The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-19
Flom the N. II. Sentinel.
Extension of the Cheshire Railroad.

LAlCuS!vH VI tuC OHI CliiAC Atuili Vuu'
A meeting took place on Monday even
ing last, at The Town Hall in Keene, ola
large number Of the stockholders in the
Cheshire Road, Phinehas Henderson,
Esq, in the chair, to take into considera.
ton the project of connecting this road
with the Central Road in Vermont,
through Montpelier. After free discus
sion, the following r. solutions, prepared
by a Committee, were unanimously a.
dop.ed -
Resolced, That while as members Of a
public Corporation we feel bound to do all
proper things ia the way OF extending rail-
way facilities TO our Northern friends in
the Connecticut River valley. yet we think
now as always. that our interest demands
the immediate and most urgent prosecu.
ton of the extension of he Cheshire Road
through Rutland to Burlington, as origin
ally projected.
Resotved, That we can enter into no
compact or alliance inconsistent with the
speedy consnmmalion OF this grea! enter.
prise.
Rssolued, That from Boston 10 Bur
lingtoniwe know Of bu, one stra g hi line,
and that lies through Mountholly Gap on
the Rutland route that Railroad con-
structed upon this line would possess, in
our opinion, advantages immensely supe-
rior TO those Of any other, and would lack
none necessary to render it the most pro.
duclive Road in New England.
We learn through the Bunker Hill Au.
rora, tina, the Directors of the Etchburs
Road have sent Messrs FELTON, and Whit
well. their Engineers, accompanied by
Mr. Crocker, President of the Massachu,
sets and Vermont Road, and two or three
other gentlemen, to pass over the Rutland
route, from Bellows Falls to Burlington,
and return through Montpelier over what
is called the Central route, and down the
Connecticut to Bellows Falls, 10 report TO
the Board which of the routes was mos,
favorable, and 10 be recommended at this
time. They returned through Wood.
stock. They have reported in favor OF
the Central route 10 Burlington; i. e. to
pass up the Connecticut 10 the mouth OF
White River, unless they can cut across
somewhere 10 save distance.
The Bunker HILL Aurora contains the
"CircuIar" agreement for extending our
Railroad mp the Connecticut to the mouth
of White River, with Nine Reasons for
the decision Of the Filc hburg Board OF ri.
Teciors.
We set our faces against this has!y de.
cision. Not dollar of the Cheshire stock
was Obtained on any other idea than to
extend the line TO Burlington on the most
direct route, and through The rich valley
of Western Vermont. This diversion OF
the original object has q combination oil
motives and interests tina: can never, we
believe, be realized. Western Vermont
won't tap into any new southern road con-
iempated, 10 get,lo Boston. If she can't
go in Pretty direct line, she will go 10
Albany and New York. Nor do We be-
lleve the annunciation Of this new route
from Bellows Falls, (tor the editor speaks
OF it as one all but seuIed by the Engineers
and Directors OF tho FEc hburg Road, J
will accomplish another object doubtless
desirable, 10 proven, The extension Of the
northern road from Concord 10 the mouth
Of While Riyer,-nor can Junction BE-
prevented with any road coming 10 or near
The mouth ofthat river.
The Claremont Eagle says, This route
('he extension Of the Cheshire to the
mouth Of White River has been deei.
sirely fixed upon, by the voice of the pub
lie and the opinion of capitalists" We
say. the capitalists have not troubled them.
selves about ii; for business men make
the railroads; and the public have
not been consulted. This decision, made
by the 'Fltchburgh Directors, We nov
md, was but ratifying an agreemsn!
made at Montpelier, by some haIl.o>dozen
gentlemen: for this "voce of the people,"
was consequent in the mouths of The in.
terestec individuals, along the Stage line
which TOOK the gentlemen back 10 Bos.
ton
But the Eagle is already troubled. 1t
fears that the road is TO pass over a, Ches>
hire Bridge AMI go up on he West side.
1t should go on the East side, and Glare,
mont demands fair hearing. We can
assure our Caremont friends, that to 90
up on the West side, is in the contract,
and they may set their hearts at resi-; the
Vermont charter is to extend TO the Chcs.
hire charter, by the same decisive voice
ofthe pnoIic and the opinion Of capital
ists," referred 10 above
The Burlington Free Press snys:--
"The Fichburgh Company have sent
a committee through to examine the two
routes from Bellows Falls,o this place,
with the discrimination OF throwing the
whole weight Of its capital and influence
upon one or the other decisiyely, with u
view 70 i'm Mediate ncion. Under these
CIRCUMSTANCES, road cannot be long de-
Inyed. Col. Croker is said to have ex-