Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-07-27

country and afford them facilities tney
have long stood in need Of; aud though it
may possibly conflict in a slight degree
with the interests CT St. Adams and the
Vermont Central road, We believe the
men are few in this republican county
who would attempt to deprive the people
of the privilege ofbuildingit.
The last issue of the NEwsDEALER, in
speaking of our recent County Conven-
ton says:
sin Franklin Co. it seems that the
r. II. question entered into their local
politics, and that the r. R. was trlum-
phant. The three Senators nominated
| are all men friendly to our road, and will
stand between it and st. Adams in case
of need. "There were IA votes cast,
of which the Lamoille Valley men recciy.
ed 49,"
We beg leave to differ with the News
DEALER in it's assertion that it was La
noble r. II. triumph. Ofthe three Sem
ators, only one Mr.. SAKE, is Lamoille
Railroad man, and several delegates
from this part of the county, who are IN,
terested in the Missisquoi Road, voted
for him, with the understanding that he
would do nothing against the interests of
that road. DR.. Hutchinson, of Enosburg,
who was renominated unanimously, was
supported by both interests. But hon,
Homer f. Royce, of Berkshire, is an out
and out Missisquoi Road man, and no one
man has taken more interest in the road
than he has. s 10 as saG
"a disinterested observer might sup
pose," says the Sentinel, "that the chief
difficulty to be overcome would be the
raising of the money to build the road, ="
etc. We think our worthy friend must
have learned the above from our columns,
for we have so often preached it in sub
stance, that it could hardly have escaped
his notice. Notwithstanding we h'aoto
that we have had all along, to combat the
influence of at least "the shadow OF a
mighty name" Over and over again has
every friend of our project, from Portland
to Ogdensburgh, had to meet, and as best
he could, refute, the argument that Gov.
Smith would defeat the project in some
way or other, and that with such X. X.
King for our enemy, we had no hope OF
success. To this ''nonSense" we have un-
iversally replied that if we could raise
the money, it was not IN the power OF
Gov. Smith, or any other man to prevent
our success. We do not here, and now,
enter into the question of how far Gov
Smith has given his sanction to the almost
universal impression which obtains, among
friends and enemies Of the road, that he
desired the defeat Of this road /; but we
do know, that either with or without his
consent. his name has been one of the
most formidable elements Of opposition the
road has had to contend against. If there
be any nonsense in this matter, it 10 in the
the fact.
Now, for ourself, we wish the Missis-
quot Valley r. r. might be built. 1t is
to cross our track to be sure, but it would
not harm it in the least, and if it did it
would not change our desire to have it
built. But, Mr.. Sentinel. Here comes
in that awful but. We have been sorry
to believe that you considered your only
chance Of success was in an alliance with
st. Alhans, who we believe only desired
your road built as a means of defeating
the Lamoille Valley road. "' t'h
That Mr.. Royce, DR.. Hutchinson, and
Mr.. SAKE are friendly to Richford and
the Mississquoi Valley R. R. does in no
manner refute what we have said con-
corning them. In so far as the Mississ-
quot Valley Road is not hostile to the
Lamoille Valley Road, we have no shad-
ow of doubt that it has the sympathy and
friendship Of every man of us. Now
that our road in assured, if it is more for
the interest Of the towns Of Richford,
Franklin, Berkshire and Montgomery, etc
to run across our road and 60 to st. Al
bands, than to make connection NTH us
at Sheldon or Swanton, we hope they will
go straight across us.
While the Mississquoi Road was being
used as a weapon to knock the brains out
of ours with, will the Sentinel object that
we made wry faces at it? In caudor we
think it could not.
Now, Mr.. Sentinel, as far as we can
have any voice in the Lamoillc Valley II.
r, we shall endeavor to infuse into it
soul. We shall contend that it shall never
be made a gigantic monopoly for the peo-
pies oppression, butt great thoroughhre
for the cheap transit of the products of
the people who built it. We will try to
have it act magnani'pously in its success,
We will try to have it lend rather a help
ne hand to all enterprises struggling into
existence, which are calculated to devel-
'p the resources Of any part of our fair
State. We want to see the iron horse |
pounding up the beautiful Missssquoi as