Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-09
ONLY SIXTY YEARS AGO.

the date of the Issue in question. 1t
was published every Thursday by
| Hart s. Stansbury and it was edited
| by f. A. Stansbury. Its office was
stated as third story of Peck's build
ing north side of Court House square,"
so-callcd from tho fact that the for
mcr Fletcher free library building
was originally the court house. but
the square Is now tho city Park.
sixty years Is not a very long time
in the life of city. much less in the
| lifo of nation, and yet that period
takes US back to tho time when things
were not at all as they are now In
portation on Lake Champlain had not
been driven out by the railroads, and
a number Of water transportation
companies were advertising. Bradley
&, Garfield were proprietors Of the
| Merchants Boat Line, con Meeting with
Hooker & Hoton's line of steamers
and barges which left Burlington tri-
weekly via the Chambly canal for
Montreal, Quebec and other towns on
the St. Lawrence as we'll as ports on
| the upper lakes.
Another line was called the New
York, Vermont and Canada line. the
propretors being Mcpherson, Crane IL
Co. Of Montreal. Henry w. Catlin and
Smith, wilkins & Landon of Burling-
ton and Charles j. Barnes of New
connections with all Canadian ports
as we'll as New York.
The Vermont Central railroad and
the Rutland and Burlington rail-
road, following their great race from
lS4S on. to which should be
the first to reach Burlington. were adj
vcrtisins passenger trains to Boston
in 1880. and it is interesting to note
| the accommodations afforded at that
time.
The Rutland and Burlington adver-
tised two passenger trains leaving
Burlington daily, sundays excepted,
for Boston. Lowell. Worcester. New
York and intermediate points. at n.
| IN. and ~ p m, arriving in Boston
at p. m. and 10 a. IN. respectively.
The announcement added that: PAS
sengers by the ~ p. IN. train will
lodge at Bellows Falls"
The Vermont Central in addition to
passenger trains similar to those on
the Rutland advertised that "Freight
trains will leave Boston and Burling-
ton daily, Sundays excepted. No
charge will be made for trackage or
wharfage at burlington on freight be-
tween Boston and Burlington, any
part Of the State of New York or the
Canadas"
Another interesting railroad item In
the announcement that THE gross re-
ceipts of the Ogdensburg railroad
for the month of October, being its
first months business. are as follows
Freight, s12,sS7.59 passengers, $751;
2G9.O7; total. s22,106.6s." This was
held as showing "a very satisfactory
beginning OF business for this road.
1t was only sixty years ago and we,
here in Burlington an editor was
showing How to oppose the Fugitive
I Inv A n NJ u N
citizens had just been held at West
Enosburg Irrespective OF party. n,
which resolutions We're passed de-
claring that human rights are worth
vndicating;" that slavery is not only
at war upon rights of the colored
man. whom IT holds In bondage, but is
system Of constant aggression up
on the rights OF freemen; that this
law by denying tho right OF trial by
jury and the writ Of habeas corpus Is
not only odious, detestable and de-
spicable but is also unconstitutional
that those who have helped to pass II
deserve to be held up to tho execra-
ton and contempt OF all mankind al
traitors to humanity and religion
that Congress itself. by Offering this
pitiful bribe OF Aye dollars. has sci
the seal of infamy and contempt upon
all those who accept the office OF
commissioner" "That no act Of Con.
gross can make us slave catchers."
I Some idea OF the intense politica
: feeling which Immediately annotated the
Civil War period as we'll as glimps,
at Vermont politics of the time car
be gained from the following extrac
, from an editorial In the Courier II
which 1t Is declared that in the lat,
O elections "Webstery Whig-gery. tn,
o twin of Cass Hunkerism" was do
throned. The Courier continues:
e If any man has deluded himsel
Z with the idea that tho people Of thi
: Union acquiesce In the false assertion
4 that the slavery question is settled
I and are going to devote themselve
d henceforth to tho election ~ traitor
n and funkies TO Congress and else
d whore, let him put on his specs ant
take good sharp look at the retu.s.
n from Michigan and Wisconsin, Espo
d cialiy let him regard Michigan Jus