The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-09-22
Original Correspondence.
Correspondence Of The Cecil " hig.
LETTER FROM IOWA.
DCBuorE, Iowa, Sept. 10th, e

FRIEND RICKETTS, A few years ago the
writer of this was more familiar with The
Wing" than he has been oflatc. Your paper,
at that time, was remarkable for the number
of its correspondents scattered over almost
all portions Of our widespread country.
Whether you have lately had "A communica-
tion from this hourishing city of the West,
or not, | am not aware: but yenturcd to send
you few lines at any rate.
| 1t is but short time since Dubuque was
considered by eastern people, remote point
of the Far West. Now it is within two and
half days ride Of New York and Philadcl-
phia. The Northwestern terminus of Iii
nois Central railroad is completed to the bank
Of the Mississippi opposite this town, and
trains oil cars arc running every day to and
| from Dubuque and Chicago.
Mcnced but to step Oh board the cars here,
and We can enjoy continuous railroad ride
to your own good village of Elkton. just
think of that-an unbroken line of railroad
from your own doors, reaching all the way
out to Us here among the lead mines Of Iowa
-tnree.quorters Of an hour beyond your setting
sun Such is the fact.
The eighteenth day Of last July was great
day in Dubuque. On that day we had a
StiSDIatloll III tilc VI wv
above named railroad, and also of lighting
the city with gas. a great many Of the
notobtcs of our country were present on that
OCCASION Stephen 4. Douglas, of Illinois.
was among the number, and though the
writer of this had never seen him till that
day, nor any likeness of him, his looks and
manner revealed him at once. Whether he
appears to better advantage on oth,r occa-
slons, ! cannot say: but at the celebration
here, he appeared to me the personi!ica;iol
Of a Nem York rordy-a real Bowcry b'hoy.
His face was full and bloatrd-his hair thick
and bushy-liis hat set on the back of his
hcad-his collntcnance round and heavy
rather of the beer pulltd Dutch order, and
adorned by pug nose, like the stump of a
carrot, and two sunkcn eyes whose sinister
expression was anything but ayr, cable. His
whole phySiognomy took to be expressive
of cunning, rascalty and deceit. To my
notion he looked like man who would sell
his birth-right for mess of pottage, or be-
tray his God for a bride. Such was S. a.
Douglas Of Illinois, as he appeared for the
first time to your correspondent.
This city and county, as perhaps you
know, constitute the Gibraltar of modern
democracy" in this State. One thousand
votes is the usual Majority which that party
obtains here over all opposition. But within
the last month there has been terrible
shaking OF the dry bones" here. The lead
CTS Of the ''untcrrllied" have been agitatcd
and terrified beyond anything known in the
history Of Democracy i'll Dubuque. 1t hap
pcncd in tins wise:
The principal paper here is published daily,
lri'wcckly and weekly, and is the "organ
OF the party. Last Spring one Of the cdl ors
was appointed TO an Office worth $1,000 a
year. The other lost his wife and took sick,
so that he was incapacitatcd to attend to the
duties of editor. In this condition of things,
gentleman who possesses some literary
abilities; but who had never acted Us poll
t,cidn, was engaged to conduct the paper for
time. In tiIcdischarge of his duties, which
were very harassing and lalorious, he took
ii into his head that such hard work should
be performed only i'll the cause Of honesty,
morality ant truth.
In accordance with this determination he
published editorials incucaling what he call
I'd ''mOrGi fruits:" without abiding to any
party or class of men, except bad men all
the would over. lie took occasion, also, to
publish accounts of the mobs in Kansas the
laws enacted by the Legislature there, and
occasional hints on the conduct of certain
public men without specifying any paIty,)
whose acts were neither honest nor patriotic
The '.untcrriicd" in this region had not
been accustomed to the free range of literature
and news supplied by this new editor, and,
thercuron, Hon. Geo. w. Jones, U. s. Scns
tor and his clique raised the alarm. They
first tried to persuade said editor that some
ii the sentiments he published were inimical
to 1.-THE party" and were in fact anti-dcmo.
cratic" The editor insisted that so long as
he had power he would publish the current
news at the day. as matters Of news, and he
would tell the truth as far as he knew, and he
would inculcalc morality at all hazards, be it
democratic or anli-lcmocratic. He said if
truth and morals were antagonistic to de-
lnocracy, then it was the worse for denocra-
cy, and she had better turn round and be on
the side of hmh Und morals.
Such language as this was only throwing
oil on the flame, and the excitement among
the Government pap-suckers rose to terri
bic pitch. They even talked of mobbing the
newspaper establishment. At this ,juncture
of affairs, the oilice-holIing editor. who was
also proprietor, returned from the cast, and
his wrath was so furious. he made personal
assault upon one of the other proprictorS
supposed 10 he of similar views as their dam
gcrous editor. for which assault he was ..ntd
$1,000 and costs. 1t was a genuine Kansas
fight.
Senator Jones and his clique then tried to
stop the paper by suing for an INDUCTION
Their tool was. of course, the holding
proprietor, and they left nothing undone to
silence and stop the paper. The obnoxious
editor retired from the chair he filled, and
though the paper is still published. it is not
get under the influence of the Jones clique.
As matter of curiosity, send you some
of the condemned editorials. Those | send
were read in open Court by counsel Oh the
trial for injunction.
Dubuque contains over ten thousand in
habtants. 1t is at the termination Of ono
railroad-that mentioned above-and the
starting point of two. MORE MON.
- 800 -
PEACH TRADE OF NEw YoRK.-Thc Jour
nal of Commerce of "Wednesday says: eyes
tcrday was the largest business day in the
peach trade this season, and is not likely t.
be exceeded. The number of baskets rccciv-
cd WAS between forty and fifty Thousand, al
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