The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-06
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.

WASHINGTON, May 2OtI, 10y.
Dear sAxnrss:--If you could see The number
of daily arrivals At this place and the compare
lively few departures, you would think wan "e
that something ought 10 occur soon, (say an
adjournment Of Consress) to give the 'ef" r.
lief
W;,b;a The last few days there has been large
n.mher Of arrivals from Cuba. The citizens or
resident, Of that island seem to have been sud
denly seized with a mania for travelling ~ the
United States. They land At Charleston ana
proceed nor.hward BY way Of Washington. i
looks very much like the invasion turning inns
way. It is generally believed that an expedition
has set sail from this country for the invasion o.
Cuba. The island is prepared to receive them,
50 the Spaniards say, and we now from re''ao'e
sources that England has not less than thirty SAL
Of war vessels on the look Gut, and actually Ia
vesting the whole coast to prevent landing
A demonstration upon the island at tbs time
NAV lead to bad consequences, and should mol
be surprised il England did not avail herself o.
the pretext to take possession as an ally Of Spain
II any thing under the sun can bring on eener-
al war between this country and hali OF Europe
il j. this Cuba question. believe that there are
some folks here who desire It.
Isee BY The account Of the Wealhersfe'a Z.
r Convention that the r l. and La s lie R-R
Company is not yet organized. Mr.. Morgan's
address il appears 10 me, must open the eyes OF
the people and enlist them more warmly in the
&C accomplishment Of this great enterprise. lie
should be literally encouraged and seconded BY
every friend of the work. AS things now are II
takes three days to get from Rock Island to Chi
cage, a state of things which is working the ruin
OF your whole section Of country and enriciing
nobody but stage contractors. AT this same time
one passes with ease from Chicago to New York
City in two and half days, and the time is not
| far distant when it will BE done in even half that
time. Illinois need not build any Chinese wall
TO isolate her from the balance OF the world,
just lei Railroads be kept out and the same end
is accomplished.
With strange perverseness the Iowa delega-
ten here are bent upon donation of land 10
| build R,il Road from Keosuk 10 Dubuque, and
care nothing apparently about the ippI2ysmsnt
1.-THE Rapids Of theIiyer, or the extension Of the
great Atlantic and Pacific Railway across the
State. Miller, who is kept oat of his honest
right BY the fraudulent imposition Of Thompson
has the correct idea about this matter. Senator
Douglass who takes deep interes, in this Rail
road matter has got the Iowa Senators TO go for
the Davenport and Council Bluff 3. r. bill by
coupling il with the Keokuk and Dubuque Road,
but n word is said about the R,pids Of the
Mississippi II is also proposed in the same bill
TO make special grant Of land for The purpose Of
building bridge across the Mississippi al Rock
Island,
According TO the present signs the least we ex
peet from the present session Of Congress the less
will we be liable to disappointment. These APP
preparations Of land TO make Improvements in the
West will Pass the Senate, but in the House a
most determined opposition will be manifested
BY the members in the sea port and manu- acturins
interest.
They say the west has always contributed BY
votes in Congress 10 destroy The trade and manu-
fsciures Of the eas', and ought not TO complain of
the punishment. This kind Of logic does not APP
pear in the debates in Congress. because they
would be ashained to let il 90 forth in print but
nevertheless such reasoning is no: untrequent.
We are on the eve Of great events in the polit-
zeal drama, the nature Of which cannot define,
which will throw Railroads. in the shade for q
while
There is but little cordially between the pres
en-, Cabinet and a portion Of the Wing members
OF Congress. This is state Of things hope TO
see rem died before long. The withdrawal of
Bullit and Sargent from the Republic is sisnifi-
cant Of an unfortunate state Of things.
SCOTT.
Cholera, WITH REFERENCE TO THE GroLoGI-