Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-01-25

QJeTn a most illiberal and indecent notice OF
the Town Meeting, on Saturday last, to consi-
der the propriety of approving" the proposed
location of the VI. Central Railroad through
our village, the Courier of yesterday says -
cone circumstance we heard mentioned with
gene raj expression of Disappointment and that was
tina, the Editor the Free Press, to whom the well
fare OF the town ought to be OF more importance
than any prejudice partnership, was found voting
with those who resisted this great and beneficial mn
provcment. Fortunately, however, the vote, even |
with this weighty addition to the oppostlon, was
sufficiently explicit to set all doubts at rest. DUR
lingtOn Courier.
We care very little for the elaborate sill |
nesses Of the Courier's personal illusions to us
but do not choose to be misreprcsented by it in
his matter. We voted with the majority on
the occasion alluded 10, and placed ourselves
on the East Side of the House with the others
who thus voted and we have only TO add that
we have no doubt that we should feel great
deal smarter, if we could flltte r ourselves, like
the gassy Court y that our rote or influence is OF
rery great consequence, one way or the other.
We have uniformly airocried the proposed loo
ton because we believed, and still believe, it
would promote the prosperity of Burlington.
But we have never thought it worth while to
| turn ourselves " wrong side OUT on the sub
ject, either in speeches or otherwise. We
! leave that sort of bunkun to the spontaneous
combustion of the C,urier. The VI. Central
Railroad Company hrre The right to lay their
road through Burlington to Lake Champ lain,
whether they encounter the dreayW opposition
of the Burlington Courier, and the Free Press,
or not
The Courier, in speaking of the SentinePs
notice of the Meeting, says:
at THE Sentinel mentions one thing which will
be news to most of those present, VIZ: that MI
| Clarke make a speech i'll favor OF tile resolutions
We heard no su spt ech.'
We made no speech" at all. We thought
that gentlemen who were opposing the resolu
ton were 6 travelling out OF the record, and Sc
said without speaking Of the obusitl' or sob
fuscai,y" of other people-which is what tho
Courier man understands by " Il speech" We
endeavored to use no language that is no
found in ordinary Dictionaries Of the Englisl
language. If the Courier gas-generator ddn'
"hear" what we sad it was doubtless because
he was in an intense study to invent speech
the like of which nobody ever heard before. an
I which nobody would ever attempt either to re
member or repeat
Speaking Of the arguments against the pro
proprety oi any action by the Town in tn
premises, the Courir says:
Interest, which to q great extent swnys US al
| brOuuht OF citizens ODDuSlllpn, who's
CO operation would have been most welcome, but
after every opportunity had been afforded them I
spin their coJiceJs across the track. Uhile tie mrc
iras impatient to come to r1te, the hlal decli
ion was 50 overwhelming agains them as to saw
Il EN- from any perpexity as to what 1t meant
When men wish to make town bite Its own nos
off that they may lopnliZe its business or make
rail road a. walk Spanish we advise them to II
some place beside Burlington The experiment
! SATURDAY, we tank tends to make this advice loo
reasonable
This is said of the remarks of Messrs. POM
, ROY, ADAMS and STAcY,-gcn,lemen who hay
been quite a. long time Identified with Blu
ngton as the h;ppant editor oftIIc Courier, an
who will be recognized by our readers rs llkel
t to feel quite as sincere an interest IN matte
r that effect its prosperity. II is woItly o! OF
). servation, too that each Of these gentlemen e.
pressed himself in facor of the proposed loc
a ton of the rocd-hough they doubted whc'h
IF such location was prac,icaIie, or whether
|. would be made if practicable. They opcnl
q frankly and fairly stated their opposition to al
it Ti,on act on in the premises AS we suppo
As they had perfect right to do, without renderlr
,e themselves liable to the impairment denunci
" tons of the Editor of the Darlington C)urier.-
Our own opinion is that the interests of Blu
d ling,on would be promoted by the proposed
he cation of the Central road.-but we are IL
81 blessed, like the Co trier man, with such a liz
re y and efiervescent confidence in our own jud
;e ment, as to feel at liberty to dicule those W
We entertain different opinion. We shall alwa
ill endeavor to act up to our convictions, and no
n to be able to do so without attempting to thrC
Use contempt upon the honest convictions of othC
ly especially on those who are hundred tim
rat more interested in the right adjustment Of a
he given question than we are ourselves