The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-08-27
Special Correspondence.
PENNINGTON, No, Aug. 18th, 1870.

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EDIToR BULLETIN While resting for a
few weeks in this region of country, pardon
me for seeking to interest your readers
with some suitable suggestions which NAV
occur to the writer This little town, but
two miles from the Iron Mountain & St
Louis Railroad, is located in the valley of
the st. Francis river, and the seat of the
county of that name 1t is eminently an
agricultural vicinity and the crops are Iook-
ing remarkably fine. We have here an in
stance of what scientific farming viii effect
for the good Of a country. aud the best Ell
couragement for the experiments Of cur
own farming people With soil as pro
life and climate as genial, we have |
throughout our own section of West Ten !
nessee, much worn out and desected lands, |
which with the introduction OF grasses and
cerials, and IL same attention to redeem.
ing the soil, as is paid in this section of
Missouri, would make our country bloom and
blossom as the rose. 1t is impossible for
one to see the rich meadows and waving
corn fields, the fine stock and abundant liv-
ing Of this region, without being convinced
that our cotton mania is fast bringing
our country to ruin and want. This too is
a great mineral country, with ores Of iron,
lead, copper, and magDesia enough to sup
ply the demands of this county for centuries
to come. The enterprise Of the people too
show that they are wide awake to the i'm
portance of Developing these resources of
wealth to the utmost extent. Hence furnaces
| are built and railroads constructed all over
/ the state-wherever there seems to be any
! possibility of establishing a paying bust
ness Within twelve months the extension
| of the Iron Mountain road to Belmont has
| been finished, and though over an entirely
! new robbed there is not finer track in all
! the South, Judging from the smooth easy run
ming Of their palace coaches over it. This
road passes through q beautiful fertile
country, where endless cornfeIds, it would
seem, will supply provender enough for the
combined forces of France and Prussia
! This European war excites much more in
tarest in this section than with as and the
daily papers are watched with as much in
terest, as though it directly involved the
destinies of neichboring State This Is
due to the large proportion of French and
Germans who compose the population here.
There are Of course divers opinions both as
to the right and the result of the war.
growing out of their respective national
pride, and some of the mere war like the
preparing to turn home to aid in this pros
ecution There begins to be felt con. idera
BILE interest here as in old Tennessee in the
coming Congressional campaign j is
conceded BY the Conservatives here that our
State is nearly out Of the woods" and
they are taking great courage by the
sweep of our party in Tennessee, while the
Radicals look upon re en reimbursement as a
cong lete surrender Of their party to the
Democratic rule again. Hence they are
rallvIng to oppose it in Missouri. This
should only stimulate Us to renew efforts tC
accomplish the good work begun in ouI
State Let the cry be down with the
proscriptionist," aud in our next Congress
! sional campaign, let US trust no man who
has ever squinted at this damnable heresy
in politics The people of Tennessee
should remember with what jealous eyes
these enemies are Watering her, and with
, hopes their manacled friends view their eff
: forts to restore complete freed I'm to ouI
: common country. Our primary conven
tons meet soon: let Us put the stamp of dis
l approval upon every aspirant to Congress
who connot produce fair open and unsus
picious record of truth and consistency t,
$ this liberal policy now seeking to engraft it.
5 self upon the government. We have haC
= enough of disabilities, and quite enough 0
? Radical rule The war IS now over fvt
2 years, and the obnoxious sentiments 0
the so.called rebels have yielded to the com
plete CONTROL of the government The!
S have proved themselves Iaw-abiding, anC
t submissive, as much as any other class 0
J. citizens, and it Is simple cant, unworthy o
: people, to Cypress them longer with these
4 proscriptive measures AS to acquiescing il
e the results of the war, that is simply pre-
- posterous. We will never acquiesce in tn
q Earauding theiving and ruinOus measure
= falsely called results Of the war" Let u
f have none but true men on this great cues
= ton to represent us in Congress Let n
- considerations Of person or merely loca
), qualifications influence our people, bat lie
e US select man who " knows the right, an'
|, knowing dares maintain 1t Time sever
d and turn-coats cannot expect the confdenc
: of our people. 1t is not to promote an.
- certain individuals, but TO subserve the be-
S interest of our section and the people tina
= We call for true men in our next Congress