The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-07-27
TURNED UPSIDE
DOWN.
Col g. s. Cameron Boards the Monster
In his Den.
Proves the Radical Leaders to be
Apostate Rebels.

Last ednesday, IN company with mum
Der of our fellow citizens, we visited Jack
son for the purpose Of hearing zen. Blair,
Of Missouri, and other orators speak st that
place Arriving at the Courthouse we found
it occupied by company Of Brownlows
militia, while large and attentive crowd as
sembled in tie eastern portion Of the yard
In few moments Col. Cameron, of Mem
phis, was introduced, and made most pow
erful speech, in fact, the most whitening,
clear, and comprehensive political argu-
ment we ever heard. lie knew no half way
grounds, and came squarely and boldly to
the point lie proved the radical leaders to
be graceless set of apostate rebels, and
even called upon the captain Of the militia
to certify to the base acts Of such men as
Maynard, Arnell, Stokes and smith He
proved that the registration officer Of 5ladi-
son county was an ex-Confederate eonscript
officer, and that the Postmaster at jackson
was SO bitter against the negroes that he
employed his friends to furnish him with
arms that he might kill them He denounced
both these lame ducks, nd proved them
to be fair specimens Of the rule or ruin
party. There was not point that the
/ speaker did not make he knew the truth
/ told it, and made his hearers feel that he was
the right man in the right place So plain
and candid did he assert and maintain every
position assumed, that even the militia at
times joined in the general shout that from
! time to time rose from the vast crowd OF
both white and black Eor four hours the
speaker held the stand and swayed the as
semblage with his mirth. logic, law, honesty
and good, old fashioned common sense
Gen Blair did not arrive, and at the conclu
sion Of Col Cameron's able speech the PEG
! ole withdrew, each one being impressed
with the idea that Cameron made the mos
powerful speech ever made in jackson since
the opening Of the present canvass We
heard men Of sound Judgment and of Ions
residence in Madison say that Col Came
ron's speech was worth not less than tw,
hundred and fifty votes to the Conservative
party.
AT BOLIVAR.
a. IN. train Thursday morning, and becan,
the guest of Judge Austin Miller. A stanC
was erected in the shady yard Of the Female
Academy, and at / o'clock General r. P
Nicely introduced the champion defender O
the peoples rights. Around him was gath
cred not less than one thousand people
black and white, all eager to hear and e
learn. As at jackson, the speaker boldly
marched up to the euemy's front, and neve,
ceased firing until he had literally torn tn,
rotten hulk of radicalism into fragments
/ Observing that an unusual number Of freed
men were present, he turned his attention
/ to them and made them feel that It was then
! duty so vote the Conservative ticket II,
/ exposed the cheats and tricks which the radi
Gals are practising upon them Asked then
honest questions, and was honestly and sat
isfactorily answered. Many a negro wht
heard the speech last Thursday has mad,
his mind up to the effect that radical mer
and radical measures viii not DO for the
poor, laboring, toiling man. The speaker
convinced the negroes present that no Grad
convinced them no radical party would OF
could give them forty acres of land, and ht
convinced them that they could go to the
polls and vote as they wanted to; and he
/ convinced them too that it was to their in
terest to vote for Etheridge; he proved this
to the letter. Colonel Cameron ca.rries Will
him power for our political salvation thai
few men possess; brilliant, educated, firm
an hOnored and gallant officer Of the Fede
raj army, true patriot and able Darrister
he can but win us votes wherever he goes
He spoke in Lagrange yesterday, speaks IL
Somerville to-day, Columbia Tuesday
Franklin Wednesday morning, and in Nash
vile Wednesday night We wish we had a
Cameron in every county in the State
Let it be known that the Conservative