The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-06-27

To OUR PATRoSE-Two more numbers
viii complete the third volume of this paper. /
From the dag we FIRST launched the little
bargue that contains our hope Of success,
we have ever striyen to correctly represent
every point o. interest and 70 lnisrepreseut
none; to keep a watch, az It wefej upon the
outer as well as the inner wall, and when in
terrogated give the proper response, as we
conceived, honestly and sincerely. AS
matter Of course, we have made enemies
We hope We have won friends, at least we
have every reason to believe so. Il has been
cur eudeayor to make the BULLETIN accept
able to those Who honestly believe that a
white man is the superior of the negro;
that an upright conscientious DISTINGUISHED
gentleman is in every sense Of the word,
better than miserable sneak who prowls
around ct tue dead hour Of night, evedrop-
perike, for the sake Of boIstering up
posse Of scoundreis and thieves. Because
we have done this that loathersome and
letcher3u s body of uncoDscionable plumber
era, calling themselves the Legislature Of
Tennessee, have taken away, by an uncon
stitutional and purely partizan act, one half
of our income-the legal printing and sell
1 fishly bestowed it upon that black hearted
and damnable sheet, the Memphis Post, in
order that we might be forced to succomb
and thus, in all probability. give way to a
! filthy rag Of the same diabolical persuasion.
Had we been mean enough and SO utterly
Iust to all sense of decency and respectas to
print radical paper, to-day, instead Of be-
ing sorely pressed for even a small portion of
this worlds goods, we could be sporting a
gold headed cane, a fne turn out and all
I the perquisites of a damnable scoundrel
We saw fit to choose different and more
honorable, though proftless path, Trusting
that justice would triumph over wrong and
never have we yet had occasion to abandon
that trust As we have said before, we have
a practical trade, can set type, pull q press,
and the mind to be Independent, neither Of
which we can be deprived Of, and so long
as We print tSis paper we shall fight for
equal laws AMI white mans government
/ The reader viii bear as ont in the assertion
that heretofore we have seldom if ever thrust
ouEself upon him, outside of the truly Ie-
climate calling which We have seen fit to
adopt for the purpose Of gaining a livelihood,
and now, under all the circumstances, be
viii surely pardon US if we ask him to get
up a club of subscribers for our little paper.
! We make 40 pretentions, and promise only
that it is our intention to do the best we can.
Those indebted to US for advertising, job
work or subscription, are earnestly requested
to come forward and settle up, aa we need
the last dollar that is due as to keep aBoat.
/ Whom q club Of ten or more is gotten up at
any one post Office, we viii furnish the pa
per at the low rate Of 8 year, payable in
| advance. Single subscription, So, in advance.
The names Of those who are owing as for
subscription, unless settlement is made by
/ the time tie new volume begins, VIII GER
tainly be stricken from the list of patrons to
the Bolivar BULLETIN. If you approve our
journalistic course, prove it. IF you want a
Ycounty paper that is disposed to do right,
A5ay SO, if not so mote it be.