Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-21
SPRINGFIELD.

Sale of the EdSeGieId and Kentucky
Railroad-HOW il is Regarded by the
People Of sold RObertSOn''-The Tax
ON Lawsuits.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
SPRINGFIELD, TENN, Nov. Is, ISL
Your frolicsome correspondent from Clarks-
vile informs the public that the seven
hilled city on the Cumberland rests quietly
from the lighter labors of building a new
railroad, but he startles Springfield with the
grave intelligence that she is likely to lose the
only road she has, while in fact, the citizens
of the town and county of Robertson have
lost their stock in said road. He could not
have been aware of the purchase ofthe Edge
field and Kentucky road by the American
Contract Company, and that Springfield was
now permanently located on the line of the
Evansville, Henderson and Nashville road.
Such is the case, however, and notwith-
standing freight may have
been carried cheaper by Bowling
Green than by Springfield, we do not
think the difference will induce the building
of a road all the way from Trenton to
Nashville via GAINESVILLE.
The stockholders of the Edgefield and
Kentucky road in this county, feel that they
have been left out in the cold by the sale of
said road, and especially so since before
they are at all acclimated to their new loca-
ton in a somewhat more northern latitude
in the line of hitherto foreign road, they
are enveloped in a mantle of 'beautiful
snow several inches in thickness. They
fail to see the business of the proceeding by
which they are reft of their interest in the
road, and will complain of it for many
day hence, and it is rumored, to the courts
too. And they cannot think Davidson
county has acted the part of kind sister,
or as one having identical interests with
Robertson in the matter. Nevertheless the
very best of feeling exists towards the new
company. The people Of this county are
rather dis 1sed to rejoice at the disposition
that has been made of the road and only
regret the injustice they deem has been
done the private stockholders in the trans
action. 1t is understood that some of the
old officers viii be retained at this end of
the road and under the presidency and sJl-
perintendence of Mr.. Sebree and Maj.
Pitcairn no apprehension is felt but that
it win be run to the best interests of all
parties and sections claiming its benefits.
TAX ON LAW SUITS.
Messrs. Harrison, Pepper & Co., an en-
terprising firm of liquor dealers of this place,
having been taxed with the costs of a law
suit in the Robertson Circuit Court (the
suit did not grow out of bad whisky, as
they deal in none but the beSt,) moved the
Court to so tax the costs as 10 release them
from the payment of the State taxes,which
motion the Court overruled, whereupon
they appealed to the Supreme Court. As
decision in favor Of the appellants would
defeat one of the proposed measures of
raising revenue for the State, final adiudi-
cation of the matter is looked to with more
than ordinary interest. g. L. Scott and J.
w. Judd have been retained fol appellants,
who will certainly do justice to the case in
argument. | suppose the State imposes this
tax on the principle, and to verify the max
i'm, that "misfortunes never come singly,"
and that to the misfortune of being sued or
losing a suit, it viii add that of taxation.
The tax is, every dollar of it, oppressive,
and drives many poor man, uncertain of
his rights,Or doubtful of being able to estab-
lish them in a court of Justice by the
verdict of a jury, away from the halls of
/ justice to bear his wrongs unredressed rath-
er than place himselfin position to posi-
| bly, have to pay heavy bill of costs, and if
a man is unable to pay a just debt he has to
| pay the State for his creditors privilege Of
! having his property sold. Let the State
raise its revenue by just, equal, and legiti-
mate taxation, even if it requires an al raj
| orem of sixty cents Or more on the hundred
| dollars rather than double the mistortunes
! Of the unfortunate, or over tax privileges.
YOUNG ROBERTSON.