The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-02-26
VOICE OF FREEDOM.
Brandon. Thursday Feb. &c, ls46.
Editorial SketChes"Return.

Having tarrled at Washington IL days
left there on Monday morning the 10Th
inst. al o'clock, and arrived at New
York at 10 P. Nj. and being detained al
Philadelphia two hours, the 292 miles
was travelled in Ia hours including other
delays. l tarred in New York until
Wednesday morning Is minutes 10 7,
when | left on board a steamboat bound
for New Haven Ct, and reached there at
noon. The distance from New York to
this pl lace was sc miles; averaging about
l6 miles per hour. We Immediately took
the Cars for Springfield, (Mass.) tarried
there 20 minutes, and arrived at Green-
bush at half past nine P. NJ. The dis
lance travelled by Cars was 100 miles, and
accomplished in 81 hours, including the
short delays on The road. The average
rate Of speed, as will be seen, was abou
II miles per hour for the GAG miles, l48
hours having been occupied in travelling
this distance. On Thursday morning. |
left Troy at 9 o'clock, taking the Stage
for Brandon, and reached Rutland al 20
minutes to 8 A. M. on Friday morning.
This distance was Sc miles, and travelled
in II hours, deductng 40 minutes delay al
Casleton. The average OF speed on this
route was 5 miles per hour. At 8 O'Clock,
Friday morning, left Rutland ard reach
cd home l;Ille past ten, "rejocing ex-
ceedngy" that encountered The recent
storm OF snow and wind but small part Of
the way.
The fare from Washington 10 Baltimore
is $l,60. From Baltimore to Phiadel-
phia $500 From PhiIadelph to New
York $500 From New York to Alba
ny, or Greenbush, by way of New Haven
5000; or by more uncomfortable route
$3.50 to $500; and from Troy TO Bran
don $500. Total for Car--Sleamboat
and Stage fare $3.50, Other fares, say
$50; making not far from S25, each wa Y
from here to Washington, when travelling
at this season of the.yea When raviga-
ton is open and safe, the fare will be less
from Troy 10 New York, or from Boston
TO New York by way of Norwich Ct.
and the Long Island Cars.
The reasons Of NY being SO particular
in giving the details of the rates of speed
Travelled in various ways and the cost OF
fares are, to be able TO furnish an argu>
men! in favor Of rail car travelling, and 10
le, those who may wish to visit Washing
ton, but do not know the necessary expense
10 be incurred, know The amount necessa>
ry to carry them from the points named.
My board bill for II days and l8 nights,
together with fire once in my room, was
$3.50, This l understood to be as low
as board could be obtained at any good
boarding Hotel 10 Washington.
There is no good reason Why o rail-
road cannot, and will not be constructed
from Montreal, through this place to New
York, which, when furnished with sui!a-
Bile engines and cars will convey person
from this place to New York in twelve
hours; and when the railroad from there
to Washington shall have been s,raighlen-
ed &c. there will be nothing 10 proven,
passing on 10 that place in twelve hours
more; thus in "a hours from the time of
leaving Brandon,a man may be sci down
at the seat OF Government, 492 miles dis
tant. Some may think these ideas rather
chimercal. Be that as it may, i will ex-
press the opinion that but few years will
elapse before the reality will be seen and
the railway communication between Bur-
l;ngton ard Clarendon | believe will be
one Of the great thoroughlares of the coun.
try. Mercy 10 the noble animal, the
horse, demands the change; for hundreds
are now annually driven to death in hv
ing to convey the mails and passengers as
fast as the public feeling requires. and at.
ter all The work cannot be done. On GO
ing from Rutland to FI!chburg. saw
more cruelty practsed upon horses than
had before seen for long time. This was