The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-11-30


BrattlebOro' and Eltchburg Rail Read.
in a late number we spoke Of the chart.
er obtained from our Legislature 10 meet
the FLchburg route at the line oflhe State
of Massachusetts, and we also spoke oil
the favorable character of what is called
the MiIler's River route from Fi,chbur2
10 Brauleboro.' We intend now to Submit
a few arguments why we lhink that This
route should obtain precedence to any 9TH
er. First; 1t passes through the most
productive portion OF Massachusetts,
Astounding 10 every species of manulact-
ures, IN the best OF water power, and rich
in resources Of wood and timber of every
kind, which are now almost shut out from
Il market. Greenfield, in fact the whole
county of franklin, can avail themselves
OF the facilities ofthis Rail Road, as well
as BraltIeboro'and the country above.
The General Assembly Of Vermont
have also granted a charter for a rail road
extending from Brattieboro'up the valley
ofthe Connecticut, which gives 10 all the
rich towns upon the river the opportunity,
should this road be constructed, of direct
avenue 10 Boston, whose intelligent and
sharp.sig hted merchants will not De slow
10 perceive the advantages which our
southern route has over a more northern
one striking the Connecticut river as high
as Lebanon or Hanover, leaving and in
Turing 10 a great extent, the best river
towns below, whose trade falls now, and
will without this southern route, nearly
half of it upon New York. Another ar
gument with capitalists, it seems to US is,
that independent oflhe low river grades,
Of vastly less obstruction by snow than the
northern route, our route is only subject
to the legislation Of two States, Massachu-
sets and Vermont. Should this route
from Flchburg to BratlIeboro' obtain the
preference, Lake Champlain can be reach.
cd either by West River, by Bellows
Falls and Black River, or by ascending
The valley of the Connecticut, via. White
and Onion rivers to Burlington 1t opens,
in fact upon the entire Stale of Vermont,
and affords every section the cheapest
dRCuuC w bbSlOu, lOl SUN 10 lJC Clul iC-
ter Of this country that the rail road from
Boston via Filchburo 10 BratIeboro, will
not cost (single track over two millions.
and we believe the estimate of TWining for
constructing a single track from Braulc-
boro' up tie valley did not exceed $l5 5000
The mile, to the month of White river,
where it will unite with the northern route.
Should this route TO Burlington be adopt
ed, it will exceed a triae the distance over
the Connecticut route, while the West or
Black river routes will shorten The rou.e
materially. We give below as nearly as
From Boston 10 Concord, NH. is rs ms.
Concord via Franklin 10 Lebanon, 55
Lebanon to RoyaIton, 81
R'Iton via M'tpeIiert to Burlington, rs
23Oms.
From Boston to Brattleboro is 95
Brauleboro via Bellows Falls 10 the
mouth of White river in Hartford, GO
Hartford TO Royallon, 10"
R'lton to M'tpelier and Burlington 76
$50 ms.
Here you have the whole entire valley
OF the Connecticut, the richest in New
England, let out upon Boston with q nom
inal increase of distance of 20 miles, bot
we believe that our route if constructed,
will he shortened, while the Concord
route, owing to the difficult SUBMITS
which thry have to pass, will be material.
ly heightened.
We will now give the distance via
Bratlleboro and Rutland to Burlington.
From Boston to Braltleboro 95 miles.
Bratlleboro to Rutland GO
Rutland to MiddIebury 80"
Mlddlebury 10 Burlington 30
2l9 miles.
We give the distance on this route be-
cause the State Of Vermont have granted
a charter for this line either by West or
Black rivers. This, it will be perceived,
is the shortest, passes through the fertile
valley OF Ouer Creek, the Marble quar-
ries, Tvson's Iron works, &C., and If it
be of ~pecuniary importance 10 have the
shortest route for the Montreal travel con-
Meeting the Old World with the capital of
the Canadas by the least possible number
Of minutes, (by the Cunard steamers, this
line must obtain above all others.
We shall hereafter speak of the char
acter Of these several routes more fully,
and perhaps suggest other routes TO Mont
pelier and Burlington, leaving the Con-
n%ecticut before you come to the mouth Of
White river and passing through Wood