Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-31
The Hast tennessee ana geergIa Rail.
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70 70 IN pefsyA On me dep0t grounds 81 knOxgilie,
or 70 any Authorised ageal you may send 70 reesiy
u q Social Circle" who're Il nov L. on the Georgia
road
viii hsro The books, pspsrs Ell. In q condition
70 plainly exhibit The Affairs Of tho company IN IL
operations rom the bsginHing Of the var - the
LINE ! snail return it--duEing which time more than
half million dollars Of the debt Of the company
has been PAID, including one hundred and thirtyaS
theusand dollKrs Of State and stats sadorsed bOds
which we're cancelled aud Destroyed II the time u
payment and She proper certificates on Gle. This
wns done, Notwithstanding the Legslssure suspend
cd the payment Of the sinking fund by the railroad
eonpanies and more weuld have been paid bet
from the fact that Stats bonds could not be com
manded In the South The C0nfedsrats fund.- paid us
during the lest year has been ezpenaod In repairs on
engines aud cArs every opportunity IN my power,
and tho engines or most Of them are IN better cor.
dition than four years ago.
This is true OF The trucks Of the cars bat the ROOT
ing and boxes in bad condition and the pazseg-
ger cars viii have 70 undergo thorough repairs be-
lore a. for use We have Bull several bax cara du-
ring the year hope % b sole 70 satisfy yoa and
every other candid man hat the management u the
eOmpanys sfERis have bsen honest whatever may
Be thought Of the wisdom Of my choice of sides II
he terrible conflict which has now eaded
"a cannot bat feel deep interest in the future
Of the company, and - am sure large trade aud
travel VIII concentrate thrOugh Eas. tennessee As
FAST - the country becomes quiet, and the CON-
pAny has never Il any time had safaoisucy Of roll
Ing stock 70 work The read adysntAge0usly you win
allow mo 10 suggest that you secure portion Of the
Government stock nov being used on the road, 50
that Il viii not be removed after this Is returned
send this letter By son1e refugees returning -
EAsl Tennesace, aud would have written several
days sineo had there been any mode u conveyance,
and IN 50 doing have oheyed my own convictions
Of duty without awaiting ths action Of Uthers or
seeking their opinions.
Trnly and respectfully yOsrs,
CAMPBELL WALLACE
cas.pesu Rallaee, Esg
Dian sIH Your letter from Ashets. Ge0rgia
inst, Is bsfofe ma, and hasten = bAef reply Az
The AbscoBding President Of the East Tennessee and
Georgia hailroad yoa propose 20 turn the roll
Ing stock and ether property 10 me, As the proper
representative Of tie State.
Thi. you EsoPOse 70 do ia person, on the depot
grounds ~ knexvilie, % % any authorized Rgsnt
may ssnd b receive The properly AZ Social eirle
On De GsorgiA Raflsuaa As the Sssss Of Tannes-
aea, wkoR u part Fepresant, had no agency Ia
running this large amount Of prcpgty O1i Of the
State caEnot pat the State - any expense or trSI
bis IN bringing Il back The large amount Of stock
owned BY you aud by other disloyAl and Ascending
stockholders, VIII fully remnnerRse the State aud
the loyal stockholders for al The Losses they have
sustained By yOa- light before the approach Of the
old nag And Win b my pleasure, IS it Is ny
Ing up their lossss Il Jour expense. In the mean
while II yca and ethes concerned shall deem il
proper 70 retaFr IN god condition tie property asi
money yoa carried away, In violation OF law and
with eoatamPt Cor All the obligations OF honor it
viii 90 10 your credit on anal settlement
The East Tennessee and Georgia railroad, gnSsor
your entire eontrol vas hasely proatitrted 10 the
cause Of teeascn ana de6antly and boassngly trans
ported rebel troops By thousands, and rebel muni-
tions Of war BY thousands Of toSs' your conductors
insulting Union men On the cars and decorating
the trains with rebel Gags. So Tar did yca carry
your ptoscfpsive policy, that All loyal men 10 The
United States Government were turned ocs Of en-
plsymeaE The prostitution Of that great rad for
three years ~ the ca1se Of treason he running of
Of is immense rolling stock aud IFS large amount Of
funds, and the b1rnng u its valaable bridges aer
yVu and 70 say nothing Of the wearing on. of its
stosk IN Georgia, IA ftoighting eoten and running
the blockade constitute high crimes in the esginsz-
ton Of loyal TennesseaAns and cannot aow be set
tied up blythe return Of FEW old passenger ears
and trucks, aad f1g en<s thrown Ia.
Your suggestion that l secure portion Of the
Government stock nov being used upon the read. l.
decidedly cool The Federal Government has LA
down much q The track with asw iroa, neatly an
Of Il with new ties, and has rebuilt Al heavy ex-
pense the numerous bridges DESTROYED by you and
those into whose miads ypa Infused the poison Of r
beilion- The Government hss done = very Iibsre.l
part By that ruad; and what Is wanted We ~
make out Of those who inglsriously aed >, ,hs
South running Of with shen tho rolling stScx books
sad funds.
AKA candid man, eAanct advise va Z, ,,.,,,,
10 The depot grounds ct Knoxville. oar tsierraph
ie dispatches 70 koilcoasr, Yangnn Rowan snd
others are thsFe nfgiHg the afFsss Of unl0n u,.,,
Thoea whom you contributed 20 fupris.,a ar. thsrs
and ths AoaA % those who were eaecutsd are therr
and they wa make your bone snytAigv blt = q -
eial circle for you The prescribed ana pers.,tsl
members Of TIE Presbyterian Ckurek, Ayainst yho7.
you mads yoar pastor the Right Reverend Mr.
Aariia. preach and pray, are there and Ihsy win
no langer recsiys tho hrl aa wiAe Il the hSkas Of
Ruling k!der, who 2 stepped - the nose and chin
IN the heed 81 this rsbsllaH.
Parson Martin, Elder Wallace q Il a,ssss ,s....
asserted vehenisntly a tho beginning Of the war
hal TOD was heartily enlisted on the side Of he re-
heiliJs sad n proef of this assumption yya u,yrs
aocastolnea - eevwd Is with these Serittare Quota
items God y car refuge and stEeagth, very pres
ems help IN trouble. Again; sTha Lord 20 Hcsts
h With ~ the God u Jacob Is SAr refuge unow
turns out that Saly holsoh was " yoar tide. ana
bong hreealsFa year Nistons we're blinded bv snaok
you missook hila fss Ted
feu hsys bad yoar dAy u ssptinE seFipsars---i
ods day has oome and Ne loyal preacher sRd e.
dsrs nov quote upen yoa such passages a. lhe fol-
lowing sCssna kekoid Tia works u ths losa shat
desolAtion he hath msao on tae eArth. aHs max
eth lax - eeaae unto the ends 81 The earth He
hFoakpsh tha hsw Azd eatlslh he spsar in sundsr
He barns,h he chariot In NJ lre sBa till aud
know that an God
send this hater 10 you tbrosgh lhs nswspaxars
and IN doing - hays obeSei ny svn euhyietioas
u duty, without awaiting Tia astIrn &C rshers Or
seeking tAutis apsnioss
Very truly ute,
w, g.. Bys,wSLgN
tovsEaaF II Tsnnaeas.
AEFvRF thAt tha pepsrs and asssss sf lhs Bank
{ hsaAassea were taken possession q nssr Rszsos,
Gas By the Ebflsa saassa troops while TIE oseeEs
4 the bank akaaaaalsa TAsasssss aIlasns . asAs,