The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-03-02
Trim to the CAPITAL.

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Old Soils reflected rays had begun to red
den tie eastern horizon. AZ an excuse
why an editor should be abroad at an hour
s. unseemly to the tribe, We would remark
shas We were en- route 10 the Capital OF the
State. 10 see II remnant Of that party once
known as the Wig, were not stiiiin exist
cncc. Reached the Capital in time to re.
move the prairie soil which 50 richly en-
erus;cd our outer garments before the gong
sounded forth its welcome evening notes to
tie fasting traveller. Found the Park House
all il had been recommended to be by eur
friends who had visited it--a good house and
we'll conducted.
Iowa City Is improving; within tie twelve
month number Of good. substantial brick
houses have been erected. while property
has advanced in price one hundred per
cent The Capitol building is a, last finish
ed and is quite an imposing structure. The
internal arrangements ara badly Planned
and are toa small to contain the assembled
wisdom o. cur wide-s spreading and thckly-
populaiins State for many years 70 cone,
even though Iowa City should b. retained
a. the scat of Government
TIE Wig Convention which assembled
II the State House on Wednesday last, we
aere informed by several persons who had
witnessed both bodies. though not 50 large,
made altogether bstter appearance intel
lectaaliy than the Democratic Convention
We ensured Of a friend who held q pretty
responsible Office III the State aud ergo Is a
Democrat. how il happened that his party
turned gu, SO largely to their Conventions
His reply was candid, and those who know
the proverb4l propensity Of taat school 2!
politicians VIII have no difficulty IN recog-
ni1iag is truth. Why YOU see, he said, i
great many Democrats have eMgrated TO
the State within the last year, especial
Is 10 the back counties, and they came mp
to the Convention 10 report themselves, 50
as to be IN readiness for nomination the
next time.
The Wing Convention passed off very
tremendously with respect TO the nomin-
aAi"hs' si'e u"'t ''1'ss'o s''s'''s
t"ss."A * ~ ~ = : '''a = "
resolutions, and then not from an opposition
to the sentiments they contained, but from
sae .saf upon i"s par u d '''' ''i"' my
Noall DC ''iPo'i's' a. 'Ns p'eSa"' ','-'e.
y aaie Ahe oae "0aia s"'o' ~ ''ioeh ~
'Se eo'..si'i' 'i's o'iiet N'uiu ssi'' = ~ =
=! '''s ~ F't's - '.'' : IT, an
nov s'''', o i',Sii - ''.s 's''' ''o'
. some Nouf' % 'a.1' ~ 'he l''os p'.e.S o
Us eahaloat's. " "1'e tag ieaf'u' ''af,ile'
~ heef.i's 9'7s7 - s'.o' 'n''s '''e 80 =
aFesN'.ss I''s ''sssi' W. Uo4u sa,''-A ~
5uFts 70 : r. " ''e' S''D ''1e' ~ =
~ security
Aascatahe displays 'he eSloth.es oi pro-
sFess''ehess ana prosperity numerous
newly erected houses attest Aer shF't' ana
increasing P"Puia''oh. = appears p p Inc
sentiment e AeF people, i!at = = az a'lee
=
MY mics Of me Mississippi oFiege can ever
become large ahd hoafistag e''les' iha' one
q 'heh must % sliaai ana 'li@l 'aA' o'ie ~
~ = us-"''iiet la 7 7 'hat st.ss your
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oo' cue = o'' '''."''" : ''''''''''
.o's % 'le lt'ouee u '''e ooa''us
sought Alscafine oy wagons, her plea was
valid au' the construction ct Railroads an
inmates space and removes any advantage
that may attach % town ~ consequence
Of being located In the interior
We found the citizens Of Mnseatine all
alive upon the subject Of Railroads. a
meeting had been held that afternoon and
the Lyons Company had made another
proposition to the people which was pro-
d1clng considerable excitement. That
Company had proposed the construction OF
q Railroad from husc4hne To lateFsecs the
Lyons Road near DE Nitt. 10 Clinton Co.,
provided the people Of the former city raised
,r IL. p, "A vn,,fJ ha seoo ooo ana ,bo,.
Guaranteed II. comolatian N fifteen months
The irryt.rb,n ras,,r, tba rnr.trnctia, ~
,b;s ra.3 s,;d n. .J.c,s could hs ~.