The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-13
THURSDAY MORNING, JlNURAl Is, 1853.
DAVENPORT AND COUNCIL BLUFFS

DAVENPORT AND COUNCIL BLUFFS
RAILROAD.
Quite a sensation was created in oul
city last week on tho reception et the new.
that memorial had passed the Iowa Leg,
islature for Railroad hence to Couaci
Bluffs, ria Nascdtiae, and that the Repre-
sentntiyes OF Scot, county had favored ii
Considerable indignation was manifested
towards Messrs Grant, Wing aud Dodge
especially the former as being the more u
fluential. and : meeting was called by som,
oithe indignant for the purpose Of condemn
ing their course. After short cousuiia
ton II was concluded that the proceeding
was rather premature aud as it would mol
influence future action and might have Q
tendency 10 retard il, It had better be de-
laSed until our Representatives we're pres.
ent TO render an account OF their steward
ship.
The Iowa Republican has lengthy and
very personal article against Judge Grant
for the course he pursued in regard 10 that
memorial. We cannot say that il is en-
tIrely unmerited, as even il Judge Grant
saw no possibility OF it passing without the
name OF Muscatine inserted, he might have
made show Of opposition, 10 have shown
his constituents that be did not stand en-
t;reiy committed 10 the interlopation; ar,
If nothing else, for the satisfaction Of those
who thiak such an adGenaum fatal 10 the
true object contemplated by the memorial
With US il has little weight, aud bad Ne no
informant IN upon the subject TO lead US TO
think differently from many of our citizens,
We would be willing 10 rely upon the jldg
ment of Mr.. Grant, aware as We are OF bis
devotion to the Railrosd interests Of this
portion Of our State. We rejoice however
that we are rid Of all connection with the
Dubuque and Keokuk Road. II has hung
a dead weight on Us for years, and now
that il is fairly shaken of, we NAV solace
ourselves with the hope that something
tangible will he accomplished. With Nus
catine IN the hiii'' we have hot on!y the
aid Of our neghbors, bot with her is lesgled
the populons and influential southern per
ton OF our State. As il is our tate 10 be
tied to some other part of The State, We
would rather he connected with the south
ern than the northern portion.
Bai, it may be inquired, are not our
claims strong enough 10 res, upon Their
wire working sge how strong be the righl
to any object desired, a set Of willy poliii
clans skilfully and coveuly at work can
exercise an influence that will overcome
the most palpabe claims that can be urged
An Influence tha, viii send Railroads
over rugged hills ia preference to The lere
plain.
Not one Of the many projects for which
Congress has been menaraIized hy ,he
present Legislature, has a 1.-THE Of lbs
claims upon that body that the one for a.
gran, Of land to i'd in the construction Of
a Railroad hence TO Council Bluffs posses
ses, and yet other petitions may be granted
and ours remain Enacted upon. This has
been and will continue to be the case, so
long as The Democrats of central Iowa are
content 70 depend upon men in the north
ern or southern portion Of the 81 ate to rep
resent their interests I'D Congress.
long as our Representatives are chosen
from the north or lbe south. we must con
meet ourselves with the one or the other
portion Of The State il We desire 10 accom-.
plish any thing in Congress.