Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-09
For the Free Press.
THE VERMONT RAILROADS.

For the Free Press.
THE VERMONT RAILROADS.
&LssRs. EDlroRs -
This is the lst September, ls59,-the day
on which by the VOLUNTARY Reputation of the
Vt. and Cana i, Corporation. "THIs CORPORA
TIoS SHALL CEASE AND THIS Acr SHALL vorD," !"
by the express conditions Of its charter.
The Burlington Times (and its correspondents)
having ttied for six weeks all the ar:s of perver-
81. in regard to this simple Railroad matter, by
which FACTS might be ignored or concealed a plain
question confused, aud the VERY ISSUE kept out
OF 81 -ht disguised, which these Railroad sen
,lemen have themselves made up and presented to
the people Of Vermont, for the next session of the
| Legislature, another correspondent a." in the
Times of c t-mber Ist treats US TO the sane song
on another instrument, with a different tone, and
u different execution 1t is quite time in this
community on this subject, that the faeile shall
lowpess, tle aippau5 supercihousness, and in the
utter lack oi al power of reasoning,-even to the
getting up Of decent looking sophism-the un-
m,asur,c aouse IF the Tunes, should be dispensed
with, by 5ts pr a tors. Accordingly, "J." is So
eaiu, is statistical Is philosophical, Is intensely
rlA eia1iiuous, .u. finally is pathetieal. lie is
SD y--s Ius- the people OF Vermont that, yield
ia. e. --e 5I.l.al cJnpIision Of truth the result
VI a.s s--te.nslts is t4ey have never contributed
e.. csl-. ia r-luty, o railroads within her
limit, WAT can be lone with a man who
uakes ,lcu D.. statement as that7 The next infe-
rsae- s., lur the Verao-t Railroads must have
o.,a 5...t ~ somebody, that they we're built by
p.i,latlrosi>,s ou, Of the State" Cy
,sts-,uce. because tle solemn j." is too
plain terms Now f,- tle conclusion. Par
,es from aor5lI od ,hc 10, TO be oppressive.y
I,a.5 WITH" ineir lavish and disinterested con-
tri9l,;on. .. ter.aoa, prosperity which have in
creased -i.. appraised value Of her real estate
..te tuaa $ . 100000 ''are far from affording a
r-ls.. ..s abuse or .pres-iyc legislation and
f.aIl.. .era.aJ .G-It not Il be Cd unwilling to
.il-4 a ri-.t Il way through her limits to capi-
u,Ilst." Na1 have uoue So much for her. This
latter clause l. Too Tmcs-ey for my comprchen-
sion.
/. 4st9''J So first statement. TIE VI railroads
-ct-5 5-5.a1J. .JoJ.' OF tlis sum more than s2O,-
J.VJ' was raised cIt o. ,na state" That state
meat leaves ios 70. 10 Co. iglborhood of So ,OOO,-
t-5. In the aeyr -,.teuee j." says, he doubts if
= Jl1,rH9 -.-l Invested by residents Of this
state j. ..iIr,ads. Away goes So, ,OOO, 900 in
D -a...., amt the following statement sweeps
Is ..e last penny
-AHl, taken "a whole, l do not think the
;louul o, domestic subscriptions in the State, to
all tle railroads, equals the total amount paid for
and damages and right Of way
This .ecAlc-> statement is made by Vermonter,
ia Feruol, newspaper, in the presence Of a com
IGnity taat has suffered severely by its contribu-
-ioas % Vermont Railroads, waen there is scarceys
village OF neigh5orho,d in the State, where indi-
vidutI- a1I families have not been half or wholly
ruined by their investments in these Kailroadsl
i ca can hardly 20 any where West without fnd-
Ing sufferers, driven there by this very cause.
a capitalist Of large and varied business posses
sing great opportunities for knowledge in railroad
transactions, when speaking Of the expenditures
by Yermonters for stock and bonds of the Vt rail-
-oads, compared with thOss by persons in other
parts of the country, and also with reference to
ne benefits received, declared his conviction that
' Ermout had paid HER FULL sHARE-xORs, RATHER
THAN LESS. / have no reason to doubt his opin-
,n. I believe many concur in it.
What confidence can be placed in any statement
,f this Sc y"
OF the SIS, 900, 900, nearly all The original
stock subscribed. is irretrievably gone All the
interest, that exist, with two exceptions the Conn
i Pass, and the Vt. 3 Canada, are BONDS for
noney raised,-mostly bought in the stockmsr-
,ets by the philanthropists that swarm there
Generous men
And this sophistry of az" is the twaddle by
,h;.b orr citizens and legislators are to be in
7n.od % relieve these men from an obligation.
ro-, which gentleman in a private transac-
.io, would be ashamed TO sneak away.
Bat our railroads must be rebuilt, roads, rails
nd bridges says a., and this is to cost s6 .O00-
90, right of, soon, Immediately, instanter.
md Vermont will lose her railroads snd all
heir benefits, unless some ten or fifteen gentls-
men down East, and almost as many here, can
e relieved from buil-iug few miles Of road,
which their charter requires them to do with fund.-
which existed a year ago. and do
ret, unless these gentlemen have taken
hem in. possession Here is the second point Of
his solemn "J." And the answer is-snd no man
oubts it-that if the Legislature would take up
hess walls 'estrsys,' which for all public pur-
,oses have escheated to the State, and provide
t the income paid by the peopls
+ the State, should not be wasted,
here would not be the slightest troubls on thi
core There is no fear 81 /" may be assured, Of
he Vermont railroads being stopped till they shall
ease to be a naans of paying from year to year
LIBERAL sums to a few gentlemen who take good
are that the power which they hold shall not pass
,ut Of their own hands or the hands of their par
ocular friends ~ -~ -'