The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-08-27
LETTER FROM MEMPHIS.

The following communication came too /
late for insertion in our last weeks issue.
As it is from the pen of an old and highly |
esteemed friend we have concluded to .'mash
it in" even if we do close all the fish in
Hatchie river"
MEMPHIS, Aug. IS, 1870,
EDITOR BULLETIN Memphis has been
enlivened this week by John Robinson's
Circus, and as John gave the proceeds of
yesterdays exhibition to the Orphans
Home and the Masonic Temple, every body
went of coarse smelly on that account
Well weill the McmpIians are not diff
felent from others in this respect
Memphis is sill improving, and all the
buildings I have noticed now being erected
are OF exceeding handsome design, and
built for endurance.
Unlike the country, politics raeeth high
on every corner groups are rejoicing over
the recent glorious rout Of the Radicals,
and laying plans for breaking the back
bone of Radicalism in the coming election
Next to the GubernatoriaI canvass the
Congressional canvass excites most interest
if not paramorent to the first mentioned
Memphis has quite a number of candidates,
among whom are Capt. a. I. Lacy, the
wellknown merchant, Judge George Dixon,
formerly of Kentucky, and T. j. Latham,
Esq, late of Weakly county, who was ap-
pointed by the present administration Reg~
! lister in Bankruptcy in this city. Judge
Dixon has some warm friends, but they do
not seem to be active, and Mr.. Latham has
small number Of warm personal friends
who are pushing his claims. While on
the contrary Capt Lacy's supporters are
numerous, and are found among all classes
Of the Democracy Of Shelby to whom he is
we'll and favorabIy known as working
member Of the party. He having at all
times since the surrender been foremost in
inauguration measures for the enfranchis
ing of the white people of Tennessee. His
friends are very sanguine of his nomination.
The business men here have long felt that
tue mercantile and agricultural interests of
West Tennessee were very, very sadly in
need of proper and efficient represent ation
not only in the State Legislature but at the
National Capitol On this account Capt.
Lacy was solicited to become a candidate
for the nomination of the Conservative
Democracy of this District for the 42d
Congress They selected him for his
ability and we'll known efficiency, his thor
ough identification with the people here, his
past long experience il Legislative bodies,
and particularly, because he occupied dur
ing the entire war and since, the exact po
sition of the distinguished Ohio Statesman
George II. Pendleton. This community
fully believe with Lacy in Congress they
will have appropriations for a Custom
House, Post Office and Marien Hospital
that they Will have the navigation of Hatch
lie re-opened as it should have been long ago
1t certainly is time a thorough business
man was representing US somewhere. We
surely pay taxes enough to entitle US to ;
small government land grant to the Southern
Pacific Railroad, but yet nothing of the
kind has ever been preached by our mis-
representatives who have always been too
intent on public plumber to look after thc
E material interests OF our grand old com
monwealth, and hence it is that such mel
as Col w. H. Stephens, Gov. [. G. Harris
f W. B. Greenlaw, Capt. c. B. Church, Ma
poieon Hill, Ralph Wormeley, Maj. Wicks
, w. NJ Harrington, and in fact nearly tn,
+ entire business community here are urgin!
the nomination of Lacy, believing that il
e him they will have a representative mai
+ whose feelings and interests are identife,
f with theirs.
e Now that Radicalism in Shelby county /
=, routed, we have a multiplicity of candidate
for every Office, but we hope, that in the dis
: tribution of rewards our people will onl
e remember those who stood by them in tn
|. hour of their oppression. WANDERER