Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-03-21

SUD nnu 1nU Uan9pntnlluii, 10 not UnUeiiHNe W
say, but it may he more Important than is nav nppa.
rent But wi | not enlarge or into detail hniei
the positions. Enough | think has been sad To
show that there satisfactory and sufficient reasons
Tor granting the PRAYER of oar petition, whether re-.
garlrd Us furnishing ronneyiou merely for ro'd
through the County of Cheshire, or for the larger and
vnsilv more important road Of which we have last
spo en-.
! But Mr.. Chairman certain persons appear before
you aud ohjec,-mnst II them ciliz'ns of Mdssachn.
sets living along the Northwestern line Of your state,
a few from iwn or three lawns in New hampshire,
| n joining Vermont, and from town in Ntrmoni-
| some of whom are Described Shareholders in the
Vrrm, n, and Massachusetts r ulfnnd Cnrpnnton.
| We 40 mt deny ihelr right 10 be heard. w" are
ready Ia meet nnd answer 'h"r objections What ATE
they ! In The nrs place they deny nv Their fci"n-
sirances aud by HER counsel that vh have any rn't-
fl jut~tciihn over uur peiIiinn They say we are
barred from what we as, bv The adjudication Of l''-
iner Legislature upon this que. ion. They arge that
| at the last session of your Legislature, charter was
granted Tor the con ,ructln t'ad FROM Fit h'nre,
llton. Il Ut n,nr the stveial towns in which they re-
side 10 the line of The Stae. there 10 connect with
Railroad To Rratehoru Vermont. That il was
claimed by the friends of This enterprise, that this
wanted not only for local accommodation. but as
mar, of a great ..ue 10 Burlington, Vermont
/ that AZ the same session, petition from Isaac
MOisr and hers Ike the tnc nav before you, was
pending, aud heard in conntxOn with the pril'l'n
an which the Vermont ana Mas achueeiis Charter
was granted.
That thes- petitioners also claimed ,hn, their route
was not only for local accommodation Tut part of Il
great burlington route. That the legislature by
granting one char.cr and refusing The other, PASSED
upon all the grounds and questions nvnl>ed and drcl
de in favor Of the Vermont AMI Massachusetts, road
and that we ate now thereby p,ecudrd.
Our answer 10 this, admitting The facts TO be ,uh
Su"'y ''ue q" tl'eu' Is '','''i NV co., Wv
1t would always he rather d fic 1t Ia determine
how many and what matters not appearing on the
face ri legislative ac' were settled by 1t by nplf'
cation.
Thr fact that the Vermont and Massachusetts, ro1d
~ .'' n,', ,o,,,oJ and ,bs ,n,I,r,;,n "a ,n,,h
W. ,,,, ali 10, .n,,.l.ip. issi,lrs il, ms r, 50
,bre ,as i, inc, ma lea sIn,iye dcr ION or opinon
; ,,at h't,, -, ,i,inns nr,ht nnt II, he grnn,rI
=, Voc, , ,n ,h1t IL, he ,ir nr 10 nti,;,n nj
tsio. un,se anJ oihrrs The grnmnd ,nlrn WAS Thai
81 , ii,, VII T." h,r,e,,d ria, # the
rnnii he i'm one expended 10 Burlfnrion. vel tiat the
o,L.r viii never j, was ,,1bt he inn1r,oni local
rond-thn mn teruinnnr nj Nra,il,bnt,i the other
hy ,b,,trr in Nr,v Uunnshirc nj K,ene or Renows
#, Is No rho nnp or The other mighi be rxlen ed
',t ,i.r, li;,v.si1,t;n ,r,a !, in, stondinu rou
,nil,r rrnor.rd in i1yor % both routes That The bill
,t'" ,o vac s, IL n t1,sa Tb",s conm, he
81; i "' ,h =, h,o hn ,n, i,,;slat,,, doso,, -,
,;,, avcr.ssoI ~ rai,,,3 II, ths iii r., ,,,t .
o,ci ioc,s;,, ar ori,i, thn,a r,us n, Tho cnurur.
r,, ,c,,,, nf all r,,ctss az Tho l.,isl,,,rn rher.
ho;r, No .',h rrsn,a /, ,n,s M r,"r,. dprils1
,r, ;, Nv ric c,,e,c" al w., rco,;re ,Iis rn,,s
than i, did,.
think N II Hon Will mold That we are properly O.
y an open one, ana t!at we are ehiIel 10 utcS'o
on Ii9 merits
It's Further said, that 10 grant oir charter wnui
he violation Of The fash Of The Statr pledged 10 The
Vermont aud Mas nChusets Corpora ion That NE
road which would he hult under i connected With an
EXTENSION IN an"'nrr Stnie or states WON" aver
the business which would otherwise fall an Ia then
roni When built m ihus iuurc their { anchsc Aui
even that the mere prospect of such road lrlng hull
might reilrd Or grlhtr defeat the completion
'h,IF TOAD
= 1t Is worthy or remark that such d!sr rOus con
sequences are 10 be apnrrhendrd 10 the Vermont an,
Massachusetts Curp1Jatiun II Is little surprising tina
g that Corporal does not appear before Won 10 aver
/ them. And j. sill more srprsinp thai when nuti
r fed Of this perGn their bonrd of Directors SO act
n known by their petition before referred to- in rell
o ii1n to ON a5pcation, that they virtually waive n
e obecn IN portinr f the route winch will fully an
n aver the uurprse of the peiIIUneTs ard would wor
z them all the nilry AMI sill more IN # one of the
=, drsc,o+a ehouI so,n nm hcf ,,,u thf
=. m his onninn md in ihsirr mai,,i,v f I'M, r. ar,
III, Cornor, inn womb he hsnrirl instead of nire
/ hv Uranium rs n charter B,l WE r,c,d IN can si
= errthe olisria,n
Il WE spiscrh fu',y IN the Lor r;re ,h,, Courts nm
u ala nrps nrr hound ip resDcri vested RIGHTS
i whether enjoyed by intiyiinas nr Cornor,,ions-bu
l. when claimed hy t'nruoraii,ns they INNS, h. show
10 have been EXPRESSLY granted or at lens, uc,psso
ry incident OF what !, ihus prqu,eifn n,in of If,
nr1ale ar ,mey, a res i've under even This d,r,rn
Of legislative restriction upon rgi latiinO But who
cn!ir upon 80 "-Nert t't'' "",- rH'iis ui p'HG'
i"ih, 10y "'c4 an" every creature ~ ie4!Slh'h
would IAN s"n,idor HSr'i He"Gea inuHd wntHe'.r
cnmp0r's WIN Us NtiSs' we I'iniaiH II "''oIe''!f'
The "a'Y 'ilih al Siale on whirh corporation
Inns rlhi Ia rely far s srrHry beyond the siiruln
tiln Of rs caler we believe is, th1' the Leni~r
ture will NJ all times, and upon 1li subjects, rXercl-
n sound legislative discretion upon the case htlor
} them And we he'!eYe that The only qnes'IEn wine
arises on the i''Hce nHie here Is whether the i"a