The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-07-13
The Free Press.

This is the title of a paper just started in
Knoxville. Its a neat and acceptable sheet,
gives evidence of journalistic talent and is
destined to be tower of strength to the Con
sentative cause. It is published by John NJ
Fleming & Co. The senior member Of the
firm, it will be seen, is no less a parsonage
than one of the most distinguished lawyers
of the Eastern Division of the State whose
pen is as powerful in the sanctum as his le-
gal attainments are brilliant and convincing
before court Of justice. The number of
the paper before us is the first copy of the
weekly, from which we learn that daily Is
also to be issued from the same Office. We
book the Free Press as one of our exchanges
and wish it a happy and prosperous voyage
upon the literary and political ocean. AS to
the policy of the paper, Mr.. Fleming can
didly says:
We shall advocate the election of Emer-
son Etheridge to the Governorship of Ten
nessee, and shall give such aid as we can to
the people who are striving to elect him.
1t may be expected by some that we viii
feel it our duty to inaugurate our career by
an indulgence in indiscriminate personal
detraetion of the Governor of the State
We think of doing no such thing. Through
a period, of some fifteen years, or more, our
personal relations have been at times quite
intimate and always of a most friendly char
acter We have been indebted to him for
many personal kindnesses in times past, and
for the members of his family we have ever
entertained a high regard We would have
no warrant, therefore, if we had the disposi-
ton, to seek to make political merchandise
of private reputation.
We expect, however, to do all In our
power to aid in the legitimate overthrow of
his State policy We think he has under
taken to exercise authority not warranted
by the Constitution, nor sanctioned by the
people. We believe that the present State
policy, if much longer pursued, will over
whelm the State in financial ruin and social
disorder and these propositions we shall en-
deayOr to demonstrate, as we are best able
from this time until the day of election.
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The FRANKLIN RIoT.-The riot that oc-
Cured in Franklin, Williamson county, on
last Saturday night, was quite serious af-
fair, and was brought on by the lawlessness
of few mean white men and about 200
negroes, members of the loyal league Rad
ical orators had made speeches there that
day, and the negroes were told to remember
Fort Pillow on the day of election. At the
time the riot began there was not the slight
est proyocation, but a procession of negroes,
while passing the house of Col House, near
the square, deliberately fred upon the build
ing killing gentleman named Cody, who
was standing IN the door; before falling,
Cody discharged gun at the leaguers; the
fight became general and resulted seriously.
When the train from Nashville arrived at
Franklin, Sunday morning, a large body of
negroes came down, expecting to meet sol
diers from that city, when, it was thought,
the difficulty Of the previous evening would
/ be renewed Luckily, no soldiers came, at
the time, though one company of regulars
was sent there on Sunday evening, who
were welcomed by the citizens While on
the train, we heard that eight negroes were
killed and about fifteen or twenty wounded !;
one white man killed and five wounded.
Later newspaper adyices state that there
were thir5y-fye negroes wounded. The af
/ fair is to be investigated
Bailie Peyton is the Conservative candi-
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