The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-01-01

agraphs in the newspapers, or By cere-
monlous breaking ground" Money is
OF more worth than powder, it will be
found, for the somewhat unroman,ic pur-
pose OF building railroads.
Iasscrted last week that "large share"
of The country subscription 10 the Central
stock is conditional on The adoption of the
Gulf route, ola Montpelier Village A
complete confirmation Of this assertion is
already furnished. A communication ap-
pears in The last Montpelier Patriot, (of
the 2j'h iosl.) signed BY tn: REED"
aud addressed ITO the Vermont Stock
holders 10 the Central Railroad" hone
every newspaper in Western Vermont
will copy this communications, not on nc-
count of the Legal opinion given in it,
which is inexpressibly absurd; but that
the stockholders in the Rutland road may
see what confidence is TO be placed in the
report that the Central company have To-.
Gated and contracted their road. Mr. Reed
is clear' y of the opinion that nature and
the Legislature" as we'll as "lhe stock
holders" are decid, dIy opposed to Gov.
PAlNE's, and in favor Of the Gulf route"
and on this account he expressed the full
lest confidence that the road will "ulli-
mately" (if not by the Directors "a, their
me1t mee'ing,") be located through Mont
pelier though a, the same time he exhib
lis his rant Of confidence in the integrity
OF his company, by the extraordinary as
serllon that there can be no doubt whatever
that "the company will sanction any vic,
lation OF the conditions of subscription !"
The bare idea" of The Central road
"ranntng aacay from The capital Of tue
State, and from the Legislature" excites
in him the most UNSUITABLE emotions OF dis.
gust. He certfies" that in the 9th
place, The line Of the Gulf route is the
straig htesi, and much less circuitous," the
latter consequence following the fact first
stated with most Logical cer'ainty. He
also pretty plainly iotWatcs that in his
opinion foul play is chargeabie upon
somebody, for the very loose and imperfect
survey Of the Calf rome, as compared
with the exact ond very elaborate survey
which The Mortified route received and
rather significantly hints that "lhe op-
pearance Of The piok-axs and spade on the
Mortified rou'e" will be regarded as a
declaration Of wa. Mr. Reed concludes
BY "advjsing the Vermont stock holders"
TO get ,be:r cash ready 60 meet the as
Sessmeni on the 9Th January ncx'," ard
70 pay it "wita cheerfulness and punctu-
aIity,' PROVIDED, always, that the Directs
ofs shall change The prescn! location b.
the way of Mortified, and permanently
establish it by the way Of Montpelier !"
1" But should they rot 20 his" (nei,hcr
cat their mex. meeting nor "ultimately.")
"then 10 that case" says Mr. Reed, I eire
you no Gdcice Wha: to do" Such con-
tingency is obviously TOO much for him
He shrlnks from the only really trouble
some point in the whole case, merely Civ
ing his oHinion (profrssionaI doubtless)
that all who do Fay assessments can have
their choice Of two remedies in case the
road does mol go "ria Montpelier" Isl
"to procure an anjunction on it, (lhr
rodd) or ID ito recover your money back
with inleresl" -this second remedy, how.
ever, being qualified by The decidedly
awkward question in his mind vhether
q payment made after tie iotation is G1ed,
: aoW not operate as a acalrer Of The e0ndj.
tion" Mr. Reed "closes" BY PROCESSING
continued confidence" ia all his own de-
carations in regard to these railroad mat
tiers, in which particular he has the good
fortune to differ from mos, of his acQnain,.
ance. | ought, perhaps, to meution that
Mr. Reed also empbalically declares that
the contrirance' of backing the trains
up to Montpelier from Dog River evil
no: answer their object" being, doubtless
in his view, an indecorous method Of ap
proaching The Capital OF the State.
Now all this the Waterman pronounces
strong" though it thinks Mr. Reed raih>
or "premature!' The Walchman ought
on the contrary, 10 be thankfu! that Mr.