The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-02-02
THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY. VT.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, l847.

5-Y' The Editor Of the Watchman, as will
be seen by The following article, which ap-
pears in his last number, seems TO have been
recently thrown into a more distressing cat
eniptic than he has ever before experienced in
relation to the Rutland Road. The most
complete evidence of its final success cannot
assuase his hostility. or, to use the most char
liable term, cure him Of the errors into which
he has unhappily fallen, and so industriously
promulgated in Boston and throughout the
Stale to defeat this noble enterprise. 1t is
not astonishing that one who has been SO long
computing the enormous outiays necessary
for the construction of the Central, should be
iucredulous as to the reduced prices at which
large portion of the Rutland road has been
taken. And get we will assure friend Wal
ton that those who have taken jobs are eX-
perienceG and responsible contractors who
have given ample bonds for the performance
Of the work, aud one of the companies has in
Dictated its entire confidence in The stock by
taking $4,000 in payment while all have AK
pressed THEN surprise that So favo rabe route
for building railroad could be found in Yer
mont. This marvel was doubtless greatly
increased 10 the minds Of those who had wit
messed the horrors of the Central track. But
what must the people of Western Vermont
think of the candor of the writer when he
very graciously asserts that Boston had MOI
furnished the S2Oo,0OO subscription, required
of her. and that the Fitchburgh corporation
had not subscribed the $40, 900 necessary for
its completion! If this is not a Roorbdck
then the President of the road was guilty Of
gross deception when at the meeting at Rut
land he promptly asserted what is SO unqual-
flied denied by our editor. If any further ev
idence of the facts is wanting, it may be found
in letter from director in Boston TO a di
recto, in Middlebury which we have peru
sed, in which the writer says that forty thou
sand dollars, the residue of the two hundred
thousand dollars subscription, has been
taken by the Fiichbursh corporation.
1t is hardly to be expected that Mr.. Walton
will be suddenly cured of the monomana
which has so long disturbed his intellect. But
the time is coming when The kink in the brain
will be unravelcd, About two years heuce,
should he be able TO escape from his 'Pent up
Utica at Montpelier, End wind his way along
the narrow banks Of the raging Onion 10 Bur
iington, he will see the iron horse putting aud
sparkling along The broad valley Of Lake
Charlplain, and find that the noble animal
has on his way vaullcd over the fright(ul bar
rier o Mcunt Holly. Unjust be melancholy
spectacle to the patient. But the cure will
be certain. But hear the Watchman:-
1.-The Rutland Road has been let in part,
at both ends, (s5 miles in all, for irine less
than nothing comparatively speaking. We
are inclined to think that any road on that
line which can be built al the prices indica-
ted, will hurt nobody hut the stockholders.
We presume however that the contractors
won't 90 10 any very heavy expenditures, un-
der the present arrangement; they seem to
have been bidding for rtock-subscripllons
more Than for a job. The policy Of the Rut-
land company is said to be this, viz: TO get
Boston stock to build the road from Bellows
falls to the foot OF The mountain on the east
SIDE and use the Vermont stock 10 build
southwark from Burlington, on The west side
of the mountain. When the money is ex-
pended, they will tell Boston 10 cross the
mountain and fill the gap between the two
ends, with threat that otherwise the line
from Burlington will be extended to White
ball. n. Y, and thus make Il New York road
The last Burlington Free Press says, indeed
aud truly. that the Rutland route from Bur
lingtonwill open al least 65 or 20 miles of /
directrailway communication with New York.
Boston has not yet furnished the 5000, 900 ask
ed for the Bellows Falls end of The line--ihc
subscription, we believe, has not been increas
ed dollar beyond what it was last fall. The
Fnchhurgh Co. was relied upon for $40, 600
but ii has not given it. We have thought
that this part Of the road would he built. i
the Vermont interests in that section could b'
harmonzed; as it is, the Black River ant
Williams River people seem to be somew la
anlagonistical.