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

land road. Ito he then closed WITH q
oulogy 81 Mr. Park and demandcd ths
yeas aud NAYS ca tie adoption 81 the
amendment proposed b. the gentlcman
from poultney
Mr. Wright 81 pownal said be repre-.
sented a town that had some interest IN
this matter. aud uefcrrcd to aprovsion
IN n bal which had been introduced by
Mr. Park. repeating all rights and fran
ehiscs 81 roads chartered by other states
and running partly in this state, ifthose
roads refused 20 make connections
which had already been bail,. with
other roads That bin would destro,
the railroad facilities of the town %
pownal. through which toNn the Troy
and Boston read run. Undor the bin
referred 10 the right ~ the Troy 4 Bos
ton 10 run their trains through that
town would he cut OF. unless the OLD
connections Al the state limo n Bcnning
ton were resumed There we're inter
ests il the town of puwual, such as
wood and lumber, that would be accom-.
modated BY thu proposed road asked
for to Woodiord, and bis people we're
N favor Of that road frat brought them
these facilities FOR transportation
Mr.. Wright then referred TO the act
that had been forced through the leg
i~siature TO bond tho towns, and the in.
~luoneo OF Mr., Park Ia that matter, aud
sad he was opposed to such .egisiation
He thought that the banks in Benning
ton bad a great influence in the last
election, and that il the people Of Ben
nlngton had been allowed to give OK.
preston to their honest convictions.
they would have sent the opponent Of
Dir. Park to this Legislature Ito have
aided these petitioners in getting their
charter. lie also referred to tho fact
that the Messrs. Burdens were asking
Tor a road which they proposed to build
with their money, and not by bond
ing Of towns.
Mr.. Park replied sharply to the in.
sinnation that the people Of Benning
ton were not allowed to give expression
10 their honest caoico for representa-
tive, by stating that in one Of the banks
IN Bennington a brother of the mem.
Der from Pownal obtained a large loan
but a few days before the election, to
go home and defeat the candidates who
opposed the Burden road. The Irish
men OF the Messrs Burdens were sent
TO Troy to be naturalized 10 vote against
me, and TO do it must perjure them
selves. The rum interest was opposed
to me because ] subscribed $500 TO aid
IN the enforcement OF the liquor law in
Bennington. He then read from the
testimony taken in the town Of Wood.
ford, Tor the purpose of contesting the
election OF the member from Woodford.
where it appeared that voters were
bought, and that the party who bought
them told Mi. Burden that he had paid
$50 for five voters, and Mr.. B told him
1t was all right. When Mr.. Burden
was asked how much money he furnish,
ed to carry that election, his replied was
Il decline to say He also referred
to the attempt that had been made tc
create prejudice against him by REFER
ing to the JOINT assembly in which he
had nominated a democratic minorit,
OF the justices of the town of Bradford
lie diu SO at the suggestion of gentle.
men who sat nea hlm, without know.
ing that there was any contest in Brad.
ford about these Justices. There were
gentlemen IN this House who knew al
the circumstances Of the case, and il
they had stated the case at the time he
should have yielded to them most cheer.
fully. But be found that members hac
had it whispered in their ears, imme.
dlately after the adjournment Of thai
JOINT assembly, that AIR. Park had sole
out the republicans Of Bradford for th,
purpose Of gaining the influence OF th,
democratlc members Of tins House il
iavor OF his side Of the controversy
lie spurned any such l%nsinuntions, ant
referred to his record in years past tC
show that he had no sympathy will
copperhcads. After replying SHARPLY
anu sarcastically to the attacks that hao
been made upon him both in and out
Of tins house, he said that if gentlemen
wishing to know anything further res.
pectlng Linn, or the position he has Ia.
ken on thus question, he would refer
them to tbs people of his " town ano
also to the people Of Bennington Coun.
ty.
Dir. Wright Of Pownal said it came
with poor grace from the gentleman
from Bennington TO accuse hun of be.
ing elected by money Of the Troy 4
Boston road, and to accuse him Of viz
t~uperation, when the gentleman him
self has been the first to s igmatize the
editor Of a certain newspaper OF beng
a hireling, and to cali gentlemen on
the floor Of this house liars. He fur
ther replied TO the remarks Of Dir. Park,
and said he had evidence in his posses
sion to prove that money was used Oh
Mr Parks side, to influence the election
III Woodford, but would not take the
. time Of tie house TO read il.
The yeas and nays were then called
on the adoption Of the amendment pro.
posed by the gentleman from Poultney
which was disagreed to. Ayes "a nays
168.
Yeas Barton, Bigelow, Blanchard
Billiard, Cotton, Cooper, Corey, Crook
Fox, Frisbie, Grover, Hazen, Hill, IrIsf