The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-06-22

NeO IOfh IWpfOCeWeHtS.--from a tabular
statement recently published, it appears that the
State Of New York has now finished and in OPP
Grafton, 655 miles Of State Canals, and 1879 miles
of Canals owned by private companies. She has,
besides, l6a miles of state Canals and 2S miles of
private Canals, commenced; making an aggre-
gate Of III miles of Canals Finished and l9l
miles of Canals commenced, Total, 96S miles of
Canal, finished or in progress,
OF Railroad, there are 2lS miles finished, 95S
miles commenced, and 1904 miles authorized by
various acts of incorporation. Total, $3.50 miles
of Railroad, finished in progress, or authorized;
in the Empire State. Total of Canals and Rail-
roads now fnished-995 miles, Vermont Chron-
icle
"The Baptist African Churches in the Island of
Jamaica, have raised the necessary funds to sup
port two missionaries in Western Africa. These
churches have about 10000 colored members. -
Southern Religious Herald
The " Southern Religious Herald" of course
avoids stating that these churches are composed of
persons who but lately were West India slaves,
now suddenly turned loose" into British free
men, and that these Christians are undertaking
the work Of missions without the humbug of col
onizaton,- Em.amcipator.
A daily paper of the size of tie Courier and
Enquirer land at the same price, called the u
nited States Sentinel and National Union" will be
published early next month by Messrs. E. Hud
son and Co. of New York. 1t will advocate the
political doctrines of the present administrations
and will go strongly against Anti-SIavery and Alb
clifton principles, in every shape. A large amount
of money has all ready been subscribed to sustain
it-John G. Calhoun being among its chief sup
porters he alone having put down his name for
five thousand dollars Transcript.
THE CRops,-The Albany Daily Advertiser
says, that gentleman who has traversed the great
err portion of the State between Utica and Buffalo
within the last fortnight, assures that the pros
poets ofa very heavy wheat crop were never more
hattering. We learn from the same source that
there are large quantities of flour and grain in
in Michigan and at the different ports on Lake
Erie, on their way to New York via Erie Canal
The Boston Steam Packets ria HaHtar.-A
Halifax correspondent of the Mechanics News
Room, writes Mr.. Cunnard has FIVE packets build
ing. Three to run across the Atlantic, one to ply
between Boston and Halifax, and one to ply be-
tween Pictou and Quebec, hear he has dispos-
ed Of his contracts, but do not know the TERMS
1t is said, however, to have been for handsome
advance on the estimate value.
PRESIDENT VAN buren, will spend his summer
holidays at Saratoga Springs. Secretary Forsyth
will bear him company.
There are eighty-one Post Offices in operation
in the Territory of Wisconsin, In the Territory
of Iowa there forty-one. .... ..
AUBURN AND SYRACUSE Raul RoAD.-The iron
having been laid the entire track of the road the
Locomotives have commenced their regular trips
between the two villages, making two runs per day,
and accomplishing the distance, twenty-six miles,
in about an hour and twenty TO thirty minutes.
STEAM NAVIGATION. 1t is said that there are at this
time more steam vessels navigating the waters Of
the Mississippi, than all the steam vessels of Great
Britain and her colonies combined, and more thai
three times the number OF all owned upon the
whole continent of Europe,