Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-16

weld ribStAty 70 us---~bcn the whole
Commerce Of ,h. vss work. will b. tumb
lcd into our lap--wheu this va. and row
useless ~a-e and wilderness land 1t ever
mus b 20, wahou, this road shall become
nos Only the thotourhhrc Of the vn., world
bu, n, gariou, fccting clothing comforting
and onhghlening millions. who are now
Starving, homeless, naked, ignorant and OF.
pfcsss-d and who can oppose such work
! have NOT exaggerated the results 10 now
from Il II you or any other intelligent
man will &c, down calmly and deliberately.
and look over this ,ubJvc,. ,ou viii YOU
must TO convinced that " no, ehlmer,cal
nis no, exaggerated, tut tba, !, - iupos.i.
bic to halt estimate IT'S result again ask
who can oppose ~ No mans iighu 10
be abridged No mans AIc. Increased
and no, even ono cent asked Tor from any
man. All ask IL tina, which rs now
great part o. It useless, and ever mus, be
without this road add do not ask that,
without pay in money, for the whole cost Of
the road is 10 Be expended for materials and
labor, and the products OF the earth 10 sus.
tain the labor among and paid over 10 the
people, N whom the lands belong Tho II
dces not 60 into the treasury Of the United
States. II goes into tho pockets OF the people,
directly to whom that treasury belongs, and
a sum too more Than double Of that which
will be received for the same lands IN any
other way call on you and upon all TO
examine and investigate this subject, md 10
support me IN II, so far as ] arm night, and
no farther II Is TO the pres look for aid
and support IN bringing this subject fully
before the people II is not a political
question, II is not sectional II lie one IN
which oil parties can act, and all interest.
be benefited II is no stock jobbing or gamb
ling scheme, thcro being no company &c
manage IL, no stock 10 speculate upon nc
one eau be deceived or defraudcd And
The only questions seem to be, do we wan
such road IL il desirablel Will 1t b.
a national benefit and will not the Who'll,
world be benefited by M Itappears TO m,
that these questions cannot be answered bu
IN the affirmative. believe thai the whole
human family are TO be benefited by TIN
road the ignorant co gbloned the destitute
raised 10 industry, comfort, usefulness anC
viuuo--and who can say maya II | can
no, from the lands build the road, the pco
) pie still have the lands, they do not par
I with one inch, tina, is not applied to it, bu
} If build the road then ,hey gain oil ] hav
J promlsed-yea far more. shall romall
: here few days, then pass through lllnoi,
, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsy wanna, and hop
to be in New York by the middle of neI
, month, when | will give in person NOR
, iuII particulars ofmy exploration.
/ lmmcJiac action is necessary, this sui
, jet must he decided by mex, Congress
; the lands from the Lake TO the Mississippi
: arc fast being taken up, and will soon be >
e much so as 10 defeat the object Iowa an
; Wi,eoosin will sooa DO made s,a,es, ~hie
, will be an objection Oregon SO much IN
. tcres,ed In, and so entirely dependant upor
this road for It's membership OF, and cor
D neIion with our government, calls for a.
? lion. Truly yours,
n A. WHITNEY.