Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-28
N A S I'll " IL L F.:
SATURDAY MORNING, ;. MAY %, 1859

RAILROAD SPEAKNG.-The question of a
subscription of some s25O.0o0, more or less
stock to the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad. is attracting some attention. Col
V K STEVENSON and r. J. MErGs, Esq, are
making speeches nightly in favor OF the sub
scription. Dir. MEIGs is answered by NY
S. N HoLLINGswoKTH. who opposes the
subscription; and We learn that Mr. DAVID
II. WARE has replied to Col. 5. on two or
three occasions. We trust that the people
will Investigate the matter thoroughly and
be fully satisfied before they vote
The report of the speaking contained in
the Banner of yesterday, states that Col.
STEVENSON, 10 bis speech on Wednesday
night. attacked the report made by Com
mittee of the City Council to that body 'and
charged the Committee with unfairness for
giving, in all appearance, the same credence
to the statements of persons who appeared
before the Committee Under oath as to the
statements of those who did not" IL Col
STEVENSON made the charge attributed TO
him. the writer of this, who was a member of
that Committee. begs TO say that Col. STEVEN
SON is laboring under mistake of fact. There
were hut two persons who gave testimony be-
fore the Committee-Col. STEVENSON and
Judge WENTWORTH; both of whom were
sworn. according to our recoll lection. Judge
w stated no fact with reference to the condf-
ton uf the road, as to its means, and what he
did say cannot be impugned. The Committee
requested i. DOUGLAS to appear before them,
and 10 furnish q statement Of the financial
condition of the road. when be was its Score
tary aud Treasurer Of the Company. He fur
ni-hcd balance sheeI,' but declined to
come before tue Committee. In reference to
this balance sheet; the Committee say in
their Report:
THE balance sheet furnished by Mr.. Doug
las. former Secretary and Treasurer OF
the Company. dated last October. (and
which is appended, marked e. would indi-
cate that the Company had used pretty much
its entire means Col. Stevenson impci'ched
the correctness of this paper how yer, aud
Mr. Douglas having declined 10 cone before
the Comm ttee in persSI, either To- defend or
explain his statement, or To give any other
information, the Committee have chosen to
make no further reference to 1t
They simply present Mr.. DoUGLAs's state
ment to the public without basing any state
ment on lis accuracy, but leave the voters to
Judge oft for themselves. They gave no APP
parent credence to it-nor expressed any
doubt OF its correctness. If Col. STEVENSON
desires to war on Mr.. DOUGLAS let him do
so; but he has neither ground nor right to
charge the Committee with unlairuess. The
material facts embodied in the Report, were
derived mainly from Col. STEVENSON himself
If they are incorrect, the Committee are GER
tainly not responsible. We were not pres
ent at the discussion, and trust that Col
STEVENSON is incorrectly reported. But If he
has been incorrectly informed in respect to
the facts, we trust he will accept this cor
recton and not again charge the Committee
with unfairncss. whose entire aim was TO
a c,rtain and state the facts as they existed.