The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-01-01
TO THE VERMONT STOCKHOLDERS
IN THE CENTRAL RAILROAD.


The active part taken by Inc in pro-
curing your subscriptions TO the stock
of the Central Railroad is my apology
for obtrudng upon you my individual ad
vice as to the course you should pursue
amidst the embarrassments OF the pres
ent position. | learn that many OF you,
on account Of the temporary location OF
the road by the way of Mortified and
way from The capital of the State, in de-
fance of the condition Of the subsctlp-,
ton of the stockholders in the company,
| have lost confidence in the present d.
rectors and have resolved on Withholding
the payment of the assessment now or
dered upon the stock. | beg you, gem
tlemen, TO reanmate your confidence,
and reconsider your resolution. Al
though the present aspect of things may
be disheartening to those who have not
view of the whole matter, TO those who
have, there exists perfect guaranty that
the road will ultimately be lnId and built
where nature, the Legislature. and the
stockholders designed it should DO, viz:
by the way of Montpelier will en-
dcavor to convince you that this guaran-
ty does exist, and then you will be pre-
pared for the advice propose giving
you. In the first place, should the dl.
rectors themselves finally decide not to
change the present temporary location OF
the road there is the body of the stock
holders, their masters, to whom you can
appeal, with confidence, for reversal
OF the decision: for the doubt is not to be
entertained for moment that the compa-
ny will sanction any violation OF the con-
ditons of subscription.
Bat should this source of redress dis
appoi you, there is power above
both directors and company d which
neither may with impunity disobey,
which is sure to change the present To-
cation Of the road, if persisted in. i
mean the power Of the whole State ludg-
cd in its judiciary. us an express sttp'
ulqtion in the articles Of subscription 20
the stock Of The company that tie ro0d
SHOULD be located ria" (by the way of
Montpelier. 1t is certain that the pres
ent location does not t1ke that drec>
tion.-!Ience if it be not voluntarily
changed, the humblest stockhoIder has
effectualy within himself the power, by
an appeal TO the courts, Of compelling
the change. am az are that those en-
gagged in the effort ofdverting the road
from its proper direction, fancy they can
avoid this impeachment by constructing a
branch from the main track up to Mont
pelier. But this contrivance will not an
swer their object. The charter of the
, company confers no authority for that
purpose. And if it did, the construction
of branch would be no compliance with
the terms of the subscription, which re-
ouires that the "road' shall be located
! from Lake Champlain TO Connecticut
river, via" Montpelier.
Here, then, is perfect guaranty to
, every stakeholder, that the present loca'
: ton will be changed.
But there are others equally sure, in
nv estimation, and much more agreea
be to contemplate, as they refer only tc
peaceful action. or these | will name
| two.
The first is that the present location
, cannot possibly be satisfactory, on re-
/ Election, to the directors themselves, e.
/ ven should no new discoveries be made
, by the surveys now going on. The
e bare idea of running away from the Cap
e ita of the State, and the Legislature
| which gave the road existence; and ir
. d fiance OF the wishes of n-eighths o
e the stock holders in the State, and the
S express stipulation in the articles ofsub
e scrpton of all of them, both IN and ou
of it and taking route by many miles
It longer, much greater elevation to sur
v mount and much more sinuous in its
S course, without any hopes of gain BY
i way freight and passengers, but or
e the contrary, certainty OF an immense
k Ioss-wilI no., cannot bear the test of {
l. second thought.
| The other guaranty alluded to, is the
high probability, that the resurvey o
1t the two routes now in progress,wiII salts +,
ths directors that the route by the WAY