Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-01-15
RAILROADITIES.

The Voice of Brandon, the Herald Of Rutland,
and the Galaxy of Middlebury, have all exploited
at once but we are not entirely buried yet though
the fragments cast about us are multitudinous. To
reply to all of them in detaito correct errors and
misunderstanding and to meet all the folly, all
the bombast and all the bad temper of this combi-
nation is not worth the labor They are not now
in temper to see what is rght-much less to ack-
nowedge it if they can be made to see 1t. We
shall pass these gentlemen by at present with but
two remarks. The first is to the editor of the Gal
axy: he does not know the extent Of our forbear-
nnce in relation to the attacks made upon the Cen
tral Road at the last session of the Legislatures
and does not understand that our warning, not to
provoke further revelations, entirely for the
benefit of prominent friends of the Rutland Road.
Had he been been better informed, he would have
spurned the elaborate Smd'!neSS which his article
indicates. The other remark is to the correspon-
dent of the Voice, who accuses Of asserting that
the destruction of the Central Road is a condition
precedent to the success of the Rutland. We new
er have said it: we introduced the words with an
IT, This, however, is of little consequence, since
the correspondent of the Voice takes the ground
that the stopping of the Rutland Road tCns essen
tial to the success Of the Central. If this is So
what right has he to complain of the mahagera OF
the Central Road? If the contest was really one
of life or death either party would have been recre-
ant to their duty if they had mol done all within
their power for selfpreservation On this writer's
ground, then, the friends of the Rutland Road have
no right to complain of the connection be& cen the
Central and Fitchburg roads, unless show
that it was the duty Of the Cent? e'off fol
their benefit. Let them do as they would be
done by:" if they would really have us commit SUI
icide for their good, let them set us The example o.
selEsacrifce. Such preaching must be backed VI
by little practice before we can agree to it.
WESTERN VERMONT RAILRoAD.-On the Cd
inst large and spirited meeting of the friends Of
this road was holden at East Bennington Gentle
men were present from Massachusetts, New York
and Bennington and Rutland counties in Vermont
among them gentlemen from the town of Rut
land. Resolutions were adopted in favor of a roaC
from Bennington to connect with the Boston nn(
Albany Road at Pittsfield, Mass, and committee
was appointed to procure surveys.
~ The Rutland Herald was "sucked in" by
the wag who SAID that tie work was suspended al
Windsor on Saturday night Give him your hat
Raaman.
~ There as a tremendous busteration at Mont
pelies among the Centrals at this time, and grea
fears are entertained to the effect it will have
upon the finances. We shouldn't be surprised af
ter ALL if it was found that large proportion of tn,
stock subscribed upon that road was conditional
notwithstanding that statements to the contrary have
often been made in the Montpelier papers. VIVA
will Mr.. Walton have to say upon this subject ?
BeltoUs Falls Gazette.
We have to repeat that there was no condtiona
terms of subscription such the Gaz imagines. Al
the books specified "via Montpelier" In addition
we will say that the agents generally declined to TAX
any subscriptions with conditions varying from thu
printed form, and especially was it declared tina
the best line should be taken from Montpelier t
Royalton be it by the Gulf or by Mortified. Sine
the Gazette has touched this point, we inqur
whether any subscriptions to the Rutland stoc
were made on condition Of going by Black River
any by Williams River-any by West River?
PRETTY GooD.-In abiding to the resolution
recently adopted in this village the Keene Sent
mel wttily says "The grand question: from Roy
alton to the mouth of Dog River would now seer
20 be, ,oho is on the Lords side ?"