The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-09
Wednesday, Jan. Q, 1884.


We 'sFIo ~ 4" ''hN W. WV ''''''''
ola newspaper to devote, from ijmc,tu
time. q portion of the space in lis,pnb-
LEGATION to tie political tendencies Of
the day. II these tendencies are dan-
gcrous to public welfare it is his duty To-
expose the fact in the Dccarcsi ,an@naSo
at his command, for it is certainly he
yond question lial the Press !, the cxpu.
rcnt Of public opinion in this Iai d, an !
there is not a. newspaper which, II cd
tied with ordinary ability, has not more
or les unrucc upon tie minds Of It's
readers. If lis editor should he unable
10 explain the "iailh hat is in him y;
or, il he should lc too dull 10 hc able t.
convince, there can result 10 general
harm, lccarsc there mc'top many other
papers aide and quick 10 torplc any
fabric reared upon sundy foundations
Give us free press, free speech, and
liberty in religious and political opinion,
aud wc feel That the country will ever
he safe.
But, it is said that eternal vigilance is
tic price Of liberty, aud, in this c,nncc.
iloi wc haze before quoted the words
Of Junius HAT great, unknown author
Of Il series Of letters who, IN bis dcdi.
cation of them 10 the EnglnIl nation,
used the following words, familiar, per
haps, 10 most Of the Home Journal
readers, but which should he committed
t. memory By crcIy man who lives in
this land, for upon the ohscr; ancc Of
them depend cur liberties as 10 State
and Church. Junius cxhnris and con.
jurcs the English people in these words
"Ncvcr suffer an invasion of your po
lili,al constitution, However minute tic
instance may appear, to lass by with
on, u determined pcrscvcring rcsistantc
One precedent creates another. They
soon accumulate aud create law. VIVA,
yesterday was fact, to-day Is doctrine
Exampl les are supposed To justify the
most dangerous measures, and where
they d. not suit exactly the defect is
supplied by analogy" These are go-
rlous words, and, next 10 the American
Declaration Of Independence, deserve To
lc framed and hung in lhc palace Of
every king aud the hut Of every peas
ant Every voter should know them
by heart, and then, perhaps, We would
~, elect men To make laws for ~ III de.
iiancc Of them. Then, We would not he
80 often exercised about tie cncrcach.
mrnt OF Federal open STATE authority,
and laws as 10 what Il man should cat,
or drink, or wear
Bat, whittier are We drifting? With
Protection to lcw capitalists, nj the
expense Of the indifferent, or ignorant
consumer with Railroad Commissions
subvcrsiyc of vested rights with Fed.
cral interference in matters which be.
long to Tie state sirdiyi,uals cid
enough to manage their own concerns -I
whether wisely or not comes now Il
notice that "thc Postmaster General j.
preparing bill to be introduced IN
Congress to exclude from the pound
rate all newspapers publishing lottery
advertisements
Now, the State Of Louisiana has grant,
ed II charter to the Lottery which seems
to have 50 Gycrci.cd the Postmaster
General rs Ia induce him To- FORGET al
most all other business in his depart
meni in order 10 suppress something al
lowci and supported by II sovereign
State, and the drawings Of which are
under the personal supervision Of Gen
erals licaurcgard and Early, who test. !
fy ~ 10 the fairness thereof II the |
Lottery Is fraudulent, then let Louisiana
suppress it under the ample Iaw,pro-
Visions a'rcad Y cX,ant Eat ;hc Home
Journal, uninGucnccd by the small
amount i, gets fer publishing the ad.
vcrtisemcnt of the Lottery, Is influenced
by II careful regard for the principle in
volvcd, and is justly, We think, inccnscd
II, the alarming innovation of the rights
of IL State. Besides, it ia Islander up
on the form and spirit Of our Govern
mcnt to say that after We have sealed Il
letter toa lottery, or any other concern,
and pu: n stamp thereon, the Govern
ment nmy interfere MS to It's destination,
There is 10 treason in our act. The
most that can be said is that we are Il
.Ioof IN this sort Of gambling but. verify,
not much less Of II fool than many who
risk their money in trading The fact
IL, We think uurscIf too shrewd to be
dupcd by aay sort Of gambling, albeit
there are many who are successful. But
it is the principle The unwarrautcd in.
reference of Federal authority in this
rs in other matters, that has led us to
consult junius and write this article,
and unless Postmaster General Gresham |
~ lhterdicted we may soon expect to II
near OF his having IN agent in each
pS,ohice for the purpose of inspectinq,
al letters sent through the nuils. And
we are opposed to ihis seleconstitu,ed
projection over The moras and doinps
OF people who have right to do with
their money as they please, and in view
Of which the Home Journal has ever
been 0npnseI TO usnry laws laws MS rel.