The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-06-30
The Mass Meeting.

4 mass meeting was called by citizens of
Marietta for last Monday night, at Nichols
Hall, especially inviting Mr.. f. Denmead and
ahos- cooperating with him. to be present and
explain why they fight the NJ, n \. &, Rail
road and what they propose to do.
Al : o'clock. Monday night. the Comet Band
sounded the signal and the capacious Hall
was crowded to overhowing by all classes Of
our citizens The meeting was organized by
calling Col. A. S Edmonston. 10 the Chair,
and f. 2. Cater was appointed Secretary
The Mayor and City Council coupled seats on
the stand also, at the request Of the meeting.
Resolutions were introduced by Dr. George
Cleland relative to the Charter, COrporators,
Stockholders, and permanent organization Of
the Road, also requesting Mr.. Denmead to ex-
plain upon what authority he had issued his cir
cuars reopening the book Of subscription in his
own name when he was neither stakeholder or
officer of the Road, and what was his purpose.
Mr.. Denmead made AN elaborate speech He
spoke of the first charter of the Road, how long
he had been living in Marietta how many nat
tural liars there were in Marietta how they
had been the downfall of the place how
he had struggled and abored 10 benefit
Marietta how he was silent and UNI
known spectator in the Kentucky Legislature,
irving 10 get a charter to extend the Road and
stated that the present organization of the NJ. "
n. G. Railroad, was Illegal. not in conformity
with his feelings and the requirements of the
Charter; that none Of the Corporators had ever
read said Charter He further stated that it
was the purpose of the present officers not to
build tn. Road in the interest of Marietta that
an rx1r;. rail would be laid on the w. & A. r.
r. between here and Atlanta and make ii
narrow gua"e in the interest of the leSsees of
that road He also said that he had 80 men i'll
Atlanta with ability, energy and money, who
would huili this road; that everything had
gone wrong aud that he had employed an At
torney to set things right. He denied ever en-
tering into conspiracy with any party to run
the Road via Roswell to Atlanta. He anatha-
natized the man that put the report in circula-
ton. Gen. Phillips was particularly noticed
and alluded to in no very complimentary terms.
Hon W. ID. Anderson was dubbed as !; $50
called Attorney
Glen. Phillips in his reply stated that it was
10 him a matter of deep regret that Mr.. Den
mead had seen fit to bring his personal feelings
against him before public meeting, where the
citizens of Marietta had assembled in their in
terest that there We're other times and Cher
places TO settle personal feelings, and that he
had too much respect for those present to deal
in vtuperati~ personalities The General then
began 10 state facts and not assertions and call
ed Mr.. Denmead's attention to the time that he
in company with G. N. Lester and \. b. Green
together read the Charter in his office also at
the last meeting in Canton, when Mr.. Denmead
was Chairman The General stated that he
read it in Atlanta after the charter was amend
ed. The General then stated that Col. Aston
and C. W. Howard both confessed that com
pany of Atlanta men. naming the parties, We're
in collision with Denmead and Frnbel 10 run
the road from Atlanta, giving Marietta a branch
line from about Roswell, and that they Were on
~ defeated by their tardiness in Canton that
day, in allowing Kimball to take up the stock
The General said that this statement was in
wiring, ana h0il- w. - ANDERSON WOMB les
tif, To It's truthfulness.
Hon. w ID. Anderson addressed the meeting
and reiterated the statement Of Gen. Phillips in
regard to Mr. Denmead. collision with Col
Aston, Howard and others. but gave him the
benefit of his charitable belief that he did want
the Road run from Marietta but that Mr. Den
meals 40 capitalists would control their capital
snd him too and defeat his object that one
was unable to cope with 50 large eombi-
nation Of money and men. and that if il was
Mr. Denmeads desire to benefit Marietta the
Road and its interest, why did he enter into a
secret combination OF atlanta men to create dis
trust and Reorganization, aud stop the proceed
ines owing to sinai irregularities and not lille
galitie-. of this Road Why did be not make