Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-21

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train Of one hundred aud hty-nine slate
cars, and total weight of hundred and
thirty.threo tons
Road TO lAm0illGlllcy.
As will be seen 10 our cohs to-day, this
, project is creating mu'h in 1t along the
I proposed line. 1t promises 1t advantages
to the section Of country thigh which it
will run. The towns alonae route and
the towns along the Lana Valley road
. will not be satisfied with onln eastern aud
4, western outlet They do nft'b to do their
4 principal business ether N = md or at
/ Maquam Bay. They want to 9, Boston,
), or to the west by Burlington ~, ias, or
IS to New York. The great Iket of New
4 England never will be or ca,e Portland
c TO go to Boston by way of Sohnsbury is
2 long and circuitous route fonarly all the
q towns on the limo Of the Lalle Valley
e. road. 1t will benefit St. Jobury to get
2
r coal and iron from the lake that road,
d but the towns along the line g(ittle benefit
n that they would not have in a igrcater de-.
' gree by the construction Of theoposed new
? road. Even now the teams tween this
point aud South Ilardwck Wolcott,
which were hauled off on the oning of the
/ Lamoillc Valley road, are rming their
trips, for they can lay down weun produce
in South Hardwiok, from this to-. cheaper
than the railroad can
Then, too, just now there is aitch in the
affairs Of the Portland q OgdenA,ph road
The city of Portland is asked for,,50O 900
more in order to complete it, Twill cost
twice that sum, and there is grcareason to
doubt whether the aid will be gracd. The
Maine Legislature has given Poland also
leave to subscribe to the Rochter road
This will make continuous line ON Port.
land to Montpelier, the Lake anthe West.
over the Montpelier and Wells iver road,
by the shortest route and by tt quickest
time
Now then is our time. If Mhtpelier is
alive to her interests we shall on be the
practica railroad center of the safe. We
shall pluck the flower safety, out f the net.
tie danger. We shall turn our finer mis-
takes into the elements Of the h,hest sue
cess and welfare. We shall reap or advant-
ages also by adding to the prospery of 9TH
er towns, and the very enterprise ,hich will
build US up will have an equally ine effect
elsewhere. The Vermont Centra and the
Montpelier and Wells River roads will both
make large gains out Of what advances our
interests and the local welfare of other sec.
Iions. We trust this matter will be tgeedily
pushed to practical solution. 20
a. n0'',~ -'aos' e'ssd.ch we 'sIaly iul
,ro.ss, ., lands Of the arbitrator at Gen.
- nave been known to the civilized world
Or nearly ten years There is no phase of
he innumerable questions provoked by them
'hich has not been explained and illustrated
y the ablest statesmen and dipomatists of
he two nations. If, at this late day, with
i the light poured upon these questions, the
United States has taken miserable advant-
&c of some supposed ambiguity in the treaty.
r has presented claims preposterous" or in.
ulting to proud people, not Great Britain
ut ourselves will be the sufferers. If the
ensures which Parliament and people are
ldgnantly launching against our govern
lent were deserved, ChiefJustico Cockburn
nd his associates might return to Geneva
18th a confident and assured mind, for no
'lbunal deserving the good opinion of the
'orld would listen for moment to the rep.
'seniations Of government which has prov.
so trcacherous and so unworthy. But it
not so. When the High Commission met
Washington nearly a year ago they found
j the questions in dispute open, nothing de-
i"'"uNi hV'hipB "alNeu,'-some questions
osiibly in allegiance and some half-forgot-
n,-but all Of them to be provided for and
'yered by one settlement, the conditions of
hich were to be fixed by the members of the
With the full knowledge of
lese facts the commission agreed first of all,
that generous preamble which gave assur.
ice to the world that the two great English
'eaking nations were about to submit all
eir differences in good faith TO a supreme
ibunal, which was to pass upon the essen.
al justice Of these claims. The comprehen-
We language of the preamble cannot be for
'tten. 1t is not open to two constructions.
y that agreement it is the purpose Of our
'yernment aud people to abide and they
ay with confidence appeal from the passion
hich rules the hour to the sober judgement
ID reason Of nation whose interest in an
nitabe and peaceful adjustment is certain.
great as our own.
owing still-born. As presented it embraced |
'eral points. But the Springfield RepuM-
done of the foremost in the fray now
rs ;
. There is only one point on which anything /
" or damaging 10 the Administration can be ,
ought out, and that is, whether any govern
MT officer or special friend of the President
'red in the immense profits of the business" t
This is signal collapse from the original |
d sweeping charge and to sustain this last Q
naming point there is nothing but mere
assumption. Mr. Summers speech !,
$ pronounced failure SO the Washing 5
} despatch of the Boston ADVERTISER after o
'aking highly of Mr.. Schuz's speech as an
'torical effort, says:
After all Mr. Schurz's eloquence, however.
Impression tonight is that he has failed TO r
Ike out strong case, and while the facts may l.
tliy suspicion and Investigation, nothing has o
n established compromising the honor of this h
oru ant a.. Il y "a IN