The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-08-08
Too Fast.

Too Fast.
From what we know of our own
knowledge concerning the new State
movement and the late convention at
Jackson we are of the opinion that the
Memphis appeal and number of other
journals of greater or less influence are
decidedly in error when they assert that
the effort to fol I'm q new State out of pOr>
tons of Kentucky, Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi is dead, or that it was a "miser-
able failure, fzzls, or any thing Of the
kind. The truth Of the matter is simply
this. The idea Of bringing into exists
ence the proposed new State originated
about forty years ago, and from that time
to the present day it has, at intervals,
been discussed. A few months ago it
was suggested, by whom we do not know
and matters very little, that tho editors
within the proposed limits of the new
State meet in convention at Jackson,
those in favor and those opposed, for the
purpose Of discussing the subject aud
the dcVising Of plan for future work
locking to the formation Of the new
State. The proposition seemed to meet
with favor, and reports were SO encOur~
aging that the citizens OF Jackson tens
dercd the hospitality of the city to all
those who might attend the convention.
Then it was that a general invitation
was extended to all, the day fixed for the
convention, and arrangements made to
entertain not only the friends Of the
movement but those opposed to it as
we'll. On the Doth and 20sb nit. the con-
venhon was in session. 1t was composed
of seventy five or eighty delegates, and
during the whole sitting there was not
one voice rased against the movement,
but calm and sober sense pervaded the
entire assembly. The work of the con
Yention proves this to be SO.
Why do we say that some of our con-
tcmporaries have been too hasty in pro
nOuncing Judgement For the simple
reason that the convention at Jackson
was nothing lcss, nothing more than
primary meeting Of the friends Of the
proposed new State, and no one conVers-
ant with the facts or free Of prejudice
will say otherwise. The proposition to
form the new State had been made It
met with many warm friends and advo-
Gates; beginning must be made and
how could that beginning take place any
other way than it did Instead Of treat
ing the lato meeting Of the friends of
the proposed new State in this light the
AppcaL and other journals go of half
cooked and labor to make the people be-
ieve that the convention was a "fzz Il"
and that the movement has fallen still
born. Manifsstly this is untrue and un>
just If every county in the proposed
limits had been represented in the con-
vention the action of that body would
have been the same. All that was to do
was done IN the most harmonious man
ner. The corner stone to the new struc'
tuIe is now in the hands of the central
Executive Committee, who were clothed
with the rover to appoint assistant com.
mitteemen in each county in North Mis-
sissippi, West Tennessee and Western
Kentucky, preparatory to thorough and
complete canvass of the question among
the people generally. The Executive
Committee also have the power to call {
convention Of the people intereresteC
whenever, in their opinion, it will bes
subserve the interest of the friends o
the new State. Does this look like {
dead duck" or a "fszle p Not bit 0
it; and we are not disposed to writ
"fai;,re" over the action of any body 0
gentlemen until the facts will sustain US
This new State movement so long talk
ed of, is now fairly on foot, and there !
not friend IN the cause but who know
that it is a long and tedious roadtO travel
That there are many obstacles to sur
mount, no saiu man can question, but W
believe that success will crown the un
dertaking at last, and it would not surp
rise us much if the Appeal did not swim
around the circle" and do good service
the cause.