Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-06-29

to interfere with the action of other town
in this natter. Each town is supposed t
know its own business best, and certa!nl,
has the right of its own internal manage
ment. t'4 f'A RI 20 inn'07 'to'
1t is not my purpose in the discussion
Of this important subject, to deal in per
sonal tiles or backbiting, but to deal il
what at least appears to be candid ar
gument. Feeling that my position in thi'
matter will eventually prove to be correct
I do not feel that silence will best rindi
cate my position. am, Sir,
Very respectfully, yours,
-7a Is 20 NJ. o. HEATH.
r [RrrLY'l ia aaa
Mr.. Heath says truly that our under
standing is entirely different about The
agreement to postpone the publication Of
his article. Our understanding certainly
was---and we credit ourself with pretty
good memory about such matters, that il
he should desire its publication, he was tc
inform Us. The postponement, in our un.
Outstanding, was to,no day certain. o.
lie stillpersistsin misqnoting Mr.. Lind
sley s estimate. Mr.. Lindsley's estimate Of
$4,000 to the mile, exclusive of land
damages, includes everything else. If the
road is laid FIVE rods wide, it will take 10
acres to the mile, and as great share OF
the land through which it passes is cheap
land, il is easy to see that $1,000 to the
mile is eefy liberal estimate. $4,000
10 the mile, then is Mr.. L.'s outside esti-
mate for total cost. l"o
We have already raised little more
than $4,000 to the mile on our own por-
ton between West Danyille and Swantcn,
and II we change the condition Of the
bonds 50 as to havetho advantage OF the
surplus on the eastern end, W, shall then
have a sum of about Sl1500 to the mile,
which is one great reason for changing the
bonds, Of course.
lie Still continues to magnify the prob
able depreciation OF the bends, while he
knows that the great object Of the change
in their condition is to prevent this very
depreciation. We have the positive as
surance of the men he admits to be per-
fectly trustworthy and reliable, that ifthc
change be made, our bonds can be ncgo-
tiated at rery nearly par.
| 1t is one of the strange, but well known
defects of human nature, that men are
very reluctant to abandon an obviously
bad and inconsistent position, otherwise
we should expect to hear Mr.. Heath frank
ly admitting that as his premises had pro-
ven false, his conclusions were wrong.
Our good friends admission that he de.
sires the discussion of this matter to be
confined to johnson has awakened in our
mind tender recollcctions of the mem
Der from Buncomc
AS to the probable effect upon the pub
lie mind, of the actual commencement OF
the work, as it is matter Of mere opin.
ion, Mr.. Heath may be right, though We
think not. n
In conclusion we will only say that il
always was q little unsafe for one man to
separate himself, from the great body o.
his friends and co-workers in any great
public scheme. Mr., Heath crossed the
railroad track with arguments tending t,
create doubt and distrust in an anxiou,
public mind, at a time. when it seemed
that the very life of the project depended
upon sentiment Of generous conGdenc,
in our managers. Anyperson in any town
along the line might have accomplished
the same result. Although he may nov
desire to eonfne the effect of this unluckv
action to johnson. we hardly think he wa
so considerable when lie commenced tn,
discussion. m gr .a 'Af i9yali
The crisis being now passed, we see n,
further cause for asperiiy or vinegary dis
cussions. - The railroad is going on, ant
it only remains for johnson to choos
whether she win be dragged along like
dead weight, or whether she will resaha
her heretofore proud position among he
J peers in the noble strife. Fani -Fa .aa
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