Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-04-06

country it cannot be expected that the peo-
pie would be prepared to bear any consider
able portion Of the expense of such road,
still there exists disposition to help the
thing forward as much as in their power,
and undoubtedly those who own the land on
the route would readily consent to the con-
struction of the road over it.
The materials for the road could be OBJ
tanned with facility along the line of it, and
probably the iron could be procured from
the rich ore beds in the vicinity upon as ia
terms in as any other section Of
the country.
1t il unnecessary to enter into details in
stating to you, Sir. the immense benefits
which such communication would afford TO
Boston. You must be fully aware that they
would be intellectually great. If the state
ments recently received from England Of
what has been done there upon Railroads,
are to be relied on, it seems certain that the
products of the vast regions of the west bor-
dering upon the lakes. instead Of passing
down the Erie Canal from Buffalo TO Albany
and New York, would come through the
Welland Canal to this place and be trans
ported upon the Railroad to Boston, and
thus not only would recover the trade Of
New-Hampshire and Vermont, which has
been, of late years, rapidly Withdrawn to
New York, but there also would be opened
to the enterprise of its citizens an extensive
and most fertile region, whose products, it
was not dreamed, until the invention of the
distance -annihiating Railroad, would ever
enrich and extend the business Of the En-
porium of New England. The anticipation
of such result seems, indeed, now, not to
be mere visionary dream, vagary of the
fancy, but may perhaps be considered ra-
tional expection. At any rate. Sir, those
who in yonr city or elsewhere, feel an inter-
est in this undertaking, may feel assured
that they will receive the cordial co-opera-
ton Of the people of this vicinity and, so far
as we have been informed, of the northern
part of this State generally.
Any information, Sir, which it may be in
your power to communicate to us, would be
gratefully received, and any suggestions
from the friends Of the object in your city
would be sure to receive the attention Of
the committee in this place. Should it not
be convenient. for you to favour us with
letter YOURSELF will you be kind enough to
deliver this to some one, interested in the
project, whose time is not so fully occupied
as yours must necessarily be by your nu-
merous avocations.
With great respect, Sir. | am your obe-
dent servant, THOMAS DENNY.
Secretary Of the Committee.
The following gentlemen are OF the Con-
mittee Louis Hasbrouck, Chairman: Bar
on s. Doty. Sylvester Gilbert, Bishop Per-
kins, Anthony c.. Brown, George Parish,
Ransom I. Gillet, Charles Barter, Jacob
Arnold, Smith Stilwell, David Ford, Thomas
Denny.
On motion Of Mr.. Brinley, Messrs. Elijah
Morse, Joseph T. Buckingham, and George
s. Bulfinch ware appointed committee to
correspond with the citizens Of Ogdens-
burgh.
On motion of Mr. Andrew J. Allen the
following gentlemen were nominated COM
mittee to receive subscriptions, as mention
ed in the fourth Resolution, wiz
COMMITTEETOR ECEIvEs SUBSCRIPTIONS
WARD l. Henry K. MAY. Samuel Aspin.
wall. George Darracott, Frederick Could
2. Samuel Ellis, Benjamin Dodd, Ellis B.
Green, Oliver Reed.
3. Jacob Hall, Asa Adams, Israel Ames,
Curtis Stearns.
4. James Davis. Benajah Brigham, George
Dommett, Reuben Reed.
5. Joseph Eveleth, William Parker, Ma
thaniel Hammond, Jonas Coolidge.
6. Thomas w. Phillips, Samuel Austin,
Jr., James c. Dunn, George H. Smelling.
z. Elijah Morse, Isaac Danforth, Asa
Richardson. George s. Bnlfinch.
8. Andrew ]. Allen, John Wheelwright,
Thomas Whitmarsh, Joseph West.
9. Joseph H. Dorr, James Brown, John
A. French, Daniel Adams.
10. Prentss Hobbs, William Fowle,
Charles F. Kupfer. Caleb Pratt.
III. Daniel Baxter, Jr., Richards Child,
Henry Curtis, Stephen A. Dix.
~. Nathan Viles. Warren White, George
Savage, Noah Brooks.
On motion Of Mr.. Morse,
Voted, That the thanks of this meeting
be presented to the Committee. appointed at
the publick meeting in Boston. to aid in OBJ
tanning an act of Incorporation for Rail-
road to Vermont, for their faithful services
in obtaining said act, and performing other
duties assigned them at that meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Dorr,
Toted, That the thanks of this meeting he
presented to the Hon. William Sullivan, for
the very acceptable manner in which he
has presided over their deliberations.
Mr.. Sullivan acknowledged the civility
shown him, and expressed to his fellow-citi-
zens the qualification he had experienced in
witnessing the excellent spirit, that, during
the whole evening, had animated them on
the occasion.
On motion of Mr.. Dorr,
Voted, That the proceedings of the meet
ing be published in all the newspapers Of
the city.
And then the Assembly was dissolved.
J. s. HASTINGS, I secre,.r;e.
w. P. GRAGG, e''
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