Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-24
For the Fayetteville Observer.
"A Leaf of Capt. Tolley's
History"

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We fud in the Lynchburg Sen
ttasel of last week, remarkable
production, entitled as above, em
mating from, we are informed, the
assumed pen and authorship of one
w. A. FRosT, of that place,oyer the
signature of "VoTER Il is fur
Their reported in this county thai
said "VoTER' alias FRosr alias
well, would you think ito, we
can't say it-actuaIly out of the in
terest he has in the welfare of this
county and Moore county paid five
dollars Of has oacss money, 1--WE reck,
on it wasn't handed to hum by any
body else } in order to get the
Historical Leaf" before the admi
ring gaze of the astounded world.
This ''new leaf" We propose to page
and book in order that coming gen.
eratioDs may have the full benefit
of its wisdom, it's profound patriot
ism anditswonderfll development
This document is directappeal to
the prejndices OF the good people OF
Moore county to convince them
that they should vote for Capt.
Tolley, because he alone is the
friend oil Moore county. We know
the people of Moore county too well
to think for a moment that they en-
dorse, encourage. or have any sym
pathy with this effort to engender
strife and i'll feeling between that
county and Lincoln; it would be
fatal to future political success Of
that county TO do SO, for in all con
tests of that sort Lincoln would ont
vote her three to one at least. And
we now appeal to our people not
for a moment to entertain such an
idea, and we hope that "VoTER" has
only been misled by some one who
feels his self-importance more than
that felt by anybody else. The
fact il, we are informed, that "Vo-
TER" simply copied the article :
did not write it--and the article it.
self shows he did not write it, as
we will proceed to demonstrate.
Speaking of Capt. Tolley's connec
ton with the bill for theformationof
Moore county. "VorER' says: "But
by appearing before the Committee
of the House on new counties and
arguing the question with one of
the GbLest members of the House,
acho opposed the bill, he succeeded
in making such a favorable inn
preston that by following it with
constant interviews with members,
he finally succeeded in getting it
through" The people down in
these parts would be pleased to
know how "VoTER" knows that
member was lone of the oblest
members of the House" and he
opposed to the bill. If only one
member opposed it, why the ne
cessity of all this "buncombe,"
and how does "VoTER" know that
Capt. Tolley by his argument, &C.,
succeeded in making such ia
eorable ;mpressionp Was "Vo
TER" there 2 He must have been,
else be could not be able to tell
that the impression was "favora-
bic" on one member the "abl=st" OF
them all. Can't "VoTER" give US
another "leaf 2" Now does not
"VorER" show up a little too thin !?
We do not and will not prete. d
to Say that there is any power be-
hind the throne; if there lie We
can not commend the wisdom Of
l., for it has "poked out" too far !;
but we will not intimate such a
thing. Again: cit WAS in this
measure that Capt. Tolley display.
ed the skill of an old legislator by
taking a near cut In the matter, a
dopting course that was almost
novelty in legislation. Ofhis own
motion be introduced simple res
olution directing the Attorney Gen.
erxl to dismiss the case from the
Supreme Court, and the Comptrol-
Ter to square the books of the
Treasury against the county. By
this course be avoided the risk Of
three separate readings in each
house, at each of which the meas.
ure would have been subjected to
severe hazird if introduced as u
BILL" Now if that don't kill what
will ? We can stand that "legisla-
tive ability" and that Skill Of all
old legislator" but when it comes
to w. A. Fgosr writing about the
passage of a bill on ''three sepa-
rate readings in each house, at
each of which the measure would
have been subjected to sever haz-
ard if introduced as BILL" is re-
markable. We detract nothing
fioin the young mans ability
when we say that be never knew,
and does not now know, the dill
ference between the passage of
bill and the p usage OF a resolu
ton ; be eau learn it, but snch
things are learned in the LeglsIa.
ture by its members and officers
and others who devote attention to
it. Hence, we are ready to ex-
claim, who hit Billy Pattersou?'
But get out Of the way boys, here
comes he HInoccason track q" .,f tho