The Davenport gazette., 1853-11-24
tFor the Gaseitt.
Mr.. ALFRED SANDERS:

has DituShs 'S't'A -
from not only the editor Of that paper, but
from the editor Of the Democratic Enquirer
of the same place The editor of the Jour
nal, after doing VI partial justice respecting
the charge made in his previous article, re-
ters Ia our statement oi the amount oil pre-
duce received BY us since the 9th OF August
and il rather disposed to impeaeh our yerae-
ity in the matter. He then kindly oNerloel>s
the abuse, and winds up his communication
hy declaring, that he intends to mind his
own business; which We think a very vase
conclusion. and regret for his own sake,
that he did not make up his mindto that et-
feet sooner. Now we do not envy this cd
itor the laurels he has won in this affair and
think he has not gained much in his attack
upon the business Of Davenport, and IN re-
gard to him, Jam salts
We did not anticipate the honor OF no.
tice from the Whole Nnscatine press, hui
il appears the editor Of the Democratic En-
quircr is disposed TO come to the rescue OF
his eo-laborer and 10 make common cause
in the attack upon this place. Why snch
an obscure place as Davenport, town
which the editor says never has and never
VII! control and obtain the trade Twenty-Five
miles around il. and which has never yet had
the privilege of rejoicing in the possession
Of a decent one-horse pork packing estab'
lishment; Why such one-horse town
should so trouble the great city OF Masca-
tine, that claims to be the chlet market
town Of central Iowa, i a mystery te u.s.
The editor is very wrathy at SET OF men,
spectators and property owners of DaVen-
port. who, he says, have been for ten years
most industriousy striving 70 pult their town
into respectable size, and trying to initiate
their place to Muscatine-lke proportions
(I0w Rlo3tSt.
In our former communication We are sure
we were very unpretending. We did not
claim that Davenport was anything more
than one-horse town. To be sure we
claimed that there was some little business
done here. but We did it in as modest a
manner Us we knew how, 50 Us net to hurt
the feelings of four would-be great neighhor.
We digniiied their town with all the htg'
sounding names we could think of W.
may not be quite 20 unpretending this time
We think that sla.ms are put forth in behai
Of NJ ta e. which she has rght
W. usas se very Tub g {.
Dae4a
Itv n uenu a tom
,her reply to anything which til. Nj
press might have to say in retarH, as
should not do so were il not for the follow
ing challenge which We copy from the ar
t.ce in the Democratic Enquirer. On tbs
s,bIcct OF mills we beg leave to rpmint
Messrs. b & P of trial made some tw'
wears since between Mr., Bennett : mill ant
theirs. in which Mr B. beat their brag wori
fully oGe-third, and We are authorised L
offer wager of one thousand dollars tha
he can Do it again. They can now eithe
tace the music or ce-se to write about
wind mill in Museatine," &c, sc
Now as regards the trial Of the capacit.
Of the two mills, there il no truth in tn
statement, W. --7er made any such trial
Some three years since the mill having on
day turned out an ususual amour; of flour
one OF cur miIlcrs, without our knowicdg