The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-05-13
Malioious Prosecutions.

Some three months since certain leaders in
the project called the "Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad" sought, before the Court
of New Hampshire, to enjoin the Connecticut
and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad, but they fail
edit was proved by the defendants, to the
satisfaction of the Court, that there was no
reason for an INDUCTION, and TO all acquainted
with the testimony produced that New HamP-
shire, and such of her citizens as navigated the
river, were indebted TO the last named Compa-
ny, for facilitating the navigation of said river
at each of the places where they had touched
eddies, &c.-by deepening and turning the
current of the river into its natural channel
This has been practically demonstrated this
spring--such as have run the river bear testi-
mony TO the benefit resulting from the work
of the O. g. p. r.. r. Company-and for which
they are pursued with bloodhound vindictive-
ness by certain persons upon the New Hamp-
shire side of the Connecticut River.
Not satisfied with the decision of their own
Courts, they have renewed their harrassing
system, and have apprehended, and threaten
ed with imprisonment, such of the Directors
of the G. &. 7. II. r. Company as their Sheriffs
could lay hands upon on the other side of the
River. Indeed, they actually put into prison,
or Jail, one of the Drcctors-Mr Keyes, of
Newbury, but gave him liberty upon his recog-
niznnce, by friend, in the sum of $4,000
They put him in Jail, and in company too,with
one of their murderers. Ofths company We
presume Mr. X does not complain, or would,
so much as ofthc company Of those individu-
ais who are the malicious instigators of the
proceedings against him.
The Directors Gfnot in jail!) appeared be-
fore the Court at Plymouth, the present week,
to answer to this last malignant prosecution.
We do not know what the Directors Of the G.
81 p. r.. II. Company or the friends and stock
holders, think of these things; but were we in
their places, after so much has been said and
done, -malcousl and wilfully said and done
too-our language would be, until these pros
ecutors had learned 10 mind their own BUSH
ness, that of bold defiance. Patiently have
been borne their SANDERS, their intrigues, and
their expurte and mock judicial assaults; but
that point where forbearance ceases to be vir
tue has already been reached.
There has been no occasion for these bitter
and hostile acts on the part of certain persons
connected with the Meredith and Plymouth r.
II. project;--nonc at all, unless it was the de-
clinaton, on the part ofthe people on the west
side of the Connecticut River and in the Pas
sumpsic Valley, to expcnd their money in build
ing Railroad from Concord to the region of
Mere dith. They choose to build road for
themselves, on their own soil, protected by
their own State sovereignty, and where i.
would be of use and benefit to themsel YES and
their posterity. This we have long known to
have been the secret and sole cause which in.
spired the vindictive feelings that dictated the
acts above alluded to. 1t is new to us that one
man any body of men be justly assailet
for declining to go into partnership with anoth
CIR party when they have no confidence il
their ability to carry out the objects ofthe pro
posed partnership, and when too nothing blu
sacrifice apparently awaits such an invest
ment
The last Bradford Gazette contains the fol
lowing notice of the proceedings in qucsto n
STATE OF New HAMPSHIRE,