Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-20
THE HERALD.
THURSDAY. MARCH 20, isls

1--WE place ths olAvins communio Auon
BE- Tor. our readers, IN The confident hops ihsi
u ~,Ii receive ihs Ausalion 81 ali Interested
and ~hYrs ne,' III. no, St . momsn,
To be qassAonsd bu, that the time be-, se~
come, whea the people Of Western Vermont
mus, s'"u.s ihe'n-eI,ss 10 setos, II they az.
81 sipect IA avail ibemsslves III The at,snis-
gee whiohs railroad eummuIic alton 9Th
Boston and Csnsds would afford. Jeis Nsai,
few nights since, while arguing. bsfure .
Portland and in imsg tna,ion) . Canada
audience, the advantages VI the Portland
r"ui., exclaimed There lies the map la.
fore you. AID one sttvsx paint OF hia argu.
meni ~,A, hal ,he sopvsed rouis iroa Port
land 10 Canada, passed through . wasis aud
desert rsasoA. ssd consequently The !asS ne
cesssry fos ,hs construction VI . rail- rosd
would cost merely nothing. This, a, the
t,mc, struck Ne ss a novel argument, and 1t
would spPcat that II /, mol ,he ono used Ivy
our correspondent He spreads the map
before US, and shows that the proposed route
through Wenotn Vernon, passes through .
reg On OF county ieniie ~ sol, Astounding Ia
mineral wealth, and popula'ed by an indus.
itous and enierpri,ns people. That ,hs
iaicrsst,d people OF Poulsnd--~ho have ev.
cry Thing TO gam and noshing to lose should
catch at any srgomen, IN favor OF ihei,
route, is no, surprising; bu, that the capital.
ists Of Canada should b. Jupcd into the sup
port OF Ibis visionary project. q, less: by suoh
Arguments. Is indeed to US a matter Of no
small ssioni,hnen,. We wete aware thai
Judge PrebIr, mos, iHdefa,ig. oh'sen oI
dancing attendance upon the Provincial Par.
lament Of Canad,, for the purpose OF crea'
ting an interest in favor Of their route, bu,
With what success we were entirely ignorant.
The following extract from the New York
Courier and Enquirer, received this morning,
shows that there is yet wan, OF Information
in Canada in regard To the relative sdvan'a-
Res of ,hc several PROF oscd routes to bring
them in connection With the Atlantic Sea.
board. The Courier and Enquirer, in speak
ing Of ihi. matter, says
"'rhe preference ~ Canada inclinss to the
POULAND, route, an being the shorlts, and on
orhar account, HE best. Judge PEBBLE has
taken very active interest in the project,
and a Mr. Cali has offered to subscribe
5000, 900 towards tie Portland road. The
Canadians anticipate, in the event of the
completion OF ih,s road, to convey flour, &c. =,
from the Western States to the seabnard, by
wav ol the ST. Lawrence and Montreal che ap-
or than il can 10 done through the Erie Ca
nal. Tho Welland canal will admit vessels
OF 800 tons hur,hen from Lake Ontario TO
Lake Eiic."
In view. ,Een, Of this statement, how i'm.
pouant !, i. tina, We srouse to seton. Iftho
Canada people are yet to learn tho peculiar
advantages, 10 them, OF our route, Can these
advantages be too soon set forth No, let
every one awake TO the importance Of this
mit,or--lel the Iacn he brought 10 The con.
siderati On OF all concerned, and soon will it
be ssen tina, the intetes, Of Boston, Can,ds,
Northern New York and Western Vermont,
alike point ~ u connection bntween Boston
and Montreal via. kesne, Rutland and Bur
ling,sn. Blu, We ere keeping our reader.
too long from tie remarks Of our corrvspon.
dent.