Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-13
Thence TO Baltimore in the evening
by Railroad, 4
Breakfast and dinner OH The road,
Two days time,
Return same,
80 90


R stnrns fresh and hcariy.-Ab.en, less than
four days.-Spendng one day III Baltimore
| and one in New York.
Showing saving Of" Domestic Comforts,
in favor of The "False system" Of seventy
seven dollars each trip Of al individusl--his
tax for "sixiy cents" payable IN Foreign
comforts being ut the same time included
in the price OF his passagc-the Railroad ana
Steamboat lines themselves bearing all the
deprivations Of Foreign comforts necss'
sary TO meet the interest due by them to
Iforeiencrs-On this line of travel alone on
an average for 3i2 days in the year, allow
ling those who stop at the various points ON
the route I" count only in proportion to the
distance they travel are probably equal to not
less than $50 passengers daily, (n the winter
less, but much more at other seasons which
II is a clear saving in favor of tho "Fslse sys
tem," Of II $50 dollars per day, or 3603GCO
H dollars annually. If we take into considera-
ton the former unavoidable delays and losses.
and Incidental expenses, occurring from varl-
ous causes, which those who formerly travel
led on this route will readily comprehend, II
will. think, DO conceded that the savings
and additions of" Domestic comfort" on this
road alone, will pay the annual interest TO
the amount Of at least one half of the For
eirn comforts" wo are deprived Of, amount
/ ing to sixty cents for each individual annual
IIly-or about one silk giore each for grown
| person--a humming top for hd--a figured
/ fan direct from Paris for n Miss, just n her
| tccns--and doll direct from Nurenbnrg for
n child--or (by n little inevitable inequality
lin distribulon.) perhaps n copy o! Ada1
Smiths Wealth of Nations, for Hr. Benton
Il Manchauson's Tales for Mr.. Van Bnren -
Don Quixoitc de Ia Maneha (by Cid Hamst
Bean and Jeiy) for General Jackson-anG n
Il Chinese puzzle for Mr.. Woodbury.. Let this
calculation be affixed to all the Improvements
of travel and transportation in the Union,
n,roduccd bv the " False system" even in
GLIDING ALL ("he splendid bm IN many IN.
stances profHess Railroads and Canals, >"
which Mr.. Van Buren speaks OF, and il will
probably be found (sllhough their proprielors
may not reap great prodis) that after the in
terest Of the foreign debt, amounting to $40,
coo, 600 annually, has been paid, there will
| still be q balance Of one hundred millions of
dollars or moro, of Domestic comforts" !"
II yearly in the peoples favor in which they
/ all share directly or indrecily-as tho de-
crease in The cost of travel aud transportat'n III
necessarily decreases the charges on busi-
ness and consequently cheapen the articles
| of general consumption in the same ra,io.-
This is a principle which experience has
long scl,leJqnite aS satisfactorily as the one
Mr.. Van Buren, thinks so well established, IA
announced TO the world in his last messsg.
IN the following words:
\ cit is moreover an established principle
that the supply Of the precious metals vii!
always be found adequate TO the uses for
which they are required"
L Now there is tins objection to this cherish.
ed dogma of Mr.. Van Burcn's that though
truc,it admits of two solu,ons.-If the "prc-
cious metals should not happen to come I"
the wants Of the people the wants If the pro-
pie must be diminished to the quantity of the
precious metals" Like the iron bed of
Procrustes, if the bed doesno, fit The man,
the man mu., be made to fit the bed.
cd hy bo
L" false system" on a smaller scale, as regards
railroads, and which will apply more general
ly to the laboriug classes will suppose Ii
person living in The neishborhood Of Stoning-
ton, formerly had occasion to go to Provi-
| dcnce, distance about 80 miles--the sane
calculation, with variation of circumstance, :,
will apply equally well to other locations.
/ Made before the fuse SYSTEM was intro.
duccd-no stages then running between
those places--uses his own horse and wa.-
gon.
II Leaves S,oning,on early in the morning,
roads bad arrives in Providence next day
stays there one night; leaves next day, and
reaches home the 4,h day at night.
II a days board at one dollar per day, S4OO
3 nights lodging at rs cts, Is
NJ Keeping Of horse nights at so cts, l,5C
III Grain for horse 8 days, 5C
Wear and use of Wagon and horse, geo
4 days time lost at one dollar per day, 400
n sl275
II [Ifa poor man, he must hire Horse or 90
j on foot.
VI By Railroad or " False System"
Nj Leaves Stonlngton in Cars at seven o.
!, clock in the morning, arrives at 10 O'clock
stays all the business hours Of tlis day, and
!, returns at o'clock, arrives home by nine ia
the evening.
Price Of passage going 81 returning, S5,Ct
II Dinner IN Providence, 81
vi One days work, l,O(
SG,5t
Leaving s62J of 4" domestic comfort" tc
llmeet the charge of 90 cents of The &" forsigi