The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-29

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Editor GAZETTE:
II regard for the memory
OF the Father Of our country is best shown
hy music and confusion, then verify this
city has high and strong claim OF that
Kind. To-day the New Workers are in all!
imag inable ways tes,ityiag their respect
iut George Washington. and il is curious 10
behold the many claims put forth BY every
party in the land, respecting his opinions
each one By quotations from his letters and
Fsteweli Address making il appear III at had
he lived in our day he would have been q
Republican, u Democrat OF the Tammsny
Hull school, or a Silver Gray Wing, a
Know Nothing, or some other o, the mnlti-
,ui.naus parties into which the people OF
New York are divided Immense transpa-
reueies OF every con ceiy able hue aud color,
With equally immense full length portraits Of
the General are 10 be seen in almost every
par, OF the city, some of which are life. like
pietares-cf somebody else, for they do mol
resemble George Washington according 10
the hes, artists. This is, however, day
for Americans, and prominent among Tue
devices can be seen the magical ., Y. A.,
order of United Americans. This day
thew claim as their own, and | am glaa TO
e i Ina, the name Of Washington IS held
sacred by this vast multitude, though they
NAV not q Il understand why il should be so,
Possibly lutte more insight into the char.
ac,er OF such man as George Washington
would do this generation good; and while
there is activity there is hope.
The Mayor OF the city received the mill
tary in the Park, where thirteen guns were
fred in honor of the original thirteen States.
Such multitude of people have never be-
fore seen, even in New York; the Park was
crowded from one end 10 the other, answer
ing to the Language of celebrated preach.
er-crowds upon crowds. and crowds crowd
ing crowds.
The Know Nothings, or Americans, are
making use OF The day to put in motion The
machinery Tor the coming political contest
and down in Philadelphia to-day the sub
lee, of a nomination for the Presidency il
being warmly discussed-so the papers
state. Whether it will be George Law,
Erastus Brooks, Sam Houston or some
other, remains to be seen. If we are TO
have President of such political proeiisl.
ties. | hope they may make wise choice.
You have doubtless heard many times OF
the great snow drifts III tins streets OF Bos-
ton and New York. We are witness OF
the fact so often described BY the city pa
pers, and Broadway is as bad as any in the
rsy The people OF Boston acted with
more forethought than the New Workers;
when We were down east, that city had e.-
pended thirty thousand dollars Tor earting
of the snow, while the Common Council
0. this city only within a few days voted the
psI,ry sum of fifteen thousand dollars 10
clear The streets OF city five times as large
IS Boston.
Owing to the embargo OF ice and snow,
the merchants OF New York are not dong
much business yet. Until lately they have
mad no opportunity to send goods. except
BY Railroad, and thai not sure, while the
cost for heavy goods by rail is very high.
Western shippers find one Of two things
necessary, either pay the high rates By
Railroad, OF wall until water navigation
opens another and cheaper way And, ac-
coEding TO present appearances, ho" long
will they have to wait Yours, d.