Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-01
TROUBLEs0ME RAILROAD.
ne ChattaHO0ga and Alabama
MaSs-uOb ViOience-Restgnat
OF Superintendent Ross.

Ihe Chattanooga and Aimbama
WaSs-mOb ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF superintendent Ross.
Isseens tina. the troubles growing cut
OF the bankru icy and unfortunate com.
piicatlons of the Chattanooga and Alabama
Railroad are not yet entirely ended. The
Chat anooga Times of Sunday says that
last Friday night party of Stanton s
tools, with number of deluded colored
men, went out to the Alabama and Ohstta-
nooga roundhouse and disabled all the en-
gines By removing the safety valves. They
also tore up and carried Off all the frogs at
the switches in the yard.
The Times intimates that these outlaws
were acting under the instructions Of STAN
ton, and says they openly dselare that
Alabama shah not have possession of the
road. The same paper mentions the runner
that Capt. W. j. Ross, late Superintendent
OF the road, has resigned that position. and
VIII have nothing more to do with the
Stanton ring. The switch connection of
the road at Chattanooga with the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad was torn I'D
by some unknown persons last Friday
night, but the rails were not carried Of
The Times says:
The employees who are waiting for Stan
ton to pay off are very foolish. Stanton
will never pay until he has to. II thew
cannot enforce their claims by law, they
will never get a cent except from the gem
erosity of Alabama. Instead of laying
sbont town and cursing Stanton, and re-
fosiug to let the road RUG, they had better
go to work and earn living, either in
the employ Of Alabama or some other
railroad company, aud do their cursing of
Stanton as recreation instead of regu-
lar business. We can assure them they
will find it vastly more profitable.
As for stopping the road by tearing no
tracks, disabling engines, burning bridges
and throwing trains of the track, no State
will permit its authority to be SO spit upon.
and the lives of IFS innocent citizens to be
thus endangered. The perpetrators o
such crimes will bs severely dealt With,
and the Alabama and CHATTANOOGA railroad
will be made az ssfe for travellers as any
road in the country, no matter at what
cost.
The State Of Alabama is Just as much il
earnest as any Of the employees. She means
to run tho road. She will do it peacefully
If she can, but shs is going to rua il. Is
there any one SO simple as to suppose that
the State Of Tennessee will allow mere
handful of men to defy her laws, and dis
pute the possession of this road by Ala
bsma, when she is entitled to it Do any
of the employees think they can havs the
sympathy of the people of Chattanooga in
such cause T?
Now, these are facts, plainly spoken.
We have never knowingly deceived any
one in regard to the Alabama and 1hatta-
noOga Railroad. We were deceived, as
others have been, By S;anton's plausible
lies, but the time for that has passed. We
know whereof we speak when We ssy that
The State Of Alabama will keep possession
Of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad,
and will ruu it until her lien is satisfied,
IN spite Of all opposition. She invites a
egal contest Of her claims but she canno.
be intimidate6 or dictated to by mobs.
The State OF Tennessee will not permit
her or her agents to be thus insuited here,
and within her own limits shs can amply
Vlndlcate her Own authority.
Such being the case, to oppose her
possession and occupation Of
he road in this State is to fight our own
by depEiving ourselves of tbs
benefits which will follow the running of
he road, while We gain nothing whatever.
The great majority of the creditors and |
employees of the road see the matter in |
his light, and have assured Gen Clanton |
II their hearty Cooperation.