The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-12-20

inn Of our eastern fricnds. ri
Ia reading the proceedings Of a public
Meeting Of the friends Of a railroad 70 Cali
crnia. held at tho United Stptes' Hotel, in
aston. April 10, l640, wo perceive, that
a, northern friends wero nnacqnainted
c;,h The localities on the Upper Mississip-
|; ,l,hourh they manifested much zeal in
Iyor Of accomplishing communication
a, wceu tho Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
q 4 railroad, and presenting to the public
I,ny yalu able statistics and forciblc nrgu.
Ients in favor Of lis speedy construction;
| III of these proceedings they appeared
/ consider ST. Louis as the only terminus
The Mississippi. Without any desire to
,srf.re with the claims Of ST. Louis TO the
cation Of the central branch Of the great
Sc;fic railroad, We have considered il due
tho citizens Of Iowa, and our eastern
;ends in general, to present the foregoing
c,s 10 their calm and dispassionate con-
lerotiou, most heartily concurring with
! s.. Louis Convention, in declaring the
,biecisn b Of too much Importance in a
,;onal Hint Of view, to be influenced by
diyiduaj, local, sectional Or party views,
4 consider il one in which every citizen
,he United. States, should feel deep in
rest. and call upon our fellow citizens,
q and all, to unto their energies in con-
ntra,ing and strengthening public opin
4 in favor Of the speedy accomplishment
! the work, and enforcing upon the con-
Iteration Of Congress the weight Of that
biaion.
ROBERT LUCAS, Chm.
December !, 1870.
THE WHEELING BRlDcE This magnlt-
ent work excites the admiration Of all be-
Ildcrs. Il is said that Mr.. Clay On his
II TO Washington, while he gnzed al the
amifnl structure, reverting TO the nttc,np,
the Pittshurghers to destroy the Bridge,
claimed, with glow Of cxul,ation ira
Atinr his face, stake that down! you
|pht as well try to take down tho rain
w."
Al the celebration which was held on the
cason Of lis completion, Il. ". Ti,oMp-
\, Of Indiana, made one OF the most elo-
lent speeches, from which the lsepubIi-
h gives the following extract:
awe heard Of your Bridge in Indiana,
d we have not been ignorant Of its pro.
ess and its purposes. Let me assure
b that in that State series Of railroads
steadily tending towards ono great
broughfarc, and painting as unerringly as
needle points IL the pole, to the West
D ofthaf 2idgcs And we too are going
erect briote in lndiann, ind we intend
bake yours 40 model, too. [Checrs.
only will your bridge remain there,
others like il will he erected NJ other
MS on the Ohio; ny, and moro than nll
!. tho erent .Faihcr Of Waters" will be
dyed. Il rin be done. You know, and
rope knows and all tho world knows,
I what American enterprise dare do, i
do, and what i, ,rilis 10 do, il cdn do!
/ only will your bridge remain there
en- am forgotten, but similar lridges
span The. broad wateEs Of the Mis-.
kippi, binding in iron embrace the East
the West. and bidding defirncoto the
gcrs Of disunion aud ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Big nl,er political aspirants hava.been
olten, when the castle piles Of Kings
dynss,ics hare been RACED to the earth,
nfier you and | aud your opponents
l have passed awny, with the parch-
BIT on which biz petty host;li,ies and
declarations are written, the towers
TOUR noble structure shall stand rs a
hument to your enterprisc. energy and
ius."
FATAL AcCiDENr.-On Saturday Dec.
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