Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-29

49, -'"'' surprised at again seeing quantity
Oh COTTON III bales Just landed showing evidence Of
uIs'ah' travelling. On enquiry, we were informed
''a' was from tennessee, and was attended for
the Baltimore market; that it was brought to Pat
tonsourg by Wagons, and thence down James River
70 this city, as the cheapest and best route 20 Bat
more.
Tins Is the second instance we have WITNESSED this
season, OF cotton received here from Tennessee.
At our request, the following account of CHARGES
was made out for US by the merchant TO whon, il was
consigned Eere, and which we publish with GREAT
pleasure, for the especial benefit of our western
friends, many of whom are not acquuiated with any
better route to the seaboard than by wauoonape
throughout from Tennessee TO Baltimore.
| Expenses on II bales Cotton WEIGHING s7st I
Snpped at Florence, Tor Harvey's andng.) on James
river about Il miles above Pattonsburg Botetourt
county, and forwarded by way of Richmond to Balti-
more, viz:
Freight to Richmond, at so cts per 100 lbs s3a 90
Toll through the mountain locks at 10 cents
gs &: At 'P Re i"s a, O. ct. per 100 e e
| Drayage from Basin to Fishers Wharf (beIow
lockgates) I so
Wharfage 90
Commission at Florence for receiving, storing,
and forwarding, e5
S51 &c
Il
Freight from Richmond to Baltimore at 81
pei o"ie' II 90
Total expense to Baltimore 60 -
| Or about 07 cents per 100 lbs
374 cents. "S' P'1e PEI oa'e' Is
1t VIII be seen at glance, that the charges from
fattonsDurg to this place. amounting to SOL &c, are
not quite 20 cents the 100 lbs; while the charges
from fattonsourg to Baltimore by Wagon, are not
less thln i5o cents, as we are told. Thus if this
CITY was made the place of deposit, there would be
d saving OF "a cents the 100 Ibs-with the advan-
tage of all the markets of the world; and even if it
must be shipped again Baltimore saving of about
43 cents the 100 lbs:
1t such be the advantages of transportation bv the
James River route of the produce of the West to the
seaooard the saving the conveyance of goods to the
west, must be at least equal; and probably much
greater because, learn, the charge ON the land
carriage from the seaboard double that of the car
rage to the seaboard; for 100 lbs per mile
beng the charge from Baltimore to Tennessee and
cent per mile flom Tennessee to Baltimore
In connection with this subject we would call the
attention Of the Legislature to the fact that cotton
ID bales, pays 10 the 100 lbs through the
mountain canal and only 64 cents through the lower
canal while every other article Of merchandise
the reverse of these tolls exists. The following IS
the section of the law by which this high toll is ex
acted: Son all articles packed in trunks boxes. or
bales, ten cents per hundred pounds" we are well
convinced this section was never intended m ,nrI,
10 cotton in bales, but to manufactured roods
IL The evil complained of in the following extrac,
has become so serious in our city, that the Common
Hall should have its attention drawn to it if there
be not any ordinance now to correct the evil and if
there be, the Police should to it. Merchants and
traders who pay license to the city, cannot com
pete with PedIars and Hawkers and beside, the mpo
sltion and cheats practlsed citizens are too
great to be borne The way these Pedlars manage
Is usually to call at houses and tempt the ladies' who
are very to1d of making great bargains, to purchase
what Is apparently gold silver ware, which genel
rally turns out to be plated at best. caution to
the far dealers cannot come an1iss
"PEDLARs.-There is much complaint made of
late IN regard to the multitude of pedlars who roam
about the land, not eXacy eating the bread of idle
ness, but that of fraud and deception
In no species of merchandise is there so much
room for deception and such numerous frauds COM
fnltted, as IN articles ofjewery, silver and plated
ware, watches, &c. These articles, If purchased Of
man who is resident Of any town. wherein he
pays taxes, house and store rent. as a citizen can
be returned upon his hands If found not TO he of the
description represented or some other restitution
!
he has some conscience or at least some sort of cred
it to sustain;-but If purchased ola pedlar who IS
here to day and gone before tomorrow whose dos
tinaon as well as the place whence he came is -
known, who sells his wares at price less than the
cost of the bare labor expended on them if of the
quality represented. or not sioen;-there is TO re-
dress without great vigilance and trouble. We are
crediby informed that in New Hampshire there i.
place where spoons are made expressly to be ped
died in this state, which contains but three fonrths
OF silver the other fourth being copper and that
$4,000 worth Of these articles have been recently
manufactured for his purpose.
1t may be said that 1t a convenience to those iv-
ing distance from towns and villages TO have red
lars call with their wares, and it's so to certain
extent; but they should purchase no articles of
which they cannot judge the quality, or which it
would be uncomfortable to be cheated in. They
would find it far profitable to await the time
when they visit the regular deacrs.-Wc would
advise all people not to purchase Of pedlars those
"chIldren Of the MIST" but to bear in mind if thew
do So that they doing manifest Injustice to their
fellow citizen, who lives among them, spends his
honest earnings with them. and bears bis share of
the burdens Of the community paper