The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-09-05
CLOSE OF THE NINTH VOLUME.

CLOSE OF THE NINTH VOLUME.
A FEW REMARKS THEREON AND an INFORMANT
CONCLUSION.
This number completes the ninth year Of the
Davenport Gazette and 1--WE live TO chronicle
i,r' Least among the changes that have been
wrought out since our first number appeared
among the people soliciting their patronage, 10
IN the paper itself. Many Of those who lived
and thrived among u with prospects fair Of
vigorous old age, have faded away and are now
mouldering in III G silent tomb. When we look
back through the few intervening years and re-
cal to memory the many who stretched forth 10 US
the helping hand, whose places are now vacant,
whose memories are absorbed in the passing
scenes Of the present, degree Of sadness creeps
over US and voice comes to US, 80 man! how
vain thy ambition"
"Sran strives 10 climb the earth in HE ambition,
Till death. the Monitor that Aattsrs not, 800
Points to the grave, where all his hopes are laid"
Strong and vigorous men, who like the gnarl-
cd oak, seemed created for endurance, have top
pied and fallen into the grave, while the weak
and delicate, whose lives, fra as gossamer, up.
neared unable 10 endure the winds Of Heaven,
have lived on, and may yet outlive those BOAST
ing Of robust health. The intelligent and the
rifted Of the land have surrendered to the loud
mandate, their stores Of mental treasures have
faded with them from the earth, while the cor
rupt and the vicious ye, live on, polluting earih's
gladsome places, and turning its streams OF
sweet waters into bitter. Just is God and in
comprehensive.
Such are some Of the thoughts that course
with telegraphic speed through our mind when
we essay to 90 back through the few short years
since FIRST we commenced the publication OF this
paper. Al that time we were almost upon the
western border Of civilization, our town number
ed but abou, 500 Inhabitants while all beyond
US was ssyast contiguity" Of unsettled prairie
and woodand-the home OF the Indian and the
lair Of the wild beast. Now, organized coun-
ties, dotted with the homes Of the set ler fill the
space almost to where the Missouri three hun
dred miles hence rolls its waters. A town OF
1000 inha btants, fast gaining an Importance that
must rank il with the cities OF the land, has
sprung from the village Of few years since.
Shipping 10000 barrels OF flour, the produce of
y single mill one season, we then imported flour
for family use. Two or three stores ,ransacling
the business Of the place at that time, now we
cannot count them as We sit from their number.
Space, if not time, would fail us were we 10
recount the changes that have transpired here
within nine years. It needs but for each one to
sit himself down and reflect upon the scenes
through which he has passed during the last nine
years, to realize to his mind the alterations that
have occurred in the interim to this western conn
try. OF the many editors that then sat upon the
tripod and welded the grey goose quiI,-in lieu
Of the steel and gold pens Of the present day
in the then Territory of lows, Mr.. Edwards, OF
the Hawkeye and ourself, are all that remain
Pecuniarily our lot has no. been favored one,
we have expended exertons here which have
not been requited at the hands Of those who have
reaped the fruits Of our toll. Oss,own has now
reached an importance that calls Tor the publica-
ton Of larger paper. People look too much TO
the size Of newspaper to Judge Of that Of the
town OF its publication. While this false critic
rion is INDUCED we must endeavor to live up to
il, and BY ''enlarging the borders Of our phylac-
teres' seek to gain favor with the world. AS
sst US, friends, you who are 50 largely in arrears
in this our time Of emergency; pay your debts,
and We will pay ours and if endowed generally
with this practical spirit Of freedom, we will give
YOU paper tina, will vie with any published in
the State.