Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-16
LETTER FROM BOLIVAR.
The Radical blowout Monday,
Smith and Num- Abuse Each
0lEaeF-MEIikary Occupa-
ton OF the Town.
correspondence Of the appeal

GoEIcepULQCAcS - tAc ApPoaal
BOLIVAR, TENN, October IS, 1865.
Editors Memphis Appeal:
Dear SITs: Surprising that, as your
valuable paper seeks TO disseminate the
news of transpiring events throughout
our country, and that your columns are
| always open to contributions looking to
this end, 1 have yentnred to write you a
letter from cur quiet little town, that
was Yesterday disturbed with the advent
| OF q new feature in its harmonious life.
You may remember that 1t was the day
for q Radical speaking, and accordingly,
| on the evening previous, arrived the va
| rious animals of the human mensgarie.
[ felt like repeating over again the nur-
sery tales Of my boyhcod, IS the Raids.
| one by one, crept into the precincts OF
our ieaf-enbowered village:
" Harki hush! the dogs do bark, the beggars
are coming to town,
some 10 rags, aud some in tags, and some in
velvet gowns"
H. II. Harrison, Dave Num-, w. ].
Smith, Ham Carter, Ireland, ct id onIne
genus, ali presented themselves for in
spection. It was evident early in the
morning OF yesterday, that there was no
! onnium gdtheruBs to honor this new ad-
vent of orators, and the small body of
men who gathered around an imprOmptu
stand, would scarcely number fifty, COM
posed OF the few negroes in toTD-men
| and who left their work for q
day OF idleDeas-snd the curiosity seek
| ers among the whites. It is worthy Of
compliment to the mass OF the people,
white and black, hat they felt more
the importance of their cotton fields
than the disgusting picture of the day.
Harrison lead off in a lame style, and l
Thought out OF all haste and discretion,
nv Isboring TO make what he evidently
Thought the Constitutional view Of the
Radical policy and measures. 1t was
more than apparent to the more iutelli-
gent of his audience that he had got hold
OF the wrong side Of that question, for
thew readily saw that he was forced to
pass over many points OF the Radical
Congressional legislation, which could
not bear the test Of the Constitution upon
| them. The less Informed received his Ia
bored effort as q still born prediction and
could not see into the depths Of his laoa.
rynthine arguments. L felt sorry ard
mortified shat q man like Judge Hsrrl-
son-WhO with fine address and personal
~spuearRnee, sns very fine talents, upon
whom so lately the judicial ermtne OF
our Supreme Court was conferred, should
nFlStlAUtE Ms LAlCAlS l 81 DOJL q O1AAAL6
IS this ia which he is engaged, and for
getful OF tie dignity of that positioa,
should stoop to dsbbie his fingers in the
dirty cesspOol OF Radical politics. 1t is
matter Of no surprise hat Barbour
Lewis, Tomeny, Smith and Dave Num-
should be Radical, for it is evidently con-
genial TO them to feast on the low i'm
pulses Of their party, but that . mar like
Harrison, who would pass well anywhere
for a man OF lerge and noble views, to be
satisfied with such Company, j confess l
am surprised. But as OF old, Facits de-
census dUerni!
Eextcame Dave Mum, a man whom l
have known for come 10 or Is yesrs, but
never expected much of him, though it
was certainly amusing TO ace how he bells.
bored poor Smith, for in anecdote aud
psutOmime he has the advantage OF
smith, and we were very we'll repsyed
Tor listening at them Doth, as they
ushoyed Up" each others rAscslities in
politics. Ny own thoughts were in the
language OF . little poem, Illustrating the
D4viI's comment on hearing two lawyers
abusing each other:
-JfalI they say of each other Re true,
Tie Devil has surely been robbed Of his due"
Dave. for want Of better material, gave
us an sne6do.e which was inteBSed as q
cut at cur candidate, DR.. LeftwioA. He
said, the Conservative party " so-called,"
was only the old Democratic party under
q new name. II rsn2inded him of the
Snowman who dressed up q little DOG
and tried to pass him OF fog 9 monkey ;
but an observing c0untryman seeing
him, seys, What, ye' don't call that
thing q monkey ?' "Yes," replied the
Snowman, "Of course l do" why"
says tie c0GntrymaR, Jest look at that
dogs tail sticking oat behind there" 50
says Dave, they call it Conservative
party, but It is too plain that the Rebel
tsil Is sticking cut behind. How q
thing will suggest another and this sug-
gested TO my mind the story in
Es0p's fable of the poor ass, who
enyying the monarch of the woods,
ihreE a lions skin over his
body, and vent lowering through the
forest, frightening all the timid beasts
with his appearance, until the willy fox
approaching near, discovered his long
ears sticking out and called out to the
frightened beasts not to be alarmed, ss
il was only 8 jdckdsS. SO il seems that
this great Republican party, so-calied, to
which the illustriOus Dave claims Rllegi-
ance, is not indeed Republican, but really
Radical, and like the stupid brute Of the
fable, has all the dslusive instincts of the
iscksss. But enough Of this. While
Smith Yas enGe4voring to repay Nsnn
for his charges upon hinl, the assembly
vas sstOnishsd by the sudden appearance
of q company of about thirty Federal
soldiers, who marched into town ostensi-
bly, to preserve the peace of this peaceful
community, but l suspect really to iniu-
snce the baliot-box III the coming cleo
ton. Yes, it has come to this
Their yandal step is o. thy street.
They gaze ON every girl they meet;
Any subjugstiOD'Sq quite complete,
Bolivar, my Bolivar"
But It is said they are honorable men.
Well, it may be SO So "Brutus was an
honorable man ~" they are all honor
able men,"
Excuse nae, Mr.. Editor, for closing
now, for, like Antony over the dead
body of Caesar, his friend
50 My heart is in the coffin OF my oountry's lib
1 must pause till it come back to me-"
J. j. D.
H. tn r-zn1nr. may Cn.rnA xxy