The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-04

m opinion which have for sometime en-
iertaIned, namely that Davenptrl, il lrYa
to herself, will have become al no distan,
day, the empress ol cities in the Valley Of
tho Upper Mississippi. Her commandiue
position just at the foot Of the Upper Rap.
ids; the inexhaus,ible fertility of the soil Of
The vas, region Of which she forms tho con-
mercial centre; the singular aud marked
salnbri'y Of her location, and its unsurpass.
ed-nay, unequalled natural loyclipess
and beauty; have given her facilities, ap.
|pliances, and advantages, which give fond
assurance that she will, at no very remote
period reach the zenith Of a bright and gIo
rious destiny. When the millions Of acres
OF rich arabic land, in this and the adon-
ling counties shall have been brought nn.
der the plow-wben the green sod of onr
pralreseas, which the foot OF civilized man
hath seldom trod, now studded with island
groves unnumbered, shall no more weld lis
luxuriant verdure unpurposely, and look
'n' '"'' Po''ou'''ca''oh o' oeaoey III vain
when truant Nature shall no more gambol
ABROAD a'ohe' pertormins' unasslseed, her
fantastic aud orderless toilette, but accom-
panied and aided by her handmaids, Sci
ence and Art, shall decorate and adorn her
TAR brow with the refined embellishments
Of a higher order OF llie--lhen the cheering
promise which her morning now gives 70
hose whose delightful task Il is TO lead her
lor'h IN her minority; develop her vast
powers, and eXhaus,iess resources, and
give symmetry and proportion TO the Whole
framework oil her social, civil, and pbys-
cal organization, viii have been more than
realized IN The happy ffuIlion OF the most
sangnInary dreams they have been wont
TO indulge OF her iiture greatness aud pros
peri'y, even IN Tie paimlest days ot her II
fancy.
Nor deem me enthusiastic that speak
thus. Ipresent you with no osef"roughi
picture OF the luture OF Davenport. am
neither prophet nor dreamer; nor can any
ono accuse me oi speaking thus from any
motives Q. pefsoha' ''iseies'. inuseu' "'p
sorry 70 confess y, own no 'aAao'e PfoP
| er'y ~ me Ssa'r, nor 90 kno" tha' ever
shali nave 'sase'oo so''e"h'' eA's"
siSeiy ~ iowa, ana nhaer circumstance
'hat nave enao1ea me . 'ia@e . co''e''
aho ''oefai es'li''a'o y 'i'o spe.ia' ''a''',
20 preceuehce sci up ny cae'i o' INC i's"'
sections OF our o'a'ci ahd 'ne ueaae'',"s
"hich nave Drawn from a cafe'a' a''a's
SIS OF 'Ac'F, J's'''s "'e' as mummy e'''
ce've' IN giving u''era''ce % ah o''''o''
~hich, TO those whose opportunities LOT oo-
sef'a'ioh' Pef"ops' nave oeen '''l'''ea - :"
narrower sPhere' may ses'' wiz Sio oh.
merIca' In me extreme iiow 'h"c'' Is
MADE TO depeha upon 'no "'suoh'' ep'ei
PRISE, ana energy 't our ci''zehs IN '"e
bringing ABOUT Oh tnis great '''''ts'a'u'''
(~hlch can on'V be done os eNeha'"s ~,
orally the taciiilIes oi lraVei ana iu'ercohi-
municatIon to our brethren 10 'he aol''h'hs
counties, ana 70 those more remote VIZ
yet live nearer our market, 'han 20 any
other important port, among Whicn may he
mentioned Clnton, jones' and L'na,) y is
not for me TO say. Suliice u 70 remark
that it will be effected only at the expense
Of much persona! sacrifice, effort, and per
severance; and the sooner they wake up
and act upon these hints The better. DAY
export has been too long living within her,
sell, deriving comparatively little vitality
from her back.conn'ry, except what lies
within the circumference OF fifteen or twen-
ty miles, or, as gentleman ia Clinton ve'
ry ap'ly expressed it, she has been toe
much IN the habit OF considering herseil
"all the world" aud OF regarding al hef