The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-07-20

RADICAL POW-W OW.-Seeretary A. j. /
Fletcher Of State did not meet his friends
here on last Tuesday as he was advertised to
do. However our people had the pleasure % /
OF seeing his next best friend, a colorod indi-
vidual sir named Toles, who declared that
he was physician and surgeon. Judge
Barbour Lewis a radical OF lhe-lost agater,
also reared his ponderous head above the
speakers stand and fumed and snorted for /
the space Of three mortal hours" g. A. /
Woodson was on hand too, and he took a
hand. The last named gentleman is con
servative radical reader did you ever see /
one ?-and spoke first, that is, he opened out
on the trail, Lewis followed then in turn
came the sable Doctor, who, blythe |
by, made very plausible speech to the freed !
men, and convinced his hearers to man that
he was the smartest and shrewdest speaker
of the worthy trio L. is a newcomer, one of
those prodigies who are exemplary citizens
in time ofwar and valiant soldiers in time Of
peace. On taking the stand he observed
that about two hundred negroes and sixty or
seventy whites were present Beings stran-
ger, and doubtless hearing that Hardeman
was conservative, he felt his way in a remar-
kabiy cautious manner, ever and anon
giving turn to the radical screw. Becom-
ing convinced that no disturbance was like
| " to occur, be launched out TRADE of abuse
upon the conservative party, and seemed
bent on convincing the negroes present that
/ the consertive party, their old masters, In
fact all who were opposed to Brownlow,
were their bitter and unrelenhng foes and
/ bloody prosecutors. He even went so far as
to assert that the conservative party, or It's
members, instigated the riots at Mobile,
| New Orleans, Memphis, Brownsville, and
/ Franklin, knowing at the time that he was
far from the truth. Lewis knows as well as
any man that no riot would have occurred
at either of the above places had it not been
for the lawlessness Of the loyal leagues. He
knows, and so does his party, that designing
white men, members of the loyal league, in
duced ignorant blacks to make the attack
at each of the points above named he knows
that the masses of the conservative party to-
day are better friends Of the freedmen than
the masses of the radical party. When he
told the negroes that Brownlow was their
best friend he knew he was contradicting
! truth itself; he knows that Brownlow
preached, prayed and published more than
any other man in the South for the perpetual
! ton of slavery. Lewis said That any man
who would deceive negro for the purpose
of getting his vote was a scoundreL We
] tha, e. ~.
the radical party with practicing, day by
day, and night after night, upon the negroes
of this state, deception most fragrant Who
tells the freedman that he is to have FORTY
acres of land given to him ifhe votes to sus-
tain Brownlow? Radical emmisaries. Who
tells the negro that Brownlow fought for
their liberty2 Radical orators. Who tells
the negroes that they will all be put back
into slavery again if Etheridge is elected
governor? Officers and members of the
! loyal league. Who is it that tells the ne
groes the mOnstrous lie that if they do not
vote for BrOwnlow he, BrownIow, will put
them in slavery again. The tools of Brown
/ low and his advisers But enough Of this
As soon as the Judge" was delivered Of
his imitation, DR.. Toles took the stand and
made straightforward, appropriate, gentle
manly speech to i" his people the blacks.
Every one present, both white and black,
evinced great interest in what he said, as
the Doctor was the first colored person that
ever made political speech in this place.
All were satisfied of the fact that if any good
resulted to the radical party as a conse-
/ quence of the remarks made the honor of
bringing about such result would be due to
Ioles. Such a bable of confused ideas as
those eminating from Judge Lewis only
produced a scanty amount of mirth and a
huge quantity of disgust We have heard
of fish called the founder" but have
never seen one unless the Judge" fills the
bill Why, he wandered away into the gill
ded halls and palaces of Europe, roved
through the tangled jungles of the Indies,
made tracks upon the sands of Africa, and
wound up with a sickly dissertation upon
the republican government of Billy Barlow.
! One word before we dismiss the Judge. "
The radicals are anxious to sbaUe the con-
sentative party they had better discharge
the Barber they have and hire more eff
cient tonsorial artist The Doctor will do
he is very well trained At the conclusion
of Toles' remarks loud calls were made for
Rosson." In response Col Joseph L.
Rosson, one of our ablest and best union
men, took the stand and made a few brief
and candid remarks to his conservative and
radical friends. He is no candidate for
Office, but like a good and true man, as he is,
took the occasion to tell the people that no
confidence should be placed in what radical
stumpers said; for their purpose was to rule
or ruin, no matter how power should be at
tanned. He gave the freedmen words of
advice. and we were glad to note the fact
that his remarks were more than favorabIy
received by them. The negro has got too
much sense, had too much experience, to
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