The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-26
Rail Road Meeting Ina Boston.

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I From the Bunker Hill Aurora of Sat-
ufday, received by "LewiS' Express" we
learn that very spirited meeting was held
On Friday las, aud the action had surely
indicates that the Rail road from Boston
to Burlington will be carried through
A Committee of Fifty were appointed TO
receive subscriptions for stock. A bbotL,w-
renee added 8 10000 10 the 8 10000 he
had alread Y subscribed. We have room
only for the following, which gives a
clue at the reasons for consummatingt he
contemplated object.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Rice
were then taken up and adoped as fol-
lows, aud al 7 l2 o'clock, the conven-
ton was dissoIved:-
Whereas, it has been demonstrated thai
Railroads constitute the best mode of in
and communication, both for the convey
ance of passengers and freight, especially
IN a popuIousagrcultuGaI, manufacturing
and commercial country; and a0hereas,
the numurous Railroads which have been
constructed, leading from this city, have
proved TO be eminently beneficial to its in
erests; and a0hereaS, the great interests OF
this city require Railroad communica>
ZION with Canada, thro' Vermont, at the
earliest time practicable, as ii would not
only f,ciIllae and increase its intercourse
and business with Cansda, but would e.
tend and secure TO this city, a valuable
trade with large section of this State and
Vermont, probably unsurpassed in agrI>
cultural and mineral resources, by any
portion OF N. England which trade is now
tributary TO the city Of NY d ,ohereas,.a
Railroad between Bosonf and Canada,
would tend in an important degree to the
continuance to this city, Of the line OF
steamships, now running to it from Liver
pool by affording rapid conveyance Tor
the British mails to Montreal, now the
seat OF government of the Canadas, and
which furnish to our merchants the ear
Iiest intelligence of the state OF the mar
kets OF E lrope; and 10hereas, the Boston
and Fltcnburg Railroad now near y com
pleted, is the first link in the chain, OF the
Massachusetts, Vermont and C4nadas
Railroads:
Therefore resolved as the opinion of
this meeting that the time for action on
the great subject of a railroad communal
cation between Massachusetts, Vermont
and Canada, has arrived; aud that The
Interests and prosperity of this city de-
mahd, as The first step, The construction of
a Railroad from Fitchburg in this STATE 10
Brauleboro' ia Vermont and that meas
ures should be immediatly adopted 10 Sc
cure the means Of lis completion.
VoTEs FOR GOVERNOR. In all the
towns but 3 OF 4, taking, in some instan-
ces, the votes Tor congress and in others the
votes for Senators, we make the result as
follows: Kellogg 20,653-SIade %, ISL
Shalier and scattering 556l. Sade's ma
ioritv will come nearer 1900 than 1000.
tensions majority in 1910 was about 10,
600 and Harrison's l4,422. This is not
$780, w. Patriot.
MAINE. Ia 388 towns the vote stands
Anderson 47,Sl2, Robinson 37579' APP
pe;on 6,l25, Democratic majority about
1000. Liberty gain from last year rising
so per cent. Our friends have done, nobly.
All thewhig strength of Massachusetts had
been concentrated upon Maine for some
months, and the most vigorous efforts were
made to seduce abolionists from their in
tegrty-wih what success the result
shows. Ia November, Maine intends TO
throw much larger vote for Loery.
Granite Freeman,
81 The yellow fever is reported to
have made its appearance in Woodvlle'
Mississippi,