The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-07
"If flesh be grass, as People say,

Then Dixon Lewis Is a load oil nay
But enough of odd Mortality" He made
a speech, every body priked up their ears, lis
tened wondered and moralized as have done
that such a weighty an argument.
Mr. Adams, too, took part in the debate, and
upon explanation it was found that he was
not in favor of the wholesale reform proposed
in The Committee by Mr. Johnson of Tenn.-
The Army, it is true, he regarded as unneces-
sarily large, but instead of destroying it at
blow he proposed gradual reduction, and that
in a regular and straight forward manner, In
stead of the sneaking fashion of repeating ex-
isting laws by Withholding the supplies.
The House, after a long session, left the
subject Just where they found it in the morning,
and of course as far from decision as ever.
From the Bills reported to the House during
the morning of yesterday and the debate OF
the few days past, you may discover something
of the spirit and temper which prevails among
the majority Of the members.
With knot of cross-g rained, crooked-back'
ed, stabbborn and twist politicians of both par.
ties. there is wish Ito head the President,
by Withholding the supplies. "Give him lit
tie money to spend as possible" says one,
with little more choler in his composition
F, than Statesman while from another with
face of the color of nutmeg, and temper
''of the heat of ginger" the cry is shame HIM.
This party, however, is not numerous, though
strong enough, as all factions are, with votes
and voices to be mischievous.
Then comes another knot of Congress men
who mean TO vote against this Army Bill, be-
cause the House struck two millions an hun.
bred thousand and more dollars from the Navy
Bill. This is boys play, and an argument ad-
dressed to such men would be as ridiculous as
the sprinkng the ocean with cologne TO give
it fine odourl
But more material reason prevails and one
hardly considered as yet, and yet obvious
enough to one who will analyze the men and
motions, the parties and sections Of country
represented, as action is demanded upon varl.
GUS proportions.
The Tariff question within the next forty
days is TO be settled upon new principles. by
bringing down the appropriations, either by
putting off to day what must be none to'mor.
row, or by wholesale reduction as proposed
10 the Army and the Navy and the pay Of all
the officers Of the Federal Government, il
is hoped that an aggregate Of expenditure may
be shown adverse to any increase of the Tariff.
This is to be the secret cue Of action, while
miracles are to be wrought out by cries oil
"Retrenchmcnt and Reform" The simple.
tons are to be entrapped, and the huntsmen to
to secure the game, and thus our partizan
clothiers in Congress expect after their own
fashion and mould. "to dress the Common.
wealth, and turn it and set new nap upon it. u
The Senate have spent busy day upon the
Apportionment Bill, the result Of which has
been beyond score of speeches, almost vote
upon two propositions to Incorporate the
fractional representation as recommended by
the Judiciary Committeeman secondly, to
strike out the clause firing upon fin. thousand
as a ratio Of Representation. The Bill, there
fore, is left in all its nakedness so far as regards
the great subject of Representation, and every
thing must be begun de nora.
The Committee ofInvestigation on the New
York Custom House have caused TO be sum-
moned several witnesses from New York, who
is day or two it is said, will receive subpGnas
from the Speaker. Yours, L. B.