The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-28


tribute"
When i'll considered that John Adams
was vice-presi dent all the time Washing
ton was president, and that he succeeded
Washington as president, and that he was
afterwards defeated for second term by
Jefferson, aud that he was he head Of the
great Fe'leraGsi party OF that day, it
would seem any manuscript OF his of
public nature sItonld lie a-valuable relict.
He believed in a strong centralized gov-
eminent and this, with the agitation of
the unpopular alien and seditiou laws,
did more, possibly, than anything else to
defeat him and to elect his coadiutor,
Thomas Jefferson, who advocated larger
personal liberty, and u greater drgree of
equality among the people. And these
same essential features now mark the diff
ference between the republican and dem.
ocratic parties.
1t will be noticed in the foregoing letter
OF Mr.. Adams that he does not begin
many of his sentences with capital let
ter. The same thing is noticeable in Mr..
Jetferson's manuscript. They we're bosh
men of extra culture and fine education.
and the rule that we of later times ara
taught to observe, viz: begin all sentenees
with a capital was not taught or observed
by the grammarians of 100 years ago.
The next letter, which is valuable for
its age, and because of its distinguished
author, DR.. Benjamin Rush, is as follows;
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. II. 1904.
Dear Sir-You have done everything
for MI, Hinton that could have been done
in his case. have little to advice but to
continue TO regulate your practice by the
state of his pulse. have known two
cases In which after copious bleeding in
an hemorrhage from the lungs tonics have
performed cure. The tonic used in one
of them was porter, in the other cordial
allotment. Blisters 10 the back below the
neck have found useful in Mr.. Hintonls
disease. Perhaps bathing his sides and
breast with an irritant of any kind would
divert the blood from his lungs to the ex-
ternal surface OF his breast. The less
nourishiug his diet while his blood YES
sells are highly excited, the better. Even
when his pulse will bear cordial food it
should not be nourishing. In such cases
have forbidden milk with advantage. A
diet and drinks, by weight and measure,
have sometimes done great things in dis
eases which are brought on by light, ex-
citing causes. During the excited state Of
his system rest must be eniUined, and ex-
ercise when proper should always be of
the passive kind. Have you tried the
Acetate of lead as a styptic? 1t may be
given with safety from one to three grains
three TIMES a day. 1t has done more good
for me than the digitalis hemorrhages.
Even Il collie excited by it should not be
regarded if it appear TO do service, for
| little pain in the bowels is safe compared
tuIfh IL .
care shonld be taken to keep his feet con-
stantly warm and if possible moist. Your
patient. Mr.. Rouland, called on me on
his way to Boston. DR.. Physick and my
self examined his case closely, and pres
cribed tor him, and We think with rea-
sonable hope of making him sound
spect and best wishes for the recovery OF
Mr.. Hinton, am yours sincerely,
BENZ. RUSH.
Perhaps in his day DR.. Rush was at the
very head of his profession, and hardly
less distinguished as physician than as
a statesman. scholar and author. He was
physician-general to the army and plan
ned the first dispensary in the United
States. And when the yellow fever DESC
lated Philadelphia in 1903 and over A.
600 people persisted in about three months
with the dreadful disease. it is said Dr.
Rush is the only physician who success
sully treated it.
The next letter furnished your CORES
pOndent Is one from the immortal Davy
Crockett, who represented West Tennes-
see in Congress in 1881, and again in
1893, and who persisted ut the Alamo
March !, 1886. OF course anything from
| Crockett is of interest to Teunesseeans.
| Unique, whimsical, there was much TO
admire in his character, and his services
as our representative aud his sad death
at the Alamo render his name and fame
dear TO us all. His letter to Gen. Jones
relates principally TO some lands belong
ing to the latter Ut that time In Carroll
! County, and it IL dated "Heabley County
| Tenn, y Aug. 1897 After stating his
desire to buy the land, and its condition,
ETC., he says:
81 have not heard the result Of my election
from all the counties. I expect am beaten.
have one consolation; would rather be beaten
and be H2an than to be elected and be little
puppy Cog. I have always supported measures
| and principles, and not men. have acted fear
| " independent, and never will regret my
J course, / would rather be politically buried
than to be hypocriticaIly immortalized. con-
ted that If the people of the Western District
elected me to fill the station of an honorable rep
resentative, I would do my best TO all their ex
pectstion, but IL they elect 10 be little pup
Ply dog, to yelp after party, have deceived
them, and would again II elected. have AS
| ways believed an honest man, and II the
world win do me justice they viii find It TO be
the case. Respectfully your obedient servant
cdr. Jones. DAVID CRoCKETT."
The handwriting is reasonably good
but the letter is badly spelt, and not q
single comma, period, semi-colon or oth.e
yrammatica mark is used.
These old letters carry us back to in
terestng periods of our nationa! history
and exhibit TO us in a sort of fNnilia
way, the characters of their disting lishet
authors. And as time rolls on they will
be considered much more valuable. II
the historian Of the future they gill b
important and invaluable, and it would
be well for those who possess such letter
TO preserve copies and deposit the origi
mails with the historical societies for SAT-
keeping.
Why pay rs cents and 81. WI e