The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-08-12

BosToN AND OGDEHsBURCH RAILROAD. The
following article from the Hest9ot Patriot was
marked for insertion in the Voice of last week, but
overlooked by the printers. Those interested in the
Rutl1 route will readily that the editor of the
Patriot throws out some hints worthy their consid
GRAFTON, especially in regard to the comparative dis
tanCe Of the two or three proposed Of the Og
dcnsJurgh road. The facts that an immense amount of
freight in the Iron and Nail business to be found in
Canonci3e and vicinity, must present ali object to
Rutland route stockholders OF such magnitude as to
cause them 20 examine the subject before it is too
late.
| HORACE GRAY & Co. have sufficient interest in
the iron business the west side of Lake Champlain
and in the Rutland Line to warrant an investigation
of the matter and VIC trust that either Mr.. Gray
Judge Follett will see that the Oglensburgh road
has right Branch if not right terminus.
It has been gratifying to us to witness the
interest which has been manifested in our
former remarks on this subject, both among
our own citizens and in influential quarters
abroad. We have reason to believe that there
are not few persons, deeply interested in
the Rail Road which is to connect Lake
| Champlain with Ogdensburgh, whose eyes are
open to the folly Of crossing the Lake at eth
err Of the northern points name 1, while so ta-
vorabe a crossing, on route so direct, can
be found al this place. We can see no valid
reason why an ampler attention should not
be given to this route and none why it should
not eventually be adopted.
The opponents of the extreme northern
route, object with great force, that the plan
of crossing at Rouse's Point, illustrates the de-
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ter, by sacrificing altogether the interests of
the inhabitants Of this state. Indeed so pal
pable is this sacrifice and so great the injury
that the repeal of the charter, if this plan is
persisted in, would be no strange event. Tho
interests of the people of this state require a
: more southern crossing-the farther south the
better.
And it so happens that in this instance the
interests of Boston stockholders, and of Mass
, achusetts generally, harmonic with those of
: the people of this state. What Boston wants
= is the shortest, best and cheapest route to Og-
densburgh. and that is found here. A direct
line from Boston to OgGcnsburgh would hard
" strike this Lake at all-or, if at all, only O
few miles north of Whitehall. But the di-
rect line would pass through the highest
r mountains of the Adirondack range, and is
S totally impracticable. The first practicable
4 passage, north Of that line, is here. Here no
, difficulty whatever exists ClintonvilIe can
, be reached from this place by easy grades
and beyond that, the route has been already
surveyed. Though we are forty-tve miles
south of Pattsburgh, we are just about the
: same distance from Ogdensburgh that Platts-
= burgh is the difference, if there is any, is
:, quite immaterial, and Pittsburgh has no pos
: sible advantage as to location, or harbor. II
~ Boston then wants the most direct, the cheap.
est and best route here Is its place to find d
: passage over the Lake.
IS Ofthe advantages Of this crossing, we have
d already spoken. The passage is but one mile
it from Basin Harbor to Rock Dor the lake
c at this point does not freeze till about the
n time it freezes at Burlington,-that is
v from the / 9th to the 25h Of January and car
: be Kept open withom difficulty all the yeGr.-
:. Basin Harbor is but five or six miles from
, Vergcnnes, and the countryis an almost I'M
y broken level Vergennes, where the Rut-
1t land Rail Road strikes navigable waters il
is the natural terminus Of that road on the Yer
lc mont side Of the Lake.
n We hope our friends in Vergennes, and OF
e the Rutland Route generally, will bcstir them
selves, and secure the eminent advantages, a
to Western travel and trade, to which thei
IN location entities them.