Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-18
The Merehants--RaiIro Meetin.

| The Merehants--RaiIro Meeting.
A large number of merchants assembled
according to appointment on Tuesday eve
! ming at the Court House, and organized by
calling JOHN MORROW, Erq., to the Chair, and
appointing Mes>rs. JOHN NJ. MCKEE, of the
Union and american. and W F. G. SHANKs, OF
the Banner Secretaries. The purpose of the
meeting was briefly stated by HUGH MCCREA,
| Esq. He referred to the many grievances
/ and insults which Nashville had been COM
| PEELED to bear from the Board of Directors in
| power, and trusted that the large number OF
| Intelligent merchants assembled would devise
some plan for the emphatic expression of the
feeling of Nashville in regard to the misman-
a2ement and the injustice of the policy OF
the Board OF Directors, and, if possible, ar
range some mode of relieving them from
their troubles.
| Ex-MayOr HOLLINGSwoRTH then called for
/ the report of the gentlemen who were dele
| gated 10 Louisville to cast the vote of the
| county and private stock, and loud calls were
made for GEO. Nancy, Esq. Mr.. NANCY
came forward and said that he had nothing
| specific to report, had prepared none, and did
not understand that the purpose of the meet
ing was to hear such a report. He said he
would be happy 10 communicate his views,
| or give any information in his power on any
particular pOint-he desired to cooperate
with the merchants of Nashville in this effort
to obtain redress for their wrOngs-and that
his interest lay with theirs in Nashville. He
said be did not know that his views would
accord with those of the majority, but the
meeting was welcome to them.
HUGH MCCREA, ED, one of the delegates
to Louisville, to cast the vote of portion of
the county stock said that the purpose of the
delegatio n had been to change their present
representative in the Board of Directors, Mr..
EUGENE UNDERWOOD, and for the purpose of
getting the vote of the city of Louisville
changed from UNDERWOOD to GEO. W. Gun
NINGHAH, the delegrtes had waited on the
Mayor who had been instructed by the City
Council to vote for UNDERWOOD. They met
the Mayor and Mr.. JOHN BARBEE, President
of the Board of Common Council of Louis
vile, and there requested them to change the
vote. The Mayor and Mr.. BARBEE admit ed
the justice of the representation made to
them, and promised 10 ta&e The responsibility Upon
Themselves Of changing the name Of Underwood 10
Cunningham, and thus elect the latter gentle
man, and effect the desired removal of Mr.
UNDERWOOD On the day of the election the
Mayor reateTated this promise, but broke it aVheu
The tine come 10 cote ii. An effort Was then
made, he said to vote the State stock in the
road-stOck amounting to s545. O00-but the
judge-a lawyer named SPEED, without az
one object of this meeting would be to obtain
a notice from Col. J. c. GUILD to the Cover
nor OF this fact, accompanied by request
that the opinion of the Attorney General
might be obtained, with a view to laying the
whole grievance before the next Legislature.
A. J. DUNCAN, Esq, made statement cor
roborating hat of Mr.. MCCREA, and referring
with some feeling to the deception practiced
by the Mayor of Louisville, and the despotic
manner and purposes displayed by the old
board in the election. He stated that the
Tennessee delegation had requested Mr.. UN-
DERwoOD to resign He might be a good
lawyer, had no doubt but that he was. but be
was not a mercantile man and had not looked
closely to the interests OF Nashville. Before
his answer could be received to this request,
made in Difference to the gentleman and out
of respect to him. not as matter of necessi-
ty, Mr.. UNDERWOOD had been called from the
city. On going 10 Louisville they found that
10y the duplicity of the Mayor, as already ex
planned by Mr.. MCCREA. Mr.. UNDERWOOD had
been reelected against toe expressed wishes |
of the merchants of Nashville, and to whom |
had been said he did not fully represent |
them, nor look carefully enough to their in
terests. Mr.. DUNCAN also touched upon the |
in freights, and other points |
of Importance, showing the injustice done to /
Nashville. He closed by offering several re-
solutions condemning the course of the Board |
of Directors in discriminating against Nash |
Vile, paying the debts of branch roads with |
the means of the main stem, and the &C
violation of the charter in so |
doing, (and which he stated JAMES GUTHRIE
did admit was Illegally and recommending |
would remedy this trouble.
Mr.. JAMES NJ. HAMILTON thought the reso-
utions offered did not fully embrace all the |
points. The mismanagement of the road,
he conduct of certain officers, and Other
matters deserved the notice of this meeting,
md he moved that the resolutions be referred
o a committee of five merchants, with un-
eserved powers, who should report at call
Meeting of merchants to be held at an early
lay.
Mr.. K. j. NORRIS said briefly that in re-
,ard to discrimination in freight, he desired
o call attention to the fact that Louisville
merchant then present had informed him that
lie had shipped freights through Nashville
urther South at zoe. per 100 lbs, but had TO
pay 25c. per 100 lbs. to Nashville. He said
hat Cincinnati merchants had stated to him
hat they could only sell him goods which
we're to be forwarded through Louisville
merchant to whom by virtue OF
he blockade, tax was due.
Mr. GEO. Nancy again rose and said, that
lie fully sympathized with the most Jealous
merchant in the meeting. for his own inter-
.sts, though not merchant, were no less
than theirs-he was ready to go
IS far as any one but he hoped the step
you'd be taken in the right direction, and
he issue set right and plainly before the
eople. He was ready and determined to
eek protection from the dangerous policy
f Louisville, but was for seeking it under
be laws. He held that the right to vote the
lock of the State in the meeting of stock
olders was plain and just, and for many
sasons it should be voted. But he was for