Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-28
More OF the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad EmbrOgEfO
We find the following cards in the Louisville Jo.l

Ne find the following cards in the Louisville Jour
nal of yesterday:
1ofss Gszsral Council Of TIE CTsy Of Lowlsuzgs
When The Louisville Directors in the louisville and Nashville
railroad last spring proposed to settle e controversy with the
Hon John L. Helm g retiring from the board and suenderng
vobe his Pretenons provided that board should be able and
IN heir and incur
must be assumed to complete the Memphis branch and this
'nEoiye his friends; the Directors hoped the strife endsd
and that they would be permitted finish their work in peace
Involve himself and friends in the liabilities which
incurred 60 complete and having the Louis
vile Directors to incur them Gov Helm would hsrd
hood to make another effort remove the Directors Office
at least while those liabilities existed. In this reasonable hope
the Directors have been disappointed While their entire efforts
directed the tuImnt Of their pledge complete the
memphis branch within The In doing which they increased
their personal liabilities Tor The Company from about a2500
the parzans Of Cow Heim-hoe who desire his return to the
Presidency have been nsidousy but busy engaged in as
sailing the management The acts Of the Board have
been misconsrued and their efforts derded
their denied It's members have been, BY direct assertion
oTs innuendo, charged with dhones designs the inter
ests Of the stockholders the people the interior,
interested in the road, induced to credit these malicious and
Oga this the Board have long aware but knowing their
own entire recuds and relying upon the good and jus
@ dsnuncston of it, This iorbearsnc nscontu
ed into evidence and use in the counties to toe il
ury Of the Board has been asserted that the Louisville D
jecorsdd possess the confidence OF their nehbors who
best knew them and they would be hurried from their positions
Observation-Disclosures, dsterned TO call upon
well assured thai sustained overwhelming prpon
desnce intelligent public opinion and by equal pTepon
deence Of private stock in the city, but
BY the city autho es also; If their
reentng as they do half the
to make the fact public II posses confidence
equally willing the fact shall be it is
tanned will retire without contest
The Louisville Directors they publicly araigntd for
nsnanagemen claim that they have
stockholders twas exultingly proclaimed spring by
ernor He that he hello the bond louisville Directors
TO finish within the year. and inmaed they be
held to strict compliance with The board have
TO ClArksve than three months in advance
pledge and aohh0t Tecsigi9 dollar Of the three hundred
dollars city subscription 90 The brancA road
Influenced BY the considerations stated and by the recently
fact that while protesting against action here,
the friends OF Gov Helm have endevo to induce the county
70 take action against respectfully ask both
branches OF the City Council at the meeting this evening,
whether do their confidence whether
they do or do desire tinue in the management
The position Of Director in the road not in any deS
able to be sought from personal considerations It
anxiety labor and responsibility, and without compensation
possible profit The undersigned desire retain their positions
solely protect the stockholders their liabilities incurred
the Company, what they the best the
city and the counties that have literally aided building
road. Respectfully VIM GARvN,
THos. QuIGLEY,
JAS. GUTHRIE,
II. D. NEwcoHB,
B. J. ADAMS