Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-28
Vermont Daily Transcript
ST. ALBANS, VT.
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1869.
The Rich ord RdiirOad Mefi"1.

The Rich ord RUffrOdd MfPh"I.
The Hyde Park NoWsdeater rejoices
ut what it calls the recent "yfdsco" at
Richford, and thinks that the "Missis-
uuoi Valley Railroad is, for the present
ut least, suspended" We copy from
its columns:
We give below the account of the af-
fair as told by the st. Adams Messenger.
BY that account it only appears rs
very tame affair, but as deserted in the
graphic language of the wide-awakes in
Franklin County, it was quite another
thing. We doubt If the engulphing of
Pharaoh and his goddess hosts gave
more ioy to Israel in the old time, than
did the discontinue Of Gov. Smith and
his retinue at Richford on Wednesday
last to the friends of the Lamoille Val
lev Railroad, in Franklin County.
OF course we cannot enter into full
sympathy with our Franklin County
friends in their quarrel with Gov.
Smith and the people of 1t. Adams.
We could say much good OF GOV.
Smith. He has done much ervice for
st. Adams, Franklin County and the
State of Vermont, for which he is en-
titled to the gratitude of all good citi-
zens. Personally he has shown us con-
siderate kindness, in times when to be
treated considerably and kindly was
uncommonIy grateful to our feelings,
and we do not mean to requite him so
lily rs to join in any unreasonable out
cry against him, even when we have
full steam up on the Railroad question.
We must acknowledge that the Gov
ernor has great influence, and is en-
titled to have great influence in all the
affairs of the state of Vermont, espe-
cially in its railroad matters; but we
venture the assertion that there are
some .fe,O things which the Governors
influence cannot reach. No more than
the sweet influence of the pleiades can
be bound (see Job, can he stop the rapid
flow of our beautiful Lamoille to the
lake. No influence can prevent the in
dependent people of Caledonia, La
noble and Franklin for having high
ways for their increasing commerce and
productions, as fast as they can pay for
them. We could quote beautiful words
2 the Governor proving our great need
of railroad through this valley, and
proving the great advantages to us. And
inasmuch as it is understood that the
movement on Richford was movement
designed to head Off our Rail Road, we
have to confess to no little satisfaction
Mt its failure. AS we have said, the
story is very mildly told, but the mean
ing of it is, as we understand it,
that the Missisquoi Valley r. r. is for
present mt least suspended. Read the
Messenger article, men of Lamoille,
and rejoice, and grid up your loins for
another two weeks labor, and then
you can rest for season.
Our Newport contemporary, the NeVs
rather spoils the suspension story, as
will be seen from the following extract
from its article on the Railroad meet.
ing.
The Richford Sentinel is out in Il So
we're anu bitter article on the action of
the commissioners, "beating the Wind
vehemently. Don't get unduly excit-
ed, brother, and refrain from all abuse.
Discretion is always the better part of
valOr." Allow us to say, upon undis-
puted authority, that there exists be-
tween the commissioners on this end
of the route and these parties in interest
Of the Vermont Central, perfect under
standing and good feeling; that there
is not the slightest disposition or dis
position or desire to hinder in any way
the building of the road from st. AL
DdAS w ISlCAlOIu, tllSt There Is the DeSt
of reasons for believing that both the
eastern and western sections of the 10 ad
will be built and that we shall secure
the connection of the South
Eastern Junction II. r. with the CT. &
Pass. road at this point, just where the
friends Of both roads want them built
and where nature designed they should
connect. Though The result of the
meeting at Richfcrd may have been
somewhat unexpected, nothing was
done designed to hinder the building OF
the road from Richford to st. Adams
and nothing will hereafter be done by
our people east Of the mountain to pre-.
vent its construction. We want the
road built through, then we want the
remaining link from here to Island
Pond completed, making, az we claim
theshortest and best connection between
Portland and the West. We saw
again, while working for the interests
Of this section of the State just as people
elsewhere labor for their own interes,
and that of their immediate vicinity
nothing will be done to hinder the con
struction of the road from st. Adams t
Richford, but every aid and facility pos
sible and consistent will be granted it
Our neighbor of the Sentinel, when hi
knows more about it, and the heat O
passion has subsidized, will talk different