The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-08-10
The Election Grimes, Frauds Heads
I Win, Tales You Loose ~


Win, Tales You Loose
The election, so-called, which came off
last Thursday one week ago, as a whole, was
shameful in the extreme For the sake Of
justice, be it said, there was few places in
the State where downright knavery and
dogish tricks did not prevail, but it is true
that the election of Brownlow was brought
about by a systemized course of tyranny
and arrogant ezactions. In order to show !
how the radical ticket was put through" !
we clip the following items from the local |
columns Of our various exchanges, all of !
which 90 to show that negnaess is no name
/ for the actions of the radicals on the first Of
/ the present month. Freedom of speech
freedom of the press freedom IN America
/ freedom IN Tennessee Tennessee in the
Union freedom Of the ballot, shame, mock
cry and disgrace-Read the infamous record
and hurl a whitening curse upon the muir
derers of the peoples liberties:
IFrou the GaIlatin Sumner county, Examiner]
" No polls wese open In the county other
than those at this place Corruption and
fraud ran riot and rough shod oyer law and
/ Justice. j ne very LtyLlCE VI l4Co HOu4N nav
fairly blushed to have witnessed the scenes
Of yesterday, and to have seen himself out
done in downright, barefaced lying. The
] most infamous falsehOOds were told colorod
, voters-their conservative tickets torn from
them violently, and others placed in their
hands. They were told, In several instances
that they would be killed if they failed to
vote the Radical ticket and that their GER
r tifcates would never be Of any more use to
e them if they voted for Etheridgei that they
:. would again be made slaves, etc. Others
were threatened with being driven from the
j country"
The scene at the polls In Memphis was
e disgusting negroes ruled supreme The
IL editor of the Bulletin visited the voting
u places in the city and thus refers to what ne
Il saw
s "The white people, those unfortunate in
dividuals who had been tabOoed on accoun
Of their color, were looking on curiOusly
i from distance, pretty much as they woulC
4 | look upon the realization OF some Easter
4 tale IN the Arabian Nights. We scanned
- the countenances Of the dusky voters
- Childish curiosity, and simplicity, stOlid in
= | difference blank ignorance, wretchednes
= and crime were the main characteristics
- And these were the voters Of America, tn
= men who are to be the future guardians 0
y the con stituGonal liberties of these States
- the lawgivers, and judges Of a land of whit
" men. We turned away sick at heart
= Speaking of the election in Knox count
and the base acts of the registration officer
" the Free Press says
~ Charley Morrow, the anointed Commits
q. sioner of the Governor, although the white
had offered a reward for him, is found il
-, East Knoxville yesterday, filling up certif
Il I Z Al.
- might apply to him for authority to vote
- Yes, a negro from Georgia or from Mort
r. Carolina or from Kentucky, matter hO7
short q time he may have lived here cOul
command CarlRy instant attention, althOug
a the white soldier who had served his cour
try faithfully on many battlefield, was VI
es able to engage the Squire august attention.
"a In Lincoln county justice and fairness wa
81 unknown The Fayetteville New says
to John Cary, the Commissioner and car
20 didate for a seat in the Legislature, whic
re- he is certain to disgrace, stands out in Dol
IL relief champion, head and shoulders aboV
at all the rest, in corruption, fraud and di
ia honesty. We charge upon him and-ca
aE prove it-that he has issued certificates
ne hundreds of negroes IN this county VIII
ed never applied for the same He issued ce
'eG tiicates to negroes whom be knew or ha
de good cause to believe were under twenty-ou
y years OF age he mas issued certificates
Ter negroes who had not been in the State Ion
as enough to entitle them, under the law,
TO them
f., Alden, the Register for Davidson, hi
for been placed under bond to appear at tn
oil next Criminal Court for issuing certifcat,
I'VE to negroes unlawfully. Proof is positi7
Ia, against him.
ir, 1t is useless to produce further evident
TX. of radical knavery. No wonder Brownie
la was elected, but thank God, he cannot ru
ne forever