The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-23


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H. Mississippi DriAgs.
Ata meeting Of the Chamber Of Com.
.erce Of the City Of St. Louie held On the
i7,h inst, Ia reference 70 The "remsval d
The Rock Islssd Bridge n. Bissell. The
sneiaeer employed to examine the strue-
,are, and its position in respect to the CHAN
sel, stated that the costs to steamboats, BY
ae,eation, have averaged > thousand dollars
. day Tor each day since the opening Of M.
yQa,on; that deteations and extra CHARGE
on oil lumber, amounts to one dollar Tor
every thousand feet; that two boats have a.
ready been wrecked this spring at that
rlace, and more are sure to follow. 0r,
Dissell remarked also, that the burning Of
enc span Of the bridge Of the width Of two
hundred and 6fsy feet the third day after the
opening Of aasigauon lac, year. allowed
boats to pas through al high water, where
.. this year the draw having been replaced
NO boa, will be able TO pass in high water
at oil, and intercourse BY river with The up
ger country must necessarily be suspended
sxeep, goods are tfsnshipped at Rock 10.
land
We presume there is not one Of our city
resders wAs is coenlssnt OF the existence Of
bridge across the Mississippi =, this Pises
and il aware OF the fact that stessnsoats
Aspr passed between It's Piers this spring,
hst that knows the above assertions Of Ar
eisseil are false. The simple fact Of man
ia he position making statements % gross
ly inaccurate, Is proof OF the measures 70
which eer.ain interested ones in st. Louis
are sllhag TO resort, in order 70 accomplish
their object Of sisccnaectsas the great IA.
,ioaal thoroughfsre that sweeps the coan-
Try on their north.
After The above marvellous report Vas
made TO the Chamber OF ComMerce the fol.
iowise resolutions were psssed-
Resolved, That The Committees, heretofore
appointed BY thie Chamber. to have the
Hook Island Bridge removed, are hereby in
stroeted to appoint al agent 70 visit the
tswns interested In the free Asyleation Of
the Mississippi river. for the purpose OF
collecting funds for the furthersnce OF the
object in view.
Rssosped, That said Committee are in
structed to employ able counsel 10 bring suit
in The United States District coar, of ifli-
pois against the Rock Island Bridge Com
pany-and, Unnecessary, 70 take up any case
The, nay BE- made to the Saprene Court OF
the unitea States, and TO do all things,
which, in their opinion. may be necessary
10 eEsc, the object contemplated By this
Chamber.
Resolved, That Albert Pearce, r u
Funkhouser, u. r. Mndd. A. Eds ards and
j ]. Roe, be added TO the Finance Com.
m,tes. heretofore appointed on the Rock
Island Bridge case.
Among the men added 10 the Finance
Committee !, seems 10 oss who is more
candid than HE fellows, or st least who
makes closer and more practical applica-
ton OF The question In the Republican Of
The 18Th We fnd the following letter
ST LOUIS, Apr! lstA, 1857.
Ma. Enron your paper Of this date.
| see thar | was yesterday appointed on a
Committee connected with the proceedings
of tre Chamber OF Commerce, having in
view the removal Of the Rock leland rail.
road bridge.
Believing, a. do, thai We shall want
such Z ridge across the Mississippi river,
ut this CITY, instead 0; the elevated one
nov contem plated, have. from tie begin
ming Of this controversy, been opposed to
the acticn of the Chamber Of Commerce,
but have not feii called on TO oppose what
! thought WAS & foregene conclusion With
great majority q those who determine mat
tiers discussed on Change, and hence,
have no, obirucet my opinions on those
Who were active IN tha tight. But, 10 |
uust be .cornfed oul, !" and con mit,ee men
nay be necessary TO carly out the views OF
those Who appointed me. must beg Of
them to Gil my place with one VINO can see
merit ia this undertaking..
l regret this occasion 10 trouble you
Had been on Change yesterday should
not have allowed myseii 10 be placed in that
pesi,ion. HExKY T. MuoD.
We presume If the citizens OF ST. LOUIS
hostile TO the bridge. were 10 'sSe the
same view Of the questioa that Mr.. Mud
has done. they would cease their opposition
to il; but the great secret Of their attack up
on this structure 10 moi that Il u an aciBsl
impeachment to hasigaison, bat because II Is
draining The country Of vas. smoont Of
trade tina, wsud otherwise seek 81. Louis
a. q mart. An honor, however, 30 NJ. II.
-. Msdd, who has had the msaiinsss to
come oul il the lace of strong cooEter
current aud freely express his opinions -
A fe~ such noble spirits would revolution.
iss Missouri aud remove ftSni her es
catcheoa the dark slsiL which Ike huge
crime blscksns her name. May aany ssch
bold spirits come 10 The rescue when the
Snsl question ID Submitted t. The people OF
Aissouri, whether the incubus u slavery
shall longer drag aow her prosperity uu-
iii that question 10 decided negatively, the
pscpls of 81. Louis may struggle and her
Chamber Of Commerce plan. and siitsii
ths free city Of Chicago ~iii eventually
distance her in the race 10 greatness