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

All the world east of US is awake on
this subject. and would it not be well that
we beSlir ourselves in the mal.er2 Bur
lIng.on seems 10 be regarded as the nat,
oral termination for either route, while
there ls room for some diversity of opiu
ion as to which is the most feasible route,
aud which the more servlceabe to tn"
public, That the stock for oae or the
other will shortly be taken up, we have
Inc strongest reasons for believing aud
hence we regard prompt aclion by those
having an interest in the matter, as all
important The fact is not TO tc disguis-
ed that, with us. public sentiment prepon.
derates 10 flvor OF the southern route, as
dividing the State to better Advantage.
while the nor,tern section from this TO
Rutland would accomplish the double
purpose of an eastern and southern thor
oughare, and of course be vast by more
productive to the stockholders than it
could otherwise be- The Whitehall and
Saratoga road will shortly be completed,
and wllh connecting link from Rutland
10 Whitehall, Vermont would then have
an uninterrupted communication from the
most central point on Lake ChampIain to
Boston AID New 7 ork. and thus have her
choice in markets. There is probably
not much difference between thelwo routes
in point of distance; though the Keene
Sentinel asserts it as an ascertalned fact
that the southern route is 10 miles short
er than the route through Concord, Leb-
anon and Montpelier. Bot these things
are all TO be taken into consideration, and
Low is the time.-BurlanSton Free Press.
RAILROADS. & ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
The President of the Fitchburgh RliI-
Road Company, when in Paris, found
persons officially concerned in the pro.
jPc!ed line Of Steamers from Havre 10 the
United States, interested in inquiries on
the subject of internal communication
from our cities, such, for instance, as
those, existing and projected, between
Boston and Montreal, and Newly ork
and Montreal. 1t was stated positively
that the French steamers would COM
mence running next season, and that the
terminus on this side the Atlantic had not
been fixed. 1t may be Boston, or it may
be New. 7 ork. ANY conclusive move
ment in regard to Railroad from Bos-
ton to Like Champlain, or Montreal,
might influence the decision. VI. Chron.
RAIL-RoADs.-We perceive that all
the Rail Road Corporations pettioned for
in Vermont, have passed both Houses,
without any of the restrictions hitherto
commended for in New-Hampshre. Mr..
Gilmore, Agen: for the Lowell, Nashua
and Concord roads, was at Montpelier,
urging the route of the "Cenre Road"
from the mouth of White River to Mont
peIier and Burlington, and Col. Crocker
OF Fitchburgh, was also present, showing
as he could, with great force, the superb
orily of the direct route from Fnchburgh.
He made it but seven miles farther TO
strike the river at Bellows Falls through
Keene, even 10 go up the Connecticut
and White River to Royallon and Mont
peler, with the advantage of cheaper
road. This must have been in view of
insuperable difficulties in the Mt. Holly
route 10 Rutland, and the Otter Creek
level TO Vergennes, and branch to
Whitehall. We are glad Vermont has
so readily made these grants; and we
have scarcely doubt that the difficulties
supposed 10 exist in New Hampshire, will
be removed in June; without which all
the Vermont charters must be unavailiDg.
Kesnc Sentinel