The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-14

- q Ne ccar ncs - In Davenport, on Tassday |
a,noen, ne Ash Of January, kts e,sio Ok % elect
pasnaAss to rsprsssnt them IN the Republican ssas
ave ,tsen 10 Be heldat Isws City On he l7A, for
: psspcss Of nominating State onces,
u ssist Of COUNTY COMMITTEE,
n lxiAes saa The easstts,
\ correspondent Of the Missouri RePne-
Van. signiae his communication h. .. c-'
nssAarees nearly column Of petty malice
\ he Davenport Gazette and iss ed'tors.fot
,Aoir 1efeuce Of the Rock Island Bridge, -
NJ can well imagine that shy member Of
~ committee appointed By the q. Louis
meeting 70 examine this bridge, should fee
~ asd chserined indeed at the result 81
lhsis investigations, ssd return home par
t,salasly Indignant At thoss who added r'd.
s.ls 10 their Dis ppoir,nent' That 'hs
ospefk should be selected IS the particular
saises upon which TO exPsnd the overplus
\ yils and bitterness affecting the stomachs
ef lhis conami ,tee and those who kicked
hen into their disag reeable task, Is merely
! compliment to the zeal and &delity with
which it has defended the bridge. The
uans efforts on the part Of any other paper,
might have secured il the compliment OF
ainilsr notice from an equally digalhed
source. The enemies Of the Rock Island
Dsiles nay regret that the space occupied
- Il. @. c. in discussing the personal
cAassctss Of the editors Of the Gsssfk, wss
soe devoted to something ofgreater prote
iaasress. for instance the bridge itself, bu'
dat = al matter OF taste. II Is rather
Agreeable to ~ than Otherwise. although i
illnstrates how differenta strangers opin-
10 81 ~ may Sc. provided he really enter.
saiss The opinions be expresses in the Bit
tsessss Of his feelings. from the opinions Of
tAoss anong whom se live. II we were
prseisely snch pepons - this corresPon.
Aeas describes M, we would not be at the
Aesd Of the Gssetk, and the Gasesis might
no< be thought % formidable friend Of the
Irilee = to become the subject Of dirty
wrises's abuse 10 ST. Louis. We can al
lssst feel some gratitude to this writer, thai
in The same breath be condemns ~ he
the editor Of the Rock lslsad
A,ess; the value Of his opinions are thus
peoperly manifested to this community.
Freed from personalities, there 10 but iit-
lls subs,ance in H. G. C'.s article. The
comprise the only matter worthy
u notice. The draw Of the bridge il iis
nssesd Of l2o feet wide. Although he is
poor authority for any correction, yet this
l1beeace is 90 immsserial that We can az
ford 10 let him have oil the advantage o! it.
Bat Ne hops will be remembered, that
dis draw through which boats pass is al
lssss llo feet wide-snd 70, it is complain
q this bridge 10 SO terrible an obstruction
y navigation that it must be removed He
aesiNs that the ts0o largest boats in the up
PET river can pass through this draw side.
b side. We said two of the largest cess'
md We rspsat it. Our largest class Of boats
ass about IS feet in width. But this 10 no
possible matter Of importance 70 any under
seaslsng asovs Il. @. c.. We corrected
~ lay SITTER II wss published The error in.
10 which Ne we're led BY the statement Of
sshsss. that 1t the rebuilding Of the burnt
portion Of the bridge, an alteration wac
nsas In the position Of the piers. Pfcsa-
hly b. q. C.. saw this correction, and thus
ebssined possession of the fac, that We had
eommistsd IN error The writer 10 simply
guilty Of falsehood, when be says we have
reiterated this MEASUREMENT Of facts. d.
ssesly ~ discovered IN error bad been COM
aiassd ~ promptly correcsedit. Dare H.
q. G. imiisk our honestys
This writer gives sterible sccouns Of the
asonSss::su Of RATS, injuries Of steamboats,,
~ loss Of life through the erection Of th
hsiAee. He only ventures into statistics
eacs. and then, gentleman of verscSty
40 resides 10 Davenport, told him l.: saw
slsven RATS stove BY the bridge one fore
neoal We think it probable that same We
sscious gentleman had this correspondent
b the button during his stay here. Now We
nay sstonish him when we say, there are
alwsys pilots ready to take RATS through
fhs bridge guaranteeing perfect safely. and
dat they have no difficulty in accomplishing
der task, which is but Light one compared
With taking these rafs over the Rapids. 49,
1hey only charge ten dollars for this work,
md this extra cos, upon q raft Of three 81
lou hundred thousand feet of lumber, jussi-
In D. Loais In uttering the cry that the
let1ge has raised the price Of lumber! As
= ~ injury inflicted upon steamers, and
- esssibls dangers which await them 81
~ dsead pass. We need only repent the
iaes We stated yesterdsy-thst since the
Ath Of last August. when the bridge was re-.
opened, and correct register Of boats CON.
nencsd, on< hvairsd and sixty steamboa,
passagss have been made through this draw
~ NJ sa boat touched Us pisrs or eribs.-
And this Is the mighty obstruction to the ns-
visafion Of the Mississippi river! This one
|sss y enough In itself to disarm all honest
sppssition to the bridge. Il should make
svsa n. @. c. himself defle the dirty wa
NJ Of the Mississippi ss they psss s.
louis. By hiding himself beneath Their
lalying soft mud. It is enough =. less, to
pAntessts al bis sublimated twsddls about
the navigation Of that noble
dves."
We have stuffed crocodile in our sane
mn that doubtless In its living days shed
nsre honest tears. than the manufactured
,aiine article which tfaees the cheeks Of
his correspondent when be bsnosns the
~ Of life produced BY this remarkable
sbsidee Of sghs." Since the date given
Hove, there has been but one life lost at the
hsiase, and that occurred through the mans
pvn carelessness. There were more lives
|ese 10 constructing the bridge than have
Lees lost 10 navigating i,--so our Job Trio,
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