Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-15


And cut OFF all the tops"
EDITORS CHRONICLE: Upon the
heels of such an accident as has just
occurred on the Northwestern road,
with its results brought home to ms so
efiectually in the death of one Of our
prominent citizens, / confess that
feel very little like writing anything
upon railroads, and especially is 1t no
time for elimination. In another
view, however, perhaps tits more OPP
perfume, from the fact that one at
such time would deal fairly by his
fellow-man; and In this connection
1t is proper to add that no feelings of
vindictiveness or jealousy prompt the
writings of Junius. 1t has'been said
that these letters are written by q
person who has been a Director In the
Board, but who was dropped in the
last election. We do not wonder that
n feeling of unrest should suggest to
the "makers of the Board" that a
Director, who was present ut the
birth Of this corporation, who nursed
1t as its first President "for love and
not for lucre," who has been Direc-
tor almost constantly since--would
feel sore, would feel that "ingratitude
marked the hour, and would he justi-
fled in exposing through the press,
what he knows OF "the grinding OF
private axes" We say we do not
wonder that they should think so
and Junius would add that perhaps
1t would not lie out of the line of said
Directors duty to give such facts as
would arouse the people from theil
Ietlurgy. We are not his mentor
however, and only suggest what he
could do, II he felt it his duty. 1t il
u negative fact only which we wisl
to introduce, and that Is this:
The wr;ter Of The letters signco
"Juaius," appearing In this paper 1,
q stockh0iicr in the Railroad, and Q
Taxpayer ia this county, but he is NOT
a Director in the Road, NEVER Has
BEEN, and nevcr e.rpccts to be. w,
deem this much necessary to be sale
for two reasons: First, from the fac
that number Of legal fledgelings o
Strawberry Alley profess to know
Junius; stating the fact as If they
were personally cognizant, thereby
saddling the authorship on an limo
cent party; and, secondly, because il
has been said that "Junius Is sore be
cause he has been DIR 'pped from thu
Board" Junius is jealous, &C., &c.
We trust the above denial Is suffic
iently broad. Even were the facts u!
conjectured, it should have made II,
difference. AS we have said before
the main question is: "Does Juniu,
tell truth? Do these leaders of tn,
Board attempt to answer him? Ju
MUS having limited at n matter in hi
last letter, now plainly asks Of, til,
Board, and If that is too impersonal
of the President himself, are the gen
tlemen now in New York City from
this Board, an appointed committee
II they are not "a committee, is 1t no
IA fact that their expenses are paid by
the NJ, c. & l.. Railroad? Are no
three Of the Directors of your roat
holders OF the second mortgage bond
and so morally ineligible to such {
position? Are not the remainde
aware that by their ron-action the,
are jeopardizing the interests Of tn,
road, the city, and the countys II
has been publicly proclaimed on the
streets that this Board was made, on
selected, in the second mortgage bono
interest. While we do not believe
this rs an entirety, 1t is fact, gen
llemen, that your inertia scarcely falls
short of '1pdrticeps criminis." Ii
your interest in second mortgage
bonds, equal to the esteem of your
fellow-citizens? If you say you have
no interest in these bonds, is it u wise
part you are acting in thus falling ia
act? Are you doing even the fair
thing by your President, in not sus-
tanning him in his policy; or in the
event (like Grant, he has no policy
of his own, is it not time you mould
ed some policy for him? You may
be assured there are three or four OF
your Board who have policy, aud
you, by your inertia, are willingly or
unwittingly assisting them In devel-
oping 1t. Is it necessary that you
should be again appealed to by
JUNIUs?
THE Lexington (Ills.l Banner says:
" We learn that u hot wind blew
across part Of the farm of Mr. Kirk
err, one day last week, and scorched