The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-09-20
Chr Gatrttr.
ALFREDsANDERs, EDITok.
PORT:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 90, lSi9.
DAvENPoRT:
AND ITS PROSPERITY,

AND ITS PROSPERITY.
I Il was predicted when the immense emil
grafton for California commenced, that the
settlement Of Iowa would cease; at least,
until tho gold-mania subsidized and men re-
gained their reason. Whether It has had
an effect to decrease emigration to our
State We are no. made aware by any evil
dsncss coming under our observation, but
ia several instances We know Of these who
have settled in Iowa whose destination was
the gold region, and-we are disposed to
believe--thsy have been so fortunate ss to
fud that region without travelling 80 far as
they contemplated. The advance oftowns
il generally considered sure criterion Of
the growing wealth of the country, and
thus Judging, We must conclude the rich
ness Of Iowa to have been drawn out to q
greater extent the present than any previ-
GUS year. From keokuk, termed BY the
late Russell, the .gate Of Iowa" upon the
south, to Dubuque the most northern town
in the State, each important town in Iowa
lavcd by the waters Of the Mississippi, has
taken stride that, in comparison with the
improvements Of former years, emulaies
the sevsn-leagued ones offairy tales. ke-
okuk from meagre town, has sprung into
being as city. claiming the largest num-
Der Of inhabitants Of any in the State
Burlington aud Dubuque have rapidly ad
yanced, but not with that almost unparal-
leled progress which has marked Daven.
port and Musca,ine. We took occasion Of
visit to the latter place to indulge in some
observations last week, respecting the pub
lie spirit manifested in Muscatlne; and this
week. desire to make few remarks res
pecting the Improvements, etc., OF Daven-
port.
Every person familiar with the scenery
Of the Upper Mississippi, recognizes 10
Davenport and the associate island and
town Of Rock Island, the most lovely land
scape presented between the source and
the debouche Of the Mississippi river. Its
pleasantness is heightened BY its almost
proyerbial healthiness, and the natural in
ducements presented for rational enjoy
ment. The christian finds a church re-
fectiDg his sentiments and society TO well
come him 10 their communion. The scien-
siic man secs desirable field spread be-
fore him for the prosecution Of his botanical.
neurological or geological researches
The sportsman in the deep wave of the
Mississippi or the expanded prairie of the
interior, finds employment.for his leisure
hours harmonizing with his richest desire.
The sensualist, the depraved, alone meets
with nothing to assimilate with his vile ma
ture.
With the progress Of the place and the
enlargement Of society, change may come
ever the face Of things and business usurp
much Of that enlightened spirit now mani
tested among our citizens. But we are
satisfied from the location of our town that
it must become the seat Of a large number
Of educational Institutions, whose tendency
ever is to exert kind and an enlightening
influence upon community. Therefore,
we opine, that our society, which, from its
superiority, now retains SO many good cili-
zens among US, will improve as our town
advances, and when it contains as many
thousands as there are now hundreds of in
habitants, will present people that from
their sociablity and general good sense,
must attract kindred spirits.
In view Of the prosecution Of the great
government work, an iron artery connect
ing the oceans-an undertaking that will
as assuredly be accomplished as that our
nation eXists-and In expectation OF it
crossing the Mississippi at the most FEAST
BILE point, admitted by all to be Rock Is
land, we are not hazarding too much in
mentioning twenty thousand inhabitants
in connection with Davenport Without
looking so far into the future or relying up.
on the usually baseess fabric Of prophecy
we will speak Of those things tina. have al
ready been done.
A dozen years since and few long cab.
ms scattered here and there through this
portion Of our State, attested the homes o.
as many pioneers 10 the far west. Now !,
town Of nearly two thousand inhabitantl
rears its crest here, and three and four sto
ried brick buildings occupy the sites 0
thOse Yilda tenements Wa baya uaf ap