Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-10-31
Legislative Excursion TO Rouse's
Point.

Last Saturday morning, the House and Sen
ate having the night previous adjourned over 10
Monday almost the whole of the Senators and
Representatives enmasSe, on the invitation of
the enterprisng and indomitably persevering
President of the Central Railroad, entered the
six cars provided for their reception, and set out
on a trip to Rouse'5 Point, that they might salts
fly themselves by personal inspection of the prac-
hcablty, and the Justice, in view Of the greatest
public good, of bridging the lake at that place,
in order to form an unbrokcn connection of rails
fom the Atlantic to Ontario.
After leaving the Central ut Essex, they were
rapidly rolled over the new Vermont and Cana
da,catching, in the slackening of the cars for the
purpose, passing view OF that stupendous struc.
ture, 7l2 feet long and IS feet high, thrown over
the engulfed Lamoile, the past year, by that
prince of bridge builders, ]. r. Campbell they
arrived, between aud o'clock A. NJ, at the
village of st. Adams. Here partaklng of the
excellent breakfast provided at the expense Of
the open-handed st. Albanians and served up
right well by mine host landlord Cole, they ell
tered the two or three dozen carriages drawn up
at the door, and were whirled IN iify by the
spirited Franklin County steeds down to the Bay,
where they embarked aboard the steamer Ethan
Allen, now owned by the Central Company.
Now finding themselves comfortably enhoused
for the drizzling day, as 1t was, and gratficd at
finding themselves under the host-ship of VIM.
Rogers of the Mortified House, whom the trav-
elling public have SO often accused OF carrying
off the palm from all Vermont hotel.keepers, they
pulled their way along up to the great mule
bridge across Missisquoi Bay, passed. through
The draw-bridge span, saw (lIke Sam Patch
that some things could be done as well as others,
and that, of course, if the lake could here be
brldged without impeachment to navigation, 1t
could in another place--tuned about, rounded
the points, saluted the two Heroes with an extra
wreath of smoke as they passed, and bore down
the main channel Of the lake for the dominions
of Victoria.
Having, on their way down, done hearty JUS
tce to the excellent and lastly got up dinner by
caterer Rogers, they reached Rouse's Point a
bout o'clock in the afternoon, hauled up, and
went to inspecting.
"What is that ?" asked one of the opponents
of the bridging project, pointing to long row
of diamond shaped piers, which, charter or no
charter for bridging the channel, the company,
it seems have already thrown one.thnd the way
across the lake.
"That g' replied Campbell, 80, that is the
string of the bumps of the Sea-serPent | have
been Introducing into Lake ChamplaIn the past
summer. and you see he has already laid prom
sing egg over there !" he added, pointing to the
new and splendid depot of the Ogdensburgh,
iutting down to the water on the York shore.
At the suggestion of the President of the
Central, they then passed down the lake four
miles further to the narrows, where, on the offer
of the British, the Company are to build the
bridge, in case Vermont and New York refuse
them charter at the Point; and there, while
Old Ethan was slowly wheeling in the narrow
channel, the Legislature of Vermont now fairly
convened within the dominlons of Queen Victo-
ria. passed the sub-Slentio resolution, as VIC fan
cied, that the British should never have a chance,
through their neglect, to control so important a
railroad in their future wars against us.
After rapid ride up the lake, the party, as