The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-22

laws OF improved communication, deduced
The argument that The amount, when the
road shall have been completed, will vast
ly increase. Fifty tons Of Slate Pencils
were manufactured and sent from Rutland
last year this article would be one item
Of freight, and would greatly increase in
amount. The increase of travel, no one
could compute. On the Boston and Port
land Railroad, where from Is 10 90 pass
sengers had passed pr day by the Stages,
the Cars now conveyed from four TO FIVE
hundred per day. II such had been the
increase there, why not anticipate SINH
lar result here ? He said it was demon
strablc that greater intrinsic, resources
were concentrated in this section Of
The STATE than in any other portion
OF the country and he thought, when we
contemplated the extension OF the road
through 10 OgGensburgh, the ertrinsic re
sources would equal ifnot surpass those OF
any other road. The charter of a Rail-
road from OgGensburghto Plaltsburgh be-
ing granted, no doubt remained Of its being
constructed. Osdensburgh, is thirty
miles nearer 10 Boston, by the way of
Burlington, than Buatlo is 10 Albany !;
and Boston being located in manufactur.
ing district, would ever be better market
than New York consequently these con-
sideraions would secure The freight on
this route. Mr. Clarke alluded 10 the con i.
templated Railroad from the borders of
Lake Michigaa 10 the head OF Columbia
river-express;ng full confidence in The
ultimate accomplishment Of that project
lie looked forward to the time when that
route would be taken BY travellers embark.
ing TO China Mr. Clarke closed bv sum.
ming up the many prospective advantages
10 be secured from the completion of the
work proposed, and urged each one to la.
boz ill success should crown their efforts.
DOch Hale spoke ofthe vast change IN
public senlimen, since The Western Canal
went into operation-of the $500 miles OF
Railroad completed alluded to the cry Of
monopoly said he did not fear that one
man with hundred shares Of Railroad
stock would monopoIize a hundrcd men
with one share each. When men were
hunting Elephants he Gid not think ii
worth while 10 turn aside 10 hunt mice !;
The great thoroughfare was The question,
and he thought it unwise 10 turn our at
ten'ion from that, 10 hunting up and an>
swering trifling objections. Let the watch
word be Onward.
He mentioned a comparison drawn by
William Jackson oil Massachusetts, be,
tween the relative cost of Steam Engines,
and that of horses. An Eagiue o! $50
horse power would cos, s 900 per wear;
while the $50 horses would cost $l2O 900
DR.. Dana enforced the views presented
by Messrs Clarke and 1aIe,a urged the
people 10 be in readiness TO make their
al the earliest moment after
the books should be opened. Nothing
could be so safe, so convertible or so profit.
able as such an investment. The sales
of Rail Rad stocks, now made in New
Eng land, are all quoted above par. Even
the Boston and Albany Road, which cost
nearly twice as much per mile as the es-
expense Of ours, is valuable stock,
and is receiving nearly $2500 per day
from its business. Under these circum~
stances, he said he should run The risk OF
investing all he could spare in the stock
Of The proposed road through Western Yer
mont.
John A. Conant and Henry F. Dana
remarked briefly on objections which
had been raised, illustrating their faIacy,
and urging individual and immediate al
lenlion to the subject. Subscribers were
wanted as well subscriptions. The Bos-
ION Capitalists did not need pecuniary Us
sstance, they only required joint owmer-
ship, because that OF itself, would create
1oant interest. This too, would obviate
The objection entertained against monopo.
lies, by removing the fact, and changing
The nature OF the object,
Messrs B Dverporr, J Hyatt and E N
Briggs followed with pertinent remarks,