The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-06-04
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Concluded.

COncluQeUs
Having been deferred from finishing
this sketch before leaving Troy, l thought
best TO continue my chapter of statistics and
incidents, on the way and will proceed. |
left that place at S 2, P. NJ, in the steam
boat Empire, which Landed me in N. York
al 5 the next morning. This boat can tra>
verse the water with great speed, but as
the main object is TO reach the place of des-
tination in season Tor the passengers to trans
act business, great speed is not necessary.
The Empire is about 800 feet long, and
more than 80 feet from top 10 bottom. From
so 10 60 hands are employed on board. Fare
through, SO cents. Some steamboats, carry
for rs cents. l was told by an old gentle.
man on board, that in 1912, or when only one
regular Passenger Boat traversed the Hud-
son River from Troy to New York, the fare
was $8. and The passage effected in "a hours.
Now there are tDelre regular passenger
boats which perform the trips each way in
Sto II hours, and carry for IS cents 10 ST..
While on board this boat the thought occur
red TO me that it would be a good plan to
furnish a mathematical problem for some
dnti-'monopolis.' to solve, and it is as fol-
lows:-l If one monopoly, or chartered COM
pany, charge $8. fare per trip, from Albany
TO New York, and tWelpe monopolies raise
the price to so or IS cents, how many mo-
nopolies would be required to ruin "the
working men"-lhe dear people of this coun-
try?! One fact l will name in this cons
n%ectlon, which is, NO man will ride in a
steamboat or railroad car, belonging to a
corporation, or deal with a chartered bank,
unless he thinks he can do better by so do
ing than TO seek other facilities of Convey
ance,or money loans; which furnishes some
evidence that the cry of ''away with your
corporations, as anti republican" is not al
ways meant for the real good of the people.
From 8, A. M. to 5, P. NJ, | had the op.
portunity of accomplishing business, when
the steamer Massachusetts left for Provi-
dence, R. l. The distance from New York,
to the latter place is 1856 miles, and was ac-
complished in IL 2 hours,-averaging a.
bout "A | 2 miles per hour. We tarried two
and a half hours at Providence, when the
train of cars left for Boston, arriving there at
10, A. M. Fare through from New York,
including berth, is two dollars and as The
distance by this route is 22S miles,the fare is
short Of one cent per mile. This furnishes
another evidence Of the destructive policy, to
the people-the real workingmen-of steam
boat and railroad ~monopolies!
From 10, Am. ill night, I bad to trans
act business in Boston, and on Saturday
morning, 7 o'clock, took the car for Fitchburg,
arriving there, $50 miles d%isrant,) at half
past nine, and reached home on Monday
morning, Of last week. Fare through from
Boston 10 Brandon, SIS so. When the mo-
nopolizing railroads shall have been extend
ed through, the dear people will probably
have TO pay as high as two dollars for fare
through, and must be Oh the road seven or
eight hours, instead of &c or 90 hours! Can
any lover Of his country stand such an ope-
ration of flching2! One reason of my
sketching down the distances Of The several
routes / have recently lraveled-the time oc,
cupied, and the expense for fare incurred,
has been, to let some who do not already
know, the opportunities now presented for
facilitating business, by working days and
travelling nights. AS will be seen by refer
ring back to my statements, from Wednes-
day, 5 O'Clock, P, M. to Friday aight, | tray
eled 1913 miles and had nearly all the bust
ness hours OF Thursday and Friday to trans
act business in at New York and Boston.
This call some improvement on the old
ox,team plan of is or 20 miles per day =
Having stretched Out a long yarn for this
article | will! now clip it of.
PUBLICATIONS RECEIvED.-MuArat>
ed Botany, number three, Of Vol. | is res
celved, and it is a most beautiful work g.
well calculated 10 interest and instruct the
young pupil in The science OF Botany. -
We shall be much obliged 10 the Pub
Usher on receiving Nos | and 2 OF this
work, as we want the whole volume for
use and preservation.
DocUMENT. M. 1876 ; containing off.
cial information from Gen. Taylor, aud
his correspondence with Gen. Aupudia,
during April, together with tho Message
of President Polk, delivered 10 Congress,
on The l4,h Of May, is received, for which
Hon. S Fool will accep, our hanks.-