NP, CE 7/10/1861

From the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer
 
July 10, 1861
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
   It has apparently been the policy of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Managers, of late, to carry away from Nashville all of the rolling stock, except that which is in actual service, leaving none here for the benefit of our city in an emergency. Nashville is entitled to a liberal share, but yesterday, when the morning train for Louisville left, there was not a single locomotive remaining, and only a few cars. Gen. Anderson had foreseen this state of things, and remonstrated with the President of the road against it, in vain. Acting under his orders yesterday Gen. Zollicoffer stopped the morning train for Louisville at Camp Trousdale, until the arrival there of the night train from Louisville, when he sent them both to this place. It is disagreeable, no doubt, to these gentlemen to be compelled to interfere with the operations of the road, but their action was made necessary in defence of the rights of our State, and to prevent the means of transportation of subsistence to our troops at Camp Trousdale by rail from being cut off. The imbroglio at Louisville is fast coming to a solution which will put a stop to the operations of the road by seizure on the part of federal troops. If Mr. Guthrie persists in concentrating the rolling stock there, it must fall into their hands. To prevent this, he must do justice to our State and the Tennessee Stockholders or our authorities must take the matter into their own hands.
   Having secured the two locomotives, as mentioned above, Gen. Anderson informed the Agent of the road here that he would not interfere with the working of it any further, if the Directory should determine to continue the daily trains, with other locomotives. This pledge he will scrupulously keep, having only interfered in this instance to retain the means of transportation for his camp. It remains with the Louisville Directors to decide what shall be done.
Nashe. Pat., 5th

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