| From the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer |
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| July 10, 1861 |
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| 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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