Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-10
Seizure OF Two Trains on the louis.
Vile and Nashville RaiIroad.

Seizure OF Two Trains on the Eouis-
Vile a7d Nashville Railroad.
From the EaFhvius Urisn
The up and down passenger trains on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad were seized
Yesterday morning at Camp TrousdaIe. near
@itchelsville, BY order Of Maj Gen. Anderson.
For some time the msnsgers oe the road have
( been removing the engines and rolling stock to
Louisville, and against this policy General
Anderson has demonstrated. Il was continued.
! however, and the train thai left here yester-
day morning, took out the last engine, we
believe that was here, with the exception Of
one or two not very serViceable. Il should be
borne in mind that this State and citiz cs Of
the State are stockholders in this road, in
order that the manifest injustice Ss the policy
may appear more palpable. Some eight or ten
locomotives and three hundred cars should
always be at the end Of a road, In order TO give
Us sn equitable distribution Of the rolling
stock.
Ths position which matters are assuming at
the Louisville end Of the road, rendered it ID
solutely necessary, not only for convenience,
but for our own safety, that ne should have
some engines and cars constantly at this end
OF the road Moreover, we needed them 10
send stores to our troops 1t Camp Tronsdaie
/ Under these circumstances, Gen. Anderson
| issued On order to Gen. Zollicoffer at Camp
| Treusdale, TO stop the up passenger train yes
! teTday morning when it reached that place
until the train which left Louisville at 12:45
! the same morning should reach there, and
| then send both trains to this city. The trains
meet at Franklin, KY, but after waiting there
/ for the up train some time, the down train
came on, and both trains reached here about
one O'Clock.
! Gen. Anderson then informed the agent Of
/ the road here what be had done, and assured
/ bin that no mere seizures would be made, and
1 that the managers Of the road should be mo-
! tected in running their trains TO and from this
place. This fact be telagrauhed to the presi-
dent Of The road at Louisville, and be inform
| ed us last evening that he had no doubt an
| arrangement would be made to resume regular
1 trips again to-day or tomorrow. In the
meantime, there will be no delay 10 passengers,
1 as they 90 by the Edgefield and Kentucky and
! Louisville and ClarksVille roads TO Bowling
Green, Kentucky, and thence direct to Louis
vile.
There are nov at this end Of the road some
five or six engines and about forty cars, which
| viii answer the purposes Of this State in any
| emergency that may occur. Il will thus be
I seen that the action OF Gen. Anderson was
/ timely, and absolutely necessary to the pro-
/ lection Of our own interests.
And the Patriot refers ts it in the following
words:
! TIE LoUIsTILLE AND FAsHTILL RAILROAD.
It has apparently been the policy Of the
| Louisville and Nashville railroad managers, Of
| late, to carry away from Nashville all the
! rolling stock, except that which is in actual
/ service, leaving none here for the benefit Of
our city in an emergency. Nashville is en-
! titled to a liberal share; but yesterday, when
/ the morning train for Louisville left, th re
was not single locomotive remaining, and
| only few cars. Gen Anderson had foreseen
this state Of things, and demonstrated with
the president Of the road against it, in vain.
Acting under biz orders yesterday, Gen. Zoili-
cOfer stopped the morning train for Louisville
1 Al camp Trousjale, until the arrival there Of
the night train from Louisville, when be sent
them both to this place.
Jt is disagreesbie, 70 doubt, TO these gentle
men to be compelled to ini ierfeTe with the op-
era ions Cf the road, but their action was
made necessary in defense Of the rights of our
State, and to prevent the transp0r5a ion OF
subsistence to our troops at Camp TTousdale
by rail from being cut of The emhrogIio at
Louisville is fast coming TO a solu. ion which
will put a stop to the operations Of he road bv
seizures on the part Of the federal troops. IF
Mr.. Guthrie persists in concentrating The roll
ing stock there, it must fall into their hands.
To prevent this, he must do justice to our State
and the Tennessee stockh0iders, or our author