Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-13
First Days PrOceedIngs-FuI Pariie
uIaFs.

first days session, at the freight warehouse
of the company, corner Of Church and
Walnut streets.
The meeting was called TO order at 9
A. b., with Mr.. Thomas b. Mosely as
Chairman. Mr.. II. A. Nelson was made
Secretary. The Chairman appointed a
committee on Proxies" as follows: sper-
Ger Eakin, Frank McGhee and w. ].
Kelly.
The report Of President Burns was read.
After the reading Of the report Mr..
Burns resigned his position as President Of
the road, the same to take effect upon the
election Of a successor.
The reports of +. II. Ewing, Superin.
tendent; J. B. Yates, Assistant superin-
tendent, and James II. Grant, Resident
Engineer, were read.
Mr.. Burns then read the terms Of the
lease Of the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad, to be acted upon by the present
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Nash
VILE and Northwestern Railroad.
Col Stevens submitted the following res
olution
Resolved, That there be appointed com
mittee Of three stockholders 10 examine
and report 10 the meeting on the agreement
here submitted, for the company TO take
charge Of the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad Company. Carried.
Messrs Henry Cooper, +. w. Cole and
r. C. McNairy were appointed the COM
mittee.
w. S. Kelley, Engineer, reported survey
Of a route from the terminus Of the Jasper
branch railroad to Pikeville in Bledsoe
county.
The following resolution, with Messrs.
Hugh Francis, Of Jasper, Benz. f. Bridge
man, OF Pikeville, V. X. Stevenson, M.
Burns, Of Davidson county, and j. p, King,
Of Augusta, Georgia, a. a committee was
adopted:
Resolved, That the Board Of Directors
Of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company be empowered, and are hereby
instructed 10 make a contract with the
Commissioners Of the Cincinnati, South
western and Chattanooga Railroad Com
pany 10 extend said railroad from Jasper
70 Pikeyille in all respects similar TO the
contract made with the Jasper branch rail-
road.
Resolved, That the capital stock Of this
company be increased one hundred and
forty thousand dollars for the purpose of
building said road.
The following resolution Of Mr.. FrizLell
was carried;
Resolved, That the judges Of the present
election be, and they are hereby instructed
10 receive and count in the present election
the original stock subscribed respectively
by the city Of Charleston and the Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company, no matter
10y whom said stock may be now held.
The resolution was discussed at length
by Col. Colyar, the attorney for the old
board, and the gentlemen presenting it.
Mr.. John i. King made some remarks
about the resolution, and said that they
had been plundered and robbed 10y this
Directory here.
Mr.. Burns arose and said that no man
could say that lac ever robbed or plundered
anybody. He said he would not have
arisen had il not have been for the re-
marks Of Judge King, saying that the
Directors had plundered and robbed them.
He said that the Georgia stockholders
tried TO draw everything TO Georgia. He
concluded by saying that he would not
have arisen but 10 defend his own charac-
ter.
Mr. King said by way Of explanation,
that he used the words plundercr and rObbcr
in fqurofiuc, and not a literal sense.
Mr. Frzzell said that the rich men OF
Georgia and South Carolina built these
roads, and we're solicited by the Tennes.
scans TO do 30, and that the Tennesseans
ought not To distrdnchisc them.
Mr.. Y. X. Stevenson made a few remarks
ia favor Of admitting the Georgia and
South Carolina votes, IA The course Of
which he was frequently applauded.
Mr. Colyar said that he rose 10
question of privilege upon Mr..
Frizzel's resolution, and said that
he thought that il was meant in
the resolution that n man that repre-
scented different amounts of stock, should
have one vote. MIR. Frizell said that it
meant that each man should vote in pro-
portion to the amount Of stock that he rep
resented. Mr.. Colyar then arose and re-
piled in part TO Judge King. He said that
lac did not mean 10 reply 10 Judge King in
the same strain that IL was given. He said
that the wordsplHRdcrer and rOJber we're hard
words TO be used 6guratively. He did not
believe that Judge King would say that
the directors stole anything from him. He
said that he would answer Judge King
about what he said about the $3,000000,
and where il had gone. He said that it
was given in the report Of the President
and that il dollar of it had been wrong
fnlly used, il would be replaced, il il were
no proven. IL these men have taken your
money, you can get il. He Judge King)
could take it up 10 the courts Of the United
States. His remedy was in the courthouse,
not before the multitude. He said that
the statement of Judge King being
disfranchised by them would not stand in
laws. IL il was against law il could be
taken 10 the courts, and even TO the Su-
preme Court Of the United States. What
+ the case2 They say that they are en-.
titled 10 double representation.
We say no. Judge King is wrong when
he SAYS that this road would not have been
built but for Georgia. This is not so. The
road was nearly completed before they wen
TO Georgia for help. The contract gave
Them no more rights than any others.
il had been the purpose Of the contraction
to have given them double representation
il would have been put into the contract
| do not think that Judge King has am
lust grounuH TOT Sonl fidthtsa MI httNNhboi
said that the charter was made after th'
contract. Mr.. Colyar then sstd that Tia
oontract was not iegaliEed until the charte
was amended. They the Georgia stock
holdersl had divided the stock up int
small amounts, 90 as 20 have the controll
ing influence, and come here to take chsrg,
of this railroad. They come down here 4
control the read. Bot Judge King say
"You have robbed us Of our money, yol
have plundered u.s." Tho courts will de
eide that We have not manifested an
disposition not 10 have it settled. w
are ready and willing TO have that ques
ton settled Immediately. That is all
have TO say about this. Mr.. Stevenso
said that these men Of Tennessee wante'
to get the stock divided just AZ they charg
the Georgia stockholders with doing. jAT
plause lie said that the Georgia railroa
had the right 10 vote as stockholders. II
said that II this was given them the CieoI
gia tockholders had but little right an.
way. lAPplausel
Mr. Jno. u. Brien said that he vas Oh