The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-01-06
From the Voice OF Freedom.
RAILROAD ANNEXATION EXTRA
ORDINARY!

The New Hampshire Sentinel Of the 10Th
inst, has the following paragraph: I'VE up-
dersiand that a meeting last week III BOs
Ton Of the Directors of the Cheshire and Cen
trail Roads, a connection between the two at
or near Cheshire Bridge was agreed upon
&c. It's added, that Henry Rice, Esq, of
Boston, twcll known TO the writer hereof, as
a mefchant, distinguished for intelligence and
uprightness.) resigned his office as Director
of The Cheshire road.
1t IS passing strange that the Cheshire Di-
reclurs should have suffered themselves to be
so grossly duped as this transaction shows
them TO have been. The question arises at
once, will the Stockholders of the Cheshire
road sanction this pretended connerion, after
their pledges TO unite With the Rutland road!
Nous reTrOnS.
To show the falacious-l had almost said
emplibie-prefenson OF the Central
Company TO the right of occupying any por-
ton OF the Connecticut River Valley, we re-
fer 20 their own act of incorporation, and al
SO 10 the act passed on the 9Th day of No
vember last.
The Isl and Goth sections Ofthe act incor-
poratiug the Vermont Central Railroad Com
pany, are as follows Sec. 1. Authorizes
said company to build railroad, from some
point Oh the eastern shore on Lake ChaInp-
lain, thence up the valley of Onion river, and
extending 10 a point on Connecticut, most
convenient 10 meet railroad. either from
Concord, New Hampshire, or Fitchburg,
Massachusetts, TO said river
This section points out clearly where said
company may locate their road. The last
section declares expressly where they shall
not build IL; and il there is a shadow of doubt
in reference to the meaning of the lst section,
the last is clear and conclusive. Section
20th is in the following words -"Nothing
in this act shall authorize said company to
construct railroad in the raitey IF COnnecti-
cut rirer, So as 10 interfere with any railroad
that may hereafter be authorized to be made
in said valley" This is the entire and last
section OF their act. The Goth section Of the
Rutland Railroad Charter contains almost
the same language, prohibiting the building
of their road in the same valley.
Notwithstanding the Central company are
thus expressly shut ont from the Connecticut
river valley, by the terms of their charter, yet
they keep up the ridiculous farce Of preten
ded connexion with The Fitchburg or Ches-
hire road, to accomplish which, they must
build their road over a territory of nearly 40
miles, which they are expressly forbidden to
occupy.
A company had already been chartered in
1885, called The Connecticut and Passnmp-
sic Rivers Railroad Co.. and this act with
| all its powers, privileges and immunities. was
| revived, and re-granted in an act approved
Oct. 81, 1913.
In addition to this, the Legislature passed
an act. on the 5th day of November last, char.
uering new company, or dividing the ground
which the old company was permitted to &C.
cupy' and giving that portion extending from
the mouth of White River down the Con-
necticnt, las far as Brattleboro. or 10 the
South line of the State.) to distinct compa-
ny; and that portion extending up the Con-
uectlcut, from the mouth Of White River, TO
another company.
The Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers
! Company have already notified meeting Of