The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-31

applied und IT the favorable cond.uons OF
calamity to change these Influences
under which Southern Common
wealths are learning to vindicate civil rights,
aud lap ing tnems aIves TO the conditions of
poluieal tranquility and Industrial progress.
IL here be occasional and violent outbie tks
in the South against this peaceful progress,
the public opinion of the country regards
them as exceptional and hopefully trusts that
each win prove the Ia t.
The South needs capital and occupation,
not cont -oversy AS rnue h as any part of the
NS,tb ~. ~onyh ns.eds fbc, mi T,,f tertinp al
the revenue laws which the Republican party
Offers some of the Southern States have al
ready entered upon a career Of industrial de-
velopment and prosperity. These, at least,
should not lend their electoral votes to de-
Any effort to unite the Southern States
upon issues tn t grow out of the memories of
combine in the assertion OF that nationality
which was their inspiration in the civil strug-
gle. And thus gre At energies which should be
united IN common industrial development
will be was ed in hun tfui strife. The Demo-
cratic party shows itself a Toe to Southern
prosperity by always invoking and urging
Southern POLITICAL consolidation. Such
policy quenches the rising instinct of patriot
ism IN the heart OF the southern youth; It re
wives and stimulates pre- udiee; is substitutes
the sri 1T of barharie vengeance for the love
of peace, progress and harmony.
THE CIVIL SERVICE
The general charae ter of the civn service
of the United States under al administrations
has been honorable. In the one supreme test
the collection and disbursement of revenue
the record of fidelity has never been sur
.lous sums which were received and paid dur
ing the lac war, scrupulous integrity was tie
ing period-it can be said TO the honor of the
American name that uafaithfulness and dis
honesty an oag civil officers were as are as
misconduct an coSSacdice on the field o. bat
tie.
TIE growth of the county mas continually
AMI niece sariy enlarged the civil service,
until now it includes vast body of officers.
Rules and methods of appointment " hich pre-
vailed when the number was smaller have
been found inSu nc ent and Impracticabie,
and earnest ef orts have been made to sep.
arate the great mass of ministerial officers
from parti an influences and personal control
importantly in the mode of appointments to
be based on Guaifca1 on, an security of
tenure to be based on IA thful discharge of
duty, are the two ends to be accomplished.
The public business will be aided by sep
arGting the legislati bran of the Govern.
ment from all control OF appointments and
the Executive department. will be relieved by
subjec:ing a pom -ments to fixed rules and
thus removing them from the capr4ce OF
favoIjt sm. But there should BE- gid oh
servance of the law which gives in all cases
of equal competency the pre- -erence to the
soldiers who risked their lives in defense of
entered Congress n 1853, and in some
what prolonged service | never found it ex-
ii of civil otIcer except in four Instances
and tht for nou-political reasons which
were instantly COnclus We with the appointing
power. The officers II the district, appointed
by Mr.. Lincoln in 1851 upon tn recommends
on OF my pFtoecess u, served, as q tuiS, IN
III death or reSlgnftJo l. ADOPTED AT Gne pc
ginning ii my service the test of competitive
examination for az p ointment to West Point.
an maintained 50 long as mad the right
by law to ooint cade-. In the case of
ma ny officers found that the present law,
which al bltraruy lin is the term OF &c co NJ
mission, offered a c)i slant temptato to
C. anges for mer9 political reasons. L have
publicly EXPIRE SD the belief hat the essen
{ al modification of that law would be in
many respects advantageous.
My observation in the Del artment of State
confirmed the conclusions of my legislative
experience, and impr s ;e1 me W tn the con-
viclion that the rule of impart al appointment
m , carried VOn0
existing provision of civil service law.
1t should be applied to appointments in the
consular service. COnsu S should be CONNER
CT Il sendnels-enciIc cling the globe with
wat 3hfulness for their country's interests.
Their intelligence aud competency become,
the efore, matters OF great pubic concern.
No man should be appointed to an American
ed in the history and resources of
his own country, and in the
the country to which he is sent. The same
rule should be applied eyen more rigidly to
service. The people have the right to tae
most eff Gent agents in the discharge of pub
lie busiless and the appointing power should
regard his a. the prior and Interior co nsider-
ion.
Religious liberty is he right of every citizen
OF the Republic. Congress is forbidden by the
Constitution to make any law respecting the
free exercise thereof" For a century. under
this guar antee, Protestant and Catholic. jew
and Gentle have wDrshiped 9 cd according TO
the dictates OF conscience. But religious lib
erty must not be perverted to the justification
of OHenses against the law. religious scot.
strongly intrenched IN one of the Territories
other Territories claims the right to destroy
the great safeguard and muniment OF social
o. der, and 10 practice as a religious privilege
that which is a crime punished with severe
penalty in every State o the Tn on. The sa-
credness and unity of the family must be pre-
served as the foundation of al civil govern
ment, as the source of orderly administration
as the surest guarantee of moral purity.
The claim o. the MormOns Il a. they are di-
! fafafT NIL rrrn
should no more be admitted than the claim of
cel tan helthen tribes if they should come
rifice. The law does not interfere with what
man lie ives; it takes cognizauce only of
what he does. As citizens, tire MOruOns are
entitled to the same civil rights IS others and
to these they must be confined. Polygamy
ton by admitting the community that up
holds it as State in the Un.o1. Like others,
! the MOrmons must Learn that the liberty OF
the individual ceases whore the rights Of So
OUR CURRENCY.
The people of the United states, thOuoh
often urged an tempted have never serious
" cOute nplated the recognition of any other
money than gold and silver-and currency df-
rectiy convertible into them. They have not
done so, they wi not do so under necessity
less pressing than that of de 5pcra Q war. The
one speed III Iequisite fOrthe completion of our
monetary system is the fixing OF the relative
values of silver and gold The large use Of
silver as the icy of account among Asiatic
nations. taken in connection with the in
Using CONNIE ce of the world gives tho
ineut in the IremI 'es. our 60 Terhl3hI
should not cease to urge this measure unul
common st 1ndard of vdlne shall be reached
and estttlishcd-a stan lad that shall era o g
! the Unite States to use the. silver from its
mines as aIXili lry to gOl in getting the
/ balances of CONNER cial exchange
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
! The strength OF the Republic 10 Increased
/ by the multiplication of ia ldholoers. our
/ laws should look to the iudiciO1s encourage
/ ment of actual settlers on the publ dom lin,
1 which SHOULD he lceforth held az sacred
4I,r,H fnf Fantr
/ The tendency to consolidate large tracts
/ of land in the ownership of Individuals
gard to Tested ribts be dis oraged
! One hundred thousand acres of Ian
! profitable to TIE Natioa in every way than
| when its ownership is divided among lOO9
/ men. The evil OF permitting large tracts OF
i the National domain to be con soiidated and
Contro led by the few against TIE many Is en-
h nce Thea the } e4 qbe pHbo i an
should be disposed OF only to actual set g RS
| and to those who citizens of the Republic,
/ or willing to become so.
! OUR SHIPPING INTERESTS.
! Among our National interests one Ian
/ guishes-the foreign carrying trade. IL was
| very seriously cIippled in cur civil war, and
another blow was given to it in the general
/ trafhc. With from age on the two great
oceans, with freigntate larger THAI that OF
any other nation, we have every inducement
eminent has hi hero refused its help.
small share Of the encourage.
| railways and 10 manufactures, and small
| share of the capital and TIE zeal given by our
/ citizens to those enterprises would have CAR
/ ried our ships to every sea and to every port.
/ A law Just enacted removes some OF the bur-
/ dens upon our navi1 cation and insp hope
that tins gre It interest may at last receive is
due share of attention All efforts in this di-
/ rection should receive announcement.
! sACREDNESs or THE BALLOT.
This survey of our condition as a nation
/ reminds us that material prospt rity is but q
mOckery if il does not tend to preverve the
liber ty of the people. free ballot is the
4 safeguard of reDubG an institutions. without
/ which no nat onal welfare is assured. A pop
mLar eletian ho nastlN GO lma t.. em1 bodies The