The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-07-26
THE RADICAL STYLE OF ELECTION
EERTNG.
Stokes Brigands Attempt to Assassinate
His Rival.

Col. Stokes has been proeiAimipg
through the district that Capt. Fleming
only wished to enter the canvass IN order
to assassinate Stokes.
The follow ing statement Of facts, which
can be well authenticated, would indicate
that the boot is on the other leg.
Capt. Fleming left McMinnville on Fri
day morning, July 18th, for sbelbyville. and
left orders for his servant to start the same
day with his buggy over the mountains to
meet him at Chattanooga. His servant, an
intelligent colored man. did 50, and after
going some sixteen miles from McMinn-
vile, was halted by Eve rufians who fred
at the carriage, and compelled him to stop.
They asked him where he was going, and
he made an evasiYe answer. They then
told him they knew who he was. that this
was Capt Fleming's buggy, aud they had
seen HIM at Sparta. .This is an indication
that they were n party of Brownlow's mi
ltia who had been with Stokes at Sparta.
After venting their wrath at not finding
Capt Fleming, by cutting the top Of the
buggy with their knives, (they were all
armed with navy reyoIyers and knives.)
and robbing the coIored man of his pro-
visions and tobacco, they let him go and
he returned to McM1nnylle. The next
morning he started again before day, and
arrived here yesterday. He brought with
him letter from Col. W J. Cliff, stating
| the facts and that he would endeavor to as
certain the parties The boy was unable
TO identify any of the parties. This is
fine specimen of Radical eectioneering
and is a good match for the Franklin af-
fair. Capt Fleming will still continue
the canvass, but he will take proper meas
ures to protect himself against the paid as
sassins Of Stokes and Brownlow.
The Radical press and orators seem to
be possessed with the idea that they can
elect their candidates by Misrepresentation
of the progress of the canvass-by loud
and confident tone of assertion and noisy
defamation. This is the usual game of
desperate men. Merchants in falling cir
Gums tances not unfrequently branch out in
business with the hope of deceiving the
public and building up their credit. Gen
erals often attempt to deceive the enemy
by display of strength. Governments
sometimes take positions which they have
no expectation of sustaining, merely to
mark their weakness. Copying these ex-
amples, the Radical presses and orators,
as the election approaches, swear more
and more Justify that they will sweep tn e
State. This harmless bravado and empty,
senseless Wanting will deceive nobody
The sensible reading men of the State
laugh to scorn all such imbecil attempts to
hoodwink and deceive. 1t would be idle
and untrue not to affect any apprehension
of the result. A splendid history is with
in the grasp of the Conservatives of Ten
nessee but to achieve this desirable result
our friends must show more activity
and energy than they have yet exhibited
From this moment to the day of election
let every Conservative exert himself, TO the
end that the strength of the party may be
exhibited at the polls. By the appeals of
the press; by the addresses from the hus'
tings by the force of personal entreaty-
let the enthusiasm of the party be kindled
into splendid glow of patriotism. The
right to vote is privilege and a power
which held in trust for the benefit of the
country-a right " hich the Possessor can
neither abuse nor throw away without g
breach of the most solemn obligations
The peace, prosperity and happiness of the
people are involved in the issue, and it Is
the imrerious duty of every man Rho has
the right to vote to cast his ballot for the
Conservative ticket-the party that is bat
Ting for equality, justice, and to give re-
pose to the State. 1t will not do to sur
render at discretion to the cohorts of fanati
cism. Let there be no lukewarmness, DC
hesitarcy on the part of our Conservative
: friends Every man must do his Who'll,
duty-labor earnestly and faithfully from
) now until the election. Do this and We
shall secure a glorious victory on the frs
Thursday in August.
Why DoN'T THEY INVEST "A Northern
r paper has the following
There never was finer opportunity 70
f Northern capitalists to invest their MONEY
0 than the South affords just now.
0 Why do not our capitalists. instead 0
iobbiup and using their money for all sort
! of kite-fying speculations, invest in South
ern property
The New York Express answers as fol
= lows:
n For the simple reason that they do no
g invest their money in Hayti, or jamaica
n OF Spanish America, viz. that mixing