Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-08-06
JOHNNY MY LAD.
Washington Correspondence Of the Free Trade
METROPOLITAN SKETCHES.
Washington, July II, 1912.


Last night, or rather this morning, near
one O'clock, the debate on the General
Tariff Bill IN Committee of the whole on
the Union, came nearly to close. To.
day, i vii be taken Out Of the committee,
and come before the house, and the var-
Gus amendments will be acted without
debate. Yhis whole debate, in committee
of the whole. has been Il most exciting Que.
Here was a manufacturing member filing
/ up his hour with earnest appeals tor pro.
lection against English competition in our
markets; there was the Vermonler clam
ioring to have his Green Mountain wool
protected against that raised IN and i'm.
ported from Buenos AyFes; yonder the
Pennsylvania wanted protection for his
iron and coal, and the Western man want.
ed protection for breadsIuHs and poultry
while the Soolhron, having the master
having The master staple Of The country
that which Is equal 10 specie 10 all The
markets of the world, only wished free
trade AND tar,d except Tor tAe bare sup
port of government, Administered on prln-
ciples OF economy. 1T leas, one hundred
speeches on this bill Will dgIugs the coun,
nv. ami show the nation what difficulties
Congress have mad 10 encounter in getting
through Tariff Bill.
The Letter writer's have got up preil-
dice against this Congress for the want of
despatch IN business. This is not sur
pricing, as none but statesmen land letter
writers are seldom such) can appreciate
all the difficulties implied in the settle
ment OF The great questions now at issue
between different sections Of The Uniun.
10 me, is5utharner, il was periectIy sur.
prisiDg to witness how the colton growing
interest was shutasi inro the shade. The
Ohio aud ladlani members sqgIllcd more
about their hens ani chickens Than DID the
representatives OF the South and Soulh-
west about the staple which furnishes two
nirds OF the exports Of the country. Hon.
Mr. Gwin, on Friday morulng, made the
bes. argument Cor the South which |
heard; Hon. Mfr. Thompson could not
Get the tloor-a,lhouah, he, with Others,
attempted il, unuI one this mornlng, when
only Ii members we're sitting up ~ the
house although blast otsnoring melody
gave evidence that there sleeping partners
10 the concern. Mr.. Thompson having
he floor will be the last speaker.
The bill will probably pass tie House
this week-ol no use, however, unless
they shall strike The Iand distribution
clause from it. You will see by the pa
qers that Hon. c. J. IugersoII, at The
Presidents dinner, July 4th, drank to his
ExceIeocy, "Per Sc" the following latin
toast, with immense applause: "Veto ct
ditto; in hoe sigRo pigccSH'
The late threatening Of Bolts TO i'm
peach the President has all ended in
smoke. Letters from the sage Of Ashland
have been received that such course
would "head" the great universal whin
party, and put John Tyler in the Presl-
Dental chair, not by the grace of God
but by the vii! Of the people, Bous, how.
ever, stoutiy proclaims that he will do j,
on his own hook, and asks no ones leave
Rev. Mr.. Maftlt the chaplain Of Con-
gress, appeared on Sabbath before an i'm.
mense crowd in the capitol, aud gently
hnted that as Congress was SO parsimo-
NOUS of time as to duve labored all day on
the great National Sabbath, they should
still have an address suitable for that oc-
casion. bespoke on the "Moral Aspects
of the 10Th cenlury,"in style Of great
beauty and pathos. Mr.. Mahit is not
willing to allow Parsoa Miller to end the
world next year he called him gloomy
crhpIler and destrucilonist--and said that
MORAL matters were Just getting 80 that The
Savior was beginning 10 relp ne harvest
Of the world, secured % him rs everlast.
log compact, on account 81 bio suffering
for msn, e0r