Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-06
GEN. ANDERSON TO Mr.. GUTHRIE.
DIVISION HEAD QUARTERS,


NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 5, 1861,
! JAMES GUTHRIE President Of Louisville and Nash
vile Railroads.&c.: Upon the 3rd instant issue
an order TO Gen. Zollicoffer directing him to ar
rest the passage of the Nashville and also the Lou
isvie morning trains of the 4th and transfer them
! to Nashville, which order was promptly executed
! by him.
At the time was placed in command of this Di
visOn, learned that the due proportion Of ocomo-
tive power and rolling stock to which this end of
I the read entitled was not in Tennessee. re-
! GREETED this. The action of the Federal Govern
! ment in the removal of Mr.. Haldeman and the ap-
pontment of Mr.. Cotton and Mr.. Miller with the de-
| cared purpose of controlling the freight of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the fact that
subsequently it was advertised that permit from
/ these gentlemen necessary to the traLsporta-
ton thereof to the extent of articles demanded
by Kentucky for her defense ken in connection
with the further fact that an agent of your company
assumes the right 10 stop merchandise and determine
not IN the name of his State, but of his company,
their character, all we're acts O1unequivoca import
showing beyond all question that il was necessary
/ that Tennessee should look to the management of
! this road, else the authorities of the State
might be surprised with movements ruinous to the
interests of their people, and when upon that day
/ learned from gentleman whom had charged with
the duty OF reporting to me any change in the num-
Der and running Of the engines and rolling stock of
the road that the regular freight engines had been
! removed and ''dinkey" engine substituted which
had been in the service Of the company ever since
one run upon the road, and that the passenger
trains were so to have but one at any given
hour in Tennessee and thu teV, That one by al move
ments at Louisville, with tla view, could be passei
out of the State, before another one would reach
it regularly, leaving only the aforesaid "dinkey'
engine the locomotive power within the State of
Tennessee to be used on the road, and that there
had been gradual diminution of the rolling stock
Without determining upon the motives that induced
this state of facts, resolved to prevent contn-
gency that might seriously embarrass the encamp-
ment at Camp Trousdale, and impose great incon-
venences upon the State, and accordingly gave the
order of the 3rd instant.
With the agents of the road here, had made
studied efforts TO have cordial understanding N
relation to these matters | desired enc which
whilst it would have insured justice and protection
to the interests of this State, would have in re
gard disconnected your road, or injured its in.
terasts; and deplOre that for failure thereof it be
came my duty TO actively interfere in the manage
ment of the road; yet could not silently permit
state of affairs that being taken advantage of by
the Federal Government would have prejudiced my
State and her people.
have no wish to interfere with the peaceful
travel and transportation on the road and 50 in
formed the agent OF the road at Nashville upon the
arrival of the trains upon the 4th instant, whom
instructed to inform you that any trains, passen
ger or freight that you might proper to run,
should pass through without molestatiOn inter-
ference, simply retaining the engines and cars now
here until 1t was determined what was the due
proportion to which the Tennessee end of the road
was entitled. | am informed that this end Ct the
road is entitled five, if not seven engines and
largely over the present number of rolling stock.
The assurance given 10 your agent that any train
that you may choose to run through shall not be |
molested or Interfere1 WITH beg leave here again
to repeat to you. Respectfully,
SAML. X. ANDERSON, Mai. Gen.
% Division Tenn Volunteers.