The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-11-14
[ajor " J Sykes Vindicakss Him
self from FaIzg CHARGES

Mr. Sykes in his speech at Lexington,
on the 29th u!t, said:
That he had been go fortunate or un~
fortunate for some time 81 to be the obs
iecE Of attack in the newspaper srticics
and anonymous communications
Almost e. cry epilhet of Opprojium and
OF ridicule had been applied to him. let
me ask, said he, what have dane tn Jus
tify these attacks2 Whom have | ii,
jured or attempted to iniure? ! have
assailed no one, and used no sbusi7e
language towards any person or project
Why then have been assaiied2 il u 20
injnre the entcrpri.es which ara 0f 50
much importance to sou ami to the
county. Why not assaii those enter
pris 5 With fair arguments, and no: By
mere bIiiiuEsEate?
Two weeks ago published card IN
the Lexington Reporter stGtiog thas |.
would be there tO-Jay to make & speech,
and that | would make no more speeches
II the county, and that those who had
been asSailing NE sithsr directly or in
directly by charges or insiauati.us wnaId
have an opportunity to make good their
charges g insinuAtians. sheu ! would
have n change to reply. an nCw here,
ard let any one who has made or who
wishes to make any remarks about me IN
connection with these enterprises or with
this proposition, now come forward, and
in my presence, face to face, b-fure the
people Of Henderson say what he has co
say. and not go where | am not present,
or IN anonymous communications, AMI
make charges which he cannot. sustain
| now ask any such to come forward aad
| will give way To them. Atr SySes
waited several minutes ana no one hGv-
iuZ made their appearance OH the stand
in accordance with his invitation, he pro-
ceeded to say, 1t ia, gentlemen, GER
tainly uu1eca ssary for me hereafter to
notice any remarks which may be made
about soc BIZ men who wil not coma up
and meet nae wien they woul:! have an
opportunity to make good their charges
if they we're tTua, and when ysou.d haze
al opportunity to disproye them, if false
Gen Nelly and Bqjoy Sykes nal to rccciDe
aHy special benefits
As 20 any in,imutivn that either Gen.
NeelY or myself Is to have any special
benefits from the voting of this proposi-
ton, | pronounce it untrue, In general
and in detail The decree, the col dltions
Of which l drew, provides that the whole
of the proceeds of the bonds IS to he used
in Henderson county The bonds sr3
70 be issued CEly when bO;h roads are
uud-r contract in Henderson county, AMI
then only in PaY for the work as II X
done, and the officers OF the company are
80 give bond aud security for the faithful
application Of the bonds.
Gen. Neeiv's company IS - rs1eivs
only $50 $50, aud has 20 expeai the
money in Henderson c0ua,y. - taC as
a1p concerned, an not to receive one
cent Of tho subscription II Eny event, aud
Gen. Nicely cannot appropriate any Of
this money 10 his own use l. dams ap-
pears hos gratuitoUg aud uuCuunded IS
such 2 charge or insinGarion.
Fa'selo32s NajieI
The Memphis and K0oyviije railroad
company 50 Tar from being opposed - .
railroad TO Jackson. agreed l.sE winter
wish the jackson and tennessee river
railroad company IN 4 Joint proposition
TO the people Of Henderson county, tic
Jackson and Tenacssea river railroad
company to recei7a &I0@, geo and the
Memphis and Knoxville railroad oUu7nnV
So go That dierFoTGs sta charge tha5
the MemI A:r and NnoxTi5!e company j.
opposed TO 3 read fr@m .iacEEcn - l-eK-
iu2s0n - far as an concerned haze
advocated every proposition - bui.i ti.o
Jackson ana Tennessee river railroad /
never oTDosed =. / .ai n right - 80
oeIe or reject any pre-. ls,t-gn- 4hac
could only be done By the county coUJt.
and then only ou the written application
If the Commissioners - Beard Of D.rsc>
tors of = company. ~ such application
was Ialda by the coW Injgs;5r.eTJ Uf the
JGe.s4n and Tennessee river raiIro2j
corYpaHy ~ the O2.Clor term e the
counsy court The decree shows ttat the
Memphis and Knoxville road cannot BE-
built unless the ether Is tuIf, sad any
irrimation - The contrary 10 directly IN
the face # TIE decree. / wiII here say
IN The presence Of the peoIis before whom
we speak, that neither Cu,uueI TI.nau.
Mr.. Polk, ncr myself, in any speech that
We u.ude, ever said eori against .ha
Juc&ean and Tennessee river railroad, or
Rgains: Jackson, nor did we ever attempt
70 poison tbs minds Of tn people of Her
ceTson by saving that Jackson did not
want a ruad into this county. No such
thing was ever sail by any Of IA in any
speech, and all Who heard us know Chat
40 did not For myself | y ish the people
Of Jackson and their enterprises the Mt
most success, and have ever been in favor
of their road, and was for il Y nen some
who now assail me were against it.
now say, how eyeT, that the most valuable
rOId in Henderson county on account of Its
important connections IL the Henderson
and Paris road and say to you as have
said 10 citizens Of Jackson this year, lhat
the Lailding Of the Henderson and Paris
road, would cause the immediate build
ing Of the Jackson and L=EIngt. Z rod
The Henderson and Par.s railroad schsnt
did not originate with ne. am not ito
author IT It's great finder did not
draw the char ter for either Of these ruads.
They were drawn by able lawyers, and
he who iutimates that they are not con
atitu tiouGl merely expo ses his own igso-
rance.
Hsaderson's Opportunity
The Henderson and Paris road
was chartered t. Wildersvile, IN order to
yet a survey before the last meeting of
the UctJher County Court, as the jackson
and TrGuesser river railroad was char
tered only to Lexington in order 70 get a
survey cf that line . addition another
Object vas to gre Henderson county she
entire control Of locating and building
this road in TOUR own county, and when
Iais is done u can be extended 10 Paris
lie said, ia conclusion, that Henders, n
county now had aH opportunity TO get
two or IL rec OF the most important roads
in thp State Henderson county was on
the most direct line from the Southern TO
the Northern cities. She could Ce. q di~
rect railroad from -. Louis through
Paris % selma, Alabama, and through
I untsviir, Ala, to tie S,u-l Atlantic.
rs we'll az from Memphis to knoxville If
2 ,r votes %" this psoc cs:;i7n the prob
sl,il, - is l!lis countY viii not have any
r1ir. ad during shIs - neratjan, and she
viII emaiU always tributary 20 other
c.untie[ Whether you viii have a rich
Id La lnerons enun.E With n.nri-bing