Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15

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be trying to palm off such empty |
things for realities, these are critical .
times, sir, and you as . journalist |
ought not to try to lead your patrons |
and countrymen generally into trou-
bic by assuming a heavy and burden
some debt, without the most distant /
prospect of remuneration.
Then comes the obituary address of |
Major Sykes, on the 29th ult., as re-
ported by himself and signed "A Cit
izen, " from which we would infer that
the Major has left rs, for good and
always, to the great relief Of our en-
tire population. He Is, no doubt,
profoundly impressed with the idea
that Republics are soften migrate
/ full. " 1 heartily wish the Major bstter
success in the future-he is not the
only missionary that has failed to
convert the heather. Try them in
other fields. Mai. Sykes seems to
think that some person or persons
have done him great injustice. Oh.
who could, would or should have
done such a cruel thing, cannot tell.
| 1t appears, too, from an extract that /
the Bolivar Bulletin man has been
bitten by the anti-Jackson hydropho- |
| bia. The bite has had the desired /
! effect, it seems-it has run him mad. |
I hope my dog-tale friend down there |
will see that he does not bite himself /.
no one besides IS in any SOFT of dan
ger. This Bulletin man IS capital on |
analysis. His first experiment de- |
monstrates beyond ccvil that there is
enough of Zone Who Knows" to /
make at least two such as Moses Par
rish. Don't you fret, Moses, We can
manage our 'local affairs" without /
calling on your antiquated village for
help.
Then comes lecture On focal pre-
judicss, selfshness, etc, by 'spe-
cial correspondent" ''Har'-from
where, do You think? Why, from
Jacks Greek! Hal, you viii do well
to heed this injunction: physician,
heal thyseIf," by repenting in sack
cloth and ashes" fasting forty days
and nights in the huckleberry jungles
Of McNairy, and washing seven times
day for seven days in the waters of
Sweet Lips, and hanging yourself out
on the bleaching hedge fOrty-e!even
frosty nights, after which You may
talk to "One who knows" and other
clever men about ''local preiudices,"
etc, Who wrapped himself complete
ly, head, ears and eyes, in the beau
tiful robes referred to, two years
agO-when the people of your coun-
ty wanted a road that did NOT run by |
the way of Jacks Greek? "Thou /
art the man." sir, of all men living. |
Hal, is the last one that should |
preach righteousness to other peo-
pie, until he has done as directed. !
Again perceive that the Memphis |
| Appeal, is somewhat moostruck too. |
1t affects to think that the NJ. a X.
road will come numbering along in
ere long, with her carges. of "iron
and coal, marble and cement, and
cedar and lime. have been wont
heretofore, to regard the Appeal, as
| the cold Reliabls"-not so in this
case. The road from Bolivar to
Henderson Station is not near done,
while east of there it is not even
commenced. Come up Mr.. Appeal
and see for youself, l fear that some
one has been fooling the usually
cautious Appeal.
This closes my hasty review of the
said Reporter, which is being sent
out to men supposed to be all right
on the goose, for gratuitous destri-
button among the lukewarm.
y package came here, for which
Ford has the thanks of our citizens.
Having thus summarily disposed
of the whole pack of my pursuers-
Trip, Trim, Tray and any. l pro-
coed to say that 1 had intended to
notice in detail all the fallacious and
incongruous provisions of the de-
cree of Court in the case of the NJ.
j. Il. and II. r. railroads, but as it is
admitted by all, even its most ar
dent admirers to be "too dead to
skim" already-pitty for the poor
critter restraints me from doing so.
/ am quite certain that our citizens
are too cautious and prudent to as
sumo such a large additional tax,
these critical times, while they have
so little hope o: ever being remune-
rated thereby. This is indeed a
critical period in the history of this
whole county, we are in the midst
of crisis, how we shall come out
of it, no one can tell. Prudence would
seem to dictate that we embark in
no uncertain speculations in the
| present. | believe there IS a pretty
general understanding that our rail-
road proposition is, or will be with
drawn. Such is not the case how
ever, and it only remains to be voted
down, before we are clear of it.
1t is circulated also, in certain
quarters, that Gen. Nicely proposes
to give his bond, that these roads
shall be completed, if the county aid
is voted. This is done of course, to
bolster up a lost cause. I presume
that Gen. Nicely will do no such
thing. If he would, we should beg
to decline the favor, unless he gives
US all Hardeman county in the shape
of first mortgage. The Generals
bond is good guess, for 4 reason
able amount, but we could not just
exactly take it for so large a sum as
$5OO,OOO and pay 800, 900 for the
privilege of taking it. By the way,
the missionary from "Snake," is
still sacrificing himself for the good
OF Henderson county. He put in
an appearance here last Saturday,
to make a speech, but As we didn't
care to be specialized, he tried to
scOrn us by saying, if the present
| proposition is beaten, there will ere
long be another one submitted,
which will give us here, a clean 90
by, andbe sure to carry, but failing to
scare Us muchly, he retired and con-
cluded to let Us 90 our own way. So
mote it be. If the court please, l