The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-07-17

instituted, could and would claim the
amount they paid to the State, and this
amount would be over two million dollar.
more than is represented by the 5O4 settle
ment.
I Col. Colyar in answer to the question
"Who owes the debt, the State or the rail-
roa1s?" In answer he said, that the rail
roads borrowed the money on the credit o.
the State, and the State took mortgage
! from the railroads TO secure the money, and
by permission Of the Legislature this mort
gage had been paid off and satisfied with
the paper OF the State, and the railroads
given receipt in full, the State guarantee,
ing to the railroads in the face of receipt
against any lien whatever.
I He closed by saying that the Memphi:
Avalanche had charged him as being 4 hir-
ed attorney for the railroads. This he mos
ernphatically denounced as untrue, and he
did not believe that KelIar would have talk
ed about him like he did if he had not been
paid to do it. Kellar had had some very
strange bed-fcllows of late. There was Pc
ter Geddes, one OF the hardest hearted cred
itors Tennessee ever had, who keeps himself
in the closest communication with Kellar
who processes to be low-tax mantle
very lowest of the Iow-and Geddes is a
rich New York millionaire and Tennessee
bondholder. Is there not something suspi-
cious in all this?
1t is impossible to follow the distinguish
ed speaker in all he said in favor of accept
ing the proposition. At the close of his
able speech, Capt. Manson rose to reply.
The argument OF this gentleman was chiefly
directed to the record oil Col Colyar on the
debt question. He read newspaper and
other articles to show that Col. Colyar once
denounced the holders of State bonds and
that he favored population. Col. Colyar
being unwilling, as he said, to he grossly
misreprcsented on this important question,
he interrupted Capt Manson, that he, Col
var, might be vindicatcd of these charges
before the audience. Capt. Manson objected
to the interruption. Col. Colyar stated that
according to usages in debate between gem
tlemen he had right to deny such misrep-
resentation and place himself i'll 4 correct
position. At this juncture some persons in
the audience ordered Col. C0iyar TO be seat
ed, and with loud cheering called on Man
son pour hot shot into Colvar. Col. Col
var chafed under such rude treatment but
as a strong man he rose superior to the
storm and patiently waited to make re-
joinder. Manson continued to discuss
Colyar's record and did not attempt to meet
by argument Colyar's invincible logic.
When he closed, Colyar rose to make few
remarks lie said that he was considered
and treated as a gentleman at home and in
coming to the Junctioa he only asked SINH
lar consideration. That he. acknowledged
feeling offended at the personalities INDUCED
in by Capt. Manson in the beginning of his
speech, but after listening TO all he had
said he was no longer aneered toward him
but pi;icd his weakness. In his speech he
would not attempt to answer because he felt
himself unequal to the task of refuling such
personalities. He had cOnae to discuss great
State questions and could not afford longer
to prolong discussion when his opponent
refused to be governed by the parliamentary
rules controlling the conduct Of public de-
bates. lie closed and left the house. Capt
Manson reioincd and disclaimed any inten-
ton TO hurt the feelings of Col. Colyar and
regretted the occurrences of the evening.
While we DO not believe that Capt Man
son intended to do any injustice to Col Col
var yet the treatment our distinguished Wis
itor received from some in the audience was
a rejection on the culture and hospitality
for which the people of Iardeman are just
ly celebrated. We are glad to be able to
state that Col Ezekiel E Low, Rev. D. c.
Wells, DR.. Tom Prewitt and other leading
citizens condemned the offensive rudcncss
exhibited on that occasion. One of these
gentlemen, especially, called on Col. Colyar
and expressed deep regret at the treatment
he had received, and assured him that the
best people in the community did not sane
ton such conduct.
We hope in the future that discussions
Will be conducted in such Il manner that
those engaged in them will be considered
gentlemen by the opposing parties in the
audience. a man can entertain opinions
in opposition to our own and be an honest
and true man as walks on the face of the
earth
Gentlemen, keep cool. These are hot
searching days, materially, morally and
politically, but preserve tempered mind
and have steady nerves and all will be well.