The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-06

YVES forced by public opinion
upon an unwilling Congress. In the
dark days of FEBRUARY, 1877, when
civil war over the disputed election was
imminent, and patriots trembled for
the safety of Republican institutions,
southern members of Congress averted
the danger by compelling the compile
ton of the electoral count under the
law which both parties in Congress
had enacted, but now the Representa-
tives from Southern States, with a very
few exceptions have joined move
ment to subvert the result Of their
former patriotic action and to remand
the country to that anarchy from
which less than two years ago it was
saved by their efforts. Grant that in
permitting the autonomy of all the
States and appointing citizens to Office
in the South instead of strangers, pres
ident Hayes has but discharged his
constitutional duty. VIII that excuse
Southern Representatives for attempt
ing to invalidate his title, which they
established, or viii it justify them in
bringing the country again in danger
of civil war in their efforts to unseat
him and inaugurate Mr.. Tilden. The
South must now face the most momen-
tous crisis in its history since 1861. To
indorse the recent conduct of their
Representatives is to admit the truth
of the charges that the people of the
South care nothing for the welfare of
the Union, that they desire the down
fall of the Republic and would rejoice
to see it again involved in civil war.
IF their Representatives have not re-
hected their sentiments, as | believe
TO be in the case, then the people of
the Southern States should take care
that, in the 18th Congress, they are
represented by men who will defeat
these disturbers of public peace and
prevent the Mexicanization of our in
situations. To do this they may be
compelled to act independent of the
Democratic party. Recent events
have demonstrated the inability of the
Democratic members of Congress to
resist the mandates of the caucus and
the terrors of the party lash-the one
welded and the other inspired by men
who seem willing to endanger the
welfare of our country and the stabili-
ty of our republican institutions for
the sake Of revenge on political oppo-
nents and hope of dividing the ''spoils"
of victory. If the Democratic Rep
resentatives of the South could not re.
sist caucus command to pass the
Potter resolution unamended and
without debate, how will they be able
in the 18th Congress to resist a SINH
lar command to ignore Mr.. Hayes as
President and to recognize Mr.. Tilden.
It is therefore the duty of the Southern
people to afford the browning evidence
of their renewed devotion to the Union,
in which they now enjoy every right
of citizenship and are subjected to no
restrictions not laid upon every citizen
by sending Representatives to the 18th
Congress, pledged to resist, at all haz-
ards, the revolutionary schemes of the
Observation-Disclosures who seem to have
gained control of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the 45th Congress. To
this end the people in every district
should meet publicly, organize and re-
solve to support no person for Con-
gress who has given aid to this move
ment, and who will not pledge him
self to sustain the title of President
Hayes during the term for which he
was elected against all attempts at its
overthrow. Only in this way can a
grave danger to the Republic be avert
ed, and convincing proof be given
that the condition was not misplaced
which President Hayes manifested in
the South when he withdrew the
troops from the Statehouses of South
Carolina and Louisiana.
have spoken plainly and earnestly
for I feel that I should be unworthy
to represent the South in the Admin
; istration were / to remain silent now
, Invited to the Cabinet, as a Southern
man, to see that justice was done t.
the South, required neither to apoigiz,
for my record nor to disown my politi
cal principles, it is my duty to war;
the people of the South of the DANCE
which threatens the country. No mai
, need hope that the schemes of the mel
who have engineered the movement t.
unseat President Hayes, can be car
} ried out without a bloody civil war
To avert this danger, l confdentl
rely upon the patriotism and honor @
a the people of my native section.