The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24
His Own Language.

Friend Parrish BY way Of keeping up
the corners, allow me to call attention to the
former teachings of our 8loeet scented Gov
ernor, who, of late, has been striving to
make the poor negro believe that he and the
radical party generally are his, the negroes,
best friend. Twelve years ago Rev, w. G.
Brownlow become the author of a book en-
titled, The Great Iron Wheel Examined.
On page 100 of that same book you can find
the following words:
A." I beg however, to state to the members
and friends OF the Methodist church present,
that they are under no sort Of obligations to
me for any services they may have supposed
me to render the church here or elsewhere.
/ have done nothing more than my duty
nothing more than l am prepared to do at all
times, IN all places, at allShazards, under
like circumstances Of offence, and against
any combination Of wicked men and devils
What ] have said and done it is the duty Of
every Methodist preacher to do; a duty they
owe to the ashes of the venerable dead-a
Wesley, an Asbury, and a host of others,
whose souls are at peace with their God,
while their regulations are assaIled by these
hell-hounds of sectarian malice Were l to
sit quietly by my fire side, at home, or tame
~ look on at all this abuse Of my friends
and acquaintances, ! should be ashamed to
look one of them in the face when l might
chance to meet them. The speech you have
just responded to, Is substantially the same
which / have been delivering for the last two
years to so many thousand persons in Ten
nessee and Virginia. And l remark, with
gratitude to God, that during all that time,
l have been but once interrupted by rain lat
Greenville, Tenn, and never had so much
as bad cold to prevent my speaking.
You have alluded classicalIy enough to
! the sable leader" Of the Athens Synod,
in their work of falsehOod and detraction.
| The fact Of the copper color, the woolly
| head and other similar appendages Of the
| negro, which cling to this Rev. Malungeon,
| Notwithstanding his Caucasian features, in
/ fore the proud spirited and highminded Yir-
! ginian Let the distinction Of color be kept
! up, and let our identity as d race Of white
men be preserved. Let the Presbyterians
! Of Marion trample upon marriage relations,
despise the distinction between white and
| colored people, and bid defiance to the pow
ers of enlightened society, if they choose /;
| but let US, nay friend, have more self respect
than to initiate their example
Now, Mr.. Editor, here are some lines
| written on u blank leaf in BrownIows book
! Highmnded people should not look
In such a lying filthy book.
The author would be % blame
If he was not below all shame
This Governor, Preacher, Bill Brownlow-
|. The earth, you know
Should be compelled forevermors
To the scabs Of old
a bed that's made of bamboo Iriers
i soft enough all such liars
pillow made Of yankee lice
His Blanket should be six inch
His house should be of serpents full
The cracks all chinked with negro wool.
Don't him with a Of wood
| For birthstone viii be plenty good
| Good bye William old Nick viii come
| And take you t6 his final home.
| You need be troubled with
! That Tennessee viii float in tears A.