Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-16
From the National Eagle.
RAIL ROAD CONVENTION.

Pursuant to notice large and respectable meet
ing of the citizens of Connecticut River Valley,
interested in the continuation Of the Cheshire Rail
Road from Bellows Falls TO the mouth of White
River, was held in this town on Wednesday last
The meeting was called to order by Uriel Dean,
Esq, when the following permanent organization
was made.
Henry HUBBARD, of Charlestown, President.
Phinehas Henderson, of Keene, Vice Pres.
Geo Huntington, of Wapole, eooxo.o.;o,
John J. Prentiss, of Claremont, { 'e''e'''ieS'
Mr.. Hubbard, on taking the chair, briefly address
sed the Convention in Acknowledgement Of the hon
or conferred upon him. In a few words he defined
his position in relation to corporations, which was
that individual interests should never be Invaded
By them, and that the laws by which they are regu-
lated should be constructed with special reference
to this point He said lie was a friend of rail roads,
and with his accustomed eoquence urged upon the
people in this section of the State to take hold Of
this enterprise with that zeal and energy which its
importance demanded. he gave clear and com
mon sense view of the benefits which would result
from rail road facilities to every branch of industry
in which the enterprslng citizens of the fertile val
ley of the Connecticut are engaged. The route
from the Falls to the north line of Charlestown he
had examined in company with an engineer, and
the result Of this partial exploration had exceeded
their most sanguine expectations; and so far the
actual survey had proceeded, the practicabity OF
this portion of the route was unquestionable.
Mr.. L. r. Walton Jr., of Montpelier, VT, then
addressed the Convention He referred briefly to
the various routes by which the people of his state
had contemplated meeting their N. Hampshire
friends The feasibility of the several routes, and
the probable amount of freight and travel upon
each, and their comparative distances, were dis
tinctly stated. In the selection of these routes he
! of course had a preference for sthe one running
through the capital Of his own State, yet he stated
the advantages and disadvantages Of all of then
with a candor and intelligent clearness which gave
evidence of disposition to place the facts before
the convention as they really existed. He appear
! ed to be anxious that immediate action should be
taken in relation to the subject The people of his
State were impatient for rall road facilities, AM
whichever road should first touch the Vermont line
would be the successful one. The remarks of MI
Walton were listened to with considerable interest
as throwing light upon this subject having bear
ing upon the income of the road from the produc
tive regions of our sister State.
John w. Tappan, Thomas Leland, p C. Free
man, and Benjamin Comings were then appointe
a committee to report resolutions for the consideru
] ton Of the Convention.
Fl Adjourned to afternoon.
afternoon. j. w. Tappan, from the commute
on resolutions, reported the following, which wer
unanimously adopted:
n RESOLVED, That we view the early constructio
= of railroad from Walpole to White River as
the utmost importance to the citizens OF the yves
c tern part OF New Hampshire and oil Vermont an
that, believing in the entire practlcability of til
+ scheme, we will use our most strenuous endeavo
. to effect the speedy accomplishment ofso desriab
a an object
RESOLVED, That committee be appointed to mai
# application to the legislature at its next sessio
|. for charter for railroad to extend from Walpo
d to lyman,S bridge in Lebanon ..
y Resolved That committee be appointed to co
h lect and publish such facts in relation to the pr
ID posed route as may be interesting to the public
IN The following gentlemen were appointed cor
lie mittec to apply for a charter, agreeaby to the re
le ommendaton contained in the second resolution
1t Henry Hubbard, George Huntington, ]. w, TIA
pan, Henry RUSSELL Reuben Davis, Uriel Dean
II Under the third resolution the following gent
ie men were appointed. j. Prentss, David II. SUI
f. ner, Isaac Hubbard, Timothy Eastman, and Hen
70 Russell.
ne Pending the first resolution the convention W
w addressed by several gentlemen.
re Mr., Henderson Of Keene, gave an INTEREST,"
u history of the Cheshire road from the time the