The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-01
RAILROAD MEETING AT STAN
STEAD. g.

This meeting, holden last week, was numcr-
/ ously attended. The uhlcct i 80 full, yet
| forth in the report aud resolutions that ",
copy the Report and moot Of the resolutions
with a minute ol the pr7,-rcdiur' OF the day.
as we find thcm IN The Slan,tc,d Journal.
The mcciiug wa call,d To or,lrr hy lcha.
boil smith Esq, who nominated j. McCon
mel, VI. r. T., for President carried b
lIinman, Esq, at Derby, aud W.Picrrc, Esq
of Stanstcad, were elected Vice Presidents
and John Christie and j. \. Pierce, chosen
Secretaries.
On motion Of Col, 4. KilLarn, a Commit.
tee of seven were appointed 10y the Chair ior
IN pose Of rcporling cuisines. for the con.
ycntion, viz NJ f. Colby, Bcni Pomcroy
! DNid Council, \. Colby, u. NJ. Camp, Sol
Steele aud }. w Baxter
On motion of w. Pierce, Esq, the Chair
I appointed Committee of five, who were in
structcd to report the names of twenty per-
sons ms an executive Committee, whose duty
it shall be to select Delegates to go to Port
land, and other places if advisable to advo-
cate the location of the Atlantic * St Law
renee Railroad through Charleston, Derby
and Sianstcad, and TO raise the necessary
funds for sal object The Chair appointed
AIcssrs d. n. Cobb, a, Knight, S. l.. French,
Franei, Judd aud Horace Stewart
The Committee appointed to choose an Ex-
ecutirc Committee, reported 4he names ofthc
following gentlemen:
lchAhnd Smith, ANiltler Pierce, NJ. r .aeut-
by, +. Lee Terrll, John Gilman, Ozro Nor
rill Chas A. kilborn, James Peaslcy, Da-
vid Council, Chauncey Bullock.
Levi Spalding, a. L. Foster, w, II. An
dros, Aaron Hinman, Derby; Daniel Web
ster, Charleston; a. C. Robinson Barton;
Elisha White, Bloomington; Joel r. Dag
cett, Newport T.. b. Simmonds, Glover;Thos.
Guild, Coventry.
The report of the Committee was unahi-
mousiy adopted.
The Business Committee reported the fol-
lowing Preamble aud Resolutions, through
their Chairman, Capt. n. Colby OF Derby.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Your Committee beg TO report that the in
laDltauts OF the section OF the country repre-
tented at this meeting, comprising the cen
trail and western portions of the county of
and the whole of the county OF Or
cans, have ever sir &c the first originaton !
II the gigantic project of connecting Montre- /
Il with Portland, and also Boston through |
he valley of the Passumpsc with Northern
Vermont by Railway, felt an absorbing in
crest in this vast undertaking, so important
o the Interests OF our great commercial cities
~ well as to the local interests of the country
through which they may pass. Impressed
with these feelings, the inhabitants have lib
rally taken stock irrespective of the precise
'outcs which these roads might take; never
hcess they have at all times felt an assurance
hat their claims would ultimately receive due
consideration.
Your Committee Dog to represent that, in
lew pfthc speedy and certain completion
It tiIeSc roads, particularly that of the ST.
sawrcpcc and Atlantic, the time has arrived,
II which, our claims for participation in their
,cnefts' should be brought most decisvely
,cfore tie respective boards of Directors as
veil as tho public
They ARE more particularly induced to 10 J