The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-19

and more than one thousand cars, would
be requisite 10 do The business between
Burlington and Bellows Fails. When
here, he was unde: to favor The
Southern or Rutland route, but is since
reported 10 have changed his views in "a
vor Of The Central road. II so, we shall
soon be officially apprised Of it, with his
reasons for this strange faith. Subscrip
ton for both roads Will BE- opened here in
few days."
l5 You don't get t!he reasons" Mr.
Free Press, at present. This rold, &c
require Zone thousand cars TO do the bu'
siness daily, has become, all at once, quite
of secondary Importance!
The amount of the "decison" referred
to is This. and this only; aud Inc influence
of some hai-a-dozen gentlemen is 10 BE-
exerled in favor ofthe Central Road
This is the public opinion" and all that
capitalists" know or care about il.
Mr. Crocker thought it very absurd,
when We were conlending with the Bra!>
tleboro' folks, 10 suppose that Massac hu-
sets would refuse junction with our
road; yet we are assured that one Central
supposltion was long maintained. land un-
til blown up by Mr. Foo,e and Judge Fol-
ley that a road from Concord 10 the
mouth of White River, was aud would be
precuded by The Central charter.
10 talk about helping weak road
first, is not less absurd. The btsl route
should always be built first, aud The next
best whenever it can be, with business
sufficient 10 support it.
As the only argument OF any weight
whatever, urged by MIR FELTON,, in reply
10 The arguments OF Messrs Foote. Clark,
Foleu, and others. for preierring the
Central route ovel the Rutland, was the
difference OF grades, as well known before
he and MIR Whitwell passed over these
roads as since, the journey might as we'll
have been saved, as 10 all practical purpo.
ses. This passing over one route in a
stage, and making up report in the MD
die Of the other, is hardly doing justice 10
SO important Il matter.
Gov Hubbard is dead against the rad>
ical provisions in new charters against
voting by proxy. That, he says, must
be corrected, and ne is ready TO insure
such charter up river, as shall satisfy
every reasonable man.
In relation TO the new enterprise, going
up 10 White Riyer) the Boston mail
says:--
Every dollar subscribed for This route
TO connect a0iM the Cheshire roale ,o1tl be
a nail IN The. ec6tn of Boston enterprise.-
Its effect will be to defeat the Rutland
Railroad, and thereby deprive Boston
forever of all the valuable trade of Ver>
mont which she does not already enjoy"
Aud furthermore, thai Boston business
men and capitalists we'll understand their
interests, and will subscribe literally for
the Rutland stock.
The Directors OF our Road (he four in
the counlry,) are entirely unconImiled in
this movement, and the expectancy of
pledging an Influence (ard this is all
there is in it. which might lead 10 the
present abandonment oflhe original Rut'
land) route, is under grave consideration,
as TO some. at least, OF The others. As
Board, however. Fnchbu:gh has decided
for the Central route. The Rutland in.
teresl has been too dilatory. They must
now YORK, and that they intend to do
The stock 70: beginning, 4! least, say
OF g 500 600, may be obtained
at once. tho more, now. This ensures
its completion eventually.
The difference in lreigh, between what
is called the Central route through YER
mont, and the Southern, (Rulland) may
be estimated from single fact, as declared
by The gentlemen representing the in!cr>
ests ofthe latter, that there was not
pound Of iron or marble on the Central
route from the mouth Of White River to
Burlington. Nothing was shown TO dis
prove this assertion. There is iron in
abundance over the Lake, much Of which
would find its way through that channel
if no road be built through the iron region
Of Vermont.