The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-04-07
GRAND DEMONSTRATION,


GRAND DEMONSTRATION
THE PEOPLE AWAKE TO THEIR INTEREST.
ILLU .;INATIoS on THURSDAY EVENING.
/ On Thursday evening, we witnessed one of
which we have ever witnessed in any city, Eas,
| or West. The occasion for this general and en-
thusiastc outburst of j,y on the part of our peo-
| Pile, was the announcement from head qaarters,
that the ino. Central Rail Road Company, had
determined 10 constr let Immediately the North
ern branch OF that great work, from Frecp"rt t.
this city, and that the contracts would be let
this month. There has been s,rpng effort in
portions of lllino 5, to pursnide the able and dis
| tlngushed Directory Of this company, to delay
the construction of the road from Gilena to
Dubuque fr six years, or so long as 1t could
with safety BE- delayed, and yet comply with
that provision Of the charter, which requires
the work 10 be accomplished in ten years
Many have feared Tint thi. influence ;ligh
operate upon the company to produce this re-
suit; which would have been highly pr,,ju icial
to The interests Of our city, and indeed, of the
whole northern portion of the State the west
etn and northern portions Of Wisconsin, and all
Minnesota, but the directory of that company
have shown by their course, that they think, de
rise and act for themselves, with little care for
external and sectional Influences
1t was to give an expression to the general
sentiment of our community upon the favorable.
decision Of this important qucston-fa yorable
like TO the Company, to the pro speri'y of our
CITY, State aud the entire north That our
citizens, one, and all, turned out on Thursday
evening, and to man, celebrated this import
ant event, Although from some usunderstand-
ing, no prepare ions had been made M to three,
o'clock, T. NJ, on Thursday, yet precisely a,
seven o'clock, every business house on Main
street and many of our private residences
throughout the city, were maanficently ilumi-
mated; the Rubbing thunder of the cannon and
the gingling of window glass, gave notice that
the ordinance department was not asleep; and
the ever invignraing and thrill y music Of our
Marshal band, told that its members too, had
not escaped he electric joy, which pervaded the
| whole community. The streets were ihronged
with men, women and children bon fires infus
mosphere of night, and firc-balis sent up their
streaming and iurid leht into the sonbre sky
About eigh, o'clock, an immense mass of our
citizens, formed in rear Of the band and marched
TO the head and then to the foot of Main street.
then back to the corner of Fourth and Main
streets, where Col. McHenry mounted the ros-
trum, and announced that Judge Lowell, as
| (hairman of the Committee on Resolutions,
was ready to report the same. The resolutions
were loudly called for, and Judge Lowell APP
pea ed and read them after which they were
unanimously adopted. Spirited and appropri-
ate speeches made by Col McIIenry,
Mayor larimier, J. H. Emerson, t. II. Long
worthy IL. Holt. Judge Lowell, w. J. Barney,
G. l.. Nightingale, James Burt, ID. s. Wilson,
X. q. NAPLES, c. {. Hewitt, and F. Guerin,
as ,ceH as numerous speeches by those .cho did
not mount the restrain.
Such demonstration, and such universal joy,
it has never been our lot to witness, in place
the size of Dubuque. 1t speaks volumes for
the public spirit of citizens and to strangers.
a large number of whom, are now among us,
it must have been gratifying evidence to their
minds, that they had dropped in at the right
port and at the right time.
This is the turning point in the proud destiny
of Dubuque. The question is at last settled,
and nothing can now prevent Dubuque, from
becoming the Queen City of the north west.
The following were the resolutions adopted
| Rcsolued, That We hail with heartfelt salts
faction and joy, the news recently communi-
| Gated to us in an official manner, that the work
upon the Illinois Central Rail Road is soon TO
be commenced, and that, as Citizens of Du-
buque, we have just cause of self concratula.
! ton in view of the signal benefits, which are SO
speedily to be realized to our city bv the early
completion IF this work
| Resoired, That in giving expression 10 our
! qualification upon this suspicious occasion. we
can but acknowledge the gratitude we feel to-
wards those great men whose minds have con-
ceived. and whose energies have perfected this
magnificent scheme Of Internal IMPROVEMENT
Rssoired, That our thanks are due to our
delegation in Congress, for their ac,inn in be-
half of this work, and especially to the Delega
ton from Illinois, tor magnanimously accept
ing the amendment to their BILL offered bv one
OF our own members, making Dubuqu the west
ern terminus Of the road
Resofred, That in the EXPIRE ssion of our rrat
tude, we are not prompted by the narrow and
selfish spirit which can see good only in that
which brings blessings upon our own heads -
That we behold in this great work not ONLY
sure guarantee of prosperity to our city, but
work calculated in an eminent degree, to bene-
! tit our whole State and country, and to add to
the causes which so promptly at work in
elevating us as a nation in the scale Of great
| ness
Resoired, That the action of Congress in rem
derng aid to neighboring S tate of Illinois
in the construction of this work, is an cxempli
fcaiion of the wisdom Of that BODY. and guar
antee that majority of our National Legisla.
tors are governed by correct views of national
policy, and as portion of the inhabitants Of
the Great Vest, we look upon it as favorable
indication of their intentions for good in refer
| ence to similar favors to our own and Others OF
the new members of the national fraternity.
Resolred, That the grants asked fer by our
own State, one Of which, the u. S Senate has
so recently voted to accord, and the other for
road into the fertile north west are for works in
iurtherance OF 4 part of the great design Of the
ILLINOIS central road, VIZ the perfection of a
Ran Road Union of the East to the West. and
OF the North 10 the South and that the action
OF Congress upon the cne is but a guarantee
ct their favorable action upon the other.
THE CITY ELECTION.
The City election, for Mayor. Recorder