The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-08

A correspondent Of the New York Post,
writing from 81. Anthony, nays AZ this cx-
traorlinary Transaction:
when say that there are hundreds II
persons in this territory who would have
given frors two IL three hundred dollars per
acr therefor, ! state what I do knew, and
whereof can affirm. At this seemingly cN-
orbitant price, IL would have been grand
speculation. As stated by you IL covers one
# the most admirable town sights oi Amer
lea, 81 situated nj the confluence 81 two
great rivers n t. command and r''ntr"l the
trade and commerce - a sill greater strteh
ri country than IN, other point IN Minm
s.ta Mr. steele we'll knows, and We all
here an the SPIT know, that when laid out
N town lnt,. The, will bring readily ir"m
$40 Il >l,ru each, making, yni see. a snug
nth, sam upon each acre, not taking into
account the bindings, barracks, officers
lo,i.,.~. stahi,>. towers. and all the other
improvements. which must amount To thou
.afl> u. dollars, and which. all nr nearly all,
an hr made available.
VII, the people of Minnesota could not
las. hal TAR chance IL purchase this por
,ian ID government land. ~ we'll n other
PORTIONS, - e. all, n ynu justly observe, n
mystery. Time. we h"pc. will cnlightcn IA
franklin Steele j. prominent Democrat
lercahon's, the present Administration IL
i',lnrcra,ic ami Minnesota has been hon
,tctl thi. summer u, many prominent Dem.
'rat-. MT least anon. whom j. :. 4.
ilat!gla~, who now solo,trns ~ nur midst ,
his ina, account tor the sale upon such
principles as will harmonic with the act.
unI with recent prominent t"ttics
Tie Cincinnati Gp.,fs i, 81 tie opinion
Int IA. feeling manifested throughout ia.
Nation with reference fo this transaction j.
strong and general, ami The fraud j. -
,anSparcnt, that il cannot believe Con
res. will permit the matter To- pass unnotic-
t. and lf touched al all Ia that body, We
,nnot but hope the sale will he vet aside.
4 majority af the members &c Congress,
an h. prevailed upon Z" sanction by n neg
'tlyc course, az positive action. a fraud IL
las character, connected n il il, with the
administration, the people may trcmbl. for
he safety IL the Republic. !, was well re-
marked hy sagaci",is and seeing states
nan, that the onl, danger To- our ship Of
state j. to he feared from the rock &c corrup-
ION. II ,i~s not require a stretch &c the
Imagination la picture Ia the mind our noble
,hip approaching this rock, now that the ma
'onai Government has become party to
ne IL the most harcfaeed frauds that has
ser been pracsiced upon oar people. II
dishonesty Is permitted in the Cabinet oi
The President. no wonder that money draw
rs are rubbed, trusts violated in private
lie, fogcries, frauds and embezzle,nents
"lnmitted upon railroad and banking com.
.anics, and State Treasures depleted by
naricious Treasurer Ii the President AM
a. advisers PROSTATE themselves before th,
'od,irss ii wealth, breaking through al
a"ral restraint, d,sgracing IL" Nation il
le eyes "f the people VI every land I.
pa'ld up the FORTUNES u private individual.
AT If the property q the country, what
scpth 1t degradat,en Is there that We ma,
not expect To- fathom Citizens read an.
onicr u Is t,,ae that the people VII,
-alue eur blood bought National treasure
hoald think about these things, and apIl,
the remedy ere u be too late. IL j. worth
while t. inquire whether W. are not in the
and II irraecrous, unpr,ncipled, avaricipais
I"maggne-, VII" are driving the Nation
sadioig I" destruction, with no other ar
lisher Object IN view than u build up pr-
ate fortune upon the ruins ii the Rcpub-
&c and ~ the cxpense oi the moral. 81 the
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