The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-09-08

people Of this county would have been per |
mirted to assemble in convention, or asked /
to cooperate with party whose purpose It |
is to bring about reunion of all the States?
We do not hesitate to say that there is not |
an individual in this county so ignorant Of
the designs of such men as Stevens and Sum /
Der as would for a moment assert such a
thing. This being true, knowingly so, il is |
no wonder the people endorsed Andrew
johnson and his reorganization policy, even
though some features Of his policy. are not
as pleasing as we would have them The
best proof in the world that can be adduced
to show that in the good work lately put on
foot by the Philadelphia convention, lies our
only hope, Is the fact that the leaders of the
radical, free and equal negro party, call the
convention a rebel concern.
Ancient history tells Of a proud and am
bilious queen who, not satisfied with what
she had, called around her an immense army
and sailed forth to subdue the King of the
Indies When the queen had arrived on
the frontier Of the coveted land, she found,
to her astonishment, that her opponent had
confronted her with an army of elephants;
and on the back Of each was a trusty driver.
She gave the order to retreat, and drew of
into her own country, where she had slain
several thousand brown oxen, the skins of
which were sewn together and placed upon
camels, in such q way as to resemble ele-
plants. With this preparation, she again
took up her line Of march and boldly con-
fronted the army of the Indies. The shock
of battle came, and the queens ruse proved
her utter defeat and ruin, Her make-believe
! elephants were trampled under foot, and her
army dispersed Soitwill be with the preten-
de9 friends of the Constitution. Theya ro-
bling their acts with gewgaws and pretentions
which will prove their total ruin before the
steady march Of conservatism. The negro
skins which they have disguised their mis-
cradle asses with will be crushed under foot
by the steady legions of freemen who are
Aocking to the standard Of our Chief Execu-
tive-for his standard bears the motto: I" the
people must be trustedf Every political
contest which has transpired since the close
of the war argues a final and conn lete vic
| tory for the Constitution as it was. The radi-
! cal majority in Connecticut was reduced
from 10000 to 900; the elections in the wes-
tern territories shows a handsome gain, while
! the democratic triumph in Kentucky looms
up to grand proportions-5O,O0 majority
/ against Congress and negro sticlklers Let
! conservative men-men of all parties-do as
the citizens Of this county have dOne-c0me
forward and endorse the Philadelphia Con
vention without dissenting then keep
their plighted faith and stand by the consti-
tuition and the law, and the consequence will
be united country, with our State sover-
eighty -unimpaired and our rights anobstruc-
ted.
A BEAUrIFUL TR1o-Among the Philadel-
phia kilograms of the Sd inst, we find the
following:
General Butler, Fred. Douglas and Brown
low were welcomed with cheers at the Ma
tiOnal Guards Hall
Beast Butler, "nigger" Douglas and lu-
matte Brownlow !-delegates to the !" Union :"
Convention This is sufficient to convince
the world at large that the whole affair will
be one in which smart negroes and poor
white trash will endeavor to determine
how much mischief can be done the country
by their combined efforts in lying, stealing
and sinking. If such men as Butler, Doug
las and Brownlow are to save the country, it
has no more showing to be saved than either
of the worthless named have to be forgiven
their manifold sins in the world to come
There may be some showing for Douglas,
but the brace of BIS are past all hope.