The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-09-22
Original Correspondence.
correspondence of The Cecil Whig.l
LETTER FROM IOWA.
DUBuQrE, Iowa, Sept. 10th, I


FRIEND RICKETTS, A few years ago the
writer of this was more familiar with 1.-The
| Uhip" than he has been oflatc. Your pnpcr.
at that time, was remarkable for the number
of its correspondents scattered over almost
all portions of our wide spread country
| Whether Won have lately had a coumunica
t ion from this tlourishine city of the West,
or not, am not aware: but vcnturcd to send
you a few lines at any rate.
1t is but short time since DubuGuc was
considered by eastern ucoulc. a remote point
| of the Far West. Now it is within two and
| a half days' ride of New York and PhiIu,icl.
| phia. The Northwestern terminus of lii
nois Central railroad is CONNECTED to the bank
of the Mississippi opposite this town, and
| trains of cars are running every day to and
| from Dubuque and Chicago.
Wcnccd but to stem on board the cars here.
| and We can cnioy continuous railroad ride
| to your own 1ood village of Elkton. inst
| think of ,hatoan unbroken line of railroad
from your own doors, reaching all the way
| out to Us here among the lead mines of Iowa
| three. quarters of an hour beuond vour setting
sun! Such is the fact.
The eighteenth dav of last july was great
day in Dubuduc On that day we had u
| celebration in honor of the completion of the
above named railroad, and also of lighting
the city with gas. A great many Of the
notoJies 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 Other occa-
siOns, cannot say; but at the celebration
here, he appeared to me the pcrsoni!icution
Of a Ncm York roudy-a real Bowery b'hoy.
His face was full and bloatcd-his hair thick
and bushy-his hat set on the back Of his
hcad-his countcnance 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 agrt cable. Ills
whole physiognomy took TO be expressive
of cunning, rascality and deceit. To my
notion he looked like man who would sell
his blrth-right for mess of pottagc, or be.
tray his God for 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 i'll 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 ''untcrrilied' have been agitated
ana terrified beyond anything known IN the
history Of Denocracy i'll Dubuque. 1t hap
pcnite,d IN TINS wise:
Inc principal paper here is published daily;
tri.Weehly and weekly, and Is the organ
OF lie party Last Spring one Of the edlors
was appointed TO am Office worth -, 900
year. me other lost his wife and took sick
so lnat nc was lncapacitated to attend TO the
duties OF editor In this condition OF things
gentleman who possesses some literary
aoiil''es; but VINO had never acted as poi'-
ueid'' was engaged to conduct the paper tor
t''he' IN INC discharge OF his duties when
were very haraSsns and Iahorious, he took
oc performed only Ill the cause of honesty,
morality ant truth.
In accordance with this determination he
publish,d editorials nculcatiuu what he call
I'd ..p,oyM iruths:" without olIud;no tn any
party or class of mcn .xcent L,f mon ali
the vol over. IT.. tool, onpos;on also to
uublish ,.coumts If n. mo,,. -, Ea,'.os ~, ,,,.
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