The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-11-21

a Coon MOvE.-It is proposed by the
Georgia "rsIs Association to hold con
yention OF editors and journalist gener
ally without regard to political calling in
the city of St Louis on Wednesday. Nov
Goth, instant for the purpose of organiz-
ing National Press Association The
proposition is meeting with hearty ap>
prevail, and We cheerfuliy yield 4 willing
support 10 a movement 20 eminetEly
qualified to strengthen the hands Of tie
journalists of ;he whole country, every
one of whom il invited to attend the
meeting. We hope the fraternity in our
State may be fully represented and we
call upon our brethren of the Press to
assist in carrying out the suggestion of
our friends in Georgia. In the language
of contemporary, We regard it as move
in the right direction Too long has the
Press Of the land been subservient to
party dictation; too long have the great
disseminators Of knowledge throughout
the land been used As organs and mouth
pieces for political trick5ters. The press
of the country needs to he ensncipatsd
from the gallying tyranny Of partisAnA
and partisan dictntion.
Tie secular press Of the country to.
day is shorn Of Il large per cent Of its
power for good, by reason Of the sur
yeillance under which it is placed by
party Instesd of being a scaveuger, to
clean up and hide from sight the filth,
fraud and dirty work Of political leaders,
it should stand out bold, independent,
brave aud fearless in denouncing wrong
and supporting the right, no difference
whether in one party or the other.
That great wrongs are hid from public
gaze, covered up by the party press, is =
matter Of almost every day occurrence.
This should not be. The mission of the
pres. is higher, holier mission than
/ that of covering the tracks of bad men
and aiding them to keep in power, for
: sooth, because they are members Of the
/ party for which it organs
A free prcss makes free people. Ne
/ people never remained long in slavery
with free and untrammeled press ai'
yocating their cause Neither has il
been written in history thaF any people
ever "uj ycd perfect liberty with an en-
slaysI public press.
1t is high time the press Of the country
organ 10 for self protection from the en-
croachmonts Of the Legislative powers 0
the country Within the last year th,
freedom of the press mas been assaulted il
Congress AMI in the halls OF the Fedora
courts, and some Of the dearest privilege
Of the craft taken from it. Editors hav,
been arrested and imprisoned, besaue,
they have dared to expose crime in higl
places.
All these outrnges have been comm:;
ted to crafty mNlice and protect che re.
putation of guided hypoorites. TIL
rapid strides Of the last year TOW ard
the suppression Of the free and indie,
pendent press Of the nation will, il re
peated ia tha future in the same ratio
soon crush out every vestige of liberty
Let the press Of She country once become
fully subsidized and the freedom of IN
people viii be remembered only in biz
tory
We are ready for rational orEanizs
lion, aud hope SO hesr the brethren 81
over the county speak out upon tn
: question. Let us ali NEST at st Loaf
aud speak forth our declaration Of prin
ci?lss, in thunder tones, that Will caus
politicians to tremble and quake for thei
oppression