Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-02-21

Ono nfthia class of occult Municipalities has
been found! As Mr.. Slcawbcr says, "some-
thing has turned up at last, that seems to op-
pose the idea that Burlington is unanimous IN
favor Of the EXTENSION RAILROAD. "NlndeX,
Of the Vermont and Canada Road, has come 10
the rescue OF Burn- ton from the mahGn i"llu-
ences that have been setting her IN favor Or
Extension! Yesterdays Sentin mel contains the
evidence. Vindex is there, as large as lie anu
twice as natural! lie warns Burlington against
being seduced into anything like iriendIlness Tor
the proect of building Railroad to Swami on.
lie thinks Burlington will rue the Cay that she
ever put her foot in such an ENTERPRISE IN iac'
he is under uncommon concern OF mimi through
fear that our Village will be misled
In giving the communication to lis readers,
the Sentinel says: -
"As TO the aruumcnts Of our correspondent, the
ron der will take them gudifedLy the jdci Haf ihc9
tend in the directi0H u Hts wHtcf "i"'cf'@t ~"
nj matter of mere statement, w ace Ic9P",'o'"'l
in the proper qlnrter. by holding IA" Ani', mann.
for the use ofany person who may wish 'o know H.
All nght We have not the least curiosity
10 be informed of " the Authors name Me-
BODY that we have heard Of is in any toy on ~
pont. The "Aulhot' is well understood to be
the general advocate of all and singular that
nertains TO the wishes AMI interests OF the Cen
,ral Railroad "a gentleman entirely respeca-
bic as a citizen, but having about as much IN
terest Individually, in the welfare and pTospe'-
itv of Burlington, as lie has ~ the us''''or'"I
enlargement %, tho Sandwich Islam "a gen
,leman whose only concern is TO build up "Es
sex Junction. familarly known by It's Post
Office name of Paines ville-betWeen which
and Burlington grades of over 100 feet to the
mile are interposed!
We'll, we hope Burlington will listen 10
the diyinterested wisdom Of the Sentinel ; cor"
RESPONDENT. He makes two points list that
Burlington is now the ' terminus OF the Hut
land Railroad and that ''all experience demon
strates that the two places most benefited IN a
commercial point of view are the hco ternnH'; ;
and, 81, that " if the Rp,land Road is extended
% Swanlon or Alburgh, instead of Burlington
being the head OF the road RCD ICES II 10 mere
way-stalion.'
Now, then, where are the Vermont Central
and the Vermont and Canada roads ii Bnrng-
TON is now terminus y We suppose 1t
can't make any great difference whether the
Rutland Road or SOM other "takes mp the won
drous tale" and "cxtends = to Swanlon or Al
burgh. To talk about Burlington being 'ter'
minus" is manifestly absurd, unless the cor
RESPONDENT of the Sentinel means to be under
stood that the road NOW running from Bur
lino,op to Swanton and Rouses Point is Prac-
tically no road How, in tie name Of common
sense, is Burlington a &" 'ermlnps,' when The
Vermont Central purports to run IRON Bur
lington TO Rouse's Point We shall be elac
if this ingenious correspondent OF the Senlne
would inform us.
bot if the Extension is built, Burlington
will be " reduced to a way-siatoA'' How Il
Burlington any less "way~sa'ion,' NOW
when the Vermont Genital Road DOES kun
to Swan,on and Aburgh, than it would be /
the Rmland Road should run to the same places
unless it is that the Vermont Central, from
Bntlirqto~ S'.-.-~'~~ ""d AlhnrTh rs prdC
tical nudity? This 10 the question we shou'
like to have answered.
but the S,ntnrl's correspondent bring
forward the cases of "BJhoa and RorlurB' i
nroo( that, no matter how much freight may b
carried through place, the place Itself derive
no benefit. Agreed but, then, multitude {
ncople have an obs,inte notion that Burng
ton is neither Bolton nor ROXbury, nor eve
Essex Junction but possessing commercial ad
vantages slightly superior to either! The NJ
cessity for especial pcading' sometimes drive
lawyers into narrow sraights. When Bu
lington becomes Bolton or RoXbury, on the lin
of the Central Railroad, it will be time enou2
10 argue on such PREMISES!
We had written thus far, when we re
ceived the ioloWing communication, vii
which we feel quite content to close our n
,narks upon the communication in the Senine
As we have before said we rather think Bu
Iington will manage to take care OF herself!
For the Free Press.
The Extension Railroad.
GEN. CLARKE Il sec in the Sentinel OF to-day
Communication in relation to the Extension OF Il
Rutland and Darlington Railroad, from one wl
processes to fee deeply interested in the prosperity
The town and to think that the Extension will great
jniure it. As know but two men in Burlington wi
avow themselves against the Extension, was l.
to inquire of the editor for the author of the art
Gle and he informed me- 1t was written by one wi
has not had one dollars interest in Burlington
many years if he ever had but is largely INTEREST,"
Al gainesville, in Essex aud is the General As'l