Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-24

i'll this new gold excitement, but expe
rience - prone TO come too late: the youth
Will learn nothing by tn. experience OF the
elders. II our young friends mi 20 to seek
their fortune, we can only say, God speed
them but II seems To me that those who
are not suited here, are extremely hard Ia
please. Our soil and climate Is without
any superior and pro iuces anything that
can be necessary or desirable. The prospects
here are good erough tor us-tLey are good
enough for any man.
D. 1he Gny of Dareaport An infant in gears
ana siant IN pr gress Nay she press forward
to that supremacy sm,ng ,he cities the west,
VIII b nstIfe guarantee. when she surrounded her
with so many elements OF prospfri'y.
Response by f. Cook.
Mr.. Presiden.-Whh pleasure respond
to this toast-"Ihe City of Davenport. -
Sir: Lees than quarter Of a century since,
on one bright summers day in the month Of
July, | was journeying down the Mississippi
river on the good steamboat Heroine, where
Of was master for her then voyage, Orien
Smith, "a man known to nearly all the early
settlers as the true and firm friend of the
emigrant to the northwest,) and as is not
unusual after dinner, when there was moth
ing to prevent, | took good nap in my
berth, and was enjoying it to the utmost, |
have no doubt, when Captain Smith walked
me up and said: "Come up on deck and zee
the most beautiful scenery you ever beheld.
k | reused up and went on deck found the boat
moored at the upper end of Stubt's Eddy,
and the scene presented, as you can well ap-
preciate, was as ina gnificent as the eye would
desire to look upon. And what was it, sir 7
| No more nor less than the beautiful city we
now inhabit, in an almost complete state Of
nature, the only sign of man having been
here, the cottage and farm of our worthy
President. Now, how changedl A city
| teeming with an active and energetic pOpu-
iatlon a city as is truly said. IAN infant in
years but giant in pr, gress, city whose
inhabitants yield the palm to no city in the
State for business wealth, society and all
thase things that make life blessing, now
covers the ground, then so magnificent in all
its natural beauty. And to what are we in
debted under Providence, for all these bles
sings, enjoyments and comforts arising from
our highly civilized state of societyl To the
wisdom and'strength Of you, sir, and the
early settlers of this county aud ety., who
planted here the standard of civilization and
religion, are We much, very much indebted
But, sir there is another class who are not
by your constitution permitted to mingle
with US tonight, who have "acted well their
part and contributed much, very much to
our present great and growing prosperity.
alluie, sir, of course to present residents Of
the city who have become such since the
olst day Of December, 1910
could talk on this theme-my beloved
home, for hours-but time and my wife ad-
monish me that must not take up the time
but will beg to be permitted to relate an
incident of early day here. Some, say
Ii or 20 years ago, | won't be particular
to time, as young lady is in the question: J
when there was but one hotel or tavern in
the city, and that hotel unlike those of the
present day in the city) had but Que room
to answer the purpose of a sitting room,
dining room and Court room too sir, for then
that was the..only public room in the city. 1t
so CHANGED that court was being held one
afternoon at which was in attendance, and
the case not being through at supper time,
of fcourse the Court was compelled to adjourn
to give the room to tie boarders tor supper.
Az soon as the Court adjourned, the worthy
lanalady, whom | now have in my eye,
Jumped up, crossed over to me and says:
Here, Mr.. Cook, you take care of this baby
while get up the supper" And sutins the
action to the words, dropped into my lap
fine girl baby 1t was good baby, didn't
cry and at yonder table sits that indentical
| baby now grown up into a beautiful and in
| tellgent young lady. And in closing let me
say, sab rosa that if there is any young gen
t,ernan belonging to our association who
wants good wife, advise him to look up
that baby.
| s, The Indian His wgwam has disapps AIRED; his
siatey form is seldom seen AID ere long, Lis
abcds in Iowa will OH be known ia history
"Whs is there to mourn for Logan?"
Response by James Thorington.
Mr.. Uatru,an-It is strange that am
assigned to respond to this sentiment, vet
an unpleasant one. My early life, is some
many years among them, in mountain life,
in the western wllds; found them always
in their aboriginal, untutored condition,
frank. generous and open-hearted. Prtfan-
ity is unknown to their language, and as far
as they have come under my observation,
their oaihs are learned from other Ian
guages-the hardest that l am aware Of
their using is that you are Jig fool, express
ed in their language, and usually accom-
panied with a sign. There are some re-
markable illustrations in the Capitol of the
United States, which wish to call your at
tention to, illustrating the history Of the
Red-Man. If any in this assembly shall
hereafter visit Washington City. think 1t
will be worthy of their observation. As
you enter the rOtunda from the western
door, opposite, over the eastern door. is q
carving as large as life. indicating the land
ing of Columbus on the beach. With extend
ed hands, with fresh plucked ears of green
corn in them, rendering them to the white
man, stands the unlettered red man of the
forest, indicative Of hospitality, much a.
to say, welcome take, eat, and be strength
ened. The scene is worth contemplating
it is man in his original state, as no doubt,
the Great Am, designed he should be-
charitable and fraternsl Further on to the
right, over The door to the entrance of the
Senate Chamber. is another representation;
it is the treaty by Penn. under the Great
Elm, where, the redmsn barter away his
home. his all. How true to that treaty.
Had those who followed the illustrious Penn
possessed the great and good qualities
that governed him. how little would be the
cause to-day. of the treatment Of the white
man toward the Indian. To the left, over
the door as you enter the passage to the
House Of Representatives, 10 . sadder pic
ture-a Frontiersman il represented, with
tomAhawk and knife in hand. several Indians
beneath him, with frightful wounds. indi-
cate the deadly contest that has been car.
ried on. This finishes the Indian scene,
and illustrative thus far, of the contact Of
these two races The native receives his
white brethren with open hands-vith the
staff of life. Sells his oil. bis hunting
grounds and the graves Of his sires, when
pressed with hunger and want. He 10
murdered on the soil OF his fortfsthers by
the parties that be has warmed into life
There is one other scene would add, and
the door to the West. through which you
enter, will be appropriate over which to
place it. That scene would be the white