The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-01-01
For the Voice of Freedom.
RAIL ROAD MANGUvERINC.
No. 3.


Mr. EDIToR.-l purpose, in this No.
further 10 illustrate the system OF deception
that the managers Of the Central Road are
practising upon community. And do
this, not because it is pleasant task in it.
self, but simply and solely because the
deception Of which speak is designed 10
defeat The Rutland Road, as the only
method by which the building of the Cen
trail Road can be secured. The friends of
the Rutland road are represented, in Bos-
ton aud elsewhere, as having abandoned
their enterprise, and the strongest efforts
are continually making TO produce the
conviction on the public mind that the en-
terprise itself is jmpraclicable and dead
and that the Central road is salt located,'
and con raced, and that nothing remains
for It's friends but TO "break ground" and
60 ahead. Now this impression is false
in itself, and works injury and is intended
10 work injury, to our great enterprise,
because it is always associated with the
idea that but one road can be built. 1t is
therefore the duty of the friends Of the
Rutland road, to show the absolute boil
owness of all these high-soundng pre-
tensions of our opponents.
The facts set forth in my last No. in
regard to the amount and character OF the
subscriptions to the Central road have nat
urally attracted attention 10 Western Yer.
mont. They are undeniably true, and
exhibit the means OF that company in RI
dicuous contrast with The magnifcence Of
their threatened operations, and have cor,
rected the important error which has been
most indostriously promulg gated that their
stock IS all taken.
it was doubtless 10 affirm this unbound,
ed impression in regard TO the amount Of
the Central subscription, and thereby 10
discourage the hopes, and the efforts, Of
the friends Of the Rutland road, that ii was
announced nearly q month ago that op-
eralio1s" were 10 be commenced on the
Central road at Burlington forthwith
The Burlington Free Press OF Dec. 5lh ,
confding no doubt in the good faith Of
those from whom it got lis intelligence
says:
"These gentlemen he contradictory are
expected on the ground the present week,
and before his sheet reaches some Of ITS
readerS operations nciA hare actually CON
men5cd."
The read enters
this town by way Of The Falls and cut
through the sand bank near 1'h7m 1son's,
north of the Village. The depot, i! is
generally understood, will be at the lake
shore north of BInn's wharf.-the sand Of
the deep cut furnishing materials with
which to make the requisite amount OF
land out into the lake"
The Editor Of the Free Press is 70
doubt properly grateful for the privilege
of being made the medium OF commnni:a>
ting to his patrons Information Of such sur
prising accuracy. have not heard that
their Operations" have "actuaIIy com
menced" get, and certainly congratulate
my friend on the uncommon extensive.
ness OF the circulation OF his paper, if
some OF its readers" have not before
now got glimpse at The number for Dec.
5. It is 10 be hoped, for the safety Of the
prophecy, however, that "Me great NsD
England contractor" will soon transfer to
Burlington the innumcrab!e multitude
of men which he has set TO work, under
such imposing circumstances Of true g To-.
ry, in the shifting sands Of the Hour Glass
He will probably find the cooperation" of
making "lhe requisite amount OF land out
tHtO tHe t0he, HUH Tue suhu oo"h heui
Thompson's," qnile worthy of a little pre-
liminary powder and "popular enthusiS
asm.' 1t may be suggested, however,
tina, the powdsr might be as usefully en-
PpIoyed in the rockrcutings between Bur.
linston and Montpelier inasmuch as no
instance is remembered where this kind
Of obstruction has been removed by "pop>
ular enhusiaem," whatever may be lis
effect upon sand.
Now l take occasion again 10 observe
that all this public parade. about what the
Central company are going TO do is in
very ridiculous contrast with the means