The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-09-14
Williamson County items

The Franklin Review, Of date Aug go,
says
From what we can see and gather the
farmers who are cropping on shares with
freedmen in this county, viii, as a general
rule abandon the plan another year We
know of good many fields that would, with
anything like proper cultivation, have grown
rich crops Of corn and cotton, but we're
abandoned or neglected durining the late
| canvass to such an extent that they are en-
! tirelY ruined. Our farmers, generally would
do wen to profit by such lessons, which by
no means arise from isolated cases, and
/ shape their plans accordingly. There is less
probability of securing good work next year
| than this, and we are satisfied, after careful
study, that the true policy of our farmers is
TO 500 largely Increased body OF taad az
0rass and gsG;n-Which we anticipate they
viii do The farmer who, next year, cult
Yates his lands with the least Iabor-or II
palmer words who so arranges his crops as
to need but little assistance in their Guiana
ti0Is-wili be better of, and make more clear
money, without half the annoyance and
trouble, than be who depends on the uneeF-
tain plan Of cropping on shares, or preaec-
ing good crops with hired labor. AND the
greater the number who adopt this course,
of cur county,
Hog Cholera.--We hear serious com
plants about the hovoc this terrible disease
is producing among the hogs IN several 10
calities in this county. Several farmers nave
already experienced great losses from lts
prevalence. One gentleman Informed us
this week that of a lot Of about httys All
fine ones, he has already lost half the num-
Der, and the remainder are nearly all dis-
eased-
We understand that during the past few
weeks crops have suffered considerably, Tor
want of rain, in some portions of the ronnty.
Nevertheless, the prospects are iine where
good work has been rendered,
The same paper of the same date asks.
What Does 1t Mean a-0n Monday morn
ing our citizens were surprised to find that
q company of Brownlows Rselish were
encamped in the surbuTbs Of onr quiet town,
they having footed it out from Nashville on
Sunday. Many were the oonjectures as to
why they were present, some thinking that
perhaps it was on account of a negro 6ght
that occurred a few days previous, and which
had been promptly settled By the civil au-
thOrities having the parties arrested AID
bound over. Discussing the matter freely
during the day, it was finally settled that
their presence here was because BrownlOw
had no use for them, and had sent them out
because this was healthy point for them to
encafnp until It should be thought proper
20 disband them.
But we were all mistaken. The Press
and Times of Tuesday morning informs US
that it is because we have among US "A
ranting crowd of conservatives who ere ex-
tremely bitter and full of threatenings against
those who are known as Union men" In
the same paper is published cireutcT from
Gen. Cooper. In which he states that Telia-
bic information haYing reached these head
quarters that the disloyal citizens, or outlaws,
backed up by the aforesaid disloYal citizens
at or near Franklin, (and at other points
named,) have been threatening, and in
many instances have used violence to drive
loyal and law abiding citizens from their
homes" etc. We shall simply say that be
or they who gave this information, as to dis
turbances and trouble near Franklin, has
knowingly, wilfuliy and maliciously lied, and
with the intent 60 mislead the Press and
Times and Gen. Cooper. We know that
the Times man is always ready to grasp at
anything, however unplausible or improba-
bic, that saV0urs Of characterization on the
part of the people, for it is on such food
that he subsists. The truth is, since the
election, SO called, we have scarcely heard
the subject of politics mentioned. We have
been a resident of Williamson county for
nearly half centurY, and are sure we have
never seen the time when the people were
more quiet, orderly and Iaw-abiding If
however, taking into social e0napaHi0pship
such men as the informants of the Press and
Times constitutes loyalty to the Government,
and this seems to be the standard Of that
sheet, then our people are disloyal and are
likely to remain SO as long as they are pos
sessed of common decency and selErespeet.
These lying reports have a whitening eff
feet upon the thriftness and prosperity or
the country. As an instance Owing to
the demand for houses from persons desir-.
ing to settle in Franklin, it had been de-
termined to improve number Of lots this
Fail, but the enterprise has been suddenly
abandoned One gentleman had ordered
lumber and contracted for the building Of
two dwellings. to have been commenced shiB
week, part Of the material having already
been delivered, but on account Of the SLAM
derOus lies which has induced the militia to
be sent cut, he has Withdrawn his orders for
material and determined not to move a peg
IN that direction while the present.state OF.
things continue We know Of other men
whose building operations are checked from
the same considerations. We lament the
sad and deplOrable condition Of our State,
and trust that the day may soon come when
the fetters that are upon us may be loosened,
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dormant may not only have fail play but re-
ceive the necessary enea agement that just
and wise legislation would give.
We would be glad If Gen. Cooper would
come out to our town ia person, and have an
investion Of the reports received at his head
quaters as to the disloyalty and insubordina-
ton Of oar people.
Olive Logan, in her article on The Leg
Business, relates the following. "Such it
tie inaccuracies as knock knees and boWlegs,
trihing errata IL natures original edition,
remarkable for their frequency in the human