Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-06-05
STATE CONVENTION.

STATE CONVENTION
Tho Democratic Wings OF Vermont are
INV ted TO mec, IN S,a,cCouvcntion n, Mont.
pelier on WEDNESDAY, TIE SEC.
OND DAY OF jelly NEXT, ut ten
( o'closk A. NJ, for the purpose OF nomlna-
Ting ,ick,t for State officers, and Of taking
all necessary measures preparatory for the
election in September next
/ ERASTUS FAIRBANKS, I
{ c. T.. PECK Sato
! T. + WALTON. JR Cea.
HAMPDEN CUTS, frai
/ c. w CONANT, Com
May 90, lSij.
We had designed say,sg lew words
fnTlhcr IN " icr,nce to the, at preeon,, nil
absorbing suhj,ct-lhc Boston and Bur.
iing,on rail road But our correspondent
'CanIot' bas in two communications which
we this week publish, go fairly placed
this matter before our readers that We re-.
FRAN from saying anything at This tine, and
/ II is with no pIcasurabe feeling that We
allude to another point in this matter,
which has not as yet enAireiy developed il
self We allude to the supposilon that has
10 some cs,cn, gained ground in our com
munity that the committee appointed by the
directors Of the Filchburg Railroad Compa
ny, haze no, on Y reported against our route
and in favor Of the Contra blu, tina, this
report was promcdna,ed; and consequently
,hatthelr recent passage on our side Of the
, Mountain was only one OF form. We
take the following arlicle from the Boston
Daily Mail which gives all the informa.
ton we, n, present, possess n reference TO
the maUcr-unI also expresses in par, the
: feeling, which snch ncion--when finally
earned out-wil ever produce in the mad
Of all honest and upright men. The follow
nc is what the Mail has to say in relation
to this mluet;-
\ BLOW AT BOSTON ENTER,
PRISE
We are sorry TO learn that n portion Of
the Directors Of the new Cheshire Rail
road, who arc also directors Of The Fitch
burgh Railroad, have 1t IN serious contcm-
plation TO extend their route up The cas-
bank Of the Connecticut river TO a pom,
opposite the mouth OF Whpo River, in or
der to connect with the proposed central
, Railroad through Montpelier, VI. to Bur.
= Imgon. We say we are sorry 20 learn
this, bccnus", isl il Will greatly increase
the distance 10 Burlington, beyond the dis.
lance. by the Rutland Route q, 1T will give
TO Boston very lI,do or nothing Of the Yer
mont trade which she docs not alrca.
ready ,ujoy; Cd, it will deprive the road
ofthe trade OF the very richest ngricultur-
al and mineral portions OF New England
d ith, It will afford an instance Of bad faith
towards the friends Of the Rutland Road
. who have from the first gone hand n hand
. with the friends Of the Chcshrc Road.
The Directors Of the Cncsulfe Ros1
perfectly well understood TINT the Rulland
route 10 Burlington is by far ,he shoTce
and most s,blc and that il will give new
direction to nearly tho whole trade Of IVES
tern Vermont; that it will pour into tho
A.. lap q Boston the products Of at least on
bundled and H0y thousand people who are
- now snPpliod wah goods from Now York
and nd their products there in Gturn-
They pctG c,ly ven understand, md freely
+ achnow ledge All This Then why ,bouI,
D they allcmTA TO connect with the Central
: routcl Why'sImpIy bccause they think /
will Gu, " the continuation Of their onIS
. rival, the Concord RsilroAd, to Coaa cs.c,,
G River Ia this they are mislak,u al,
q we fear lhoy will find, ~Lcn too late, tI.r
they have conmned pract,cal sulciac -
Nc,hng MI spur ap lAe enterprise Of IL.
= friends Of the Concotd road hike riyalr,
I. Of this liad aRd Ihcy VII ompi,1e thci
8 line to CooncelicN River bcisrelh The Chrsh
= ire Directors LavetIne 10 op'H thar -,
N to ,he folly they have eOnmIV1l prov
y dol they do cs@m't r.
y Moan,,ae, tho fuends Of the Ruian
"a road wiA no, b. ,llc. Wh'n tLey tad thi
? Hosrn hoe turned the cold shoulg,r
4. hen, Ihey viii torn ,brf backs on Bo.lot
E 1As ~.U .oar!uI l4!lIeaa q, Iio