The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-20
"Reminiscences of Winchester and
Franklin County.

exchanges have been summing up tht
most important events Of that period
and drawing comparisons between Tho
condition Of the United States ont
hundred years ago and their condition
nov. Aud the 9th of January, Just
past, has been seized upon ny TIC
Nashville American as the "anniVersa-
~ of one Of the most memorable days
in the history Of the Republic" and It
gives us a column and q half about the
great victory gained at New Orleans ny
Gen. jackson, and what was said by
u Nashville paper when the news oil
the great victory reached that city on
the l7.h Of January, l8l5-ni"e days
after the battle WAS fought.
And, wG thought that since rcininis'
cenccs were in order we would 'go
back on time n little--say thirty two
years, or so--and tell something about
Winchester and Franklin county, The
county was much larger then than now
in square miles, and Winchester was
not macA sma!lcr than now. The total
vote Of Franklin county in l843-
thirty three years ago, in the race for
| Governor, was l,d5G, Of which number
Jas. K, Polk (DclnOcrat, received
l,O39, and Jas. G. Jones (Whig,) re
cciycd AT. This heavy majority OF
the Democrats in our county was rarely
| ever reduced in all future elections
down to the late war. In '43 Jones
was elected Governor. Winchester
precinct gave him ll3, and 27G fol-
Polk Anderson's was the next lar
gcst voting place in the county, and
cast ia for Polk, and Is for Jones.
Owl Hollow VAS Wing by II majority,
| giving % for Polk and 43 for Jones.
North Salem gave 81 for each candi-
date. South Salem gave rs for Polk
aud 81 for Jones. ITockcrWllo was
third in strength, polling 98 for Polk
and 81 for Jones. Geo. W. Jones, Of
Lincoln, was elected TO represent US, in
Congress, over Mcdiuu9 A. Long, Of
Bedford. Wm. y. Ross, Of Lincoln,
defeated j. ID. Fletcher, OF Franklin.
for State Senate. Uaslep Garner was
elected TO represent US in the Lower
House. Miller Francis was our State
Treasurer, and be has left a large mum
Der Of descendants who will read this
sketch. John Tyler was our Prcsi-
dent, who, rs Vice President, had sue
ceeded VIM, Henry Harrison, who died
April 4th, l8ll.
Another thing Of interest to US now
is the Postal Law at the time We are
writing of, and if it were the law now
we guess that our clever p. NJ, Mr.. G..
G. Phillips, would feel like rcsignjng
"For single letters, any distance, not
exceeding 30 miles, 6 cents over 80
and not exceeding 50 miles. 10 cents
over so aud not exceeding 1870, ~
cents, over $50 and not exceeding
400, 1871 cents; over 400 miles, %
cents" There were no railroads and
telographg then, and there is no telling
what it would have cost to have sent
a letter to California, which We now
send for three cents. On the LIST day
Of July, 1915, new rates of postage
went into operation, under an Act OF
Congress, aud VIC extract as follows:
On LErTERs-Singlc, or any number
of pieces not exceeding half an ounce
weight, 300 miles or less, 5 cents IT,
over 300 miles, 10 cents. Drop
mot mailcd) 3 cents. For each
additional half ounce, or part thereof,
the same rate, or single postage is to
be added.
On Newspapers Of the size Of 1900
square inches or less, sent by editors
or publishers from their offices of pub
hcation, any distance not exceeding 30.
miles, free. Sent over 80 miles, and
not exceeding 100, ! cent over 100
miles, and out Of the State, ii cents.
All sizes over 1900 square inches, pos
tagc is the same AS pamphlets.
Pamphlets, Magazines, and pcriodi-
Gals, any distance, for one ounce or
less, each copy, 2 cents. Each oddi-
tional ounce or fractional part thereof,
IA cents.
On Circulars-Quarto post, single
cap, or paper not larger than single
cap, folded, directed, and unsealed, for
every sheet any distance, 2 cents.
And hero we find, too, the incipicncy
Of tho Money Order System, which is
such . great convenience at tbis day.
We quote:
"Rcmittanccs, of any sum not ex-
ceeling Ten Dollars at any one time,
may be made rs follows: A subscriber
ives tho printer, say two, five, or eight
dollars, which he wishes. to remit to
him. lie will pay this amount to the
postmaster in his own town, and take
his receipt for it as money paid him
the printers account. He will then
send that receipt enclosed in a letter to