Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-07-22


hurting in the air, lend its aid to the Cen
trail, in order to build up the interests Of
Vermont as well as it's own. This is our
aim, to develop and build up the fortunes Of
our own State, by convincing the capital OF
Boston that here alone can it find the route
for the Western traffic for which it has
vainly been spending such fabulous sums.
We desire to convince Boston that our
railroad trusts are not in the hands Of
knaves aud fools, as the Messenger says,
but in the hands Of sagacious and honorable
men, whom honest aud God fearing courts
sustain, and whom our enlightened public
sentiment respects Vermont is not such
land Of pillage aud corruption as it has
been painted by the caIumnious hand OF
local hatred Eternal Justice does not
dwell with bouudless SANDER, and we never
shall feel that " this State has forgotten /
God" while it continues to iebuke those
who have decried its best interests aud it, |
purest institutions The appeals Of the
Messenger, 10 It's crusade against our best
things, to the Divine Justice, arc doubtless
inspired by piety that would gladly make
use Of the Deity to subserye its very unsuc-
cossful selfshness. 1t had better keep on
crying TO It's God. Pcradven'uro be sleep.
9th .,1 ,pupt H., e-,.L.y.1
As for the charge that this paper is
"partizan Of the Central Vermont" the
Messenger itself disproves it by quoting
our very decided criticisms on some of the
details Of its management. Neither the
Central Vermont nor the iRspirer Of the
Messenger owns the Journal. We are
identified with the welfare aud interests Of
Vermont. We crticise kindly and de.
cidedly what we think needs to be remcdied
We commend cordially what we regard as
useful to the commonwealth. Her good
name and her integrity are dear to US. If
we cannot speak good Of her in some re-
spects, we will speak evil Of her in none.
We have no lash except for those who
would injure her moral or her material in
terosts For them our whip is ready. If
she has great interests which can be fostored
only by substituting the wealth Of foreign
capitalists, to their ultimate benefit also,
we commend them to their notice and care
We will never drive out foreign capital by
even limiting that our courts are unwilling
to protect it, We would be glad to satisfy
| Boston that it is for her interest to build
double track to Ogdensbur.h, and shorten
the road By going through the Gulf even
if she lost every dollar Of the investment.
1t would, doubtless, be So Money spent
on a road that would lay the grain Of the
Northwest at her feet would not be thrown
away She would spend money, and get
back commerce and wealth and greatness.
1t costs something to maintain highways.
Why should it not cost something 10 main
tain railroads. Il is not just that the pri-
vate property of railroad managers should
be hypothecated 10 order to build and ex-
tend public roads But that is what our
Vermont railroad mea have always done.
And therefore, instead of dccrying them,
it is our policy to sustain and help them as
public bcuofaclors. Their burdens are
heavy enough, God knows, and we do not
envy them their duties, their risks, their
detractors, their crushing obligations We
would not add the weight Of little finger
to their burdens; but, satisfied Of their in
tegrty, we would ever give them our
hearty support. We prefer our editorial
chair to their palace cars any day, and 50
long as the Messenger takes offence when.
ever we speak well Of our railroads, and OIL
their hard-drveu, ovorworked managers
and commend them to the public confidence
we shall prefer to give that offence rather
than offend more gravely still against honor
e justice and truth, by decrying the legsla
ture, the courts, the press, and the hones
$ public sentiment of the State
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