The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-07-04
District Convention

tentiOn Of our readers:
Notwithstanding the large majority against
the Democracy in Tennessee last 4 ugust, I
there is still hope Of our carrying the State /
in the next Presidential election. The
negroes are disguised with the carpet bag +
gers They see that they are not their
friends-that they are bringing them to
ruin-that they are inaugurating a war of !
races-that they are using the negro rsce IN
antagonism to the white race, who give them
employment merely to promote their own
selfish purposes, and hence 1t Is the nero
will hereafter vote, as they have done during
the last four days in Mississippi, against the
infamous scaiawags who are stirring up
strife and diseord in order that they may
reap a harvest of stealth and plumber. The
people of East Tennessee are also reused.
Devoted as they are to the Union, and al
ways have been, they are tired and weary Of
radical rule Thew see that Stevens and
Sumner and Butler are determined to bring
revolution, ruin and anarchy upon the
country, and they are low ready to cast
their votes with the Democracy. by con
ceTted action, Tennessee can be redeemed
rerenerated and disenthralled In a contest
between liberty and despotism who can
doubt the result? Tyranny has had its day
In Tennessee. The people desire repose.
They are determined to crush out the des-
pots and the carpet-bag scaiawags, who, for
vile, selfish purposes, are IabOrlng to keep
alive the wild passions born in the midst Of
civil war So long us the Constitution Is
trampled upon, and regarded as rope OF
sand-so long as the taxpayer is disfFan-
chised and branded with inIamy, and placed
under the negro rule, there can be no peace
and no prosperity to the country. Peace Is
what eyery man. woman and child in Ten
nessee most ardently desires. This great
object can only be accomplished by striking
| from the ankles Of freemen the chains that
are chatting their flesh. This can only be
| done by giving to the tax payer the same
/ rights which the nOn-tax-payer enjoys. This
great result can be accomplished by organ
ization. Then let the Democracy eOneen-
/ trate its power consolidate its forces. For
| this desirable purpose a correspondence
writer Of genius, talent and great popularity
sends US the following
! EDITORS AVALANCHE: Are we TO have a
| District Convention to nominate an elector
for this district or not2 IF the thing Is to
/ be done it is time the counties were getting
up their delegates, and some agreement as
to time and place. l proposed some days
since to the press of the district to ventIlate
I the question, but as yet there is no response.
| What say you in the AUalanche as to time
and place or whether we shall have it at
all? G.
This short communication is the honest
| outgushing of proud heart that thrObs for
freedom. 1t emanates from man born
upon Tennessee soil, and, like the Gagged
/ bird, signs for liberty-the same kind of
freedom which the stranger and the negro
| enjoy. Let US have District Convention
early in July. Fearing the imputation OF
dictation, we shall not name q day. Gates,
of the Jackson Whig, what say you Par
rish, of the Bolivar BULLETIN, speak out.
Westbrook and Beers, of the Brownsville
| Bee, suggest some time and place for meet
ing OF course, the appeal and Ledger of
this city are ready to cooperate in any
movement having for its object the freedom
OF the people and the prosperity, union,
fraternity and happiness of the people. Let
US have District Convention, and nominate
an elector and organize the party. We ex-
pect nothing from. the drones, the trimmers
and go-betweens, from the cowardly crea-
lures who laugh and sneer at the brave,
noble men who are struggling for that lib
erty which is surely coming The poltroons,
! the dastards and the recreants, in the day OF
triumph, when the true men have won the
great victory, while the towards were pre-
dieting and almost hoping for defeat viii be
remembered. These Sunshine, e1feminate
faint hearted soldiers are running up fear
full account against their own integrity
They are fools # they suppose the true men
are not watching them, and commenting on
their pusillanimity These Jerry Sneaks, -
who do nothing who give nothing but who
are waiting to float OF on the rising tide
viii find that they are presuming too largely
on the eredulity of the brave men who are
scOrning their temeritY and sneering at their
cowardiee. Let the true men of the Eighth
Congressional District hold their convention
and nominate their champion. So far as
we are individually concerned, we prefer
that the Eleetor for this district be an Old
Line Wing, Or an original Union man.
There Wal be no trouble in selecting a
standard-beare There is John W. Left
wieh, a true man, who has stood by the
Southern people with unialtering fidelity.
He bore our banner alolt in the last dias-
trous campaign. h deserves any position
which he asks from a people, whose rights
he has nobiy defended, when they were
shorn of their liberties. Where is Minor
Merriwether, that Old Line Wing, the
cautious, clear-headed thinker, the adroit
and skillful reasoner? Hon. P. I. Scruggs
is knowneto every man in the district for his
great intellect and as one who has lodg-
ment in the affections and the hearts of the
people. ii. Clay Condo was a Federal sol
der, but he Is for fraternity, equality, justice
and the Constitution, and he would prove q
gallant champion IN freeing the people from
despotism no one can forget the high
hearted and classic gentleman, }. l.. i.
Sneed, of Fayette In Haywood we have
two gallant champions in Vaughn and Rey-
nor-two patriots who have ever hated De-
mOcracy, but are great enough to assume an
offensive name when, by SO doing, they can
give liberty to the people, protect the Con
stitution, and cement the Union together in
| fraternity and pence. Let us have a Dis
trict ConventionI When and where shall
/ it convene
So far as Old Hardemon is concerned, and
she's always there when work has to be done,
Saturday, the first day of August, and
Brownsville, Haywood county, NESTS the
appreciation of our people. Suppose we say
then thatthe Democracy Of the Eighth Con-
greasional District will meet in convention
at Brownsville on the first Saturday in Au-
gust? We propose to call no names, but
earnestly hope that able and ardent Demo
Gratis viii be selected.
It's probable the bill admitting Colorado
viii not pass this sessiOn.-Memphts BuI-