Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-05-15
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ron the foriinnl Press fh NAY J.
THE DEED DONE--fIlEIOAN GRANTED.
We congratulate our fclluw-citizens upon the
results Of yesterdays DAYS work The number
Of votes cast,--l773, Indicates the people were
interested in the issue involved. Il was much
heavier than has been usual ON similar occasions,
aud tile very large maJority--ase more than two
thrds-in favor Of the loan shows that Portland
is determined to be true TO her own interests
Z Her people have resolved to lice. and to place
Themselves in close communication with the living
world They are not prepared 10 consider their
city finished, or that she will be finished when re-
huilded and so far redeemed from the effects of
the great fire They not prepared to see tber
beautiful city, with her magnificent harbor, rolled
up like scroll and laid away to he preserved for
It's beauty, hut they rcsolufely alive to her iu-
ure interests, aud determined that she shall have
the legitimate advantage of her geographical pc.
sition, and be raised to first class Importance
among the cities of the land
We congratulate not simply those who. by their
votes, have contributed to this grand result but
also those who persistently opposed the loan We
do not charge them with disrrgardng or caring
nothing for the interests of the city for such is
not the case. The opposition includes many as
good friends Of the tiiy rs dwell within her bor-
ders, aud many of them are men Of liberal views
OF generous impulses aud OF enterprising spirit,
but we think they took the wrong view of this
4 question. They have fought against the loan
some from one motive and others with different
motives some because two enterprises were EN-
braced IN the proposition, aud some from motives
OF financial prudence, but they have been fairly
beaten. and we congratulate them that they have
been They are worth mere to-day than they
would have been bad the result been different =
Real estate has prospective value in Portland
that IL would not have had had the loan been de-
feated.
In all parts OF the State the impression has al
ready been created by the result cf yesterdays
vote that Portland is OF more importance than
than she has hitherto been rated at Her mer-
chants will be looked up to as they have not here
toiore been. All eyes will be turned towards her
and she will be regarded as the live, energetic
go-ahead, enterprising city of New England de
termined not only TO recover from the drawbacks
inflicted by the great calamity OF July last, but
also determined To enter upon new race in the
business striie--comnercial, mercantile and me-
Granddaughter challenges the energies Of the
American people.
Not simply from the people Of the State will
the action Of our citizens be commended but the
enterprising people of Northern New Hampshire
aud Vermont and Of the cities and regions farther
west, have been looking anxiously towards us, and
the news Of the result will inspire them 10 reach
out their hands that they may Join ours, and thus
open great, new, direct and cheap thoronghfare
from the Great West TO the sea Again wo con-
graduate our citizens upon the result those who
have opposed a. well as those who have labored
20 secure the loan.
Railroad projects abound, and the interest in
them warns an some localities into excitement ~
II seems decided that new line will be- speedily
built from ~. Jolnsbup 10 Montpelier, aud the
managers OF tue onterrglse are sal suine that it
whl DO continued east 10 the Connecticut river,
and ulunateyto Portland A survey has been
made, BY this interest. through ile White Moun-
tam Notch, which route Is SAID TO be ie8sible.--
l.iuleon folks are Desiring themselves to have
tie projected line PASS Through their village while
Coos people, and those Of EsseS county, are inter-
esled TO have II eross the Connecticut in Dalton
The extension OF the Montreal road from Little
ton north We believe to be only question Of time
Should this projected cross road find favor, il is
highly probable that junction might be formed
al Lalion' for the two rom thence 10 Lancaster
bat Nd yet the Montreal has made no alliance or
oppressed any preference for tie location Of
route beyond Whiteteld. The cross road would
be a most important one Tor US, and we hops our
eiiizens wall AID she project There can be no
soubt but That railroad facilities win soon BIO al
ioIded us, IL We do what may reasonablybe expec-
ted Of as, aud that we should be ready TO do,
Whenever called upon.-LGncaster Republican.