The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-04

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The d. Louis Republicaa has sesn 81
late particularly notorious % the leading
Border RullsA organ in MiyDsuri, the Oppo-
nsn, OF the Emaucipsua1 movement. and
q the interruptions enemy Of the Rock l.
had Bridge. spanning the Mississippi river
a. this point Ia is edi,ssssl esaasctios
With every public movement, tt 10 ds;in.
r aiahsd as much tor 'stotal iefray.,," 40 Is
humanity itself IN the eyes o. religious 10.
Gst.s.su,. We sAHno, better liiustrste the
truth u the. than ~ cop, the following ar
tsls from it, eol0asSs. Its scsrdAlous false.
hocds ere ~ once apparent % evety person
IL this region ., lsast. y he IA. any knowl
edse Of the Davenport Bridge-bu' We IN
tssd that iss gross misstatemenss shaii 10
nsss spparen, 10 those who have no direct
opportunities Tor obtaining correct intorma.
ton relative to The saujssi There isa
pc;n, beyond 9hict the enemies Of THE
structure mus. not g. They Esay resson
against this bridge - The. wa. aud even
eAseeers,e what faults ma, es found in the
structure, and ~hs, iscss may ee gslLesed
10 support Their opposition, ba, when they
vile talsshood upon !slsehoOd. snd IL lse.
aocds as hd.coloUsiy absurd IS they lre
malicious, and aress iron premises the We
~ essenee Of untruth itself to arrive at the
cenelusisn equally - unteuuded in fact, it
10 ,ios they should be rebuked ~ common
iiars. The Republican insy pra,e OF the
..suposcil,ous incidence" Of those who Geek
10 rspei lie falsehoocs about this bridge, and
VI the .hesrtlessncss and msiignity" OF
those who sustain the structure. but il dare
net publisA ~ truiA. lthss not done il, and
IL will not do il. The Republican 10 too
bsss trucker 10 vulgar prejudices. too on
principled in ito opposition TO o. advocacy OF
any cause, to either respect The truth in
othsrs or TO rely upon the truth for ito own
best sword and buckler. Here - ito article
upes The bridge:
Tns EocK IsLAsp BRIpsE. No dosht
~xisss In the miads Of sny that the railroad
bridge q Rock leland - an irto.erable nui.
sasce. Eves those Who reels, every effort
70 beias il to the proper notice Of III. courts.
know u. for Il y utterly impossible for any
mes not ~ idiot, TO note the Disasters at
Rock leland. and honestly ascribe them
10 eny other cause than the huge obstruc.
ton 70 navigation which the bricge compa.
ny have built there, and insist ehail RENE IN
ewes though lives BY the scove, an! prop.
eYsy b the million are destroyed every
wear. There 10 hsastlessness and maligni-
y abeut them that amaaes, end provokes
,adiRastion. No disastsr, no lives lot, no
property ruined, moves them. OF touches
their oensibillties. II . man 10 Lost, not .
word OF sympathy have they ior HE friends
he res out Of the line of his duty-stsnd
ine whore he had no business 70 be. II 4
boat 10 burned or wrecked. the owners and
manasess are cas,i9ated Tor bundering stu
pidity o. for conspiracy against the bridge
II days and Weeks ere consumed IN delaying
iof 6stiag opportunity TO psss tue perilosa
spot. Il 10 ell we'll enough % thst the trains
cssss the bridge. We have rarely seen such
Illustrations OF supesciious insolence. o.
have been presented BY the advocates oil
The bsiAge. when descantine upon the ccst.
u cslsmitics suffered from i BY men whoss
Interests aud rights cell 10 encounter the
hsssrts OF the spot. which the moot intrepid
pilots approach with doubt and tess. We
telasse the courts Gill teach 'hcm the Lag.
Il they canno, teach them good manners,
and compel them 10 tear down the barrier
which impsrils lite aud property every day
81 the year, when the liver tree from ice
Ne ere glad 10 notice that the people OF
Aock leland are awake tn this subject. and
too that the journals oi that chs are sebuk.
iae In . proper spirit the .u.nsious and
sbusivs misrepresentation ~ those who
ere determined the bridge shal. rensin
The Republican allusss i, -'itves BY tbs
seore. and property BY the mi.i,on" being
destroyed II THE bridge every year, in suet
manner - TO give !, the icrm Of a dirce
staleasnt. X 10 amsssd tina, all THE de
strnelion does not move the hearts moi
tesch the sensibli,iss Of those who defens
sAis bridge Well might !, be amazed. sns
cell nigh, the world Hsnd aehass. were
BOT half Of tie Republican, statement true
end The people OF even t.isres,aa, The mos
Interested W the permanently = the bridge
aid not riss en- nasse and harl ias structure
into the black waters which sS-ep beneath
IL. bu, lei Us see last hos '"aeh cause
there 10 TOT moving hesfte snd cached > :
sibililiss ~ th~ history o 'is Dsscnpos'
Bridge. Lei as zee Jasl hos "a. the stare
men, Of the Republican thai scores o! hse'
sad properly Ly the million Lass been De
.ssseyed by this bridge, differs from The req
iAeas Of the case. We mus; apoiogzs Il
or rssdess for again taking up space will
Ne partial rspsti,ioa Of iae,s which hsv'
seceos ssale.
TIE ssiAes opened with navigation in The
senng Of iete S,s amboa,s passed up sne
Dawn without s.cident ill the burning q
The Enc Alton q, ne draw. resulting in The
paseAi destruction sfsae bridge The bridge
sss repaired. and again opened the A,h OF
Angus. From this hue ,,l tie elosc o.
ssvigssien. iss steamers pa, q the bridge
Nss sae 81 lAem met with =. \. e,dem q,
shees steamers, Is had tss b<xss in ,ow
80 ~ had one barge. Thus - Of The
ssssasss had barges in tow, and .. o.s .,
then srusL the piers We have Nv ...n,
Of ssesrtsining the number o. raft. vi eh
posed the bridge lac, season Blu, Of the>.
ssly . comparatively smaIi number wer'
lsjsssd-asd the msjori,y ., the accident
sadsub,edly occurred througa pure animo.
isy . the bridge feeling which We ar
happy 10 say does no, aPpslr " eas, THU
ssasea anosg raj, pilots.
oises the opening q nssi.s.ion TIN
spsias, the 6ssi boat, conrxa9o, Psssinl
he bridge March 3S,h. ~ u yes,crda!
aosniag ., 10 o'clock. is passages Q
oss lnsss have been mad. $ pace Of . Ii,
10 over ons month. Ol three one had ioS
hasRes In tew. two had three burgess, min
~ svs. and nineteen had oar Tn. en-
eesoo0s which touched the RI aere--,h
WG Essls. April ID. no, INJURED, Sh