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


= Dsrposs Of nominating State onsces.
q sfdss ., COUNTY coMAIITKE,
~ lziAgs saa The easstts,
a correspondent Of the Missouri ReP0b-
lisan. signing his communication H. 9. CT
1ssAasess nearly column Of petty malice
Il he Davenport 0assas and iss editors, for
dir asfsuce Of the Rock Islsnd Bridge
We can wen imagine that sny member OF
~ committee appointed BY the 81, Louis
meeting to examine this bridge, should feel
- and chserined indeed ~ the result q
sAsds Investigations. sad return home par
uealarly indignant At those who added rld'.
eHls 10 their dispPoiItment' That me
oeresss should be selected as the particular
s>iecs upon which 10 expsud the overplss
Il xile and bitterness affe citing the stomachs
ef this COMM .tee and those who kicked
hen into their disag reeable task. is merely
. compliment to the zeal and Adelity with
which il has defended the bridge. The
sane efforts on the part Of any other paper,
miehs have secured ii the compliment OF .
sinilar notice from an equally digniied
so,rce. The enemies Of the Rock Island
Dg;1ss may regret that the space occupied
" Il. @. c. in discussing the personal
character Of the editors Of the Gsssiie, was
not asvesed to something ofgreater Proic
iatsEsst. for instance the bridge itself, but
hat y all matter OF taste. II Is rather
sssseable to ~ than otherwise, although u
illnstrates how diferenta strangers opin-
isa Of " may BE. provided he really enter
saias The opinions he expresses in the Bit
tesnsss Of his feelings. from the opinions 81
those among whom We live. II we were
presisely such persons As this corresPon-
deas describes M, we wosld not be at the
Nod or the Gssefts, and the Gazette might
not Be thought 90 formidable friend ofihe
hrilee - 70 become the subject of dirty
writer's abuse 10 ST. Louis. We can al
lssst ieel some gratitude 10 this writer.ths'
in the came breath he condemns =. he
eeaplinsnts The editor Of the Rock lslsad
Aneus; the value Of bis opinions are thus
properly manifested to this community.
Freed from personalities, there il but III
lie substance in H. G. c'.s article. The
following comprise tho only matter worthy
81 notice. The draw Of the bridge 10 li6
instead Of lao feet wide. Although he 10
poor authority for any correction, yet this
di1ssence IL 90 ministerial that We can af
ford TO let him have all the advantage o! It.
Bat ws hops II viii be remembered, tbst
Ills draw through which boats pass 10 >,
lsess llo feet wide--snd ys, it is complain
u this bridge il SO terrible an obstruction
70 navigation that it must be removed He
asaiss that the t.0o lar 9ess boss in the up
per river can pass through this draw eide.
b. sids. We ssid two Of the largest class
end ws rsPsat ii, Our largest class Of boats
ass about IS feet in width. Bot this is no
possible matter Of importance to any under.
stasSang above n. @. c.. We corrected
lie DAY sftsr II wss published the error in.
10 which We we're led by the statemsn, Of
sihsss, that at the rebuilding Of the burn,
portion sf the bridge. ~ alteration Wa.
naas In the position Of the piers. Pfots.
by n. q. c. saw this correction, and thus
Obtained possession of the fact that we had
committed IN error. The writer 10 simply
guilty Of falsebood, when be says we have
reitsrsted this nisstasenent of facts. d.
rsssly ~ discovered IN error had been CON-
ailssd Ne promptly correctedit. D.re H
q. G. imissts our honestly
This writer gives sterrible account Of the
assruetiou Of RATS, injuries Of steamboats,,
- ioss Of life through the erection Of thi
lsiAee. he only ventures into statistic,
enes. and then. gentleman Of sracsf,
No resides in Davenport. told him he ssa
slsven RATS stove by the bridge one fore
noonl We think il probable that same We
sacious gentleman had this correspondent
by the button during bis stay here. Now ne
may sstonish him when We say, there are
alwsys pilots ready to take r.fts through
this bridge guaranteeing perfect safety, and
shat they have no difficulty in accomplishing
tAsir task, which ID bat light one compared
with taking these rafa over the Rs pids.-
They only charge ten dollars for this work,
and this extrs cost upon : raft Of three or
sow hundred thousand feet Of lumber, JUST.
~ D. Loais in uttering the cry thst the
ielAee has raised the price Of lumber! hs
= - injury inflicted upon steamers, and
- ssssibls dangers which await them e,
de dread pass, we need only repent the
iacs We sisted yesterday-tha, ..since the
4th Of las, August, when tbs bridge wasTe.
opened, and correct register Of boats cons
nsncsd, one hundred and strty steamboa,
passages have been made through this draw
- NJ sne boat touched Us piers Or cribs
Ana this Il the mighty obstruction to the ma
vieahon Of the Mississippi river! This one
lest v enough In itself to disarm all honest
sppssision to the bridge. II should make
sven n. @. C. himself defle the dirty wa
IN Of the Mississippi AZ they psss st.
1ous. BY hiding himself beneath their
slSyiDg soft mud. Il is enough .. lsss, to
cAhsesass oil bis sublima,ed tssddle about
.ehsuuetlng the navigation Of that noble
sives."
We have stuffed crocodile in our sane
tun that doubtless in its living days shed
nsse honest tears. than the manufactured
sslsne article which traces the cheeks Of
this correspondent, when be benosns the
loss Of life produced BY this remarkable
sbsidse Of signs" Since the date given
ahovs, there has been bu, one life lost 9, the
hs;dre, and that occurred through the mans
ovn carelessness. There were more lives
less 10 constructing the bridge than have
hess lost in navigating it-so our job Troi
ar friend while applying the pink hsndker.
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