The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-26
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When TIC recall n eierion IN tbe
Touu and County q Bsamtgton vAs
krorn, nc initiated beliei hat The
Burdens ooasa na, have The assufsBoc
70 ebew their petition for 8 Charter
AID coaa iealy asserted iAsi No Lag
lslaiurt wouA charter > road - decs-
irsly pronounced against b. the only
portaoa ~ tie Stats Interested " it.
Although We erred Ia according too
much sense 10 the Mcsara Burdens, We
were not mistaken ID expressing the ut
most confidence IN the integrity and
disoernmcBt 81 the Legislature Dur
ing the last week Of the session just
brought 10 5 close. the legislation do
ured by the Burdens Was refused by
the decisive vote u i6s 70 ga
Refusing 70 accept the decision Of the
polls. the Burdens brought to bear mp
on tho representatives, the means which
hal failed 70 influence The people. De
fcated in their aitemp; 70 make the cit
izens Of Bennington County forget their
interests, they made an effort TO
get the remainder Of the State 70 be-
Tray those interests. While the result
Of our election proves that our people
are wise enough TO know what is for
their good. the action Of the Leg.
i~slature proves that the State Of Yer
mont is honorable enough to protect
them in it. II is time these Burdens,
and those acting with them, understand
that we cannot be so deceived as to vol
unfairly place ourselves in the hands OF
a Troy corporation, and that a Vermont
Legislature cannot be SO Influenced as
10 deliver us oven to such a fate.
II must BIO n source Of qualification TO
every vermonter that so great an effort
Of foreign corporations to control the
Legislature OF the State, has met with so
little success. None OF the means usually
relied upon to influence legislation were
neglected by the Burdens. They pro-
duced petitions OF people who are sepa-
rated by mountain ranges from the VI
: cinity Of the Burden road. In some
/, way the gained the active support OF
journals which are q hundred miles re-
: mote from every honest interest in that
: road. The invested the Capitol with a
small army Of attorneys-reeruited from
different portions Of the State, in order
! to secure collectively the widespread
influence which they could not secure
in indiNdualsf-who received profess
ional pay and didthe work Of hired lob
g byists.
s We say these were the efforts OF for
! eign corporations, and that the Burden
I, road was a Troy u Boston project The
proofs taken by the committee OF the
Legislature were sufficient to establish
this beyond a doubt During
the time Of the Troy Il Boston lease
the Burdens had their freight carried
= for one-half the rates charged other es.
Establishments in SALISBURY. Since the
: break the Troy & Boston Company have
received and delivered their freight al
: the State line, an accommodation re-
! fused the resident business men of Ben
nington. During the session they re-
ceiyed the assistance of the agents and
: attorneys of that Company and of its
( great protector, the Rensselaer, d Sara
toga Company. From these and other
Indications, the Legislature was salts.
i fcd that the Burdens could not receive
9 any charter to the State line Of which
I the Troy & Boston company would not
Q the benefit. That belief was in it
II self enough to secure the Burden bil
an ignominious dismissal
1 Lastspring the people of Troy wer'
~
quite unable to heap sufficient abus'
upon the little valley which their be
nign corporation had blocked up
We then suggested that when they in
terfered with any portion of Vermont
they touched the whole State. w
trust the result has satisfied them tina
our opinion was correct. The author
tiles gave as an extra session, and th'
:. people have not murmured at the ex
! pense. The Representatives gave III
the desired legislation, and encouraged
= US to expect further protection. The,
!. have nov made q thorough examina
ton of our railroad affairs, have sus
tanned us in every particular, and hav'
given our enemies an intimation whicl
they are not likely to forget. We hop
the decisive vote Of the Legislature al
! ter careful investigation, is enough I
establish the justice Of u cause.
It When the connection was broken th