Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-01-05

Daft OF The lraue she now gels,
annot wonder that she does not
speedy completion. We and
OF others. who have long paid
bommorants who surround the
MwilI then have the privilege of
.bg the "city set on hill" and
A wise than Lots wife, cannot con.
/ct il with so many scenes OF pleasure
And profit that we would ever look back
al il! This our friends at Keokuk know,
and fear, hence their luke. warm nPpro-
baton and secre, opposition of all such
Improvementsas do no. contribute direct
ly to the advancement Of the '.Gate."
In what manner we owe gratitude to
Keokuk for procuring the present con
tract" we are at loss to immagine.-
Indeed we believe this is only little bun.
comb thrown in by the Dispatch 10 keep
the people 10 easy subsection, and to re
deem the name Of Keokuk from its pres
emf deplorabe state of known selfish
ness. The readers of the Dispatch
may (some of them, surely not ally be
gulled by such an announcemenj but
if they knew the real state of matters
with Keokuk. they would undoubtedly
believe thev had enough to do to attend
10 matters that interested them and let
sha, which would be productive of no
good 10 Keokuk, alone. Keokuk has
much on her shoulders already: the rail
road from there to the Wabash. the
Bridge across the Mississippi, the rail
road from there TO Fl. Des Moines and
Mime Gotta; and, as we have been told,
rail road TO the Moon, (ihey ougih'we
build bridge over the Rae energies of
should think wesslss expeniing it on
her eii;sssss deserving their good will
<s91 we fear that unless .hey can secure
sbsgood will of the majority Of the ciii-
zens Of their own county, 10 say nothing
of Van Biren, (which gives Them the
"cold shoulder" without tear of regret.
sthat even the Fl. Des Moines and Min
nesoia Railroad will never ge, GU, of the
Empire County Of Old Lee"
But the means. ali! yesl We are in
sdebted 10 keokuk for the means, says
the Dispatch, to build the improvement!
This we never knew before. We were
rot .ware tina, Keokuk held the Govern.
mont funds or lands a. her disposal, else
we should petisioned her for our Railroad
grants! Il is truly singular that the peo- |
pie Of this Valley are so dull that they
never understood this matter before. In
explaining tito the dull-headed people
u2 this way. we fancy We hear the Dis.
patch say: "Oh, Keokuk didn'l exactly
get the grant, but Mr.. Van Antwerp did.
and he is all Keokuk just now, and he
expects TO be all Iowa pretty soon, at
leas, if he gets the nomination for Gov
ernor, and gets elected" Yes, he got
the Gangs contract. Bangs scraped up
the question extending the grant and
Revertly Johnson, a true and tried Wing.
.ihrough his influence obtained the ex.
1epsion of the grant, or as the Dispatch
!: The means" This is atiesied
10 by everybody that knows anything
pbousis; among the rest by The Telegraph,
which has always been Democratic in
~ ~ mpashies, and par.iOAarly SO a.,hls
zine. % #
!: is laugbable, indeed, 10 see sxhai
professions The "Gatc" does make
rhe next announcement Of its peculiar
Epsowesa wesxpect will be that she made
AL the towns ~ southern Iowa, and i'll
you would believe wka. they say now.
|you would link they we're building rail-
Toads fuE alfof shem--and slill they are
noss able 10 build one for fheaiselvss.-
We heard Ii,,le story told here, the
~ day, that illustrates the characieri.
. the gate 10 nicely. A gentleman
n wealth and energy. and srailroad OPP.
e5ssos uskscnt for TO talk with them a. r
bout building sheii Sfancy railroads. -
. good deal Of talking was done by tie /
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