The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-01-22
V o L. VII. NO.s1

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stockholders in the Champlain aud C,n>
neciicut River Railrosd Company, re.o.
lutions or other action in their jud gemen,
expedieni and proper 10 be at present a.
dopted, have given to the matter commit
ted to them their deliberate consideration,
and submit the following.
REPORT.
The Committee do not suppose that it 10
expected OF them, or that it can be neces.
sary. at this time, 10 enter upon the dis
cussion either of The practicabiily of con-
structDg Railroad from Burlington 10
Connecticut River, on the line Familiarity
known as the Rutland Route" or OF the
benefits that would be likely to result from
the completion of that enterprise, both to
the public at large, and more especially 10
the individual stockholders by whose eff
forts it should be successfully accomplish,
ed. Both these preliminary questions, so
undeniabIy important TO be dffirmaliveIy
settled, have, in the course of the some
what animated and earnes, controversy,
in which the friend. Of the Rutland Road
have fell themselves compelled TO engage
Unfortunately, perhaps, for both enter.
prses,) with the advocates Of another pro.
jecl, been fully, and, there seems reasoa
to suppose, satisfactorily adjusted. Be this
as it may, however, it is no, here, before
an assemblage consisting mainly of the
Country Stockholders in The Rutland road.
men who have sealed their confidence in
The enterprise, by The subscription OF a
million OF dollars towards is ompt,iou.
that i! can be required to re .enrer upon tho
discussion. Wherever else faith in the
Rutland Road may BE- in "leading strings"
il has attained sturdy manhood in IVES.
tern Vermont.
Nor do we suppose that il i. advisable,
however interesting aud satisfactory It
might be 10 many, TO rccepilula;e pnd ex-
plain the various Causes which. 10 our
opinion, have operated 10 postpone TO
period SO much later than could ratonoly
have been anticipated by those who look
more al the merits OF cause than at lhs
adroi'ness Of its o2poscrs, the commence
ment Of the work of constructing the Rot.
land Road. and which, by their united iu.
fuencr, have even threatened 10 overthrow
aud defeat tina! great enterprise. For
while this committee may claim 10 pos
cess The cleares! evidence, and NAV feel
the most undoubtiug conviction, of the
correctness Of their impu,ation OF the orr
gin, character. and purpose. the adverse
Influences alluded 10. they are well per-
suaded that such recurrence 10 past
transactions is not only foreign 10 the OBJ
jects Of This meeting, but would be likely
10 be tar less profitable than the cultivation
OF steady, unanimous. and hearty deter
mination, Tor The future. Tha, the JUS,
positive and relative claims OF the RullaGd
Road have not hitherto been properly nc.
knuwledged by those to whom they have
been presented, is perhaps, our misfortune.
If however, those claims should be reject,
ed, the MISFORTUNE will we incline 70 be-
li-ve. rest elsewhere
We are led 10 these observations be-.
cause the appointment OF Committee Tor
the purposes specified IN The resolution uu-
der which we az, Is an unusua proceed
ing, iuasmuch rs the Directors of the
Company are c!o't-d with all rrquisie
authority to adop, any course Of sc,ica
for the successful prosecution Of the great
enterprise before us, which may APPEAR 10
them {" xpedienl and proper" and eutire
confidence is unquestlonably fell that the
Directors will in no respec, GENE shor.
either Of their own duty, or the just expee-
ialions OF the Sock holders. The com
mitce therefore oonclude that their en-
poin,men, was made with special reference
10 the somewhat unusual circumstances
which have thus lar attended ou7 r. jrcr
While, however, an expression Ct The
views and wi hes Of the Stockholders, in
this Stage 0! our enterprise, NAV 10, be
absolutely require3, it will be doubted ~
no one. and least OF all, probably, by tho
Directors themselves, that such an express.
sion is, this moment. in the hiShcs, degree
desirable.
II is, Of course, we'll understood hat a
Railroad movement having the open conn
tenance and encouragement, Of Rrcbt
Corporation in another State. hns recently
been made in Bennington. The Object Of
this movement is the construction OF a
Railroad exte nding from Norh Albums To-
Burlington, thus perEecting railway con-
nrctiop, by the way Of Piusfeld, Mass.
between Burli gton and Boston and other
very desirable markets. A prcjci thus
uiming at, and beyond question contribute.
ry to, the prosperity Of Western Vermont.
could no! fail 10 awaken, as il has awak-
cned, in Western Vermont, very general
attention and IN crest. And lis claims TO
that attention and interest, it is proper 10
remark, are enforced not only by their
own Intrinsic merits bu, by able and zea.
Gus advocates among US. But this Com
mil,ee deem i, due 10 their own sense OF
e., md honaraLlo An.l a.d xaa.4 -.