The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-02-21
che Gazette.
ALFRED SANDERS, EDITOR.
DAVENPORT: Y
rhursaay RIorning, Feb. ~, 1850.
DAVENPORT -: MUsCATINE.

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DAVENPORT e.: MuSCATINE.
Tho lasl number Of the Democratic En-
quifsr published Al Musca,ine, contains on
article upon the breach between the '"a
towns, In regard to the Davenport and
Council Bluffs Railroad, which is 50 h'sed
with errors, that We cannot allow i to pass
upao,;ssd. Alter quoting that portion Of
The proceedings Of public mee''ng' held
in this place to hear the reports Of gentle
men appoioied to visit certain towns in fur
,hersnce Of the Council Bluffs and Lasai'e
Railroads, wherein Messrs. Fulton and
Sanders report and, upon tue remarks o.
the latter, Judge Grant introduced reso-
luton instrcciing the Delegates to oppose
The insertion Of any places ID the memorial
10 Congress but those already included, the
Enquirer says:-
s.The citizens Of Muscatne know now what
TO expcc,-their position is no longer difficult to
understand. A prompt and energetic action IN
some direction, is imperatively called Tor An
attempt has been made to play double game
with ,hem-and the plot being detected, the
plotters declare open hostility"
We have no remark to make with respect
TO the FIRST two sentences, save that the po-
siiion Of aiuscst;nc is not palmer than that
Of Davenport. la regard to the last SEN
tence, it was your bull that gored our Ok
ia other words Muscatine "played the
double game" snd-was detected. How,
we shall proceed TO disclose.
Davenport has always acted in good
faith in this matter. A Convention was
called hero relative to a Rsilroad from
Council Bluff, via the Capital Of the State
10 Davenport, and in the memorial drafted
q, that gathering the same title was pre-
served. Our citizens did not call the Con-
vention, nor had frey authority TO alter the
phraseology Of the notice by which they
were convened, even had they desired it.,
An effort ,rcs made by one of our citizens
to inser, the name Of Muscatine, but from
the above consideration was overruled.-
These were the memorials that MIR. Fulton
carried with him, and which we're SO strong
ly opposed BY Euscatine. that in public
meeting her citizens selected two OF their
number TO visit this place and have their
titles altered. Again hear the Enquirer:
1.-THE citizens Of Muscatine stood pledged
through their delegates sent previously 70 confer
with the citizens Of Davenport, 10 aid that road,
(Lasalle Ready on condition that Davenport
would unite with Muscaiine in the Council
Bluffs road. The citizens OF Davenport in public
meeting agreed to this, and instructed their agent
then on the route, to use memorial IN accor-
dance with the arrangement
Every word Of the above is true and had
no. the Delegates thus came pledged, the
citizens Of Davenport would not have con-
sen,eato the insertion Of the name 'Musca-
tine 10 the memorial. Believing that
Muscatine was acting in sincerity and that
her citizens would sustain pledges that they
had SO seriously made, end anxious to Sc
cure stock in Read whose progress de-
pended upon our own exertions and not up
on the uncertain aid Of Congress, our ci,i
zens unanimously agreed to insert the
name Of Muscatine in the memorials and
.sss.ructed ,aeis seen, to use them thus
AMENDED.
Another meeting o. orr citizens was
called few evenings subsequently, TO vote
upon an appropriation Of $4,000 by the
Corporation to the Lssallc Railroad. Con-
vened for purpose SO important, the Hall
was crowded and the measure was unani-
mously adopted. At this meeting the
pledge Of Muscatine to subscribe to the La
salle Railroad was considered and four Del
egates we're appointed TO visit that town
The next evening to ascertain what amount
they were willing to subscribe.
We visited Muscatine sanguine Of sue
cess, believing its citizens would subscribe
iiberally 70 Road upon which the prosper
ity of. their own town depended. We were
deceipcd, they he'd been 'playing double
game" and now having secured their Oh
ject, refused to aid US as promised. Indig-
nant at the manner in which they had been
treated, the citizens Of this place resolved
unanimously hencefor.h to oppose the in
serlion Of the name Muscaline in memori-
ais 10 Congress.
'stame and inpotent'' is the excuse now
urged by the Enquirer that Muscatne yio-
lated herpledges because our Agent had net
fulfilled his promise! Had he not done so,
knowing the action Of the people Of Daven-