The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-22
V o l.. VI. NO. As. ,

and, as The c6ect must be tie same, i. is in
no wise sure that tap will be permitted
at Burlinglo lon. Let Burlington see 10 it, or
she will be left Out.
But now let US 'sfi' the Statements of
mo VI a lite. And first, the Waichman
says:
/. "That the claim of the friends Of the Rut-
land route Of an odrGntoge in distance, (onesays
70 miles aid another30 y is attely prepOSterOu8.
he difference in distance, if sny, is not enough
10 have shadows eight in The determination
CT the question between the two routes.
Well, sir, this must be admitted TO be a
very explicit Staemenl,' and as dogmati>
cal as though II were true. But how does
1t 'SVr7 The survey Of Mr. Garter, of The
Route from the mouth If White River IN
Burlington, now before me, establishes the
distance between these lermini at lO4 miles.
believe il is just 80 miles from Bellows
Falls to the mouth Of Uhile River max
ing lag miles.
The distance from Bellows Falls TO Bur,
lingIon, as ascertained by the survey of Mr.
FELTON,, is | l6 miles.
"Tbe difference in distance" is Therefore
prei'ely the 26 miles which the Uacb>
man gives US with an exclamation FoInt,
Gas Oh! the fully Of Sinners n)
Uhether this difference in distance, if
any % is enough to have shadows
wight &C." may depend on The gravily .
which is ascribed to the sic or seven hun,
dred thousand dollars which it will cosr
He, on this side, regard it as "a matter of
some plh and moment" though those
whose privilege II is to rejoice in a superi.
orllY OF resources over U.S. amounting 10
more than thirty millions of dollars, NAV,
perhaps, be allowed to look uron it as ui-
lie.
Again The Walchman says:
2. That the Rutland road after crossing fine
Green Mountains, must compete for business
WIN naVglbie waters extending from Lake
Champaign to New Yo.k city. and also with y
railroad TO Troy, when the Ink between SARATOGA
and WhIicha Or Rutland shall be made"
The importance cfrhs fact" IS "iIus.
'rated" by the assertion that proprietor Of
The Pennington Canal, being unable to
bring The Western Railroad to satisfactory
terms, transported his -four from Albany 10
New York; thence through Long Island
Sound; thence up the Connecticut, and
thence through The Farming on Canal 10 its
port OF destination, in all some 400 miles,
Where ii was "sod cheaper in HespfieId
Mass, than -four brought from the same
market, only 80 miles by railroad"
And, the Wa'chman adds, with inimi,a.
bic composure, "oF COURSE Tie Railroad
s0oS oOLged to come 10 terms."
Now, Mr. Edi,or, i, is my desire to ssih'
these Statements with proper decorum,
because suppose my friend Walton IT.
CARDS them as fixed facts ofgraye impo,,.
Blu! there are one or Two conclusions
growing out Of this one that am sure he
will rather incline 10 smile at with me.
1t is a hue example of proving TOO murA.
IN The hfSl place it appears that this
naughty Western Railroad DID come 10
terms, so that this semi-circumnayipa,ion
OF the g Iobe will not be likely to occur
again. and, therefore this 'i!usra,ion'
proves that Railroads DO successfully
compete for business with navigable wa.
'ers.' La the next place, it follows from
This illustration tina, RaiIlo in order
to gel any great amour, OF business, mus,
make up their iron minds that they have
sol TO Come 10 terms In the third
place it follows from this 'iIluslra,ion,' ,ba,
II this go miles Of Railroad could aotnaye
competed with 400 miles of navigabIo wo.
'erS,--then the $50 miles of Railroad from
Burlington 10 Boston through Montpelier,
could no! for moment compete with The
o0o miles of'navignbIe waters from Bur.
l'ng'on to New York; and that, as ma,
Ter OF course, the business Of Moutpel;er.
and OF multitude of towns on the Central
Route, which now goes to Bosom would
OF necessity, be diverted to New York.
But 1t appears that in addition 10 his
competition with 'navrgabIe waters,' "a
competition which one would think, the
Rutland ronte might encounter as soG1v
IS a louie that is 26 miles !onger,) We
nave 10 compete with Railroad to Troy
--v " Should ersr be built. 1t is hard,
y worth while, Mr. Editor, to occupv lime
md space in imagining howwe shall com.