The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11
THE STEAMBOAT MEETING ON THURSDAY
EVENING LAST.

THE STEAMBOAT MEETING ON THURSDAY
EVENING LAST.
tn meeting on Thursday evening was well
attended and called forth warm and vigorous
discussion, upon the importance Of Steamboat
connection with the upper country The meet
ing was addressed by the Chairman und Score
tary and by Messrs Emerson, MobLy, O'llalla-
ran, Jennings, Holt, Gutter, Rupert, West and
Davis. All were unanimous in the opinion that
the contemplated organization, is the very best
which could be proposed except Messrs Moblcy
and Davis.
And here we must be permitted TO rsmasA,
that 40 apology be offered in justification
Of The remarks of Mr. Davis. They were cut
Of place, foreign to the subject, extremely soph
i.,ical in their character, partisan in spirit aud
evidently desigaed to b-eas up # p 'ssible the
enterprise. It is MIST ,rtune both 10 Mr. Da-
Wis ard the community, ihet he never can rae
10 address public audience bat what he must
lug in the subject Of politics. This subjjrctap
pears always 10 be uppermost in his mind. II
il first and las. with hint is meat, d; ink and
lodging. lie seems TO live upon the vapurs
and shadows Of defunct Banking system, and
proclsins every occesi n, the absurdity, that
NO place can prosper nj hout b,nk.. Since the
-s.ta.ien Of tbs qGes'ion, MIR. Davis has mani-
S7sted but little interest in the subject. IL has
net even subscribed dolas in stock 10 carry
the improvement forward. And yet, VIII II a
last 6nal meeting il called, and strong indica
tad IT the of "a
necessary to complete the organization and IN
sure the success OF The enterprise, will he taken
he SELECTS an oppeT unity 10 make speech and
deals cut trade of abuse towards the LEGO.
f1cos," as he terms them, for presa,ning t. be
connected with an Improvement of this kind
What earthly connection had this subject, viii,
the suhjec. before thu. mectng' None. Why
then did this gentleman seek IN opportunity to
aistracttha, meeting twas to crafty sonsum-
say passionwhich he has for wreaking vengeance
upon the democratic party. Well did he re-
mark in his second speech, that he was d
al es.r. He ia marked ait orsr,. as monoma-
MA upon the sabject of politics and lanlenta-
by indiscreet old gensleHsan.
The time for discussing the policy aud pro-
ptiety of banking, is not IN a Steamboat
for taxing up the question, we faye doub.
Mr. Davis can be accommodated with dispu
tant and tina. whatever he may havet, say upon
the subject, will be listened to with becoming
leferrnce.
We understand that Mr.. Davis palisicSl
friends, who have been 8, often bored I. Ia his
eloqnence, were bored TO the quick on Thursday
evening. They were deeply mortified at the
curse he taok. and repniiate any sympathy
~h,sevcr, with the subject Of his remarks up
OF that occasion.
We are r-j Iced to be appr;s, of this fact,
and we trast and 5clievs, that notwihs: anding
thu :nercansry motive AMI incr niisry attempt of
this eomtas.i5te lid gentleman, t. defeat this
enterprise, it will succeed There is every
prospect now, that the remainder OF the shares
viii BE- tax n and that Mr.. Davis viii have
psacsical proof # the contempt in. which h..
ommunty e.ard his # IT On Thursday even.
sg.
We consider he enterprise on more f,vora.
bic footing n,N, THAI aeiarc, and we feel
assured that our citizens VII checrfaly and
promptly sutser,bc for the few reu,;ininr
shares at the disposal. e the Committee
Ia what We have felt called upon 10 say, up
on the subject uf Dir. DAVIS remark, We ha We
had no political ends 10 ;.seey or desir. TO graf
isy but have been guided wi;ha view 10 n.
duties and responsibilities Of the citizen and the
journalist II is III sorrow aud not anger, thu,
we have SO P antediy alluded to 'aa. gentleman $
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