The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-23
VOICE OF FREEDOM,
Brandon. Thursday April as, 1916.
MAIL ROUTES,


er Of The Middlebury Galaxy, out
in his last weeks paper in The following
manner.
THE HANCOCK Mail. Some subscri.
bers in Rochester, Hancock and Granville,
may for a short time not be able 10 obtain
their papers as seasonably as usual. 10
consequence of disseminating the mail
route from Middlebury to Hancock, they
now have to be sent round by Brandon.
We have however The fullest assurance
that The Hancock mail will be resumed,
and if not, that stage coach will be run
through during the season, to commence
next month. There is no doubt a villain
Gus imposition has been prac,iced by some
body upon the post-otice Department.
The people of Mlddlebury, and all on this
ancient route, are indignant, and will mol
rest easy until the whole concern is fairly
ferreted out.
Being a friend 10 right, | will say TO
neighbor Bell, that, If" vilIainous i'm
position has been practiced by somebody
upon the post-ofice department. in regard
10 the disconlinuance of the Mail route
through RiptOn, | will help what | can
to bring the villain, who did it, to justice.
But, in the first place, | know not what
object any one in this immediate vicinity
could have in imposing on the Post Office
Department. For, whoever would under.
AXE that, must know that it would be Idle
TO think Of keeping the merits OF the Rip.
ton, and the new arrangement, from reach,
ing head quarters. The people residing
on the line rom TIconderoga 10 Roches-
Ter, could have no objection 10 the Transport
taiion Of me Mail from MiddIebury to
Rochester, through Ripton, provided that
would not debar the people of Brandon,
Sudbury, Orwell &c. from a tri-weekIy
mail. But, if The funds Of The Depart-
ment will not give both, | think, as q
Democratic Wing, friend Bell should be
willing to let US have a share Of the cross
route Mail facilities. And, as the Ripton
route was "amcien!," having stood about
80 years, and the people living on it, hav-
ing enjoyed its blessings for a long course
Of years on every principle Of reciprocity,
they should be willing TO torego those
pleasures and profits for a season, that
others may taste their sweets.
Taking the question too, on the Demo-
cratic Wing principle Of doing the greatest
good to the greatest number, | see not but
nelghbor Bell must let the Mail be trans
ported from Royallon to Ticonderoga, in
stead of from RoyaIton to Middlebury, if
but one can be allowed to be transported
at this time. Some of my reasons for this
conclusion are as follows The Noun.
tain where this route passes, is so much
easier Of ascent and descent. that a team can
draw near twice as much from Rochester
through Goshen TO Brandon, as it can
through Riplon, to Middlebury; which,
with the fact that the distance is less from
Rochester and some Of the adjoining towns.
through Brandon, 10 the Lake, necessarily
brings more business this way. The pop
~ulation in 1910 OF some Of the towns ins
terested in the newly arranged route was
as follows - Bethel 1886 ; Stockbridge
Rochester 1896; PiAsfeld 6l5
62l Brandon 2l94; Pittsford
1927; Chittenden GA; Sudbury 796 /;
Hubbardton 7l9; Orwell 1904; Leicester
SOB. These towns lay on the line. or are
hose through which The Mail is transport.
from Ticonderoga to Royalton and the
latter town had a population of 1917. On
The route from Rochester 10 MiddIesex The
people count as llows;-Hancoek 465
Granville 545; Warren 943; Waits6eId
l048; Morelown 1913 ; MiddIesex 1870.
The people of these towns, as a whole,
have more business to transact in Brandon,
han in MideIebury ;-consequenlly the
Arrangement is better for them
han the old one, for, now the Mail goes
from Brandon to Montpelier,
in a day, two days in a week ;
returns two other days, and will probably
'oon furnish a tri-weekly mail through
IS named. People wishing 10 go from
Middlebury to Montpelier by Stage, can
20 easier by way Of Burlington, than
Trough Ripton while Brandon people
AN go by Rochester, Hancock and MIDI
to Montpelier, al two thirds the