The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-21
CITY OF DUBUQUE.
THE EXCURSION AND THE GALENA
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| II appears that the Senior editor of the GA
lena Jeaersonian, by courtesy or a kind o
smuggling, obtained a passage among the ex-
cursionists for ST.. Paul; and for fear some one
would not know, that so distinguished a per-
sonage was among the favored guests, he writes
long and silly communication to his paper
putting Gaena, the Rock island Rail Road
Company and the guests and abusing Du-
buque.
In speaking of Dubuque he says
We arrived at Dubuque in due time, during
the midst Of a violent rain storm How the
water did cnme down, indeed In spite, how
ever of the copious -stllatian the people an
swered the signal whistle by a salute, and IN
ten minutes the landing held nearly every soul
of the 1000 in that wonderful metropolis The
river being high, the boats were enabled to get
in without trouble, every bow hard and fast
against the bank Here the parting scene at
GaIena was re enacted Mr.. Fillmore was
called ont in an address made by Gov Hemp
stead Both speeches pertinent, and what
is better. exceedingly brief Mr.. DIX answered
to his name loudly issuing from the throats o..
The crowd, in a neat l,tIle railroad speech and
following him came Cooley and Lawrence of
New York, and Blackburn Of St. Louis, all OF
whom adopted the line usual on such occasions,
I" Great and glorious country" s'the mighty
west," "the iron horse " links of iron and
hooks of steel, {. wonderful people" were the
staples-the warp OF every etfnrt-the garni-
,ure Of the speaker, the woof. In reply to all,
Mr. Ben Samuels made happy and pleasing
effort; and then after cheers. another salute,
series Of receding eongees from the Ex- -Presi-
dent, away We went-and the rain still fell.
No one went ashore, and, except 'he commits
Zee of reception, no one came aboard. Our
was speaking and rain. rain and
speaking-words and water. A bill of fare
well adapted to the town.
What wonderful man this DR. Ray is !! The
1000 inhabitants which he talks about, is nearly
1000 according to recent census; the I" bank
against which eoery boat ,Oas hard and fast, is
/ stone Levee which Galena might brag on if il
had it; the story that no one went ashore is
4 malicious fabrication; and the entertainment
was as good as the strangers had right to ex
Dect under the circumstances and good deal
better than those on board from Galena de-
served. The weather was such, that no sensi-
Die men among the party expected any demons.
ration and yet many of our business houses
we're closed, large cencourse of people assem-
'led al the Levee to pay their respects 10 the
strangers and some 130 carriages were strung
long the Levee (what would have entirely |
iIled The town of Galena) to convey such as
night desire to take view Of the town.
TLis was certainly all that could have been
'xpected from a people, who bad received no
'fficial notification Of the intend, d visit and |
Who were led TO believe from former treatment
ha; where Gaena Steamboats, had anything 10
10 with party of the kind, the programme
would be so arranged, as to land here about
right, which was the case. We have no doubt |
~, that the party, always keeping those from
Iialena, considered themselves cour,eously and
Kindly treated.
The excursion was one which did credi: to |
Is projectors and We can discover but one seri
rus blunder which they committed, & that vas,
n extending their hospitality to such, as can
ind no better way Of indicating their apprecia-
ion of it, than by the publication Of such |
natter as the above.