The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
Tue BKRRETT INVESTIGATION.
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desire 10 correct fal, 9 IMPRESSION
that is abroad in regard to the Barrett
investigation going OH Def the
Grand Jury.
Some Of our citizens think that it is
n case of Vertrees against Barrett.
This Is mistake. There is civil
suit of Barrett VS.. Vertrees, for dam
ages. The present case, if there is
one, is the State of Tennessee VS.. Bar
rctt, Ct al.
There being nothing then of any es
pecial Importance before the court,
and owing to the fact that crime has
ceased to stalk about the country,
VIC assert that it is commsndable III
all hands to have trial OF somebody.
and as Barrett is West tennessee
Republican, we know Of no filter sub
jvct for judicial practice.
Again. Last winter the city and
Safe were rife with charges against
no leEs than seven Representatives and
Senators. Wicked men charged that
they were bribed. The newspapers
banded their names about. Names,
places and amounts were given. With
one single exception they were of the
lOw-tax pursnasion. An investigation
was had by the Legislature, and some
hard swearing done. When a MEM
Der cast vote and gave his reasons
for voting in certain way, he neg
lected to state one reason, and I'm old
and dignilied member arose il his
seat and asked him how much he got
Gor his vote. The price paid each
member was named and the silly peo-
pie actually believed that there WAS
some corruption, but if the statement
of the three stif-necked jurors can be
relied upon, no witnesses have been
examined touching these matters, anG
we are left to infer, and we do infer
with pleasure, that they were all SIAN
dered and that nobody but Barrett Is
guilty Of anything wrong.
We are glad they selected Barrett.
lie is a poor, weak, inoffensive fellow,
without friends, and withal, Repub-
lican. If they can convict him OF
promising to sell his vote to the low.
tax party, and failing to deliver the
goods, we are satisfied they can har-
monize the Democracy, and win q glO
rious victory next year. The State
credit Democrats were preparing e
charge that lOw-taX men sold out anC
and voted for Maynard to defeat Bal
lev. They had their names all down
They were going TO charge that the
Republicans forced jackson upor
them, owing to their corrupt perfidy,
The election of Nolan and Nnnn, the,
alleged, was the result ola trade on
aud out. The moon was dripping
large quantities of blood. Now.
the low tax party can convict Barrett
Of promising to sell out, we see IL
reason why the State:credit Democrat
cannot let up ON them, harmonic am'
nssist them III repudiating the Stat
debt.
To attain this much desired end
the sacrifice of Barrett wOWId be al
act Of patriotism. What right has he
a repu blican, to sue a man for hi
character What Republican in ! en-
nessee Was evsrs presumPtuouS befor
rs TO claim character Nay, unchai
the dogs Of wRrl
Our joy at the contemplation {
these things is very great, but is MARIE
nevertheless, by one little incident
1t is related by one of the jurors, tha
a certain gentleman who had receive
the certificate or blue ribbon, some
where as the champion prayist, state
that the testimony against Barre
vas strong enough to convict Chris
This irreyerence shocks me terribl,
Better for the rising generation thu
Barrett escape and enjoy his ten thou
aud dollars than for an expert in I'll
art of prayer TO be so bad. We ca
attribute his Generalization to the he
nousness of Barrett's otiense. Bette
far better, for this gentleman to hav
invited them to get down upon the
knees and in this posture introduce
them to throne OF grace, and by h
s5quent appeals, and the corner tn
he has on sanctifcBtion, win them o
or TO his way of thinking.
OCCAsIONAL.