The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-02-24
TIE RAILROAD.

"UNIoN is STRENGTH" This truism will be
found rs seviceabe in business operations il is in
politics, religion any Of the moral enterprises Of the
day 1t is the thing for all enterprises If united the
people fany place may accomplish wonders in almost
any Thing they underlake-if divided and distracted
they become prey 10 their weakness II any
one circumstance than another is calculated to
give confidence to the friends of the projected Rail-
road, from Boston 10 Montreal is the perfect union and
harmony which prevails among the friends Of the
terprse For the entire distance from Concord TO
Montreal there seems TO be perfect unanimily of
feeling and concert Of action among the friends ofs
project ;and if this feeling ceHtinuesif the oniiro
egies Of the people upon The ,rhoe line shall continue
to be brought, to bear upon the object in contempla-
ton, it will effect wonders. oiH e3ici HE making
Of The Rail Roqd.
Every cannot OF course have the railroad 20
by his own door-nor should he expect it. The OBJ
ect should be to locate in the best place, taking all
things into consideration; and with that location all
should be satisfied. There should be no contention
about it-no disaffection The location OF the road
will be fairly made, and with it all or ought to
be satisfied 1t will he fortunate circumstance for
the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad there are
no distracng rivaships getting up any part of the
rouc and perhaps to this circumstance may be nt-
tribucd the unanimily which prevails among its
friends So FAR all are engaged together. Let this
unanmUy continue-et all go TO Icork-if every per-
interested will build his length road it will COM
plete tho WORK
Upon this route under the present law Of the state,
there is not likely to be any difficulty the right
of tody. Individuals over whose land the road is TO
pass will cheerfuly gUe the land some have already
offered otlers willing TO sell at the usual prico
by the acre. the corporation being bound to keep it
fenced. But ii is individuals alone who are NOV
ing in this business I0wns taking hold of it; and
their ngs upon the subject wiIlIbe manifested at
the approaching March meeting With the fee ling
that prevails with the unanimity that now ex.
stswith the energy that is brought TO hear up
this subject, if well and judicousIy directed,
scarcely three years will eapse before the Boston
Concord and Montreal Railroad" will be completed
and thus open great thoroughfare from city TO
the other, land between the smother country and
her colonies.''
But this is not all. road to Montpelier, in Yer
mont and thence to Burlington, has long been a de-
sideratum. The making of this road to Montreal is
the sures, way to effect that object. branch from
this road at IIaverhi will reach Montpelier in little
than 80 miles In fact if the object were Mont
peer alone this is much the shortest and altogether
the best route. The route by Waits river from
Bradford VT. to Montpelier, was surveyed when the
Olverinn route surveyed, and found entirely
prncticable-tho distance from Concord to Montpelier
will be found be ten miles less the route this
way than that surveyed by Lebanon A view
of the map will satisfy any one upon this point; and
there are no mountains to this way. We
invite investigation upon this feature in the enterprise
which conlemplaes union of the city of Boston with
the city of Montreal, that will the demands of
the public in rinter well in summer.-Belk,lap
GdSette.
MICHIGAN u. S. SENATOR. The Legislature of
Michigan, on Tuesday, the 4th inst. elected Gen.
LEWIS CAss, U. s. Senator from the 4th of March
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