The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-04-09


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miseraaon 4 mankind Or years 4
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graphical lines g the sate extended be
yord II, boauaaus i bas been re-
garded byus merchants q mislemeanar
Is trade II any other place and az
Albany last inter, il was graveiy pro-
posed gia. hc Legislature u our STATE
sbopld interfere ID lbcir behalf, and en-
j.. that al new roads projected N the
State should begin or terminate m the
city 81 Troy
The Rensselaer, aud Saratoga r. r.
ha,e MOI only succeeded IN obtaining
the control q the only outlet from Yer
mont ba, have obtained the passage Of
an act which allows them 10 Charge the
rates II The Rcnsslacr 4 Saratoga Com
pany which arc unlimited, upon any
ROAD they may acquire By lease, and
can now charge for freigh; and passen-
gers their own prices for all business
ont Of Vermont, their being no cornpe
tition.
The Troy and Boston have applied to
the Legislature for re'i1trom aliiabi'tiy
under an existing statute to prevent ex-
tortion, which, if granted, will enable
khem 10 cxtort IRON The people Of Yer
mont, Whatever price they please i y
well known that a prominent member
81 their corporation boosted but short
time ago that if they conld Kill this ef-
font 10 build to Chatham, il would ney-
er revive again. Hence it is to be ex-
pectcd that they will use all and every
appliance, to do it, and | am prepared
to expect any thing from them that will
have this tendency and the people Of
Vermont Who have been sealed up,
taught BY the experience they have had
viii, / think, be slow to entertain either
their overtures or sympathes.
The People Of Western Vermont have
in view Of the present condition of
things. which is worse than when their
/ troubles began, but two courses before
them. Ito assist in working out Their
own salvation by building a road 70
/ Chatham -or falling back on tho ten
I der mercies of two corporations, whose
record does not give any hope Of relief
1 If they assist Us in building TO Chat
/ ham, they will come into the enjoyment
81 business faGlits they have never be-
/ lore enjoyed il they fall into the ten
der embraces o. the Rensselaer, and Sa-
Iratoga and Troy 4 Boston, their condi-
ton viii be permanently worse than
ever.
4 Their freight destined Tor New York,
can go by all rail OF by boat from Hud-
son; lhey arc By the same route in di-
rect communication with the coal de-
pots at Newburgh and Rondout at
Hudson, the river is open month ear
ier than at Troy, aud Hudson is At the
head OF ship navigation, and opposite
the Athens depot, where the Peoples
Line are expected TO run their large
boats
At Chatham the communications
West aud East, are a. good if not better
than at Troy Thus while they have
every thing to gain. they lose moth
ing. Whatever means they contribute
70 this enterprise, they receive an equiv
slent for they explnd il to open a
great pubic work Of their own, instead
Of paying the Same amount in time, "a
hostile corporation, and receive nc
equivalent The only risk incurred IS
whether the road vail pay The interest
on tie bonds thai may BE issued d
which We have shown them there is no
question: risk less than that which
usually attend, other ordinary business
transactions, aud secures 70 them fol
all time, a benefit scarcely to be oyer-cs
: timaied
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