The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-22

NASHVILLE, March 2lst, 1866.
MEssRs. EDIroKs: Three officers Of the
N. q C.. R. R., have attempted avindication
Of themselves, personally, over their official
signatures. Such being the case, it viii be
difficult for us 10 make the distinction which
they seemed to desire to make in their com
municstion Of date March 10th, to the city
papers.
As individuals, signing themselves Off
cially, they edo not object 10 the criticisms
| Of the Chamber of Commerce, and of the
signers Of certain letters hat have appeared
in the city papers, upon the management
Of the railroads with which we Chey) are
connected" What they mightd do officially,
over their personal signatures, is not SO
apparent. They go 50 FAR in their anama-
lous condition as to magnanimously eek
cuse and overlook those things on the sup
position that one may know more Of
another's business than his own" The "bu-
siness" Of the Chamber of Commerce, ''and
Of the signers Of certain letters that have
appeared in the city papers," is 10 doubt
better known to these officials than their
own business can be Such a fact is an addi-
tionRl reason why the commercial men Of
Nashville should act as guardians Of their
own interests; and not permit the brief au-
thority Of their servant who are employed
and paid out Of the capital they nave inves-
ted in the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail
road, TO be used 10 divert, distract and de-
stroy the usefulness Of their improvements.
These officials are but the custodians or a
and hat trust is the conduct Of a pub
lie improvement for the benefit Of the peo-
pie for whom and by whom it was built;
and those officials are smendable to their
employers-the people whose capital is in
vested.
"The result Of a mans labor is brought
into question and decided upon, without
10 the peculiar circumstances which
may surround him or the unavoidable
and forces which may compel him TO
q particular course"
We are obliged to the signers Of the letter !
# the goth for putting us in possession of a I
CLUB for their heads" The result Of a 8
committees labors is brought into question 8
md decided upon without regard TO the
circumstances which may surround
hem; or the unavoidable facts and forces {
may compel them to adopt a par s
,ieuIar course. The result Of the commit J
tees labors was decided upon by the Cham
Der Of Commerce, however, upon the merits
Of the case, which the officials Of the n. &
r. r. seem to avoid. The officials de-
eide 1cit6out regard to the merits Of the case
Or the peculiar circumstance" which
hey themselves placed around the merean-
lille interests Of this region. And as they
at not unfrequently happens that
hose most ready and eager TO pass judg q
nent, are the ones least qualified, by a I
knowledge Of the case, to. decide upon its a
The judgment Of the Chamber I
vas deliberate, after hours CT discussion. @
How was it with these officials? t
ain view Of this, we take no notice Of so @
much Of those letters, reports and proceed q
as regards the workings Of the roads, a
n a general business sense" q
Az officials, they are not very "ready or 4,
to meet the question at issue between q
mercantile and railroad interests on its ,
merits. J.
"But such part Of them as reflects, or at q
empts 10 reflect upon us personally, or
lpon our motives for the course we have V
we declare false and without
oundation." r
No necessity for so strong a defamation. s
Sot a single individual that we have heard G
# has censved or questioned the personal y
.ction Of any Of the gentlemen whose names
re attached to the letter Of the Goth; but
heir official acts have been Of such doubt a
al porpriety as to court and receive the 7
ust censure and condemnation Of legal and C
commercial men. Sensitive to a fault as TO s
heir personal characters, they say nothing d
f their official acts, although using their {
.hicial titles. The personal acts Of officials
$ not a matter for discussion, unless official
nds are effected thereby. We do not COM {
,lain Of any Of these gentlemen for doing c
heir duty TO their roads; but we do object,and I
viii continue 10 object TO any arrangement
" the signing Of any agreements, or the
Of any bonds, by which it is made
duty as officers Of the road, under or
lers, to do, directly or indirectly, any &C
which will destroy the mercantile pros
,erity Of this city, or direct the wealth and
capital OF Tennessee to cities beyond her
As to the balance Of their letter, It creates
Of veraeity between individuals.
Il which this committee, as such, can take
10 notice.
il. McCASS, IS Broad street.
SAN. A. MEDAEY, 1917 Broad st.