The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-12-21


right, and he felt that tie great and
honest Republican party would see that
right Is carried out
Tenth District Believed that TilGen
should be inaugurated; deprecated war
like, although some of the working
classes were strongly inclinedto do 80
EleUentb DiStrict-There was GER
tain element decidedly IN favor OF war,
but were looking to the action Of this !
n Getting, and particularly wanted a State
convention to decide on a plan to be
pursued. The feeling is that we must
have our rights; peaceably if we can,
lorcibly if necessary.
TlCeljth District Were determined
that Tiden should not be counted out;
submission now means submission fer all
time
Thu tenth District Were expecting
this committee to take the initial steps
to securing the Inauguration of lilien
a resolution was adopted calling a
convention of the people, regardless Of
past political opinions, at each county
seat, on December 23d, to elect and in
struct delegates to assemble in State
convention at Indianapolis on January
9Th, to consider public affairs and take
such action as will secure full eXecu-
ton of the constitution and laws A
committee was appointed to prepare an
address to the people, and a recess was
then taken until three o'clock. The day
named fer the State Convention Is the
Inauguration day CT GOvcrnor-elect
Williams.
at three o'clock the committee pre-
scented the following address, which was
aHnrka1 on-SaH and Or1arad 70 No RI
the national and several State commit
tees:
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA.
There is now combination very frr-
midable ana reckless to prevent the legal
results of the election and to place men
in the high Offices who have not been
elected to them, and thereby to defeat
the changes and reforms n hich ali
classes of society and all the great in,
dustrlal and commercial interests so
much require; they have resOFted to re-
turning bOards-party machinery hereto
fore unknown in national pOliCics--
powerless to do good, but pregnant with
evil; they threaten to depart from the
established usage in counting the cleo
tOral vote, by Withholding from the PEG
pies representatives. their constitutional
pIeEbgdLlFo VI PAL TIL JatlBS III LLAo uC-
( cisIOn of all questions that may arise in
the progress Of the count. and by cloth
| ing one man with the power of allowing
and excluding votes, and thereby con-
trolling the Presidential election. The
purposes of this dangerous conspiracy
! must be defeated; the right as declared
! at the ballot box must be respected and
! sustained As was said Of MIR. Lincoln
a3aatinT thu rannla OH m
! place him in his Office. Our array mu
not be used to place either Governors or
| Presidents in Office who have not been
/ elected; the purposes OF the aggressive
and ambitious leaders which you mast
! defeat is usurpation. It is revolution,
! and its accomplishment will disturb the
| foundation of cur institutions and en-
| danger the cause Of FREQ government it
| self We cannot maintain our institg-
| tions if the people allow their choice to
and will as expressed in pursuance Of
law, to be defeated by fraud AID force.
The committee, therefore, call upon all
the people, without respect to party, who
make our cOuntry's welfere paramount to
every other cOnsideratiOa-ai who say
| that the vote of the people shall not be
defeated by fraud, and all who stand by
fair play and honesty to meet at
their county seats on the day mentioned
and to make an expression of the popu-
| lar judgment that cannot be disregsrded
even by the most abandoned and reckless
enemies of our Institutions, and to ep-
! Point men as th.ir delegates to the State
Convention on the eighth Of next month
who will fearles5iy and pradentiy make
such declaration and take such action as
will give on State he proper position and
influence in maintaining u constitutional
government and the rights and liberties
of the people.
After the resolutions inviting Hon. G
W. Julian to address the nventiOn
particularly as to the action of the Re
!. turning board in Louisiana, and inviting
Hon. D w VOORHEES, to present the
legal status of the Presidential question
to the convention, the committee ad
journed.