The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-04-21
EIitor Bnzzefin,

-EulGCF BJtt6t1u The article which aD-
peared IN your paper a short time since; on
the subject Of removing the court house,
signed Z" Random Sbot was merely intend
ed. to call attention to the matter, and open
it uplfor fair-discdssion, and free ventilation.
That object having. been accomplished, the
matter can rest here, for the present, SO Tar
as I an concerned bat the article in quCs-
{ -tiont seems to have stirred up the bile Of
one -a5o0sz-audl he racks his anti
moving brain TO- conjuFe up epithets, Of a
wholly irrevelant character, to bestow upon
the unfortunate object Of his d1sintsrestea
wrath. He thinks I am worthy subject
for communication, for daring to suggest
the idea Of removing the court house. Now
for the benefit Of my venerable friend -4ati,
L VIII mention that there Is tradition cur
rent among we 'aseao citizens (by new I mean
such as have been here only about twenty
i've years. that the court house has already
been moved once. . Il was formerly located
aboptione mile due North of the present
site, and it has not been more than two
centuries since the old log Jail was still
standing, in which prisoners were confined,
and near it stood. and probably still stands
the ancient stump, to which the prisoners
were tied, while their trial was in progres
Now l would suggest to Anti-n1over that.
near that cid stump, whose roots are bollolgea
by time, and its venerable bark stripped of
by age, (or wood ice) would be a more ap-
proptiate place for the court house-accord-
to his l6gio--than itS present site; that is,
if age and venerable associations has any
thing to do with it, .andI have no doubt but
that Judge Miller (Hhosoi property the old
site is would freely donate it to the County
for the new court house I therefore claim
that the old and dquJIg Aa2lowed first site
shall be fully considered BY the Commission
.ers before they decide. So look out 4" Aatj'
for better reason fer retaining the Court
house on yoltr fayorite site. for your claims
to,aatiquity won't hold water And that
recalls to memory, why the Court house was
removed from its first location The old and
sober heads that first founded the town,
preferred " little water in theirs, and
since good article of that at present UNI.
4tiOsf II AttAA SOuss4 lit nc ODts1IIGAA ttCd4 ltAS
old site, they determined to remove Il to its
present location on account of the spring.
Qong known to we ae,g citizens as the old
Town Spring but the old town spring, (liko
the old Court house, has now dried up. So
the present generation, to obviate the diff
Guilty, have to take theirs straight will
you have sugar and ice in yours, init z)-
which bears hard on our worthless of the Ar
dent" since it takes q deuble quantity of
that unknown compound, calIel g old Bour~
bon" to make the requisite q drink
As for the insiuuation of Antj that am
moved by pFnnlise of lots in the new To-
cation, I viii simply answer by inquiring if
he has not an interest (present or reversion-
ary4 in lots near the present site2 l should
like to hear from him on tkat question; as
to the various reasons why the County should
not be taxed to pay for the present site. Ant
! is respectfully referred to the article Of Oar
aght in your last paper in which he viii
find the objections clearly set forth In con
cIusiop, would suggest to Anti, that before
writing another article on antiquity, he had
better examine the subj jeet moro fully.
Yours truly,
RASDoMSHoT.
Bolivar, April, 2Ist, 1865