The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-04-01

BILE, large amount Of which was to be taken
in the contract. But the sequel showed that
he had acted with duplicity; that he had no
associates; that he had no authority from
persons named to act for them; that SO far
as to any connection with him in the con-
tract they were mere men of straw. lie
brought no available means and never cx-
pended dollar on the work, except what he
received from the Company. The Company
paid him according to contract as fast as the
estimates were made by his Engineer, and
upon several occasions individuals raised
money on their own responsibility to advance
him to pay his sub-contractors. The road had
some enemies, and his doubling, winding,
and twisting gave the friends Of the enter
prise great trouble in holding it up, as a sus-
pension at that time would have defeated it
forever. Subsequently supplemental con.
tract was made at Gen. Green's request,
which he said would enable him to raise the
means to 60 on and complete the work. But
the same result followed this accommoda-
ton. He was just as far from the necessary
means rs ever; and it became evident unless
State aid could be secured the enterprise
must fail, from the inability of the contractor
to comply with the terms of his contract,
and to make good his representations, upon
the faith of which the Company had entered
into the contract with him. Accordingly ap.
plication was made to the Legislature, and
the act granting $a5o,OOO was passed. 1t is
said that Gen. Green claims the merit of
having procured the passage of that act by
his presence and influence at Nashville. This
is simply Il mistake ofthc Generals, growing
out of his sclf.esteem. 1t is within our know
ledge that his presence there came very nigh
defeating the bill. After the passage Of the
act, in order that the Company could avail
themselves of its provisions, it was necessary
that the contract with Gen. Green should be
modified and changed, so as to withdraw the
stipuations for the furnishing of iron and
equipments for that part of the road between
Dalton and the Tennessee river, and Of con-
sequence deducting from the price Of the
construction and equipment of that part of
the road, what it was estimated it would cost.
To this Gen. Green refused to assent. But
after the usual amount of manGuvring and
figuring, he sent to the Board proposition
to surrender his contract upon certain condi-
tons, admitting that he was unable to 60 on
and execute the work. The proposition
was accepted, and the conditions were
complied with at once by the Railroad
Company. In brief the point of the whole
transaction may be summed up thus: Gen.
Green had contract with the East Tenncs.
nessee and Georgia Railroad Company, OBJ.
tanned under false pretences, to build and
equip the road from its southern terminus to
Knoxville, and finding himself unable to CON-
mand the means necessary to carry it out, OF
any Po'Iioh VI ~, PiVPooVu, VII VIC "" 1AP'"
1885, to surrender it, and his proposition was
entertained and accepted. That is the siTtl,
sum and substance of the affair. The be
ginning and the end of the Transaction
And yet tine General claims, or pretends tt
claim that he was damaged just eight hun
dred thousand dollars, and that too by hi:
own voluntary act.
But We will pursue the subject no further
at present. We have referred to it simply
because we are advised that it is being nois.
ed abroad that tho Railroad Company has
been sued for large sum, and those who dc
not know Gen. Green may think there is
some ground for such suit. We assure
the friends of the enterprise everywhere
that the claim is altogether Fictitious that
the Company more than complied with all its
engagements in the contract we be.
lieve Gen. Green has instituted the suit, not
expecting to gain it, but to effect some other
purpose, that will terminate in nothing the
end and result of all his great speculations
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