The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-26


rve thsa Little city the les., Suspicion
Tat their eorporslian was possibly IN
tie wruag
II appcarcd before she committee q
the Legislature that from tie time 81.
the break. in everything concerning The
relations u the Troy q Boston and Ben
n.ngton a Rutland Railroads, Mr Park
has simply BEEN one : q committee d
esuzena who hare acted ia concert a.
they deemed best for the good Of this
community Every important move
meni made, has been discussed in that
committee and sanctioned by It's vote
The very rates Of freight charged upon
the road were established by a commit
tee Of those Who pay them. When the
evidence disclosed such relations be-
tween Mr. Park and the public Of Wes-
tern Vermont in relation to the man
agement Of his rosd, it Wa not to be
expected that the Legislature would
vote Mr. Park the enemy Of the people
at the request Of the Messrs. Burdens
Since the break last spring, certain
papers in the city Of Troy have taken
peculiar pleasure in sssociating epithets
and ISLANDERS with the name Of Mr.. Park.
Such being the case, it is not surprising
that those who have received their in
formation from that source, have an un-
Outstanding Of the matter quite at va
rance with the truth. Perhaps they
would be less likely to consider those
expressions merited by Mr.. Park, il
aware that they must be applied with
equal force to q large majority OF the
people of Bennington County and OF
the public men Of Vermont. II should
be known wherever those papers circu-
late that Mr.. Park has not only been
sustained by the citizens of his town
and County, but has been amply vindi.
Gated by his State. As long as be is
supported by the people Of his town.
the freemen OF his County, and the Leg,
i~slature of his State, he can probably
survive the SANDERS Of Daniel Robin.
son and the Troy Times.
The investigation and decision Of
this subject was made by one of the
ablest committees to which an import
ant measure was ever referred by the
Legislature OF Vermont. They visited
Troy, the locality of the proposed road
and the business places on the Ben
nington g. Rutland line, and spent sever,
al evenings in hearing voluminous testi
mony and extended arguments. They
gave the matter a thorough and candid
examination, and that was all hat wat
needed to ecure us justice. The vote
OF the Legislature was not more decis.
i've than was to have been expected Of
ter such an Investigation and report
The action of the committee and Leg
islature is certainly appreciated by those
who relied upon them for protection
and will doubtless be well understood
by those who may hereafter have a dis
/, position to interfere with the rights o
Vermonters.
|. And 80 the attempt of the Troy rail
road corporations to run the politics ant
Legislature Of Vermont has come to
disastrous end. Mr.. Wilder can bic
farewell to the mountains of Winhal
and retire to the usual labors Of his of
fee. The Burdens can close their &C
count with Vermont politics, and charg'
the balance to profit and loss. The Tro,
J q Boston Company can curtail their ex
penses, and should devote the saving
t to the more practicable task of complet
ing the Tunnel. The confidence
! with which they began their Vernon
campaign is quite equalled by the ex
tent OF their defeat. Their every move
3 ment hom the commencement of tn,
struggle to the final rout has resulteC
in disaster. Their policy was n O
supreme folly, and has secured its au
thors an cqus! degree Of contempt.
: At the General Term Of the Suprem