The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
for tiEc BaSc3in.
Gu Slle SikAnfinn.

Is there a man OF woman living who
believes in immutahilitv of govern
ments? He or she Who does prophesy
that the Elire-t tgnd cs carths expan-
sive surface will enjoy uninterrupted
prosperity, assumes nR antagonlstlc
attitude AID q rehelliuus disregard Of
the sad lessons taH ght in the history OF
the rise, progress and doR0fal Of ma
tions and republics WithiI the last
two decades some of the Roclcl gov
crnments % TIL Ses]3 3save been
shaken TO their Foundation; aud today
one of no small pretentions stands
trembling and lettering in an actual
state Of dccrcpitUGe OF tbs CTum bling
pinnacle ot' ruin, ready to make the
crashing descent, With = few more ma
tional disasters, into the yawning abyss
of oblivion On, that it May not be
tho sad fate Of our beloved and once
ha4spy land. Had the inha hjtants Of
Carthage been told = tcw thousand
years ago that their proud prosperous
and enlightened city would one day
cease to exist, or lose its PoWer, thcy
would have treated with dcrision and
contempt the author Of such Il pre-
diction. But where Is Cartilage to-
dav? She lies cnvcloped in the bo-
som of oblivion, totally obliterated
from living history. Where Is the
mighty power and position which
Rome once held? Echo answers
"whcrc?" Assvria, Egypt, Tyre,
Bahvleu, Thcbcs, and all the rest of
the great strlngholds Of the East?
Developments which are being con
tinually made by excavations amid
their buried ruins afford the only an
rwcr. Would II not, in view Of the
past history Of nations and republics.
Ike well for us Of the nineteenth cen
turv to take heed? \ strictly viz
tuous administration Of government,
founded upon the golden principle do
unto others rs Won would have others
do unto YOU. would guide us clear of
the shoals and quickSands of destruc-
ton, and protect us in the possession
of happy institutions. But a short
time will elapse before the voters Of
Tennessee will be called upon to elect
men to represent them in the LegiS-
lauIrc of 1879. 1t hchooves us then
~ east about for the best material.
We want honest men of good sound
Judgment. who know the wants Of the
uoople; men who dare face dena-
co.,ucs and do their whole duty. Then
give us men time like this demands:
strong minds, great hearts, true faith,
and sturdy hands; men who the lash
of Office does not kill men possessing
m opinion and will. A. matters OF
great Importance will probably come
before the next Legislature, it Is i'm
portant that we should know the opin-
ions and sentiments of those who are
n represent US. | refer 10 the ADJUST
ncpt of the State debt. 1t Is claimed
Inv some that part Is unjust, but a
mart we are legally and i'll honor bound
20 nav; which no honest man will de
nv / was in the Legislature IN 1873
when the funding bill was passed, and
opposed It with my vote and what IN
tluence | had. My opposition 10 the
measure WIS not that desired 10 de
fcat the ends of justice, but that justice
might he done TO all. There were no
I,rovisious in the act whereby the
fraudulent bonds, if any, might he
delccted and thrown out For the
nost wear or two we have heard the
low Iiuttcrincs Of reputation, and Of
iatc come arc oecomin. moro emb"ld-