Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-11-23
The Railroad.

The great injunction case against the
town Of Swanton, to prevent the town
from issuing its bonds, came to an inglo-
rious conclusion last week. When the
case was called up before Chancellor Will
son, the orators were "not prepared to
argue so important case" and pleaded
for delay, as before, but the Court did
not consider their cause for delay valid,
snd denied the motion to continue, where
upon I" Uncle Ben" refused to argue the
case. and the Bill was dismissed. "Un-
ole Ben.," it is said raved heavily and
threatened to bring a Bill Of Review, etc.,
etc. He will undoubtedly bring as many
suits IS his poor dupes in the town of Swan
ton will pay him for, and in this way will
easily raise enough to pay his own railroad
hx. and make the other furious tanties"
pay double tax which is good enough
FOR them. Wea not surprised to hear,
however, that since the recent action of
4he people of St. Adams who are opposed
% the principle of bonding" all but the
most stupid and bigoted ant,es," think
they .'smell mice" and arc not disposed
TO be used as cats-paw to pull out other
peoples chestnuts any longer. However,
II they like the fun of paying ''Uncle
Ben. 3" railroad tax in this indirect way,
we have no right to complain. They are
sble--we are willing.
An important meeting was held in Enos-
burgh last week, called to see if the town
would bond in favor Of the Mississquoi
Valley Road. Speeches were made by
Ex.Gov. Smith, Hon. II. 4. Royce, JAS
per Rand and others, The St. Adams
Messenger of the 10Th contains a pretty
full report of the remarks of Gov. Smith
and Mr.. Royce. The Importance of Gov.
Smiths speech to US is, that he, as usual
in his public speeches, declared himself
in favor of the Lamoille Valley Road.
Said he always had favored it. He did
all he could to aid us to the charter, he
said, and he solemnly defed any one to
show that he had ever done any thing
against it. Said he had been misrepre-
sented on this subject. We think this
open and public declaration of the Gov.
ought to put to shame those indiscreet
and i'll informed zelots of st. Adams, who
are constantly quoting Gov. Smith as a
persistent enemy of our road. Unless We
can be made to believe that these people
know the Gov. better than he knows him.
self, VIC shall cling to the notion that the
Gov. is our friend, or, at least, is not our
enemy. He has a keener vision and
broader views than the shop keepers Of
St. Adams, and knows full we'll that the
prosperity of the eastern portion of his
county will not injure but increase the
prosperity of his own town. He says SC
in his speech. When his constituents all
get educated up to the broad views of the
Ex-Gov., we shall have happier family
The result of the meeting was not ia.
vorable to the Cows wishes, to be sure,
but he appears to have had respectful
hearing and his views duly weighed
Probably the people of Enosburgh will
not bond for the Mlssissquoi road, until
the completion of the great road Of their
choice, the Lamoille Valley Road. As
St. Adams is now pretty we'll accommo'
dated she can afford to wait.
Meantime we are happy to know that
ill the interests Of the Lamoille Valley
hoad are prospecting.
-----z-----------x. -----..------------