The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-06-30
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE CALIFORNIAN.
State
Central
Committee.

In my last referred the project then before the
Legislature Of Connecticut for extending Rail Road
communication through that State. The bill has
since passed both Houses and is law The
charter is designed to continue road branching from
~ York City, through the State, and form ono i'm
portant connecting link Of the Connecticut Valley
Road Connecticut gentlemen are confident the
stock will be taken in York City If not in tina,
State. new interest has been created in N. Y.
City in this route and the people there the great
importance Of opening Il road through the Valley Of
the Connecticut River especially have they seen
this since Boston people have turned their eyes in
that direction. They must push this enterprise on
ward else Boston will the advantages to be OBJ
tained by road penetrating the rich and productive
valley Of Connection: River. Notwithstanding The
selection Of the Central Vermont route by Mr. Crock
er and oihe extension Of the Fitchburgh and
Cheshire road the friends OF the Rutland route are
pressing subscriptions for their road and IN doing
meet with unexpected success The sanguine
calculate upon raising r $40 900 in the State and
on the proposed and judging from present ndi
cations they will nearly do this Thcy present strong
claims, The in their section Of country are
good and extensive ample to supply all New Eng
land with iron and they should he mnde to do it
The opening Of r. r. to them would develoPc un-
told sources Of wealth, and while Vermont is rich
in iron ores is Pennsylvania it is a shame that
they remain but partially worked The geological
survey will do much to develope the minerals Of the
State the Of the soils, and prove in the end Of
incaIculabe benefit The State Professor Adams,
understand possesses high qualifications for the work
He was pupil of Prof. Hchcock's and was recon-
mencfed to Gov. Slade TO the Office to which he is ap.
pointed DR.. Jackson was solicited to accept the up
pontmcnt with Mr. Adams, bu, he would not do it
for the remuneration proposed by the Legislature
II is well as il is. Native talent alone is now enlisted
in the work. and it will no doubt be we'll done. 1t
will, however, something, and require three or
| four years Of time in which to complete it.
! Before dismiss the subject Of rail roads permit
me to say that the project of uniting the Cheshire
and W Central does not please altogether and all
round A meeting of most Of the stockholders resi-
ding in and about Keenc, N. II. was recently held at
which were passed resolutions adverse TO tho union
aforesaid They favor extension the Rutland
| line.
The people on the route and those interested in the
rail road from Troy, N. Y.,o Saratoga, reviewing
the plan of continuing the Saratoga rail road to White
hall-40 miles Eighty thousand dollars have already
been expended and tho road is nearly graded. This
| will open a way direct and rapid from Burlington to
| ~ York city, and much superior TO the present
mode Of transportation by canal and steamboat, and
will de,ract somewhat from the value Of the stock Of
a road from Burlington to Boston.
Tomorrow there is to be extensive parade in
N. York City-mitary and civic-in consideration
Of the death Of Gen. Jackson. The old General is
really dead. His has been an eventful life, and he
was good General and a brave mana brave man
/ on the battle field as well in sreet fght-as
| Thomas Hart Benton has testified. His end n spo-
ken Of as one of pence-of trust in the Saviour-nnd
surely the murderer OF poor Dickinson mos, certainly
must need the atoning merits Of another as he shall
stand before the bar Of eternal justice when are
"a be judged for the deeds done in the body. The
Constitution of country bears scars of wounds BY
his hands which century will not suffice TO efface
Yet with NIL these faults and thousand others which
nigh, be namod, he had some good qualities. Ht
was frank and told the world his designs and motives
and in his day he did much for the country land wher
such man dies, q any other, charity bids the living
to touch lightly bis faults, AID thus will do The pr
pers which supported his while he was living arr
laudaiory in their praises, though little said by thu
people in reference to his death. The word passed
round that Gen. jackson dead and that was ,h
last you hear among he people generally Aoop