Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-26

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day of the present month"; and within cen day. next
after the adjournment OF the presen, General Assem-
bly,. ar, suspended. M Superior Court Of Law for
the County of Hcnrco for the trial of civil Causes
will therefore be held this spring. at the time spec
dsd by the pre- existing law, being the frs, lav nc
April. Special Court however, il is probablc win
be held Mt some future period, to be determined bv
the Judge
Standing few days since on our basin bnpk and
looking with much qualification n, tho varied product,
poured into our c;ty by the James River Canal. wc
wcr' not a little surprised again seeing quantity
of co ton III bales Jrs, landed shown, evidence NJ
distant travelling. On enquiry, we were informed
hat II was from Tennessee, and was Intended far
the Baltimore market; that it vas brought to Pat
tonsburg by Wagons, and thence down james R,vor
% this city Us tn: cheapest and best route to Bat;-
more. ~
This is The second instance we have Whimsical ,h;
season, OF cotton received here from Tennessee
Al nur request, the following account of cboro.s
was made ont for us by the merchant TO WHOM, il ,yo
consigned Lcrc, and which we publish with cre.t
pleasure, for tho especial benefit of our yes,s,,
friends, many Of whom not acquainted with INV
better route to the scaboard. than by waoponare
throughout, from Tennessee TO Baltimore
Expenses on IL bales Cotton weiplnr CTS, r
shipped at Florence, Tor Ilarveys landing1 on lanes
River about = miles above Pattonsburr Botetourt
county, and forwarded by way of Richmond to BALI
, more, viz: - ''
FreIgh, to Richmond, at so cts per 100 lbs s,a 90
Fol through the mountain locks at 10 cents
per 100 lbs 9 -.
Toll AT Richmond at G. cts per 100 o,
Drayagc from Basin to Fishers Wharf ibelow
lockgates) so
Wharfage oo
Commission at Florence for receiving, sto,iup.
ond forwarding< . o.
Commission AZ Richmond for RECEIVING ordo 80
forwarding. at - cts per bale, o.
Freight from Richmond to Baltimore, at q
per bale, :, m
I% W. ' expense Sc to Baltimore. S7e 81
Or about lO1 cents per 100 lbs
- For receiving storing fotvardn,, p,ice mo-, b,i :
81 cent?. P'' per odio' Is
1t Will be seen at glance that the CHARGES from
Pattonsburg to this place, amounting TO S51 es ara
not quite 76 cents the 100 lbs while The cborno,
from PaNonsburg to Baltimore BY wappon a,o not
less than $50 cents, we are told Thus. if ,bs
city was made the place of deposit there wopId be
saving of ~ cents the 100 lbs-wIth the advor-
tage of all the markets of The world; and even p;
must be shipped again to Baltimore savno of ,bor,
! 43 cents the 100 lbs:
II such be the advantages of transportation bv the
James kver route of the produce of the West to the
Seaooard the saving the vance of goods TO thu
west must De at least equal and probably much
6re'er' BECAUSE as we learn the charge the land
carriage from the seaboard is double that of the car.
rage to the seaboard; for 100 lbs per mile
oe'hg the charge from Baltimore to Tennessee and
cent per mile from Tennessee Baltimore
In connection with this subject we would call tho
attention OF the Legislature tho fact that cotton
in bales, pays 10 cents the 100 bs, throuob tho
mountain canal, and only CT cents through the Iouor
canal; while on every other article of mercband;s.
the reverse Of these tolls exists. The followino 6,
the section Of the law by which this high toll 10 cv
acted: ION al! articles packed in trunks boxes Or
bales ten cents per hundred pounds" We arc we'll
convinced this section was never intended TO appIv
! 10 cotton in bales but to manufactured coods
! u The evil complained of IN the following eyt,ac+
has become so serious in our city, that the Common
aH shouid nave Its attention drawn to it if there
W "ot any ordinance now TO correct the evil, and il
there be, the Police should see to it, Merchants and
traders who pay license to the CITY, cannot com-
pete with Pedlars and Hawkers and beside the imno-
stIon and cheats practsed on our citizens are ton
great to be borne The way these Pedla,s man,ro
is usually to call at houses and tempt the ladies. wbo
are very ioud of making great bargains, to purcbase
what IS apparently gold or silver ware which penc-
rally turns out to be plated at best A csution n
the far dealers cannot come a,n,ss
'PEDLARs-Thorc is much co.DpIaint made os
ate III regard to the multitude of pcdlars who roam,
ABOUT the land not exactly ealing the bread of IDLE
ness, but that of fraud and deception
! In no species of merchandise 10 there 80 much
I room Tor deception and such numerous frauds com
mittcd, as IN articles ofjrwery, silver and no,ed
ware Watches DC. These articles, If purchased of
n man who - a resident of any towp ,ho..;. -
pays taxes house aud store rent as a ci,izeu cnn
DC returned upon his hands found not to be Of the
description represented, or some other restitu, ion
may DC obtained; besides, it is to DO supposed that
10 sustalni-but Vt purchased Of pedlar who is
hero to day and gone before tomorrow whose a. 20
tinalon as well as the place whence he came IL IN
% - w,'p SOUS MS wares at price less than the