The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-12-07
BRICK POMEROY" ON THE ST
TUATION.
Ready for Another War.

From PonasToy's Democrat, Nov. IS.
There is every indication that Grant
and his special advisors are preparing TO
hold his administration over at the point
of the bayOnet. Orders have gone forth
that the Democrats must not have vic
tory declared If is possible to manipulate
returns to prevent such q result. To
this end Florida, South Carolina and
Louisiana are to be counted by their re-
turning boards as voting for Hayes, no
matter how their votes were cast AL
ready have the chief officers of the army
been sum mnned to hold themselves in
readiness for quick work.
Gen. Sheridan has been sent to New
Orleans with carte blanche to declare
Louisiana under martial law the moment,
in his judgment, comes the time for such
act.
With the frauds Of voters at the ballot
box we have nothing to do. There is a
law to apply the remedy for such evils
and the law is sufficient for every such
emergency. If the law can be honestly,
quietly with dignity applied, We have no
fears for the result We will Ia silence
abide its decision no matter who is the
sufferer. No man is fit to hold the Office
of Chief Magistrate of the Republic
would consent To set the bad example of
GonniV!ng at corruption even to secure
his own Advancement. LIST the Law
take its course and the right will tri-
umph BuE no more of the bayonet I
No more Interference of the military.
If the States of the Sonth are Federal
States in the Union, empowered to vote,
that settles the matter SO far as the bayo-
net is concerned. Let the States regu-
late their own affairs in the deesn shad-
oW of the law.
There is no more call to send troops to
the South than to the Five Points in New
York. The thrust is one at law and or
der the people are in no mood to stand.
Ii Grant dares to raise his sword, let it
fall on his own neckl If the military is
to be called out, the militia must meet
it.
We did not advocate the election of
Mr.. TIlden, but before the bayonet shall
keep him from entering upon the duties
of the office to which we believe he has
been elected, we are ready to close our
Office, lay down the pen, take up our
rife aud go direct to Washington or any
post Of danger be assigns US.
We hope it will not come to this but if
in defense of the right and to teach the
bayonet tkat it has no power over the
ballot, We are ready to quit all business
and go at once to the duty and the fate
before as.
There are millions of men who will do
the same. There are enough Democrats
in the country who dare fight for the
right to crush Grant and bis army into
the earth and to do it at once.
If Tilden is elected President be must
be President Let dim call for help, and
it will come. If We are to have Las0, let
law prevail. If we are to have scar,
We are ready for it
The country has had too much of
Grant, or Republicanism of military
rule end bayonet interference with the
rights of sovereign people, and if Presi-
dent elect Tilden wants that chair, he
can have it for all the power there is in
Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, or all the uni
form bayonet soldiers in the Union to
prevent. --
AIR Grant, you have heard how rockets
60 up and how rockets come dOwnl