The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-01-11

Of the convic's TO farmers and railroad
{ ontractOrs, and the result shows that
large number of them have escaped in
the face Of the utmost watchiulness |
can suggest no plan for the employment
of this labor that Is not subject to OSlac- |
ton; but, under existing circumstances |
do not see how another lease of the |
prison can be avoided. If it l. done the l,
emp oyment Of cOnvicts outside of the
prison should be restricted to the iron
aud coal mines; and if the le-sees are
required 20 employ all the able-5odi3d
cOnvicts, whose punishment will allow
them 20 be worked outside of the prison
walls, in the mines this would embrace
a large per cent. of the labor, and will
aim Ust destroy anything ike competi-
ton with the mechanical labor of the
5 ate This plan will meet with the
earnest OppUsiCion of about three hun
dred res pecJable miners now engaged in
mining coal; but So long as the peniten-
tiary system is maintained, the convicts
must be employed at some manual labor,
and this will briag them in competition
with the fewest mum Der, and will be pI o.
ductiye of the good result # cheapening
the price of coal aud iron ore, and of
stimulating the development of our man
ufacturinE interests. The lessePs should
b. required to receive the convict at his
place Of conviction. The State has paid
during the past TWO years, for brIngIug
convicts to the Safe prison. S25,OO5 73
The lessee s move cunvict5 from point to
point at a rate more than a hundred per
cent. less tnaH is paid by the State
The lessees now pay q reward of S25
twenty-five dollars) for the capture Of
escaped cOnvicts. Ii will cause more
care and watchfUlress on their part here
after, il they are required TO offer such
re ward as the Superintendent of the
prison may decide is necessary, and be
compelled to make pubIicat of it
whenever he decides that 1t is import
ant.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
The necessity Tor tHe Creation of the
State Board of H-.t!!h is commended 10
your attention. L. the sesrvs States
where such u B5ard 81 provided very
much has been accomplished By arOus-
Ing the public t. a sense o: he necessity
for the adoption Of sanitary measures in
order to prevent the operation Of causes
productive of disease.
Since the cumpl ton Of our railroad
system Il large per cent of the pOpula-
sion al the State Is in direct and daily
Communication with some one of the
great centers Of population, and cit zens
Of the agricultural districts are as sub
ject to epidemicHl diseases as the inhab i-
tauts of the cities and towns, and nave a
common interest in the adoption of pre-
ventiVe measures.
If, by the adoption of this reform, dis
ease can be ni,igaJed or prevented, or
the lie OF q single citizen saved, to tn at
extent 1t will be contribution to the
wealth Ct the State.
THE MILITIA.
At the request of the Secretary of
War, the AdjuUant General Of the State
recently made to that officer a report of
the military strength Of Tennessee.
This report shows that We have within
the military age 239, 564 men; that We
have no complete or efficient military or
ganization except few volunteer com
panIrs.
submit to the General Assembly the
propriety of giving free and effect to
our Declaration of Rights: THAT the
sure and certain defence OF free people
Is well-reguIated militia
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE wITR STATE GOV
ERNMEHTs.
The representatives of the people of
Tennessee can not disregard the recent
acfion of the Federal uthorIties in GER
tam States of the south ably in
Florida Louisiana, South Carolina and
! Virginia. liz three OF them towns and
districts have been garrisOned with
troops Of the United States at a time Of
profound peace, without any proper de-
mand being made for assistance by the
local authorities, and the State House Of
South Carolina was subjected to an
armed occupation by Federal TROOPS
1 Tue army was mas made the aTbiter Of a
disputed election, and has been pTnsti-
tuted to the base purpose of organizing
a partisan Legislature The order of 4
| subaltern, excluding the representatives
/ OF the people from the State Capitol, vas
made impudenty and without shame, in
| the interest OF judtcIuliy declared fraud,
and against ia igment IF the law as
rendered in it's highest court
The representatives of the people oil
| Tennessee should prntesr against these &C
| cumliatsd outra2es with the utmost sol
! emnity and euergV.
CO.. CLUSION.
| earnestly recommend that bills for
! the apprupr alton of money be con id
I cred at au early day. Tbs peruiciOus
/ custom Of postp0uIng the consideration
/ of a question of the first Importance To
the Country, t" the closi"g hours Of the
/ sessi"n, encourages hasty and incOUsid-
crate Legislation, and the appropriation OF
/ money without discussion, to purposes oi
/ doubtful propriety.
/ JAMES D PORTER.
/ Executive Office, Nashville, Tenn, Jan
| !, 1877.