Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-02-19
RAIL ROAD.

RAIL hoAO'
On Wednesday last the town of MOI
ristown held its meeting to consider tn
Railroad project. The result is what W
anticipated. The town accepted the act
and named ffty-6ve thousand as the sun
they are willing to give IN any evs''t, an'
sixty.fve thousand provided they do no
have to pay the ten thousand which Wa
voted to the Mt. Mansfgld'R. r. Co. TIT
town is quite unanimous in these PROPOSE
tions. There was no opposition worthy
the name ofopposition. In johnson Tho
case was quite different. There was al
active, de ermined and somewhat bitter
opposition to the bonding scheme; and
the matter was discussed for two days in
open meeting by the ahlest men on either
side. Last Saturdays debate was warm,
and even excited, but at last resulted in
a square ballot on the question of accept
ing the Act, and the Act was accepted by
q handsome majority. Robert G. CriSty,
Isaac Manning and Atwood Andrews were
named for commissioners, and fifty thous-
and as the sum to be given. The com.
missioners Cor Morristown are G. W.
Hendee, V. W. Waterman and J. B.
Smith.
In Cambridge, public discussion was
had last Thursday Eve, and the senti-
ment of the 70 OF so voters present was
strongly in favor Of the road, although
in Cambridge there is, as in johnson, a
strong opposition. Another discussion is
to be had at Jacksonville on Friday eve.
next There were some amusing incidents
at the meeting at Cambridge last Thurs
day eve. which might please our readers
to hear, but we think it best te have
them forgotten.
In johnson the opposition was led by
Rev. DR.. Dougherty, who is. to our mind,
the most adroit debater the opposition
will be able to produce. 1t has been well
said Of the Rev. Doctor that he is full
blooded Irishman and full blooded YAM
kee to boot A man Of large and varied
culture of great weight of personal char
acter, and gifted orator, he threw his
whole soul into the opposition, and ap-
pcaled to his hearers in the same dulcet
and fearful strains as we have SO often
heard him when pleading for their spir-
itual salvation; but he could not (though |
they would hear him patiently and for
the most respectfully make them see it f!
We. however, thought we detected sew
oral sad Inconsistencies in the Doctors
We will mention one as an
inst Ance: In the first day's debate the
DR.. said he was not opposing the R. R.,
but the principle of bonding the towr.
put it upon the voluntary plan" said
be, "aud l will give as much as any man
according TO 10Y means-and I pM dis
lose my means" And these words were
in his own peculiar and effec-
i've manner. In his closing argument of
last Saturday we think rhe Dr., IN his er.
must have forgotten that line
passage in his previous speech for he
spoke substantially like this: "Ihe gen.
.lemen on the other, side say, give us The
R R. and our valley will TEEN with life
md activity. Yes it will TEEN with life
it will be more lively than some of you ,
may desire The place of my nativity
'ntitles me to sag Che was then all Irish)
hat it may bring you blood, too 1t
will bring you the burglar with the
ichest Irish brogue D-tbe pickpocket-
he drunkard--thc gambler-the shout.
Ter hitter-the pros" DO be did
lot say that; but be put on such tragic I
acial expression that it sent Visions
rot dim either-of all kinds of horrors
ianciDg through our brain for the time.
lie said the X. R would bring them--he
i'd not say it would create them. 1t
ccured to US that if the K. II would
ring such up to johnson where the Rev.
Doctor could preach to them, he ought to
eJoice at the prospect. II might save
'im much trouble in going abroad. and
lis time might be even more proftably
pent in outstanding such, than in op-
losing this Road. But if the Rev. Doc.
.er looks upon the Rail Road as certain
% bring such unmixed and unnitigated
wills upon us, how can he voluntarily
give as much as any man. towards Its
We submit that if it 10 real
y to entail such frightful.evils as he pre-
iicts. he ought to be most thankful for
this snuoi1ntary principle which compels
him to pay against his will ! 1t relieves
1im from all responsibility in the matter.
It seems to US that be could not. volunta.
rily, contribute to such an object without
mourning q responsibility from which
wen zoe should shrink
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