Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-27

OF them By TINS estimate AuGuSta WaIo
population Of eight thousand would pay
TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS year toward .
road beiwccn Bangor and Halifax Strike
off the thousand and call 1t twelve dollars pr
year and the estimates il nearer the truth
And vet this was made seriously ard put forth
us basis Of action. 1t is ~ reasonable as to
make trunk line from Philadelphia TO 81.
Louis, and estimate it receipts by dollasage
upon the whole number OF inhabitants N
the United States,slaves and all AND neither
Of them are just upon par with ministef. VINO
published volume otsermons upon the calcu.
late that every curate and yestrymen IN the
whole realm of England would want at least
one copy The report OF his success was that
he published 35 900 copies land sold 81
But supposing these fancies Of business and
travel to be realities, and the scheme Of feasi-
nie one, there's an insuperable obstacle at this
time to undertaking it. 1t is to be found IN
fHr SITUATION OF NKw Brunswick. This
Province has had the railroad fever. is now
suffering from It, al when it RECEIVERS it may
be labelled. like patients of the Hospital across
the river, "discharged cured" When the
road from St. John to Shediac was undertaken.
reckoned it would be the last ever built by
the Province. but did not then suppose the
experiment would be so costly as it proves.
have here the Report of the Railroad Commits.
sioner, up to February, 1859. They have the cars
running ~ miies an" nave eHpehueu SI,ovn'"oo'
sncers estimate Of cost is IS, ,904. Of course
an addition of 10 per cent is small one, and tho
cost cannot be reckoned less than S4 900 ,O0O In
aaaltion 10 this, toe frosinciai e'eu.. 10 pe"seu
to the st. Andrews and Quebec line ior S'oo'oo'
besides an grant Vi 1oo'poo A.,Is W
ahd VI course these i,hes won pay a"y.hhR
In the stockholders are in England, and
in the other the Provinces owns tho road, and il
Is to be managed by froeiheiai poit,ciahs. W
Course nei.hcr oi them can pay an! !snihs Woss
that expenses
ana VINO Is 10 p"y 'ne 'h.eres. gu TINS oso' u
S4'ouo"ooo hoid IN my hana reuter- 'oh
prominent member of the New brunswick ASSEM-
bly,, who voted to establish this scheme OF rail-
roads. IT Is dated req. ~ 1919. hi'ef s'as'hg
thc iacts oi indeotedhess, ne says:
ouf P"phiatioh Is ABOUT .oo'ooo' oi "hic" o.
o'o are men capahe o. helping 10 raise ieven-
ne, ana the ma 1ority u .hese are eoihPafa'Nc,y
poor; 50 think you will agree with me that it
was wiia IN the extreme 10 commence sach an uh.
aeftak1ng. ou1 revenue TINS year ior an purposes
Is S'Zo,o ana more thah 81 ~ 'Voo VI tnis eoes
TO pay interest On money eApehoeo'
fh9et n'~ 70 oeg'a I" faf' ana soon .Ht peop1e
aan Sttht rug p" wha mas o"n 4ohe' EAci'cnehs
and party feeling have caused me 10 act contrary
to my convictions be careful not 10 lail into the
same error.
The liberal party OF New brunswick are now IN
power, anu their principles are uhaoootediy IN
CONSEQUENCE with those ei a majority OF inc people
But upon them Will devoive the necessity 0! thlA
taxation, and upon tins question they ar. gong
S" Of power nasy e1ee' nj. psope w
ditnre.
The. Provinces Of New Brunswick is about a
third ot nur Stat, in valuation and ponuation and
nf cn,,rsa car, carry hat nn,.thrd az much debt -
This proxinriul d.ht then ia canal 10 n debt of
SIt iOn 900 for the stnt. of Maine And how
,yanld thc votpr. of Naine feel with debt of
that amount secured only. b, railroad stock?
Now this nr.i.c, uroereds upon the assumntion
tbot Nov rru,,,y;ck ;s ,.ady IN buiId n railroad
Tram - .Inh, To ,bodiac and c,Ilny for nm
a xnc,,i;tur. of , l;t. sun -, ,onev, And tbus
,he y M, t.xnoy.rs az NV Ernnsw;ck ,yould
he np.er an i dcbt.dp.ss of s.. 500 900. md no
,no,,s of vino, tho interest rxr.ut bv direct and
jntii,ecf tn y;,ti@, Their nublie land. mr., p.ne
,nl thrv have no resource but the n,ek.t. Of tho
,,..,,la
Can il he supposed tba. anv Sc, of men entrusted
with Nh. yotrrn,nrnt af The proy;nce can he
f,und within tho n.xt t,yentv v.,rs wbo will ha
WILLING ,n risk their ros,ion. mon nm ad.;,;onoI
r,ilr. al c,n.nd,urc n. 81 Oo noup 7, Il .,.y "a
r,,,' IN n, hn, =, NV :, j. ~. o. eosr D.
lI,,, has como in tho prnv;nces and a. ,b.s. AZ.
non ,,y-n,vers nav tho s1-u ouo ;n,.r.st ,oono,
YEARLY ,bav will hardly ,ol.r,,e ony ,r.n mr. st
nf men who nra,as. ia donhle the a,nopnt .f t,ya.
tian N.,v PrnnswicL NV no ..cn,,n,aa ontp II
,t,is ,hi ,ourood seIte,,e Tho .thI,.,o.o. A..
t,, h,.,vjo,,d ,brttv 70 r,urv, mi. Los;nc e,,,a
And vet we are called mon to l.o;,late On a
,,e,snre wbich nroce.ds ,,,o,, ,h. .ss,nnton th.,
NV prnns,;ol /; ra,dv and w;,l;r, N mao, tha
proposed roau at tue DouIHaiy: '" uo, aitet
knowing the actual position OF railroad matters
in New Brunswick, could say this Legislature
would be justified in making such presumption
the lasis Of action p?
But there is vet another aspect in which we arc
Called upon to view tins measure. IL Is advocated
on tie ground Of opening the interior ef our
state anu developing our agricultural resou ces -
At this point wish to Join issue with the advo.
Gates Of the measure. oppose 1t beeausa 1t Will
be positively injurious 10 the interests q Aroosook
county, and tend to rctafd the settlement OF that
lc1tie section OF the state Could the proposition
be Submitted to the people OF Aroostook county,
IN my oPiniou' ey would vote 1t aewn by an
overwhelming majority lnucr cover OF Irieho-
sup u t''ei ~ Is " iu"s o,o. a.. n,e
eStS anu ''' 'hs"pe,%p 'a1'o " '"~' ""'"AN'
III Nv wsa'tn anu l'opulat.ou ...,,.
my Pt"to'ie,'n 10 ~ ~ .e t"1'
''ola .tS ~, N'tui"' VIA. ie' INV 'ui ~ Wv" ~
go As " w ." 70 "
,ie va 'ii ~ =. e ,,,o b., noaaa - ~
-'.'ne "'' seo ~ ~ os .ho ho
,, a,td noaah 49, ~
L.atS Of ,he ,y.rd in rhe rraairst and easiest wav
He wishes to avail himself of all his ia ural ad.
vantages. He is distant from t4e senboard ut
best, and he must take the shortest and easiest
route to do IT, lie cannot anofa 10 go singie
'ni,e op. 81 .ne WY, "; ,.oos uo,,.o;. .h ...,
o.-, os,,ra pf luwar aroo.took From this town
to i harbor open the whole year and capable of
r.c.;vin,, ,bn largest shius-a h,rhor yho,e TIM