The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-06-27

of respect, and champions himself agaius
the hardness of fortune. 10 his wre:chet
homestead he is throned in the majesty o
the affections His suffering, patient, low
ms. wfe-his pale faced i'll clad children
are his queen and subjects He is ;
king in heart, subduin9 and ruling TIT
iron rs,-Hluminated Magazine.
Extending the Magnetic Telegraph to
New York.
Accompanying the recent report made
upon the Magnetic Telegraph is a mem
orial from Mr. Morse concerning the ex
tension of his Telegraph to New York
of which letter from Washington speaks
as follows:
| He first proposes to sell out to the Gov
eminent the right 10 the invention for the
route from Washington to New York, fol
the sum which the Committee on Com
merce, who have the subject in charge
may decide 10 be just ard reasonable. He
then proposes as an alternative, 10 con-
slrucl the line OF Telegraphs through to
New York, and put it in possession OF
the Government, fit for use, for a com.
pensalon TO CONFORM with an estimate
which he submits The plan is to have,
| between Baltimore and New York, three
stations CT communication NV iImnglun,
Philadelphia ard Trenton, N. jail in,
telligence 10 be announced at each Of the
four points simultaneously. Here is an
abstract of the estimate:
Distance from Baltimore 10 New York,
203 miles. Cost per mile of double wire
on posts according 10 The estimate of orig.
ina report to Congress on the adoption Of
The scheme $500.
203 miles at $500 per mile, $4,000
Instruments, &C., $500
Salaries Superintendent, &C.,
during construction, $500
Total cost, $4,000
Ascerained cost per mile in US
ing posts to support the wires, $3.50
= At this rate the line of wire for
the 203 miles would cost but S7l,50O
Salaries and instruments as be-
fore, 5000
S8O50OI
But The establishment of the stations at
the intermediate points would require, it
seems, four independent wires; the cost
ofthe additional ones is put down at $780,
500. Adding this amount to the estlmat.
ed cost for the whole distance, al the great
est probable rate per mile, $500, and you
have 8 Is 500, or the cost at the lesser
rate of $3.50, and you have $LO6, 444 for
the whole distance
But the improvement! which the expe-
rience of Two years has enabled MI Morse
to put in practice, show that saving of
fifteen per cent. may be effected upon The
above estimates.
10 take mean estimate between these
wo, as the protector proposes will probl-
bly, be as sure means as any other OF |
getting at the real cost of constructing the
Telegraph on the plan submitted from
Baltimore to New York this mean
amount is S95,668
The next question is, how will the gov
ernment be remuneraled for this outlay?
1t is supposed that it will be chiefly used
for purposes of commercial nter-commu-
nicalon. The expense OF keeping up the |
is estimated 10 be onI y equal
10 the salaries of two Of the first class of
government clerks, that is, $4,000. or
course it is impossible to ioreleII all the
which will be made in this |
node Of intercourse, or how generally il
will come to be used, but it would seem !
lutte sale TO assume that ten times this !
amount would be collected from the mel
chants Of the Ihree great cities winch the |
inc will connect, ia Il single year; since
/ must altogether monopoIze all that bu-
,iness correspondence which requires the
creates. atialnabe rapdlty.
A FAMILY SUPPORTED By One ACRE.
10 many the following from the Amer
can Farmer, will probably sound like
arge story Bat We are not Of the num-
yer who believe it necessary to run over
township, to gel enough for the support
If an individual.
"Mr. Drew, the editor OF the Maine Far
ner,culivates but a single acre oflaud the
produce of which suffices in chief for the
support of a large family. One-third of
which he devotes TO corn, which he Sc
ects from the most profitable species, and
'aises after the most approved modern
olan-Ae manures the land well, and ,