Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-02


statements from some one in Charlotte, with
out his name. And as have been contra
dicted, slandered, damaged, and told might
get shot and this matter is in litigation, |
will thank all persons that know anything
about it to give us the facts and their names
on paper, 50 that we can track it, as will
try to do.
TO THE MAGISTRATES FOR DAVIDSON
COUNTY. AND OTHERS.
| GENTLEMEN: l think King Stevenson is one
of them we have been reading and thinking
about, that can sing and play on harp with
a thousand strings, and can charm some OF
| the rich and poor, the high and low, wherever
| he goes. and make them think that he could
make wealth and riches flow to the rich aud
poor. if | would hut let him alone, as if he
and his roads produce all the wealth and gold
| and had stolen his money tools, and had the
| control of his road, TO protect my little turn
| pike, which causes me to get the blame.
| Thinking that he will play you another
tune at the April Court to get them bonds
and the money, and as he and his aids has
|
md say some bad things about me, will say
some about them, and for myself in self de-
Tense, and friends in Dickson County, for
can prove by many that | aided the road by
words and acts about two years In the Fall
| of 80, old Mr. Isaac Jones came to me and
told me had been the cause of his giving the
railroad men money and land, and that he
would give me or them $4,000 to get clear OF
them, for they were an idle, drinking, worth
less set that could not be made to pay their
debts or damages, and that they were destroy
| ing his crops and stock, and had shot one man
dead. and had threatened to shoot him. and
| had ordered him to leave his land and crops,
and that he and his wife were afraid of them.
| [ went aud found things as bad as he had
said; many of them were boarding at the
Springs. and my negroes waiting on them l
had a lien on the Springs which had subscrib-
ed 81 900 to the road my claims for various
| things and payments was about S3SO0; and
had to file a bill for it, which put stop to
some of their idleness and extravaganza. At
! the same time there were five families living
in Nashville on the road, at from $4,000 to
So 1000 per year each AID selling your conn
ty boAds at Il big discount to pay themselves,
and having very little work done.
On the 3Ist of MAY. '56, we had a meeting
at Chestnut Grove, at which introduced the
| following resolutions, which were unanimous
| ly adopted:
Resolved, That. as some of us are subscri-
| -, ~, M hull nd Ia
western Railroad. and all of us are taX-pay-
ers, and Interested in its success, we respect
| fully ask the President aud Board OF Direc-
| tors to give US through the newspapers, eX-
plicit answers to the following questions:
| lSt What is the estimated cost of said
| Road?
I'd. What amount of stock has been sub
scribcd by responsible persons, on each di-
! vision?
80. What amount of stock has been paid
| in bv individuals on each division. and what
| amount of County bonds have been issued to
the Company; and if any of them have been
sold or disposed of. and what amount and at
what discount?
4th. How many officers have you, and the
| paw TO each officer?
9Th. Is all of the work under contract, and
what is it to cost. and whore is the money to
| come from to pay for it, and what security
| have YOU for the completion of the work
Resolved That the editors of newspapers
| in the adjoining counties are requested TO
publish the above proceedings.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
J. NJ. DUNN, CHAIRMAN,
VIM HERRIM. Secretary.
| had them published, and they gave us
ridicule and insults in the place OF intorma-
ton.
| then got a lawyer. and reported them to
court as having violated their charter. and
wasting the little they had in idleness and eX-
travagance. Mr.. Cooper in court contradic-
ted my statement, aud compared it or me to
a calf. and said the road was in u better condi-
ton than any other road the county had
stock in Judge Nancy said | must be mis-
| taken for c had agreed for them TO have the
county bonds, and they were permitted to go
on in their idlcness and extravaganza at the
expense of others. i then got their Report
| for SIS. and let Judge Nancy see it was but
! 1851 800, worth about S425,000 He then
said that Mr. II. l.. Claiborne had cheated him.
aud caused him to cheat the county, and that
he wanted them exposed and broken up.
der to give them notice they would have the
damages to pay. They then got Mr.. Steven
son at $4,000 per year, for about one-third
part of his time, and made their brags that
they had got the railroad King, who had went
through with everything, and had not learn
eel what il was TO fail, and he tried to hire
me, and when he found he could not, he re-
marked he supposed would be free, as II be
had been thinking of making a slave or tool
of me by money, rs | think he has some 9th
ers. On the first Monday in January. 1858.
got my lawyer Mr. Mosley, to introduce an
other order, and we then filed a bill. and shut
down on the county bonds, and money, In
all about Sis, 900 which made their king
beg like man, and he indirectly gave the
lie to Mr. CoOPER aud others, aud admitted, |
was correct in what | had said and done, and
| that he did not blame us, which puts me
correct up to that date. l hope you will re-
member that, for Il is over two thirds OF the
time aud track, and he said that if we would
LEI him have thosc bonds. aud the money, he
would do better. and only charge $4,000 for
riding up and down the road a few times
and when he found he could not get anything
by Begging, he commenced Dragging and
begging. and from what be says, suppose he
has made so much by it, he may not want
your bonds, aud money, for be has agreed "a
send $500 900 10 Dickson county, and said
be can build the road and have 500, 600 left
IL 50. aud il Is of such Importance, think Il
| l. littfa strange, he don't GO To work aud
let us know where he keeps his money, for
have been trying 10 dad out. andt sen my
son with a lawyer TO the District, and they