The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-10-13

AZ feceHt enfnHfcfeie5 erHVSuttnn iN The West
q Sss declared the deliieSsis -enss = ths
while thty have cbaifbuiei vastly " aeyvi1r she
ule re- tfrss. agTrase rs ueslh hnd rscetgte
Ne ysrIAaDeas ae,an = e9f osHtff sfe shailF
ins4e8asts 81 the sssaaAaas 4 lhr smmenaa Aaa
rNpiills gfopiue e,lnauserao.
II zee secssss tssFaagA she ueEvsisiires nos
prhdisg, ths caastEpeti1a = sAip esnsl s,sns
netting the wetsrs n ths ~ ls~tshcs rvuF tnd
Lair uhsmpisaa 49, and desirable rpats
vsald ~ pfeusa b. DE great trade shtrh passes
bgtWxer ttistwster iu TIE hsdsee Hiref. .-ths
rAnraaAs y Aev EHglapd, me Western Staiss
au1 Canada fAs apsaipk ~ shta roais q
yssi Importance = CaasaA q sell a. usrseltcs.
snsl have roseap - hel4svs thai als IL tosa,y e
copslrugi this wutt ~ reciprocal tfesty cAa -
sogufe,l shtsh N iis eFsrstioa ~sria ~ u.ataat
b teneAssed.
This prs3esi a n1i aou. II has at3r.eisai the
attaiA u many iesdng miHla an3 ,saen AZ
proved - ssainont Aua practical engineers In
lssi careful And oscarste sHsFefs and ssuNsias
were meae gpdgf tie dirneisne II iha canada
Beard q PulstS Werks b, NJ ssrsss sci khowh
from his oanuect.on vath pallss vvfks ~ the
state ~ NoN l,uh t1t surtv, ofsevvTal routes
vAs usaesi, but ute prrfCrvnce vas Fifou b. the
dftci line frsapi Caili huawsEa g. Nt Johuu. Tho
country being very favorable, rvqn ring hus ~.
tle heavy sors a. aas peint 90 thc lac, with
distance az bat twcuty-a's n,'lcs and samsl 10
Y, attained - anl} twenty-five feet and as9lr
iug cost 81 oousuuctoG ~, sat lhice uiilh.uspf
aullats i1r canal that vogld pass vessels q eik
" srvca hundred tons.
tanned tsi the cost ~ taking property ffVa CHI.
CaEo w Troy. n Y With tbt enlarged earels q
the state Of Nov York, then IA rautcIapshan,
would y via bunaio, q -, Wis uswrg0 tpi, wa
The ST. Lawrence and lake ChaaiAain g. a0
Mr. McAlpiue An engineer ~ high standing,
caulc " sAo sslne egnclusipn lie declared that,
with tho Caug hnHrasc eahAl, the pQat Il uAas-
p0rsAglon by Dc nsw luulo fgUm Chicago aould
b. lees tllan - any eta0r d is stated A. hliowa
ky Mr. AcAlllHa
Chicago 10 IblehAr, i,ASl mae.. al
two mills per mtlc, t2s9 per ton.
Expenses on the Canadian canAls
CsnglinaNage ipcpded q mtcs
AZ thrpC miuh ~
Transfer of csrge al whitehall. -
Transfer On prcsout thomFlsh canal, 81
Total cost. nm
With cauhoetion 81 THE charnetaf ho ether
route, ffpn tie West 10 the udo waters Of Hud.
/ son, will puSsOss auy advantage over ibo route
via. the ~ i.avrcnce AMI Lake Champain to
the same point Aud tho route ia greatly superior
70 any ather in rs relations y the trslp between
/ tho West aud that portion 81 New EnKlsud and
/ Nov York which borders apou aud can be rosrs.
! ed from the waters u Lake Champaign Il is
1 demonstrated that the produce frem tho WEI IAN
! be delivered on Lake CHAMPAIGN, by tlt 81, Law.
renee route at oac-fuurth lees cost for trsnspor-
tahon and IN less time Than Ivy the pther rput.A,
! while the connection with the Ottawa valley will
! be shortened ninety nics aud the Rico aud fau
/ lcssoned one hundred and eighteen fcci an i'm.
! proNcmcnt ofgreat Importance arr depend.
cut largely upon this source for our supply ~
humber, which, IA nh article Of commerce, stands
| next alinnrt 10 grain.
| The saving upon The single article Of hour, 10
the people ~ Vermont alone, IN opening ths new
] line, would amount 10 nearly Or quite fifty thou
sand dollars annually IA the cost OF tfAnsporiA-
ton. III We did not succeed In retaining this sum
| in our own pockete, II would 60 to the producer,
| which would be like benefit 10 the country ne q
whole.
should mt the building Of this canal under
! proper gnarAnteor be nialea cardinal point IN
! the pending negotiations for trcatyf Has Il
not become almost a commercial necessity 10 tho
! producing states Of tne Mosi, VOL As the cuB-
Stunning states ut the Eastf There can be- but one
answer 10 these questions. believing that an en-
! precision Of your We've may have All effect in pro-
noting the progress Of this work, ] recommend
| the adoption Of resolutions Of instructions 70 eur
senators aud Representatives in Congruaa, on this
subject
! RESOURCES on rHE sTArg.
| The opening of tbis new line OF transportation
will largely develop the Internal RESOURCES of tho
country, aud II msy bo well briefly 10 consider
| this aspect OF tho NJ n in bearings upon Net-
mont,
The railroads extending tnst from st. Johns,
| Eouse's Point burlington and Whitehall, With
I their numerous conleeiinne, would distribute and
collect the trade on Lake Champaign. To supply
| the New England States with Western products
for consumption, would, Of itealf be an immense
trade, which. in connection with the export trade,
wonld require the enlargement to at lctst five
fold Of The present capacity ofall our roads. The
| increasing buHinchf uf the country Nould not OH
" furnish such an amount u bpslnsns 10 ~
| quife double tracks on the roads now built, bat
ensure the building u the projected new hnes
! from SwAntun through the Ianioilla Valley aud
Rutland 10 White River Junction. ard thence IN
TO Portland The natural increase of trade wal
| furnish these new bnes large business, without
seeming 70 AFFECT the rosds now IA operation,
"Our railroads. arc ara mud DO made the main
| artery ON which much IN the prosperity and
much o. the rolatire importance VI the cpmmu-
nifty depend" Develop and eitoHd theso arteries
and You largely increase our population aud tho
value Of the real property If the state. believe
| We should continue tho policy Of the laws Of last
session, 10 encourage our manufacturing aud me
| chanical Industries, with such notifications
| their practical application may require Instead
| Of an inereabe Of thirty millions ~ dollars, frum
1850 b. 1850, We may record IN 1870 increase 81
more than ono bundled Hillions u dollars The
| internal and local traffic u Vermont, must de-
/ pend on the convenience afforded by its railroad
| system to IL local trade, aud sble We guard the
| public inturestA, ouI railroads should nd be- harm
/ percd with any Regulation tending 10 cripple
their power 81 bonohalng tho community.
TO meet tho policy II other htAtoa, Ia extend
/ ing aid 10 New ruads, would " not DO well Ia el-
quire II carefully guarded law, satisfactory ia
its details, giving towns authority 10 take action
/ might not be bouehclal.
The interests " the people on The line of a rail.
/ road, IN It's operation aud management, aud that
OF iis owners II seems 10 me- clearly Identical
aud cannot ba separated without great injury to
| both.
/ You will have applications for charters for new
/ roads, and they should receive your favorable
ton. nnleas IL should appear that the facilities on
/ the community asking arc tpw ample, OF thatthe
/ applications ~ made IN the interest u foreign
1 corporation, the granting Of which would be
| great dctrmcnt q those intereste NC arc bound
| 70 protect g.
/ n has been vol said that our relative import.
/ auce 81 the whole external world must Ia great
| degree depend on the facilities aud conyeniencies
| The management Of our roade, aud the spirit in
| which they are conducted, must ID great degree
! depend Epon our external communications aud
| tho relative importance u each railroad system
] and each rAllr0an centre. In theso days II In
tense activity and eager competition. II Is there
Fore u the FIRST Importance that every growing
community that Tie through lines " ia railroad
! system hhoud afford every facility for traffic nd
I shOnid themselves be- impeilnd by the utmost
! gornsns 70 extend their operations, and ~ In.
| erease their volume Of roeelpts.
coSc4HA1H.
| II was said, during the late war. whom The Yer
mont boys led the column. I'VE are all right there
1 will he no fHlisring from them.T The ranks we're
I kept well eioaed mp by determined set ~ men,
men who went forth with arm purpose ~ dis-
charging Their duty a. beconeth good Hoidsfe.
Vermont II again In the van, aud her seu,i-
mepts have been clearly expressed thnugh the
ballot boz IN the recollection Of her chief e1ecn.
| tive officers by the largest majority ever kRnwn
Ia her history. This u b0r RESPONSE W The call
| ~ our great Captain, "fst us have peace" With
6oneral Grant ~ our standard bearer The nation
81 credit will be preserved, ihs strong arm II tho
Executive viii ba fst Throughout our county, in
sscuring tasau lsepie " nshatefer elilu " chine.
be tboy rieh pser. tigh low. ssat protection
from every wrong. aud sHruTtt8 ID the sKegelne 81
every right ~ ctizenship. whish Aions eAh pro-
serve our free institutions sssd eEAii % - IA
ton. @
with arm reliance upon ID ,iae help, We hsys
haiti Ia go f1fwhfd nfd eftf