The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-02-22

State merely holding liens to seeuEe 1er
against loss This is clearly sboNn sle
rgument Of Gen. Boyle Itself
Ihsse roads were usedI has been shown
IN aid of the rebsssions By the lln5sH5 ae-
ton Of presidents. direete9s and ss9ek-
holders
TAet which the COMMITTEES preiesHea to
3 eQnsides peculiarly osensiYe o. the part Of
The roadssis the claims they make for ser
vices, etc.
q Ahe committee continue their slashing
rsYiew by taking up tie Nashville and orth-
western road in the following words
NssaylLuE ASp NeRFHwEsrneS RseND.
lt wonid generally be presumed that even
rebel shame lessness eonld not exceed M ini-
pudenee this last demand but u e oaununittee
would PreseAt another case ies s3e consider
alton OF the ltouse-and of the eeuntry. that
ef tie NashFille and lsarglis sS6afn read.
The egoFeramenl, abed, spens sl.8Ii.-
s SEA in beilding and eqHigping tais road,
Ealia say the Committee. ths Presis.
dent of this roaa4 aficilasl Isnins, who IS
also. as has heen seen, President of the
4 Nashville. .assd Chattanooga road elaims, as
seen from his festimohg on page s Of Re-
port 10 ss4 So 80 50 eser sad above
Che work done eosapgeeng Che road
/ The COMMITTEES ezamins the argument Of
! Gen Boyle, 4'resident of the Eyans7ille,
Henderson aud Nashville Baiiroad relersed
on the lIth of November last, ~ Soy.
Brownlow, 10 heLegislature, in which Gen.
Boyle argues thatState bonds issued to tho
railroads. before the Fsbellion created 3 prior
/ lien. upon eachFoadsto secure the Tnyment
of their respective, bonds, and that the
claims ofgshe United States against said
reads are simply. accounts for prenerty.s
secured by bonds which ere secondary. ahe
committee reply to this;
The commitIee wish it. understood that
they are in sympathy with the loyal recpio
and the present loyal government b Ten
Eessee, and prepared to aid in sustaining e
them and their STATE credit; but Do not de-
sire to DO seras ehe expense af prlnelHles
that would deprive the government Of tlie
power of selfprotection. That state sh9uHt
rec0llecb twas IFS Snisiortune taht,vehtl1s 50
much disloyalty Within its borders tRak ON
the. 10Th Of lsngost.- 1861 The Pres dent Of
the United States spraclaimed and declared
that the inhpbitants of this State, anlong.
others, were in a state of instruction.
against the United States etc. Itibsre.
fore beeomes her b come before The parent
goveTnmenti ia a proper spirit Of the con-
mittees Viii not say hunlHatlon, out gecti
asking farozs and not demanding,
f6en the committee suggesJ.5hat ltsEould
Be much less Eniquifous to make tic pr0pos
ssitiou recommended in said report e6id
Sen. 81 T. Boyle that
Fke State could memorabilia Cohgress
on the subject and ask that the whole nat
ter be settled b the United. States donaing.
to7the sStite the amoans. Of the claim She
holds against the roads, on eoadition- that
the State of Tennessee shall assune and
settle all the claims asserted by the rtafe
and railroad companies against tlie United
States.
& A letter Of 8fajar General Thomas, Nog
23d, 1867, is quoted in which that officer
says:
I can only recommend that the Govern
ment hold these railroads to-their contracts
that they be compelled to liquidAte their
indebtedness upon the terms now granted,
without consideration or recogDition IN tho
least degree Of airy claims for damages o.
use by occupation of the United States, such
claims being believed to be without founda-
ton ia justice or right
THE COURSE TO BE TAKES.
The report closes with She following reso-
Iutions, the passage Of whieh by Congress
the Committee most earnestly desire:
Resozued, THat the Committee. On tho
judiciary be, and they are hereby INSTRUCTED,
TO report to this House, without delay, bill
or joint resolution, declaring, insubstance,
that no claim shall be entertained by any
officer or department. Of the government IN
favor of any railroad or railroad company
IN any Of the late rebel States or in favor
of any such State, for tile use OF any such
road, or rolling stock or other spropertyfbY
the government, or for any damage inflicted
by the United States military ferees IN sueh
railroads. rolling stock or other railruad
property, or for the transportation Of troops,
government property, orpassengersi or males
for any portion of time during the late re-
bellion, or prior to the date Of the rcstora-
tion or return of any road - the original
owners after the cessation Of hostilities.
ReSolUed, That the Commistee on the Ju-
dietary be, and they are hereby instructed
TO report to this House, without delay, bIl
or joint resolution, requiring q strict ae-
countability from ali railroads In the late
rebel States that they may be compelled
to liquidato thsir indebbadness upon the
terms now granted without consideration on
recognition In the least degree Of any claims
for damages by, or uses5y oeeupatIoBo Of tie
Dnited states 10 tte-ffa ktat payments
shall be nforced according ~ cEistlng bazsos
or ~ defqult thereo9s that ~ g0gernusent
shall eresetse bef tegat rfgdk 10 10ssesgfoR
and disposal
~. AlcCIBR7,
El.Tssas MEeCUR,
IL -. 6sHBURE,
TIiiLETEs SAWYER.
If the. proposed raiifeed cophseation
seheme be carried nusis VII e the most
disastrous blow Jet giEen % sae credit of
and wil eanse sudden and
frightful tepreciatien Of kes bonds, 1aiiiiena.
Of which are o7sned il TIE Aesth. Tho
East Tennessee. and Yifginia5 the sashTille
and Chatfanaoaa, and several other roads
would be able probably to Fsly upthsir debt
to the Federal governmeIss and stlii meet
their Obligations to the state, bat other
roads would not Be able to pay afd iaFgely
over eleven millions Of dollars worth OF
state bonds would be rnadeyalueIess at once.
Even If ehs depreciation were copiIaed .
A.. r--sf-e4a-1 fia thts fa<.fs4a-