The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-02

- sitl.ssatclns 8t-t-{ssis, gay .l1E
alemphls BuiIetin, such as flEat thgorgh
which we have Just
can otateai men sometimes 20 mad Their
passions not only become excited. embistseea.
pass peyoAo eou@so bat their assr6s r1el =
become unhinged. il is the constant and
morbid dwelling upon single idea thas pro
duees the maniac 40 one whb rsaa "a
history Of the terrible tragedies that occurred
during The arst French revolution can faifto
cone % the conclusion that tlie-nlass ef the
actors ID that bloody drama were madmen.
tseDeepiefrel Maras and Dant0n were no
more responsible Tor their conduct toward
ne close o their career, than so many. or the
madmen Of the hospital 0f Bicetre. We very
mueh fear that this terrible episode IN
French history Is about TO End its parallel IN
TIE American Congress. We had. until 8
few days past, hoped otherwise. We had
not supposed It possible that Congress would
deliberately shut It's eyes ta the teaching Of
allexperlence, and rush bIindly upon its own
destruction, and along with its own destruc-
ton accomplish that OF the peonle. But.
Judging from the evidence that reaches us ID
80 many forms, we are scarcely at liberty
longer to doubk Congress has evidently de-
termined to reduce the non-repreeented
Southern States to a territorial condition,
sand put them under the government of pro
consuis, whe viii plumber and misgogern
them at the same time. Nor will It stop
here. This Congress or the next will i'm
peach the President. IL these aets- be-not-
resisted by the Executive, and we have no
idea that they viii be, Congress viii efTee-
thally have usuFped allEthe powers Of the
Government, as did the Long Parliament 10
England, after the death Of Charles the First
It may, possibly 50 far adhere 20 the now
useless forms Of the Constitution, as to put
e Al =
chair; but this viii be form only, for its erea-
ture will, Of course, aexeeute is mandates,
however revolutionary they may be, and viii
command the army In It's name. The Con-
gress-n nay, the House Of Representatives
alone, for the Senate viii BE iguored-gill-
thus have overturned the Government. And
It viii claim to do an this - the name Of the
people, whom It viii have enslagod. Indeed,
q member, (Mr, Garaeid), Sc declared in his
speech the other day IN the debate upon
Mr. stevens bill. He said tin allusiOR to
the military feature Of the bin that 6 BE re-
uenlembered that, on the syalla OF the Pre-
soFian Camp, 81 Rome, 3 PretoFian GOhoFt
had announced that the world was for sale
70 the highest bidder, aud bid Of the empire
Of Rome. lie knew that It was net safe to
commit g0Yernment into the hands Of the
military--but his countTy had what llome
aad no other nation ever had, people that
Were able 70 tear dOssn their. idolaa However
much cherished man might bej however
much beloved and honored By them, &c BE
ever became untrue 20 liberty, they would
pluck him from their hearts, and tra16pie him
under their fest Indignantly This fepdbIie
was not dying EepRbIie; Il lTasiin the very
FITNESS of its strength that It felt itaelfable
70 delegate sltcb polger as this. il is thus
boldly aTowed by this Radical member that
the people have delegated the power to Con
gress, (haYipg references = the late Congress
sionul ELECTIONS to pat one haif Of the terri
tory Of the republic, # not up for sale, at
leSss uIder 0nti q Cd = 8sian
Guard; end the people Of the South know
too well what the words Efeterian Guard
mean. Mr.. Garfield has some twinges OF
conscience, il would ssen. Ia thus turning
over the government Of one-half Of the coun-
/ try to GTapt and his fieuteu8nts; he APP
pears to read dimly the fate OF the republic,
IS fofeshadOWed by the inscription which the
Roman COhert placed upon the walls of its
tents, bat he takes refuge from this fearful
apparition Of departed republic behind the
/ s9gis Of the - pie. q snsto thin Chat
the people VIII have the power to halt, at
any stage 0f the rsVolntiOn, they may please
simply because they are the American
/ psoPls DslnsiVe- hope The AhsEican
] people are Ike 81 ether peoples Theiri love
for liberty was never more ardent than was
/ That Of the people Of Rome, IN the days Of the
Roman bspablie; but the people OF Rome,
lPsssiBg through just slzoll sese ae we ere
nos passing thr0ugh, bScaHe gradually de-
moralized until their government was finally
uspEpqa. By q lieentIous soidiefs and pls up
! for sale to the highest bidder. The people
then found themselves poweriess to "pluck
their idols from their hearts" 10 the words
Eof tic eemag0gue Garkr 60 sRadE SOFT win Be
with the American people. If the military
spirit be foster6dls 6 large standing armies
be kept on foot, ID time Of peace, and be al
/ lowed % dSminser over one-l1alf 81 Che eOuu-
sFyy the time VIII speedily come when they
will Gomineer sgerfll other half; and Mr.
Garfield viii ind that this republic, ike al
Other Espablics, viii be- ina lying s6dd3r
! ton. and not repleta with health and vigoR