA
parte as othem.
Witness my hand, at Office in Wincheo-
ter, Tenn, this April 10th. 1876.
L. IL. FINCH, c. NJ.
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D.. N. McCutcheon, Solicitor.
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lightning Lininent will cure that
dreadful disease that is destroying so ma
ny ofour most valuable Iorses-Epi4ootic.
Liniment will cure Rleuma-
tism. lightning Eminent will cure
Neuralgia. Lightning Imminent viii cure
Frosted Feet. Everybody who has Scots
can have n bottle Of Lightning Liniment.
For sale by G.. q. Phillips. oc2o-ly
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AS to Grunt's politics, he has none
His corrupt govcrnmcnt-his Babcocks
aud BcIknaps--wii! not be tolerated
longer by honest people, whether they
be Democrats or Republicans.
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MarneU House Shoe Store, Nash
vile. Tenn. 4. T.. winstead " Co. dealers
In Boots, Shoes. Hats. Valises. Travelling
Bags. DC, No. Z North Cherry street. OPP
posite the Maxwell House.
sH-Citizens OF Franklin county res
pccifully invited to call atd examine our
goods and prices. mar3O-2m
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Nom Resident Notice.
Alex. W. Best VS. Tennessee Coal & Rail-
road Company.

Alex. w. DeSL VS. lcIllCSScC NO6l ~ ltill-
road Company.
Original and Amended BILL
Upon motion, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of The Clerk Il Master, from
complainant's Original and Amended
Bill in above cause which is sworn to, that
the defendant, --Hollingsworth, is Il non
resident of the State OF Tennessee. SO tllat
the ordinary process of the law annot be
served upon him.
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made for four successive weeks in the
Home Journal. published in Winchester
Tennessee. requiring said non-rcsidcnJ
defendant to appear on or before the an
Monday in June next. before, the
Chancery Court ut Winchester, Tenn,
and plead, answer or demur to complain
ants bill. or the same will be taken for
confessed, and set for hearing eXpnrtc as
to him. Witness my hand. at office IN
Winchester. Tenn. this April 10th, 1876
r. II. FINCH, Z. 4. NJ.
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Brannan Il Hunt, Solicitors for com
p~la:nant.
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BARBERlNG.

r. A. STARKEY, with an experience
of twcnty-three years in his trade, invites
the custom Of all who want to be shaved,
shampooned, or to have their hair cut or
dressed in neat style at prices to suit the
times. .
cJg" Hair or whiskers dyed neatly and
well.
sY- Special contracts made with all
who wish to shave by the month.
sT- No credit. +. A. STARKEY,
Gets Winchester, Tenn (.
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Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks, OF indI~
ana, seems 10 be the choice OF lennes
gee FOR the next Presidency. We could
hardly select n bcttcr man.
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TERMS OF

Consultation free.
Prescription and medicine per month.
five dollars, in all chronic caSes-Cancers
and tumors excepted. Operations on eye,
&c, at rery lop rdteS. dec23
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The twaddlG about rcsumlng specie
payment is suprcmcly ridiculous we
couldn't resume il we wanted to.
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In Circuit Court at Winchester,
State of Tennessee.
Mollic Greer VS.. William Greer.

Mollic Greer VS.. William Greer.
Upon motion, and it appearing to thcH
satisfaction OF :the Clerk, from complain
ants petition in the above cause, which Is
sworn to, that the defendant is n non-rcSI-
dent Of the State of Tennessee. 50 that the
ordinary process Oflaw cannot be served
upon him.
1t is therefore ordered that publicafion
be made for four consecutive weeks ti'''
Home Journal. published in WInciicStcF'
Tenn. revuiring said nonresident TO al-
pear on or before the 18th Monday in may
next. before the Circuit Court ut Winclc',-
ter, Franklin county, Tennessee, and plclH'
answer or demur to complainants reI!-
tion, or the same will be taken iOT con-
fessed and set for hearing tx partc - 10
him. Witness my hand at office. rms
April 18th, 1876.
w. W. ESTILL. CLERK.
Williams, Metcalfe IL Martin, Solicitors
for complainant.
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TEAMS GOING PH.

TRAIN No. 3 connects at Decatur cost
and west with Memphis Il Charleston R
X; ut Birmingham with Alabama & Clint.
tanooga II Il; ut Calcra with Selma, Rome
Il Dalton II K; ut Montgomery with Wcs-
tern Il K (of Alabamu), Montgomery g.
Eufaula X II and Mobile Il Montgomery
Railroad.
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TRAIN No. 2 connects at Decatur with
NJ &CR II East and West; ut Nashville
with N, G q st Louis R'y ut Lebanon
Junction with Knoxville and Richmond
Branches; at Cincinnati Junction with
l., CAL II II for tie North and East; at
Louisville with u S Mail Boats for Gin.
cinnati and with o a. NJ R'y and j, NJ a |
Il r for the North, East and West.
TRAIN No. connects ut GLASGOW ZEN
to and from GLASGOW; at Cave City to and
from Mammoth Cave; mt Louisville with
l.. q l. Il II tor the North and East.
TRAIN No. 8 connects ut GLASGOW Jc'n
to and from GLASGOW ut Cave City to and
from Mammoth Cave; at Cincinnati jc'n
with J., G. a. l. r II for the North and l.n>t;
Mt Louisville with . Il NJ and j, NJ 4 r
X for the North, East and West, and with
u 5 Mail Line steamers for Cincinnati,
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To Farmers and Gardeners.
Sweet Potato Slips

Buy your Sweet Potato Slips, and
other plants, of A. j. Green IL Son,
Nashville, Tenn. This firm has been
in thebusiness eight years, and have
made an extensive reputation as gar
deners. Hand in your orders to j. NJ.
Hutchins. Winchester, who is their au.
thorized agent. Call at Mr.. Hutchins'
and see circular and price lists.