Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-03-05
iSoilroa0s.
Vermont ana Canada Railroads

Our neighbors Of the Messenger and Fcpu5-
licaa are kind cnought express their entire sat
istaction with our" position touching the pro-
jet Of constructing railroad from Burlington
TO the north line the state TO form continue
Gus line TO Montreal We arc glad Of it, of
course. quite as much as peaceaby-dis-
posed man wishes TO do. in these bcliigcrcnt
times. to hold controversies with those whose
views he really opposes. Locofocoism and rad
| icalism generally, (our courteous contemporary
of the Republican will pardon us for soying,l
| furnish substantial evils enough for our wcap-
ons-wc have no need to take up quarrel with
4 shadow.
But the Messenger thinks our cquanimity is
destined to be greatly disturbed by communi-
cation in its columns from an Eastern Citizen OF
Franklin county, who points out a nc,c route
for the Boston and Montreal railway. Our
friend must remember that we have had consid-
cradle TO do with " new routes = in our railroad
experience. and are consequently not so likely
as he may imagine to be cast down by the Spg-
gestjoa of one Railroad routes are not very for
midablc affairs until after they are surveyed
though it is true that the process Of surveying
sometimes increases the Formidable chara Ter Of
them, as cur friends in Barre, or NARROW \. II.
f for instance. can fcengly testify. But let us
looI; at the new route indicated by the Ncssen-
gers correspondent. 1t is this
Beginning at St. johns, c. T.. run in n
, South hastery direction over almost dead To-
Ee' nn'l you Ar'Te lG me OF 10 degrees at the
et, y ih ,nlM, g"' .e ',,ge o,
, Franklin Pond 10 thn Nis.isro River noar ,l,r
farm of Charles Gallup ESD. in sheldon
! thence through Nlason's valley farm, little &c
. NC '''f. VI ,'i. 'rS'ucnce u 'oIaI'a '''"
..vor I}rool; to non, lis ,nontI, in R,cl rrno1, o
THE Eastsdc of said Creek to the farm of Joe
Harlow, Esq. in Fairfield. thence up the Fair
= 'IrId stream to Buck iioiI1Wrdown sad ho
o." ~ i','''".'o !','i . III i''on
.Essey."
And tbs is ,hn ropto that tbo r,ossoroo,
thinks will ..rut,lo u. some, or bo. shall h,
oc,in ,oiet,1.o,,- p,r, arc, NJ, CO ,or,.
= oor,air1,. a.. G, ,,l..,. :. ,,,.,i.,.,.holI; :.
V,by nv lo,r man ,ho rro;oc+ ircorr;.1 on,
von1d NO 1oo.h 70 6. ,1h,ns ..1 :, ,hooor,
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circumstance we'll co,cnl,tc1 70 oIlav any awk
5 ward ocnr,ho,sions tbot ,hc now route rirb
b,voo tar1,,,c,. =, o,,.o,,or in tbo minds If th,
f-;orls or,bo.. Unconventional C,nol, P,i,ro,1
II eosily accounts 70 Ms for fine co,onIaiccnc
,..;n, ,.ii,h x ,11,ou. oo,,,o,,,l.,t,s ia, no,
nroioc, and prevents ,bo nrcson, no..iblily q
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l,osse,oc,. therefore. ,hot tbo charter Of f,
Vermont and Canada Railroads explicitly pr
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