The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-02-16
A DESPERATE CASE.

Notwithstanding the irresistible erilense
OF the ultimate success Of the Rutland Road
which has recently been exhibited TO the pub
lie still nothing has been furnished satisfactory
to the editor of the Waterman. lie can
never DC convinced Of fact which Is so oh
noxious 10 bis wishes. That the Fhchhurgh
corporation have any sympathy for the Rut-
land road or have subscribed Si0OO0to COM
pIetc the 100000 subscription in Boston, or
that the road can be built at the reduced rates
at which il has been contracted are facts in
credible to the champion Of road " hich
must sink just in proportion 10 the brilliant
prospects of its rival. But how can neishbor
Walton take the nauering nnction to his
soul that The Fiichburgh road is not ten
times more interested in road in which as d
fceder she can enjoy an exclusive privilege
Than in one in hich she must compete with
the Concord at the disadvantage OF Il route
PC miles longer. That The Fnchburgh COM
pany in passing resolutions IN favor OF the
Sullivan and Central roads refused similar
one in favor OF The Rutland furnishes no evil
'lence Of then want Of friendship for the lat
ter road. AT the time these resolutions were
passed the Fitchbnrg had subscribed the
$4,000 to which we have alluded These
resolutions only go to show that the Sullivan
and Central needed assistance, while IheRut-
land wanted no moro than they had already
obtained from the Fitchburg TO insure its
construction, Beside notwithstanding the
stock vote of the corporation taken al a meet
ne Of the Fitch .urgh company IN October
last, Mr. Walton may very well understand
that it appeared upon the spot that large
majority Of the stockholders were to say the
least decidedly friendly to the Rutland road.
The stock vote was well understood as the
result of The desperate inessing of Belknap
and others who commanded 5000 votes, and
whose fate depends upon the success of the
Central and the defeat Of the Rutland road.
A few weeks afterwards the Directors OF the
Fhchburgh road met in Boston and passed
resolutions abandoning the OdiOus compact
Of alliance offensive and defensive between
the Fitchburgh and Central roads and giving
liberty to tie directors and stockholders OF
the Fitchburgh to countenance and subscribe
towards The construction Of The Rutland road
II is further fact that thirteen highly able
and respectable gentlemen Of Boston Imme-
diately pledged themselves TO raise the s~oO''
900 additional subscription deemed Fequ's"e
for the commencement Of The oPeraions'
which was closed by the 40 thousand SUD
scription Of the Fitchburgh corporation
But however these statements may oe' 10
relation the sympatbies and subscriptions OIL
the Fitchburgh corporation OF its stOckho'-
ders Mr.. Walton has still no faith in the ul-
,imate success Of the Rutland Road. and re-
cards the only effect Of exciting sroundles'
homes in relation 10 it to be, to injure theCen-
trail. The reduced rates at which the con
tracts have been made furnish TO bis d'stenf
percd Imagination additional evidence Of 10
failure. Upon this subject the "a'ciili''"
discourses as follows:
Every railroad man who ever irH'eheu
The ling Of tina, road. west Of the m"nnt''"''