Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-14
you'd be induced to purchase here. because

would be induced to purchase here. because
the merchandise, By length of transportation.
would have been brought this far towards bis
home lower than be could bring it from Lon
isviIie. Remember that this lower country
merchant, or planter if you please, in seeking
a market, can go on to Louisville from here
in eight or ten hours. at a cost of only seven
dollars-insignifcant in large purchase
and he can buy there and avoid the present
high rate the road is compelled to charge,
and that the Nashville merchant inficts upon
himself, by shipping by the river and Mem
phis route to bis point of business. Nashville
has aided in affording this facility OF travel
to Louisville, and she must not now try to
impede the natural course of trade. but avail
herself, of these new facilities, and rely upon
cheap freights and honorable competition for
her character as a commercial point. What
are we to gain by warfare against Louis
vile and against the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad? Is it contended that the
liberty to make the tariff rates of the road
for long distances less per mile, than FOR short
Bowling Green trade? In answer. ask, is
it any way to get the traIe ourselves by
tying up the road, and forcing ourselves to
pay so ceats for goods from Louisville, and
then expect Bowling Green to deal with US.
and pay this 50 cents, and pay an additional
35 cents back to that point? Why, this is
absurd. We have not this trade now, even
with the road tied up as it is, and cannot
reasonably expect to get it. Freightslto that
place from Louisville are As cents per hun
dred. She will always purchase in Louis
vile, matter of course, and not buy
goods here, already taxed with charges from
Louisville, and pay freights back to Bowling
Green. To illustrate: Pittsburg does not
expect trade from any considerable distance
east of her. but, availing herself of the ad-
vantages of low freights on large shipments.
she looks 10 the smaller retailer west of her.
Cincinnati, in the same way, looks to the
Wabash valley for her trade The Wabash val
ley does not go to St. Louis to trade, because
goods in st. Louis have once paid freight,
and would be again taxed with freight back
to the Wabash country. st. Louis, therefore,
looks still Westward for her trade. just so,
in constructing great Northern and South
. ern line, Louisville looks South for more
than half the distance between her and
Nashville for her trade, and we must look
South of us for ours. Now, in fighting Louis
vile and the Louisville Road for what we
can not possibly git we but throw away the
substance for the shadow. We offend by a
narrow and illibcral policy "a powerful in
terest, that seeks cordial union with us,
and turn it into bitter hostility against us.
We have now a large trade with Kentucky
towns as far up the road as Franklin and
WOODBURY.. Insult Kentucky by an unequal
discrimination against this road, and her
people will turn from the inhospitable soil
of Tennessee and go to their own commer-
cial emporium to trade; and understand,
that this restriction only operates upon the
the control Of the road is in Kentucky, and
there being no restriction upon the Kentucky
portion. the Company have the power to ar
range suck discriminating tariff as effectu-
ally TO draw away from US the trade down to
our very State line. Let me say, however, that
they have not sought to do this. The first
tariff published, though imperfect and now
undergoing revision, is impartial and fixes
rates out of Louisville and Nashville at the
same per mile to all points on the road
There was a rate for Tobacco .sNorthward"
adopted, intended TO prevent shipments fl ON
lin nv fhe ri rar Init hQ mi h.
ward" was never regarded, and has been ex-
plunged, aud Tobacco this way pays precisely
the same as towards Louisville. So far from
the Company desiring to discriminate against
Nashville, this bill. as you will observe, ex
plicitly provides that 1.-The charge shall be
the same per mile on local freights and pas
sengers, whether going to or in the direction
of Louisville or Nashville, and no discrimi-
nation shall be made to favor transportation
and trade to one OF these places over the
ether" L know that it is rung all over our
city by men who constitute themselves par
ercelience, the guardians of our interests, that
goods have been transported from Louisville
to points on the road at different rates than
rule from Nashville. This charge is false
and groundless. 1t is an unmanly attack
upon the integrity of the Company that
cannot be supported by proof | have the
fullest faith in the honor of Mr.. GAMBLE, the
former Superintendent, Mr.. ANDERSON, the
present Superintendent, and the General
Freight Agent, Mr.. SwoPE. all ofsshom have.
know, repeatedly refused to depart in any
case, from The published rates, and have
assured me that those rates are strictly and
uniformly adhered TO. The characters of
such dir, ctors as Mr. GUTHRIE, Gov. HELM
and Mr.. GARvIN are too impregnable 10 any
charge of fraud and deception. for this SANDER
TO have any Judgment in a thinking mind.
When men are actuated by pure motives
they never transcend the truth. Falsebood
is always the accompaniment of sinister pur-
poses and should only excite suspicion and
distrust.
wish to pursue this subject, a moment, in
reference to the Nashville aud Northwestern