The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-06-24

uleUt uppu tHc eSiIs Ot ufutlheDNess.
observed with pain that IN Burlington, as
in other places, this vice is by no menus
uncommon. It would be strange, indeed
|if it were otherwise; for they have quite a
large number Of distilleries aud breweries
in the place, aud as for grog- shops and
beer. houses, "lheir name is Legion, for
they are manyr' They meet your eyes
wherever you 60, and stop your breath
with their filthy fumes at almost ever,
turn Of the streets.
Bnrlingtonians! il is due to yourselves
il is due TO tho cause Of humanity-thal
you should speak out upon this subject; and
not only speak out, but do something t.
rid yourselves and your common country
Of this bane of civilized life-this consul
mer Of national wealth and prosperity
this destroyer Of health, peace. and happi-
ness, ,--social and domestc-this blighief
II intellect, and digger Of the grave of
Freedom! We are trying to root out this
..cumberer Of the ground'' with us; bu,
YOU are the elder--give US the encourage.
men, Of your example!
The country in the vicinity Of Burling
Ton is picturesque and beautiful. Large
forests loom up in almost every direction,
and through them meander a hundred
streams Of purest water. Through these
forests are interspersed numerous openings
If from ten 10 twenty five acres in extent.
and they were formerly as clear Of trees
and shrubs as any prairie you ever saw.
They were commonly bordered with plum
thiekets, crab-apple trees, beside gooseber-
ry bushes, and variety Of other shrubbe
ry. The lover OF the beautiful in nature,
lamen,s lhs, civilization has been compel
led by its grosser wants and necessities, 10
transform these lovely and once secluded
garden spots of plastic Nature, into fields
# various waving grain.
Fifteen years has produced as great mu-
tations IN country as in town. Almos. ey-
cry farmer has his orchard Of bearing trees.
and is now beginning to live a, bis ease,
and enjoy the fruit Of long years Of toll
Neat, comfortable, and not unfrequen,l,
spacious dwellings. have sprung up as By
magic IN all directions, and The rude log
cabins OF the first settlers are fast crumh-
ling TO decay and disappearing. while The
hardy race Of pioneers who built them.
have sullenly retired, for the most part, le
the backwoods TO give place to higher
order Of civilization.
Interspersed at convenient distances are
comfortable, commodious, and respectable
looking schoolhouses, and the old stables
into which the primitive settlers used 10
cram scholars, have been torn down, or
converted into their appropriate use
This is us it should be; for as general
thing, the mind of the pupil will conform,
N degree Of refinement, 10 surrounding
circumstances and if educated in a decent
and we!.ordered school. room, the mind Of
The scholar will no more resemble that of
one whose intellect has been developed in
stable, than Parian marble resembles
common limestone.
While at Burlington, paid visit to the
nurseries Of Messrs. r. g. II. Avery
Their old nursery is situated six miles
south west Of town, and contains not far
from 25O,000 trees in various stages OF
growth, large proportion of which are Of
good size. They have recently planted
another very extensive nursery, close by
town. II is composed entirely Of young
trees, Of the very finest variety. The val
ue Of the stock alone of this nursery, may
be safely Sc, down a, $4,000. Their
reputation as nursery men is Of the highes,
character.
There we're some other things Of which
| had intended to say something in this
communication, bu, have already exceed
ed the limits which had at frs, proposed
t. myself, and here conclude with my poll
les, bow to yourself and readers.
Z. c..
Davenport, June Ia, 1852.