The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-06
CHANGES, PAST AND COMING.

CHANGES, PAST AND COMING.
The Chittieofhe co., .advsrtiser on enterir
upon its 23d volume, gives some interestn
"reminiscences, connected with the progress
that City, aud extracts from old file 9th
sadrertiser, portion Of description Of the ce
ebraiion which took place upon the opening
the Ohio Canal to that place, which is as fol
lows:
ssrhe town was literally alive with rejoicing Q.
Seven boats had arrived from Lake Erie an
Columbus They were escorted in by the ,w
boats built here, amidst firing of cannons an
She huzzling of several thousand people. !Ih
Fleet entered Water Street in the following OF
DER The packet boat Dolphin, Cap. Viii
Hanson, (having on board the ladies) took tn
lead, followed by the Gov. Worthington, Capt
Renshaw, the Chlicothe, Capt UImer, thu
Monticello, Capt. Hinkley, the Victory, Capt
Lewis, the Canton, Capt. Knapp. the Lancas-
ter, Capt. Bruce, the Athenian, Capt Moder
the Napoleon, Capt. McGrew, and the Citizen
Capt. Capin. 1t was the most interesting pub
lie exhibition ever witnessed by the citizens OF
this place and one that, ten years ago, they
could hardly have dreamed of-What!
"Here ! where but late dreary fores,
spread,
.Massie, little band of settlers led
See rising buildings, in long order, stand.
Orchards and full fields on either hand
While our Canal bears, with conscious pride,
Full laden vessels to the oceans side -
What time the good people of Chillico'he
(which, for the benefit of those who know it
NOT, we will name one of the m,st pleasant,
cities in the land, having population proud Of
thoir c;ty md &C
reason) had, twenty two years ago, over the
arrival among them Of few canal boats
What exulting, and what glorious an,icipations
OF endless convenences. The commerce of all
the world was opened to them. Future great
ness dawned on their glad visions. All these
hopes rose from the construction of canal from
Lake Erie to their town-a town then, now
city of eight or nine thousand inhabitants
Now, Chillicothe is approached by railroads,
built or in process Of construction, from all
points Of the compass. One reaches her from
Cincinnati; one from Portsmouth,, which is t. be
continued through to Columbus, the Capital;
and one extends east from her TO some point on
the Ohio River, which last will run through,
and open up to her the wealth of, one Of the
richest coal regions in the country. When
city like Chillcothe (making all due allowance
for the enterprise, public spirit aud generosity of
her citizens) not situated on any great channel
of commerce, and gathering her resources
almost solely from the valley-unsurpassed,i in
fertility, it is most true-in which she sits, can
thus have railroads radating from her in all
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mark of the times. Be it noted that, with oil
this, Chillicothe has a railroad debt Of only |
$50,000-a city debt. Trade asks the con.
struction of railroads.&c. necessities of trade |
will build them. Where. ever wealth is locked |
in from The great active commercial world, we
may be sure that capital and enterprise will open
up to tiff it be willing-the readiest means of
access TO that world, and of the world to it, If
we have stores Of native wealth which might |
add vast contributions to commerce, it is certain
that commerce will find the best means to ap-
proach them. Just as commerce seeks all over
the world, at vast expense, new fields for its
spread and display just as it always will, where.
ever there Is native wealth, approach it, at all
hazlrds, to mould it to its benefit. A willing
woman needs not to seek wooers: they come
still, she must not remain coldly Indifferent, bu,
make it apparent that she is willing to be won
and worth the winning. Then, capital and
enterprise, home and foreign, will open up for
Us access to commerce, will build US railroads;
for the reason that we can bring valuable contri-
buttons to that commerce and add to the aggre-
gate wealth and strength Of the country. Cap
ital seeks investments in railroads, and where-
ever railroads will pay, capitalists will construct
them We have not the slightest fear, therefore,
that Iowa will have an insignificant share in the
general rejoicing which, it is supposed, will ere
long be had over the "good time come"
TThe Dubuque Herald, checked momen-
tarily in its infamous career by the contemptu-
Gus ffo~n of the public, is again, Qurned like
dog to his vomiD resuming its covert assaults
and its system Of cowardly traduction against re
spectacle men-men who have become obnox. ,
ious to the hate and venom of the Herald, by ,
reason of their standing well in the estimation
Of the public. This Dubuque Herald resembles
: sneaking, crawling reptile, which, conscious ,
that il is despsed by all living creatures, never
onits to spit its poison every worthy object
that comes within its reach; in order that, being
powerless to rise above its condition Of deep in
fanny, il may pull others down to its own loath-
some level. In \ controversy with any other
journal, such language would be unmeet. But,
with reference to the matter in hand, we say
that the most appropriate language, in which to
describe rose, is that which will best convey
correct idea Of the object and the most proper
manner to describe being, with malicious,
craven, venomous and malignant heart, is to use
such language, If possible, as will suggest the
vile thing TO the mind. This we have essayed
to do with the Herald; we have done it incom
pleteiy, we know, but we shall renew the at
tempt, when occasion serves, until we have held
up the Dubuque Herald to the world, in the naked
deformty and responsiveness Of its character.
Il is fortunate for Iowa that the appointments
Of the Offices within her limits do not meet the
appreciation Of the Dubuque Herald. Its praise
would be "their deepest damnation," a. it's Gen.
sure, it, railing, it, traduction form their suffi-
cient eulogium. what should this hybrid, non
descript journal, this sraddle bug Of public opin-
ion, this rotten apple Of dscord to the demo
crazy, and base panderer to wing success, what,
We ask, should it have to do with the appoint
ments of democratic president 1t is its ap
propriate aad pleasing voca,ion-which it does
right we'll ful6ll-to traduce them foully, but,
We should be duly thankful that it has not had,
and can never from ito nature have, aught to do
with their selection.
For the Herald to pirate Of stirling" "weak
mindedness,' "worthlessness," ssobseqnious.
ness, = .ssyeopkaney" &c, in others, when all
these interesting qualities, and especially the
latter, find their most apt expression, their per-
feet looking glass, in itself, is degree Of mix
ed impudence and baseness which is rarely to
be met with (auded be the heavens) more than
once In I life time.