The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-30


estate as is necessary for the construction
and maintenance, of their rail road and the
requisite accommodations dppcrlalnins
Mrei0."
Here then are three corporations, crea-
ted at one BREATH with capital Of 50 ,3O0,-
600, and placed entirely beyond the control
Of the Legislature that created them, or
any other earthly power, authorized by the
forms Of law, to convert not only the lands
orindicidu0lS, to their own use, but also
all such other rca! estate as they may see
fit TO covet And this not only 70? the 10
cation of their roads, but also, for their
dcpotS, stopping houses, 'coOd-honseS, Irish
meas cabins, and even Hotels, stables and
gardens, if they should deem them "Teqn'-
site accommodations. Of this they are
their own Judges, and no authority is al
lowed, to gainsay them. the central com
PAW IS also authorized to enter upon any
other lands in the vicinity Of their eslob-
Iishment and take and carry away wh0tev-
err may be pleasing in their eyes, or seem
to them desirable, and none arc allowed TO
smallest or 10 make them qtraid, no act Of
theirs may, by the law, be deemed either
MJl or Trcpass.
The chief reason assigned for these en-
traordinary privileges, is, that capitalists
of Other States, may be induced to invest
their funds in this State. For several
years pas, all acts Of incorporation granted
by our Legislature to OHr O~n cit:zlnS, have
con,aineda provision, making them amen
able to the Legislature. All observation,
aud all experience, prove the truth OF the
old prove,b, "money is power" The re-
suit of the argument then is, that foreign
capitalists are priylliegcd beyond our own
citizens, in order that they may exercise
power over u.s. ANA VINO Is not c"'' N.'''''
that an amount Oh TWO anu Il nan ''''''o'''
of dollars in the hands Of spectators and
intriguing capitalists, is powerful TO con-
troll the pcopAc Of the state, stheir rotcs and
their Legislature event But if this sum is
,ot eff iou, Inr tho nurnnsp--ihesp very
{ "ot sn'hc'en' LOT 'ne P"'PoSe--'"eS' WY
liberal charters authorize '"e'" 10 ''''''"''
1t until II IS su'iclent'
The policy then OF Inc Legislature H. "
induce the investment oil J0rE'S" c'F''"'
and If this cannot be done on ia'f' n"h"r"'
bic, and equitable terms 10 90 1t o" "''
honorable ones even al INC eA'c.s' VI '"'
substance, the T'g"tS an" 'ne H0e'''e' y
the people
Bat is THIS the policy OF inc PeoP'c'-
Dothey wish Tor companies OF 'oFe'S" cap
lioIIsts, authorized ny law 10 take iron
them '''tAoW me" e0"'c"' ''e'' 'a'"S
their graneros, their TIMBER. ano '"e'
MISUNDERSTANDING these companies exempt
cd, too, from Inc laws ny "h'ch f"cy "''
go'cfne0'-a'" from bearing '"e'r0"o pro
portion OF inc expense ana ou'oeh q Tux
state government!
, Inc po'cy OF Inc l'eg'S'"'e 1910 ""'''''
lze the r'cN ana Inc P"fSe'P'oo" - g"
croach upon the peer WITHOUT ''"''t or re
slrIcIltn, the clamorohs oe'n"''"S OF '"'
corporatofs ana their agents are more Po
tent aud important than the ''gh'S q m
Prop'e, or the constitutional claims OF JUS
tee, and while the Legislative power reIu
/ SEES 10 say to the corporations here sN''
thy proud waves be staid, 1t says ''
the io'''ng thousands, You shall be the Dur
den bearers, OF the rich and oPulen',-yo'
must pay the t0rcs, that these corporotor
may roll IN wealth and luxury at your ex
pcnsc.
= , But ms IS not the po'''y OF the , people