The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-11-01

IOWA IN THE RAILROAD CONVENTION.
! Casually, No promissdsto a'lude 70 css-
tain d;.s;sgse from Iowa Who figured sons
what in the Great National Railroad Con-
vention held at St. Louis. There was one
individual particularly, : representative
from The southern portion ofthis State, VII"
had such an itching for popularity a. 70
quite absorb any bits Of modes.y that Ma
,ure may have planted within him. De-
,ermined to be heard, he assumed the floor
At times when his better judgment should
have prompted him otherwise. Possessing
no oratorical powers nor personal a'trac'
tons to recommend him toan audience, be
appeared to fancy himself the embodiment
Of the intelligence Of Iowa. To him,
mTriumphant laurels seem'd to grow
No where 20 green rs on his brow
Failing in his desire to be selected rs 'he
mou,h.piecs of our dcleg alton, he assumed
that honor. imagining himself fully capable
Of sustaining il. How far he succeeded =
single illustration will serve. Being per-
.cnslly unacquainted with Col. Cur,i's'
our remarks will be considered as prompted
.olely by the ridiculous figure he cut upon
that floor. A resolution, after having ell
cited considerable discussion was passed,
when tho representative from southern To-
wa arose and moved its reconsideration,
proceeding at length to give his reasons Tor
the motion. Having spoken for some min
u,e., Judge Douglass, the presiding officer
interrupted him with, "Col. c. upon which
side Of the question did you vote9" Some
what embarrassed the honorable gentle
man replied, Il did not vote at all, sir!
For once the Rolunda Of the Court House
resouuded with shouts that wert up tor an
other purpose than to acclaim the sen,i-
mcnts OF the speaker. We were pleased
and vet mortified; pleased to see the gen
tleman exposed and mortified that he should
be considered as representing the 'ntelil-
pence Of Iowa when really intelligent men
from orr State were present.
After the adjournment on Tuesday a
mass meeting was called for the evening
Much difficulty occurred in efecting an
organization, and perhaps more in inducing
some indisiduai TO occupy the stsnd-Col.
C. being absent! Smith, Of Indiann, as
loudly called upon, but his thunder was re-
served for brighter occasion. Smith, Of
Illinois, was appealed to, but, We Judge, he
had no thunder, as he did not appear
Smith, OF Iowa, was finally called for-ey-
ery State has its Smith-when the verita
BILE Delazon himself, and s'nobody else"
walked forward and mounted the rostrum.
He very naturally, commenced with re-
mark about the Smith family-they always
do SO when they don't know exactly what
to say-and informed the audience that he
was s'Delusion Smith, the lost Tyler man!'
It was remark that would have come with
a better grace from some other source, but
we give il rs it was about the most sensi-
BILE expression be uttered. His speech
consisted Of rant, enforced with gestures
aud distortions Of body, that would have
been less discredi,able TO another kind Of
stage.
Judge Williams, Of Mnsca,ine. was loud
~ appealed 10, after the grea, unbound had
exhausted his small store, but having made
an excellent speech in the morning-worth
a, least the exchange Of new hat for a
shocking bad beayer--he wisely excused
himself. Starr, Of Burlington, did no, avail
himself of opportunity to address the
Convention, which we regretted as he
would have assisted Judge Williams to dis
pei any ideas that may have been formed
e mental darkness resting upon the land
Of Iowa.
GA. w. Rabbit, who was elected to
represent the Mormon State Of Deseret in
Congress and has arrived in st. Louis.
states that the graves with which, accor.
ding TO letters heretofore published, the
whole overland route to California was rep
asaniod L. hauo haan s4Eou. axo L. ..,1...