Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-03

Cheyenne Correspondence:
Cnsrxssr, D. t., June 25lh, 1858. 8
FRIEND Dick 1T 10 now several weeks
since | last wrote you about matters and
things 10 the magic city (hsaven save u.s.
for usgic il has been and is making itself.
l. zane and grew Is II by magic, and IS
even more magically. When !
arrived here in February last. enticed BY the
same brilliant allursments Of promise 'ns'
has brought thousands 10 this land OF hum
bug and appointment, this city then coo'
sainsd more than 1000 inhabitasts; and to-
DAY il doss not number 1900. and the num-
bss 10 daily becoming beautifully less
The only reason can give for The number
nov here is that Of your humble servant,
they cannot raise means to get away.
ksov Of more than 90 families nov here
perfectly destitute. and unless some means
can BE- provided from the States before win
ter 10 bring them back TO land Of civ'iiz.
ton thew will starvs. Within tho lsst
month We have had 4 suicides, tne hcAos
~ f.mil,es caussd by absolute destitutio
I tell yeu Dick, before Cod ohis thing
should DO stopped The press should SPEAK
out and give the public to understand loo
,,,,,h h : matter that concerns the welfare
Of the whole country.
write truths and write fearlsssly. Thn
Union Pacific Railroad - now conducted 10
the most stupendous srindh on the Ameri-
can Continent. We want and must have
this great highway from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, but must it be purchased by the
ruin and death Of thousands Of the inno-
cent, The charter Of this road provides
that every Alternste section Of land On
either side Of the road shall belong 70 the
u. r. X. h O.. Il alec provides that o.
certain points on the road machine shops
shsll b buiit. Here then IL the plan %
now pussusd A band Of the most Ged-
foraker Sascals that ever went unhung 80
TO tbis company and contract for esseain
site Of land upon which to erect city.
vhen "prssto" far and vide, throughout the
lspeth and breadth Of the land the press
rnse out the untold riches 70 Be amsssed
BY hastsnias 70 The desired spot. and iorth'
With thsueasds q msehanies rush - The
plaes. For few weeks. psrbaps months.
The mechanic obtains good. perhaps high
wages. Everything lssks bright asd %
purchases . lot, builds house and sends
isr his family, ssl alse szpssdisg N b
hss sssssa asA psrhaps mers, the
bubtas busets and 6ar away TO-
yards the setting sun be hears
thas asothss magic city has sprung Into sx-
istsncs, and there 10 10 more ne Of his ser
vices here. What csa he dor All hs has
on earth 10 invested here, and will not bFisg
the price Of the shinglss on his little house.
Employment 10 gone, business 10 gonss tho
fools that could 60 have gone, and b 10
lsn here with . helpless family 70 stafvs.-
What better proof Of he magnitude Of The
swindls do you aak than this question -
Who owns these city lotsi This lesd hss
had no 0evsrnmsnt survey. Hew does The
Union Pacific Railroad kaow which sec.
tons belong TO them and which . the Gov.
srnmsntf Do they take u for granted that
they will have the right to shOeses You
know have always been the most radical
cuss in the radical ranks, but il this Gov.
srnment will put into power tet Of swind.
ling scamps and then allow them unlimited
license to ply their vocation on the whole
country, may my tongue Pslssy " ever
defend them again. This 10 not oil, these
sam. devils are in cahoots with the Govern
msnt officers, swindling the Govsrnm.ni.-
Here at Camp DAvy Russell is the largest
commisssry depot in the Northwest, con-
tanning Thousands Of tons Of commissary
stores. Directly opposite my Office the
brothsr-in-law Of the Commissary General
keeps the largest wholesale grocery and pro-
vision store in the city. Scarcely night
passes that . Government team does not
arrive from camp and unload boxes aud bar.
rsls At this Same store. questioned =
lusty Oclsnsl about The matter. "Ah,"
said he,' 'thsy are surplus rations." "Why,"
said b, ssvsry sfisss ssvss barrel Of pork
and another Of beef every month" Bot
what right have the officers 70 The privals's
surplus Sationsf "Oh, it, rule they have
made, end - loag - the poor devils dent
know the di6srsees its oil right" Bot Why
are such large ratiops drswni "well, the
order comes frcn headquarters, and Uncis
Sam must eec to that ~ Coed God, are
the poor, the hard working mechanics, the
farmer. the day laborer, TO toll, to sweat,
to suffer ruinous taxation 10 support such
wholesale corruption - this Better for .
nation to repudiatc, break up, d'sjoint, dis
rupt. and 60 to tho devil altogether. than
for us hewers o. VOID ard drawers Of wa
ter to toll on, shining our humble garments
in such corruption and official filth. Per-
haps you may say | writo bitterlyY do,
for Atm so filed with inc xprsssibls disgust
tha, cannot find language to express the
abhorrent abuses have sssn since coming
here. Combinations from the highest grad
to the lowest Government ofical; combine
,ions. from the highcs, to the lowest grades
Of railroad rascals, oil entwined like huge
nest Of serpsnts, Kissing, writhing, crawl
ing, with heads At every point, to gobbls
down and surfeit upon the spoils Of . help
lessnation. CnEYRNINiGAH.