The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-29
Terrible Tractoration!!!
From the Coos County Demagogue.
ENCOURAGEMENT ON NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.

from INC COOS county btW"S"S"o
ENCOURAGEMENT ON NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.
The Connecticut and Passumpsic Tow Path
Company in Vermont is making some move
mcnts at this time, which taken in connection
with the facts in the case must be regarded as
very extraordinary, ~ out of these movements
results the very important question whether
New Hampshire is really Lord her own ter
ritory.
1t should be remembered that the Connect
cut and Passumpsic Tow Path enterprise orig
mated to great extent in hostility to New
Hampshire, When first projected it was in
connexon with the insulting remark every
where made by the Capitalists who had engag-
ed in it, that in this Tow Path, and they were
all very thankful for it, they had found out a
way to get round New Hampshire; for il
should be remembered that all the wire work
crs, and defenders of the peoples rights i'll
New Hampshire had solcmnly decreed that no
Tow Path should ever be made within the
State without the consen: Of all the land own
ers from Hart's Location to Gosport, and n
very prominent member of the Legislature had
affirmed with all the solemnity ofan oath that
he would sooner cut off his right hand than
vote for a charter for Tow Path Company.
This project therefore first came upon the
stage declaring war against New Hampshire
interest
In 1916, De Witt Copcrnicus, the great man
of the Passumpsic enterprise, succeeded in
procuring the passage of law b. Ncrmont,tor-
bidding The junction of any New Hampshire
Tow Path with this favored project without its
consent This was a direct blow, aimed spec
tally at New Hampshire. 1t was such an in
suit as the aforesaid guardians of the people
rights never dreamed of, and which they de-
clarcd they would not submit to-
Yet, these facts existing, the Passumpsic
Tow Path Company had the assurance to
come before the last New Hampshire Legisla-
ture and ask for the privilege of treading on
our toes, and building their Tow Path across
some of the puddles which make out of the
Connecticut River on the West Bank.
Our New Hampshire statesmen had declar-
ed that they wouldn't have any Tow Path on
their side of the liver, and Vermont had de
clarcd that if they did they shouldn't tap her
Tow Path without consent. And yet these
people were unblushing enough to ask New
Hampshire to help them along with their Tow
Path.
Spirit of Stark! Did they think we were
such green 'uns'
Their request having been refused, the Yer
mont Company has assumed to build part
of their Tow Path across those very puddles
and upon New Hampshire soil-without our
consent, and in defiance ofo direct refusal
Nhough our Legislature did on the last day of
the last session, after said company had begun
to build across said puddles, grant them leave
to bring in billy
At one place, not far from Ingalls, Hill in
Newbury they are throwing an embankment
into the water, where the river runs up hill
which is five rods wide and about thirty rods
in length.
If they can do this, we do not see that there
can be any limit to their Infringement, anc
they may as we'll take possession of the fishing
pools at Gosport.
But they can't do it according to law, unc
we trust they will be met by all those lovers
of the dear people-who so manfully pledgeC
themselves that there never should be any
Tow Paths in New Hampshire, with tina
prompt and indignant action which their con
temptiblc course well deserves. That ifnf
ter again insulting the State by the lawles
course they have taken, they again come be
t fore our Legislature and ask for the privileg
oftreading on our toes, they will find cru
SADIE organized against them, as potent tina
J which followed the preaching of Peter tn
5 Hermit.