Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-05
Seizure of two Trains on the Louisville
and NaahKLlIe RaLlrond.

The up and down passenger trains on the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad were seized yesterday
morning at Camp Trousdale, near MtchellVille, by
order of Maj Gen. ANDERSON Fer some time the
ndlWgers Of the road have been removing the en-
gines and rolling stock to Louisville and against this
policy Cen ANDERSON had demonstrated. Il
continued, however, and the train that left here
yesterday morning, took out the last engine, we
believe, that was here, with the exception of
one OF two not very serviceable ltshOuld be borne
in mind that this State and citizens of the State are
stockholders in this road order that the manifest
injustice of the policy may appear the more palpa
BILE. Some eight or ten locomotives and three hun
dred cars should always be at this end of the road,
in order to give US an equitable distribution of the
rolling stock.
The position which matters sre assuming
at the Louisville end Of the road, rem
dered it absolutely necessary, not only for
convenience but for our own safety, that we
should have some engines and cars constantly at
this end of the road. Moreover, we needed them to
send stores to our troops at Camp TrOusdale. In
der these circumstances, Gen. ANDERSON issued an
order to Gen ZoLLIcoFFER at Camp Trousdale to
stop the up passenger train yesterday morning
when 1t 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. ASDEEsoS then informed the agent Of the
road here what be had done, and assured him that
no more seizures would be made, and t5at the man
ayers of the road should be protected in running
their trains TO and from this place. This fact he
telegrsped to the President of the road at Louisville
and he informed Us last evening that he had doubt
an arrangement would be made to resume regular
trips again to-day or TO morrow. In the meantime,
there will be no delay to passengers, as they so by
the Edgefeid and Kentucky and Louisville and
GAINESVILLE roads to Bowling Green, KY, and thence
direct to Louisville.
There are now at this end Of the road some five
or six engines and about forty cars, which will
swep the purposes of this State in any emergency
that NAV occur. 1t will thus be seen that the ac
ton of Gen. ANDERSON was timely, and absolutely
necessary to the protection Of our own interests
The Talk of Peace--- repRratiOH for War
There seems to be an indefinite, floating sort Of
fdes with some persons, within the past few days,
that somehow, it is not known exactly how we are
between the Northern aud Southern Governments.
This idea whether obtained from the lying dispatch
"a from Washington to the New York papers, that
President DAVIS had peace commissioners In that
city for the purpose of proposing terms Of peace
or from the general expectation that some move
meat will be made In the Washington Congress,
which assembled yesterday, for stopping the war
"a equally mistake. President DAVIS has not sent
any commissioners 10 Washington, as the Northern
nsners themselves now confess. The Washington
Congress has only met ratify the usuTpatiOns and
register the edIcts Of LINCOLN, who already dis
qrsced would be damned, if he were now to recede
from his hostile position.
Wehave no doubt that many persons in the North |
who were drawn into the war epidemic, now BIT |
terly repent that they ever gave their eountenance
to an unjust and unhoy invasion of the South, with
the view of striking down their rights and over
turning their liberties, thereby breaking down the
constitutional barriers that protect their own free
dom. Bat they are too few, powerless and feeble
In determination to present an efectIal barrier to
the strong tide of LISe1Nlsm and agrarisnism that