The New York herald., 1845-08-24
Covcosp, Mass, Aug. 21, lelS

OofSOApt 4s4ooo't aug ~hs wv
1ravd Bstiosen New York and Boston-Efests Of
Cempstition-1yade in Ffuit-Want of Rain, &c.
arrived here the other day after short and
cheap passage from your city The distance is about
two hundred and fifty miles, and paid twenty shi
lings only, or at the rate of one cent a mile, TO
be conveyed to this village. This is cheap enough
for the economically disposed individuals but
decidedly too cheap Tor the comfort-loving traveller
Travel between New York and Boston has be-
come immense. To ascertain its increase and pres
ent magnitude, one must travel once or twice over
each route connecting the two Cities This summer
gives idea of the locomotive propensites nj
the Americans; OF their curiosity to see the world
When they can travel on the "Cana street plan -
or at the rate of cent mile, they become mipra-
tory to an alarming extent.
America is a great country for competition. It can
scarcely exist without It; indeed it will at go
to ruin soon as the speculative mania of the peo-
pie ceases, and the Pacific becomes the terminus of
the enterprizes now In contemplation. We see this
on board the steamboats, and in the railroad cars on
halt a dozen different routes leadingfrom New York
to Boston, and out OF Boston to all the towns of any
consequence in New England There are now no
less than five routes betweenSN ork and Boston,
from which diverge dozen or more railroads
shooting to every important point in this section OF
the country. On these routes see the restIesss
activity of the people; the strong desire to travel
the irresistible tendency to get into larger and less
populated region; lndomtable energy that almost
startles quiet, podding man. The rush to obtain
the best seats at the tea table on board steamboat
to get the best seat In the best railroad car the lev
ellng operation OF cheap fares, exhibit plainly
enough, the tendency and destiny of America and
the Americans. The acquisition of Texas produces
the same feeling in the breasts of the mass that is
felt by every live Yankee In obtaining a comforta-
BILE seat IN railroad car, after rush from steam
boat, and when travelling at the cheap rate of one
per mile. More land, the best seat, the almighty
dollar, and the purest atmosphere, are uppermost
in the mind of the present generation.
But let all this for what is worth I might
perhaps be better employed in giving few statisti
cal facts connected with the great increase in travel
that has lately taken place between New York and
Boston.
came on in the Rhode Island. She left New
York in company with the Cleopatra and Neptune,
all with passengers for Boston. The Rhode
Island had two hundred and fifty in her cabins AS
she is no better than the Neptune or Cleopatra, it
is fair to- SUPPOSE that they also had two hundred and
fifty each. These IN the aggregate amount to seven
hundred and fifty These passengers left your city
at the moment, to reach the same place early
the next morning, and then to scatter Then there
is the Long Island route, that conveyed at least two
hundred persons from New York to Boston on the
same day; and the New Haven route, that conveyed
a hundred more, making total OF over one thou
sand passengers. Ten years ago, three hundred
were considered very large number to leave your
city In one day tor Boston, Now, one thousand ls
the number Ten years ago the fare was six and
eight dollars; now 1t is two dollars Ten years ago
there was one route, and that sc round the Point"
Now there five routes, and all good and desira-
Europe.
Among other extraordinary results seen in the
competlton IN rail roads In this drectlon Is IN the
enormous quantity of fruit that is daily trans
ported from New York to Boston and the interme-
date cities | saw on board the Rhode Island two
hundred baskets, equal to the same number Of bush
hundred and fifty. baskets of the same delicious
fruit, in charge Of Adams S Co., which were de-
ivered and offered for sale in Boston in thirteen
hours after leaving New York. / am told that the
frnt uda hot fhn
and very profitable. In strawberry time, probably
two millions OF baskets were conveyed over one
route from New York to Boston In all early fruits
the trade Is enormous
All the fields in this place are dried up There.
has been no rain OF any consequence since planting
time many OF the farmers cutting up their corn
stalks to give to the cattle, all hope of getting crop
having vanished Both the corn aud potato crops
will be short In this vicinity these crops will fall
of at least one-hrd from average, There was
a small shower this morning, which the pirched
drunkard in your city drinks off glass of gin
The feelings OF the people IN this region are de-
cidedly against the annexation OF Texas, and war
with Mexico. That, however. was to be expected
This town is the seat of Abolitlonsm and Transcen-
dentalism Several here have signed what is called
Dlsunon Pledge, and another called the Ant-
Slavery Peace Pledge. The first binds the sgners
to vote for candidate for any office the en-
trance upon which requires oath to support the,
constitution of the United States" This pledge is
circulating all over New England. The other
euSes 'ie S'Shefs not 70 diu IN any way or shape
IN any war that may result from the annexation of
Texas All are " come cutters" here, and we NAV
next expect amalg lgamation Of colors in marriages.
CALIFoKNIA.-The Northern part of California Is
said to be as fine a country Kentucky with mil
der climate, the latitude 40 on the Pacific agrees
with the same climate in Southern Europe. There are
Indians on the well wooded streams, who have never
the face Of white man; and North California is
capable of supporting population large the whole
Southern States 1t i remarked by Humboldt that the
people Of the provinces of New spsn altogether
dissmar to the mixed and Indian Of the southern
Provinces and that irreconcilable anpahy prevails
between them. The northern Mexicans Of the pu.
rest white race, from the northern part Of Span descen
dants of the Gohs Of Biscay and Castillo and akin the
Saxon Patty in his narratives, speaks of the great
cily with which the Americans incorporated and
asmilaed with the Spaniards of the internal
MONEY MARKET.
SATURDAY.. August 23-6 % NJ