Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-12
The LouIsviIIe and NashvIme RaiIroad
Mr.. Guthrie,s letter,

Dir. Guthrie publishes letter this morning rela-
tive 20 the detention of some locomotives belonging
TO the Louisville and Nashville Railroad by the au
thOrities of Tennessee, within the limits of that
State.
We do not see that the communication of the Press
ident of the Road is more than weak and disinge-
NOUS attack on Tennessee for the action of her
thorities, and very lame and impotent defense of
the policy which pursued under his instructions,
led TO the detention Of the trains and cars in Ques-
ton.
lie tells us that "the Company have always kept
at Nashvls ali the motive power and rolling stock
required for the business at that place." and then
particulariZas TO the number Of locomotives and
cars heretofore left in Tennessee but he does not
deny in any part of the letter. the explicit state
ment copied by US yesterday morning from the
Nashville Patriot of the 9TH, that when the ':mornng
train for Louisville left" on Thursday, "there was
not single locomotive remaining" in Nashville,
land only few cars
From the Presidents statement, we learn, that
the whole length of the road and branches is two
hundred and eighty-six miles, of which forty-five
are in Tennessee.
There are on the road, thirty-seven locomotives;
twenty two passenger cars; nine baggage cars; one
hundred and sixty box freight cars; and over one
hundred fiat cars.
Tennessee ana Tennesseans have 81, I6O,5O0 in
stock in the road; and yet, had the detained
Thursday been permitted to leave, not one of these
locomotives and but few of these three hundred
cars, would have been left at the Nashville end of
the road.
The complaint on the part of Tennessee is not
that heretofore they have not had enough to do
the business offering there bit that after the manage
nsRt Of the road had ciruGLy passed ont OF The hands
Of The Direcly and gone into those Of Lincoln agents,
dss rolling stock usually kept there and to 1ohieh in
fairness then toere entitled l51s being gradually Nth
drdJrH. and it did not matter TO them whether it
being done with or without the consent of the
President
Seeing that this was being done, and fearing that
the rolling stock Of the road was being placed where
and, ~-7o - h al h4
q the administration and used TO transport men
and the munitions of war to invade Tennessee, Gen
Anderson called the attention of he Superintendent
to the fact. and asked 10 have few Of the locomO
tves left at that place; but the reasonable request
not complied with because the President could
not recognize the right of Gen. Anderson to dictate
the operations OF the road in that State. There
being provision the charter 10 the effect that
the comp my should be subject TO the military
ders of Tennessee says the President, the order
(request.) was not complied with.
The President has nothing to say Of the fact that
there is nothing in the charter OF the company to
subject the road to the control of MeEsrs. Gallagher
Cotton Co., into whose hands. as far as its man
agemeRt here is concerned it had passed before Gen.
Anderson made the request which he refused to
comply with. and in consequence Of which that re-
quest was made.
The Presidents whole defence of the policy he
has pursued is based the right of the Directory,
under the charter. to control the road as they
proper which would be well enough but for the fact
not having the power, and probably far as the
President is concerned lacking the will TO it for
the benefit of the stockholders or the convenience
of the people.
Mr.. Guthrie would probably like TO have the
entire road controlled by the agents Of the Pres-
dent, whose orders and inclinatiOns would lead
them to withdraw its rolling stock entirely from
Tennessee, as was being dOne to this end where it
might be used for the aggressive purposes of the
Administration
But the facts as heretofore stated are not denied
or explained away and until they got out of
the way, the justification of the authorities Of
Tennessee must stand mplete.-LOuiSUils Courier,
jugs.
We have not seen the letter of Mr.. GUTHEIE, TO
which the Courier alludes 1t is simply necessary
to refer to the decision of the Jefferson Circuit
Court, reported by telegraph, that the LINCOLN
Government has the right to stop the road to
show the propriety and the absolute necessity Of
the action of Gen. ANDERSON.