Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-04

West II 10 70 connect The Missouri nj O'Con.
ee'fs Blud, pser the junstio, Of he Nebraska
8iver, Win Tie city of Chicago (the gram DE-
not Of the Wsst), rio Davenport and the Roc'
Island Rsilsosd, by op-ring up the centre o,
the fertile State OF Iowa. The track IL lad
several miles West Of Iowa CITY. and the con
l tractor gives assurance that 1t will be opened
| TO Mareugo, thirty miles West OF Iowa CITY
~ the middle Of septenib Der This town L.
urrounded by a rich aud popuious portion o.
he State. and the opening OF the road to thai
.,oint will add largely 10 its business. The roll
ing stock Of the line, we learn, Ia already
saxed To It's utmost capacity. and the strife for
.ars At the different stations, TO market the &C
| .umulstjpg proceeds OF the abundant harvest,
| ,as become active and interesting. Time and
energy gill turn oh q satisfactory solution to
| hese slight troubles. The next section OF III.
| rad, thirty miles. between Marengo and CIR L.
| DELL. is mostly graded, and a large amount OF
| lee are already delivered. 1t will be compile
ted early in the Winter or Spring of 1861
e innell IS Is miles West Of the Mississippi.
/ .eaving, when the road reaches that point, Oh.
| ly about 200 miles more to complete it to thu
Missouri. The importance OF the line to Oh,
c,go, and TO the country through which Il
| ,ssses. ought TO secure its compilation early 10
s62. 1t could be done If the money could b.
piovided within the next ak months. The
amount OF business that the road will COM
| ,nand. will sstonish its most ssnguine friends.
Besidts the trade it would attract from Kansas
Nebraska aud the Upper Missouri, there arr
$1,000 people At P.ke's Peak who would con
tribute very largely to its traffic. The entire
country West OF the Mississippi is settling rap
IDLY, and the direct connection with ChicAg"
,ud the seaboard which this road would az
for anuld hoth accaiapata no dsva lo mr. O mt
4 that vast fertile region. aud secure for Chi
cago, the Rock Island road and the roads con
necting with it from the East, largely in
creasing and lucrative business. On every
account, therefore. it very 10 important that
his line connecting, as it will, with the Great
| Central Pacific Railroad, should be completed
| ~ the earliest day possible.
The above article, which we copy
from the leading railroad journal of the
United States-the American Rdilmdy
Reyiew--contains nothing but truth
The Importance Of pushing that work
forward to completion is too great not
to be noticed by all the leading eastern
journals. Compared with it, other lines
10 the State are quite insignificant
road alone having an unbroken connec
ton with the East. 1t is to be grand
Ink in the great through route Of tho
Nation. The iron track of the Missis-
sippi and Nj ssouri Railroad, which pass
cs through our city and across cur noble
prairies 10 the far west, stretches also
to the east-to New York, to Phiadcl
phia, Baltimore, and other prominent
cities, without single break to inter.
rupt its continuity. 1t may be truly said
that the NJ. Il Nj. Railroad is the only
connecting link between the East and
the country West Of the Mississi ppi.
| We look upon its completion as a mat.
ter Of paramount Importance. 1t will
| 10 more for the actual development OIL
the State than any other line; it will
command the largest business, and will
be one of the best paying institutions
in the United States.
Senator Green on Douglas.
In recent speech Senator Green, OF
Missouri, said:
Between Mr. Douglas and myse'f, however
there is vital question Of principle TO be con-
'iered but feel confident that before The
H. L.. 1,,.- ~.
,ur to induce al TO unite as a band If brothers
no u the an best calculated To beat back the
Vandal hordes of Black Republicauism to do
which, if it could only be accomplished b,
.nch sacrifice. I'oonld uiliingly note for Mr..
Douglas or .Mr. Bell, widely as ] differ from
them on some important questions Of political
nolicy.
Such an admission from such a quar-
ter we look upon as highly siguii -ant
as portendiog great good, great &C
cessious from the ranks of the Breckin-
ridge men to those of Judge Douglas.
Senator Green AYERS that he would
Willingly vote for Mr.. Douglas in or
der to "beat back the Vandal hordes''
that are rushing forward pell nell to
get their dishonest fingers into the
strong box of the Nation.
We are glad to be able thus to record
such statement from the Missouri
Senator, and We think he will come to
see before long that his vote will be re.
quircd; that the united strength of the
party will be necessary to crush ont in a
general and effectua manner the enc.
mics of the country.
There is no farther attempt to dis
guise the fact that the Breckenridge men
are throwing down their arms OF rebel
lion which IN an uuguarded moment
they put OH, aud are fixing their gaze
upon one object-tnc def Of Abe
Lincoln by Senator Douglas. Every
day do we mark the change. The result
is certain.
GROSS EyAoGERaTIoN.-Thc Peoria
Transcript sets down the number OF
Republicans present at the mass meet
ing at Peoria OH the LIST inst, as being
10000. The Gazette says $4,000.
Speaker Kellogg, in our hearing, made
all estimate OF the number of strangers
in Peoria at from eight to ten thousand.