| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| March 2, 1861 |
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| Col. Sam. Tate |
| A Mississippi correspondent of
the Bulletin, in yesterday's issue, complains that Col. Tate has
tendered the free use of the Memphis & Charleston railroad, to the
governor of Mississippi, for the transportation of troops and munitions
of war. It is not the first time that Col. Tate has been assailed for
this, and his assailants have overlooked entirely the fact, that the
worthy president, in so doing, has only complied with the orders of the
board of directors. They passed the resolution tendering free
transportation for troops and munitions of war, and he was instructed to
communicate the resolution to the governor of that State. From the well
known southern sentiment of Col. Tate and his sympathy for the gallant
people of Mississippi, who have asserted and will maintain their
freedom, we infer that the resolution met his hearty approval. A citizen
of Mississippi, who ventures to complain of this liberal act of a
private corporation, deserves the bastinado for his ingratitude. |
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