The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-11-09


We learn that the friends Of tie proposed
new county, which is to be composed of por-
tons of McNairy, Hardeman and Fayette
are untiring in their exertions, and that a
map Of the survey, recently made, has been
drawn, and that parties have left for Nash
vile for the purpose Of getting bill passed
by the Legislature allowing a vote to be
taken on the question. AS to the success of
the movement honors are easy" OF course
the Legislature viii aid the project, as the
new county viii be hugely loyal 1t viii be
an easy matter for the Originators of the
project to control the negro vote within the
proposed bounds as far as Hardeman is con-
cerned; while in McNairy, there will be no
trouble in polling a majority vote for the
new county, as there is a large number of
persons living along the line of the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad who wish to pass
from under the rule of Fielding Hurst. As
to Fayette, the chances are a little gloomy
if LaGrange is to be the county site, all
right; but if Grand Junction is to have the
court house, dead mackereI will be seen
as well as smelt" According to the map,
and We learn that it is a very neat one in ap-
peaFance, the whole thing is mighty nice
one way but powerful funny the other. For
instance: The east boundary of the new
county is to be in the neighborhood of Big
Hill, on the NJ & c. r. R., while the west
ern line will join Shelby county-sirty miles
away This is the nice part of the pro-
L..
should it be formed, will be from four to
seven miles wide This is the funny part
of big thing on ice. Taking it for granted
that Grand Junction, the center of the strip,
is made the county site, persons attending
court will have to travel thirty miles to at
tend court, provided they live in the east or
west end of the county, while those living
near the south or north line of the county
will not have to 90 more than two and half
or three miles. To US, this seems to be the
most illshapen plat for county within this
or any other State, and the inequality of its
proportions should kill the proposition if
there were no other reasons. The way the
arrangement is to put through is somewhat
dusky In conversation one of the strongest
advocates of the new county said that he
thought the whites of Hardeman would, as
a majority, vote against the measure, but that
the lately enfra1cbised- negroes-could be
used Here, then, is the programme. r.
responsible, ignorant negroes are to vote
white men, taxpayers, out of the county
they were born in Should the county be
formed, its northern boundary will be just
thirteen miles south of Bolivar and twelve
miles south of Somerville, and as conse-
quence will reduce Hardeman to less than
625 square miles, which cannot be done with
out violation of law
For one, we would like to know the bene-
fits to be derived from the formation of the
new county. Our columns are open for any
one who will furnish the information Will
the taxpayers gain anything2 Certainly
not
The key note of the whole project is-fll
the depleted pockets Of few who own town
lots and make room for a dozen or so aspi-
rants for Office This is the whole thing
n a nut shell"