Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-28
The new Steamer, II. W. sherman.

conmotion was observed in our village. We
happened at the time TO be, with our friend Col.
ScnLArrER, of the Ogdcnsburgh Road, in the
snnctum Of our neighbor Of the Sentinel All
of us observed u rapid and simultaneous con-
rcrging of excited citizens towards the South
Wharf of Mcssrs Follctt IL Go. The cry
soon rcsoundcd: THE r. w. SHERMAN is coM-
ING! We had received intelligence, by Tel
cgraph that the SHERMAN might be expected
here today, about l2 o'clock, and ''thc boys
were prepared TO receive her, But she arrived
two hours before time, (aS she shouldn't haze
donc) and "thc boys were somewhat "takcn
aback." Arrangements, thcr clorc, were rather
"knockcd into a cooked hat" The SHERMAN
was here, under the charge of the gallant and
'untcrrilicd' apt. CHAPMAN, an carrying, on
her quarter deck, Commodore Il cnAHp ".
SHERMAN himself, and what could be done p
The Poet says:
Pleasure that comes uuiookcdjor is THRICE WEI
COME
and so everybody seemed TO think MesSrs.
FolLETT e. Co.'S, wharf was soon crowded,
and when the beautiful and swan-iihc SHEER
MAN swept by, laundering her congratulations
to Burlington, through the mouth of her gun,
the heartiest cheers, u" three times three and
repeated" greeted the welcome conner With
as brief delay as possible, a cannon on the
delights of the Camp Ground added its voice to
the general welcome, and when the Il. W.
SnERNAN turned gracefully out Of our Bay, in
her Norhward course, her Captain must have
been satisfied that the popular sympathy is
with him and his enterprise. Captain CHAP
MAN is II right gallant fellow, and we take
special pleasure in awarding to him mcriIcd
praise lie has been subjected to extraordinary
aud uncx pccled and harassing difficulties, in
carrying ont the project to which he has so
faithfully and honorably devoted his time and
services. From first to last, Thomas ID.
CmArMAs HAS NEVER BEEN FOR SALE. lie
has acted fairly, honestly, and FAITHFULLY.
No subscriber to the stock Of the Il. w. SnER-
MAN can charge him with having done Il thing
inconsistent with the true intent of his pur-
pose, or with his honor as a gentleman. We
say this because VIC BELIEVE IT. Capt. CHAP
MAN is a man, with feelings, impulses, prcu-
dlccS, faults, like other men but we will
chccriulIy "qualIty' as to his entire integrity,
when he shows his hand" " hat he SAYS he
will do, or what he says he will TRY to DO,
may be relied on without aiiidavits." The
Stockholders in the Il. w. SHERMAN may rest
satisfied that all that Captain CHAPMAN can do
(,nd his iuvlncblc energy and resolution have
been well tested during the past three or four
weeks will be done to justify the confidence
they rcpuscd in him. lie will run an "OP-
POSITION Boar" on our waters as certainly us
the waters run, and we have no occasion to
commend hun or his boat to public patronage.
We have no desire to say Il word in dIspar-
agcncut of the OH lime that has for SO many
gears occupied Lake Champlaln. 1t has done
good service, and, we are glad to know, been
well paid for 1t. The public have patronzcd
the Line aud the Line has VOL accommodated
the public-but with prices That have enriched
lw.body but the Company. While the "Old
Lane" now under the control of Mr.. BuRToN
and his New ork hackers, have had unmolcs-
ted possession Of our Lake, charges have been
high, profits enormous, and small respect has
bceu paid to those who have been oJigcd to
traverse Lake Champlain. Now wish to
see system adopted that shall secure travel
and business. The man who, having secured
an accidental advantage by means Of foreign
capital attempts to run Steamboats, through
Lake Champlaiu for the sole and single purpose
oimrtW" money for himself without thought
or Il care for anybody else, OUGHT TO Re DE-
rEArfp. An honorable private interest is al
ways perfectly compatible with the PUBLIC in
tcrest, and the man who most literally and gcu-
crousIy serves the public, (wlien he advcriscs
himself for that purpose? is apt to be most libcr-
ally and generously rewarded. housing
schcmcs, devised for personal profit, are apt tc
make nice of those who devise them, cheese
or no cheese and we venture to predict thai
the mutliorm attempts to cmbarraSs aud dctca
Captain HArMANs efforts to establish an OPP
POSITION LINE Of Steamers on Lake humplail
will only return to plague the inventors. -
Wcll-conductcd Opposition is certainly 'lhC
life of trade" and those who, for purely >ci>I
Purposes, oppose such an Opposition, and GG
IN their opposition, must idEc the conScIVcpccS.-
Tmr PUBLIC will assuredly sustain Capt. Omar
NAN. lie has been fair and honorable witt
them they will be fair aud honorable wltl
him. Sec If We are not right
The Steamer K. W. SnEavAN, we ar,
Authorized TO SAY, 'cW o5yirc at Bmiin@io,
on Twsday morning ncri, Jcicce,. 10 and !
.o'ctock, on her Regular trips, VITA passengers
and freight By 9J-lOO tbs of the people o
burlington she will be cordially welcomed, a
the cXtcmporaneous demonstration. to-day
proves. Let those who have any doubts il
which direction the popular sympathy lies
"wait and see :" If our excellent friend
Captain TON. Chaplain had as many hands a,
he has .tricnds, there would be a "Shakc," OF
the occasion, whose vibrations would prove s.;
caution" to the Monopoly