The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-02
LOCAL MATTERS
xAss NETTING
,rHEPEoPLE AROUSED!
nusA Excitement and Little Meat . |

distributed about the city headed iHc!2ha
zion Meeung-Justice Ovsruled and Ty'
ranny Triumphant !-Cit gems Arouse!--
Defend your Rights and those Of your Eel
low. Citixens." The bill called for meet
inn at the corner Of Second and Brady
streets at : o'clock Saturday afternoon, "to
take into consideration the late despotit
acts Of our city ofacias." in closing the
meat shops. Notwithstanding the intense
" cold weather. large crowd assembled
ct the specified place. The weather had nc
effect to cool their srdor, but during the
whole time Of the meeting the warmes
enthusiasm was manifested. Mr. J. ]
Humphrey was elected President, and ,ooa
his position half way up the corner house
outside steps. Mr.. Geo. E. Hubble was
elected Secretary, aud at once read the fol.
lowing reso u.ions, which were unanimous
y adopted:
WasREAs, The City Council of the city
Of Davenport have enacted an ordinance
declaring that the keeping Of meat markets
At sny other places than at he two markets
owned BY CsorQe L Davenport and his as.
socisies, and Antoine lie Clare, is aud
shall be q nuisance, and such meat market.
shall bs abated as nuisance; snd
WnsagAs, The city officers did on the
soth day Of January, A. ID. 1887, proceed
10 abste and close up the private meat mar.
Lsts Of Messrs. Kelley and DIR. Moore with
out any forms Of law,
Now therefore be il resolved, Is the sci Sc
u the ci,zens Of Davenport,
]. That the said city ordinance, deciar-
ing private meat shops to be nuissnces, i.
uncors titu,ional tyranaical, and ionl
usurpation of private rights.
3 That we as citizens OF tree Repub-
lie, look upon every attempt 10 create OPP
psetsivs monopoles, as subversiye Of those
inalienable rights of republican equality,
which are the distinguishing features and
crow ming glory Of our charter OF Liseriies--
and tina, every attempt effort TO create spe
csal monopoles and bestow special priyi-
leres upon the few, 10 the injury OF many,
ought TO be resisted with the same deter.
mined bravery exhibited BY the patriots Of
Bunker Hill.
.. That we consider the ordinances Of
the city OF Davenport, granting to Antonio
e Clairs and 10 .G. L. Davenport, ten
years exclusive monopoly OF keeping meat
markets, - unconstitutional and unjust TO
the body Of the people, and that We viii
uss all honorable efforts 10 pu. al end. TO
sueh monopolies.
4. That the Constitution Of the State OF
Iowa does lot confer upon the law making
assembly any power 10 declare any species
Of property nuisance, and that there is no
legal way OF declaring anything nuisance
except by competent testimony 10 case
made in . court Of law.
s. That we will pledge ourselves to sus.
tain the Messrs. Kelley and Moore in ali
lawful measures that they may take 10 ties,
the Illegally OF the acts Of the CITY officials
and the uncopstitulionality of the ordinan.
ces relating to meat markets.
The meeting vas addressed BY Messrs,
Hubble and Campbell. Mr.. c. gave a
short sketch OF the real difficulty. He read
q portion of the city ordinance, and told
what had been the action ofthe City Coun
ell, and offered his advice in the premises
The meeting finally adjourned to convene
again in the Court House Al Up. NJ.
CoRaRspoMpsacs- We publish to-day two
letters from "Republcsn" which close hio
legislative correspondence. We thank him
in behalf Of our many readers for his faith
fol industry in keeping Us go well advised
% TO the more prominent business OF the
Legislature. His letters have been marked
for ability, close observation and generally
correct criticism. BY no persons were they
read with greater interest than by the
members Of the Legislature themselves,
who took more copies of the Daily Gazette
than Of any other paper in the STATE, except
the Capital papers. Indeed, extracts 'rsm
sRepublicsn's' letters we're repeatedly reao
on the aoor OF the House, and curiosity
arose 50 high a. TO who Republican" might
be, thu, the House passed formal resolu-
ton :, gushing Us TO make kIoyn to that
body our correspondents real name. Bu'
they didn't get it. We hope he will write
to " occasionally, as We are sure our read
srs will b - well pleased to read letter
written BY him a. his dist Mt home ss those
he hrs written from Iowa City.
We have on hands an excellent letter
from our Constitutional Convention cor'
rssponasnt, which we will give Tomorrow.
AeeIpIxT.-The foreman Of J, M. Cor.
sons saw mill had his left thumb cut off by
saw last Friday. The end of it dropped
smong the shavings, and was about fifteen
minutes afterwards bound on TO the stump
We shall let our readers know if this piece
ever ngan becomes constituent part of,he
thumb.
PLAxK RoAp TO Moline, &c.-The
Rock Isiaudar propos m 4 plank road be-