Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-14

and more than once has put into some harbo
on the route, while [4] rival boat has p,t
eeeded on her tcay We believe public cor
fdence is still. undiminished in the old estab
lished boats, known as the Fulton line"
| III In reply to the first charge. viz. " iha
the Chancellor Livingston was put on thi
route, for tho purpose of racing with the ole
boats, &C." it is only necessary to record q
fiat and positive denial. The Chancellor i:
owned by a company Of gentlemen, who are
very much disposed to operate their funds &c
the best possible advantage. To do which
they placed tho Chancellor on the Long-Isl-
and Sound route, and in doing so, they COM
mittod no offence "against the peace and dig
nifty Of the state" and simply exercised a
| right, which belongs to every American citi-
zen. The waters Of tho Long Island Sound
are free to the navigation Of every Steam
vessel Of the Union, and whilst the owners of
the Chancellor, only ask for a common occu-
patton Of public highway. they do not deny
to others the same privilege.
ri II is not true, that the Chancellor
Livingston has no established rules, as is per-
remptorily asserted by the American Traveller.
She has rules and regulations for her conduct.
and though her commander and agents have
not deemed it proper TO advise the Editor Of
the Traveller what they are, it does not ne
cessarily follow, that the boat "has no estab-
lished rules, or that her owners do not wish to
ko hop Il IN ho tub liz I ia
tant to the welfare Of this Steam Packet that
tn at horrulss and regulations be known. and il
is barely probable that her Commander or
agents would decline to expose them when call
cd upon to do so; and if they havo refained.
they alone are the sufferers.
1t IS true. " that during tho short time this
boat has run through tho sound, the fare has
experienced two or three alterations" and it
is not tho less true, that those alterations have
not been made in compliance with the wishes
Of the proprietors Of the Chancellor. When
she came on tho route. her rates Of fare werp
the same as those which every other boat de-
manded; nor was it till her competitors re-
duced their fare. that she, in self defence. fol
lowed the example. Therefore, if censure is
TO be applied to either company. it should not
be applied to that company, who employ the
Chancellor.
Although the Chancellor, h1s until the late
"Treoty at Now York." and not Sat Ghcnt,"
run in competition with her rivals, no lives
have been lost or endangered, by either par
L. th, E.,l,o
boats, has safely landed all her passengers.
T3l 1t is no, true, that the Chancellor "has
met with several accidents" But it is true, ,
that she once injured some Of her machinery,
and lost two trips bot that was an accident,
that neither endangered the lives or tho pro-
perty of any one ut was an accident to which
all Steamboats, are more or less liable. Tho
injury, such as it was, was repaired IN few
days, and the packet commenced running her
usual route. Similar accidents havo happened
to oil the Steamboats, that have ever run in
the waters Of the country; yet no fault has
been found with them, nor has n sckly attempt
in consequence thereof, been made to injuro
their prospects, by bazoning them 10 the
| world, and misreprcscn,ng them in a public
newspaper.
[4] 1t is not true, that the Chancellor has
"more than once put into some harbor on the
route, whilst a rival boat has proceeded on
her way Nothing Of the kind has ever oc-
cured, aud we shall add, ut the risk Of incur.
ring the ire of the Boston American Traveller.
that she has made her passages. with as much
regularity as any other boat.
We regret that the gontemap Of :ho Ame-
rican Traveller, should have thought himself
called upon to make such egregious m;sst ate
monts; and as We know him to be an honora-
bio mainland" Bntus is an honorable man."
VIC must believe, that he has been grossly de-
ceivcd and imposed upon; and, If no Is dispos-
ed to do Justice to those he has injured, he
will mako proper explanation.
Wo can assure him, that the steps he has
taken, do not meet the appreciation Of the
| "FuLroN STEAM Boar COMPANY"
| company, composed of individuals Of too lofty
minds, 10 suffer them to resort TO any unmanly
or underhandod means, to injuro rival estab-
lish,nen' The two companies, nro now on
amcabe ,orms-past differences have been
accommodated, spirit Of rivaly does not now
exist between them, ard we are sorry to see
the press employed, in cndcavoring TO cngondcr
hoart burnings and disscns;ons, which should
! never exist Tho editor Of the Traveller, will
a. We hope, be convinced Of his error. and
make the amendc honorable. We must moi
close this article, although it has impercept'-
bly, grown upon our hands, without DONG justice
L. the commanders Of the several Steamboats,
which pIy between this place and New York.