The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-15
Mr. Greelev,s Position.


Fer some time past several of the lead
ing newspapers throughout the country
have been very urgent in their demands
that the letter respecting the Republican
National Convention, written by Horace
Greeley to the Secretary of the National
Committee, be made public. This united
request has at last been complied with
BY that official, and the letter is published.
The fOllc wing is its language
Friend CHANDLER-Piease not to at.
tach my name to the call for the National
Convention. stayed away from your
meeting on purpose to keep position of
Independence. If we have Trustworthy
assurances Of refnrm from the White
House, all right; but ! am not inclined
to help our Leets and Stockings to an
other half million Gf plumber.
''Hours, respectfully,
"HORACE GREELEY"
Hon. Wn. Z. Chandler, Washington
City, d. c."
Mr.. Greeley has taken in this a manly
and honorable positiOn--a position that
ali the good men of his party who are not
Office holders, and do not expect to be,
are rapidly taking Continue Let that
cursed King" at Washington be bursted
We wish to see this whole country pros
porous once more, and in ali sincerity of
heart we bid these honest men of all par
ties God,speed in that noble fight for the
rescue Of the country from official robbery
and the other boundless evils of personal
government which they have inaugurated
with such decision and effect
Memphis and Knoxville Railroad.
From the following article, which We
clip from the Knoxville Press and Herald
Of the 9th inst it will be seen that the
proposition to connect that city with
Memphis by,sn air line three fnot gauge
railroad is just now commanding the earn
est attention of gentlemen Of influence
and wealth all alyng the route:
at the citizcns' meeting last night, at
the Board of Trade Rooms, Hon. Z. NJ
Melee in the chair, Mr.. Woodruff, Presi-
dent of the Board Of Trade, offered the
4OikOWiHR DEGan UlC anu Aublbl59
which we're unanimously adopted
"WHEREAs, We are credibly informed
that measures have been taken in Mem
phis, Bolivar and other points in West
Tennessee, to effect direct railroad com.
munieation with Knoxville.
"RssolUed, That it is the conviction Of
this meeting that n direct railroad com
muficatiOn with West Tennessee would
be of great advantage to this comm unity,
and that we pledge ourselves to use eve
~ exertiOn to. aid this enterprise and
push It to a speedy completion. ..
''ResOlUed, That the Board of Trade Of
this city be requested to open a CORES
pondence with the off 3ers of the Mems
phis and Knoxville Railroad Company,
and OBtain from them the information
necessary to enable the citizens of Knox
vile to cooperate inteligsntly and sues
cessfully with those of West Tennessee
in forwarding an enterprise so imports
ant to both the cities of Memphis and
Knoxville, and the region lying between
them " i-.-i--- - .-
The subject will be brought before the
Board of Trade at the regular meeting
next Tuesday night, and prompt action
no doubt be taken. ~. ..a II
Referring to the same snject, the Lac.
renee Journal of the It'll inst says.
Ne have seen letter from Hon L. z
Nicely, President of the Memphis and
Knoxville Railroad, to Capt Davenport,
relative to securing commissioners to So
licit subscriptions for the proposed route
from Savannah to Knoxville, vid Column
bia; also to secure commissioners to So
licit subscriptions for a branch road from
some point on the above line through
Lawrenceburg and Pulaski 20 FHYette-
vile. ~
The President states that they expect
to apply ut once for a charter for the ex~
tension of the Memphis and Knoxville
Railroad from the Tennessee River to
Knoxville, through Columbia and Me-
Minnville; also extending line of the
same road from some point on this line
to Fayetteville, UiG Lawrenceburg and
Pulaski
We are free to say that as far as the
people of Lawrence County are concerns
ed, they will subscribe very literally to
road passing through Lawrenceburg
and the center of the County. We need
railroad, and we hesitate not to say
that we would be willing to be heavily
| taxed to aid such road, but for road
| running through the extreme northwest
ern portion of the County, never We
have consulted several of the old citizens
and find that from 100000 to $4,000
would be subscribed by the citizens for q
| road through Lawrenesburg, but scarcely
dollar for road that merely touches
| the County The owners of the five cot
| ton factories in the immediate vicinity Of
Lawrenceburg would ofthemselyes con
| tribute q handsome amount
Ali that our people want is q guaran-
tee that the rnilroad will pass through
the center Of the County, and large
amount will be at once secured.
| The following are the names of the eit~
liens suggested by Captain Davenport,
as commissioners to get up subscriptions
for the Memphis and Knoxville Railroad
For the line through Lawrenceburg
G. I. Hughes, Jacob Junblut, w. Il.
Sykes, w II. Simonton, J. L. Brandon,
VIM. Parkes, G. D. w. White, w. b.
Chafin, JOS. II. Soweli, s. A Carroll,
Stephanus Busby and Jonas Crews and
| for the line through the northwestern
part of the County Willis Jones, Jacob
NJ Pennington, Allen II. Kidd. D. G.
Craig, Jas. n Curry and K H. Kirk.
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