The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-26

were, in II
IN both houses of Congress, 80 p ,a's
some curious and notable = ..:.. '' '''
Some time ago, COLI Ass' =.
ter to an Indiana -a,,n- - uh;ch bs ca,lea
Senator Petit "a edl'of' IN wnlcn ne cameo .,
:. co. a,cos,;n, sgreat liar and dirty dog"
1al.s. us & O1is sweet morsel Of democratic
'a'~! Ava. several weeks, Mr.. Petit rose in his
p.Ae' a "Ae Senate, and entertained that learn
ca ano diCn,hed body for long time in the I'M
me@surel abuse Of Benton. To be called g a
g,eat Ear, and dirty dog by brother de-
moor at of thirty years experience in the Senate,
is Certainly calculated to nettle member Of
tAat honorable body but we doubt whether
the speech Of Mr.. Petit is calculated to mend
the matter in the least. 1t was waste of the
public time, which should have been devoted
to the public business. The Senate is not the
place for liquidating newspaper quarrel with
q member Of the House. The use Of such
terms by amemher of one house, against a
member Of the other, as "a great liar and dr.
ty dog" is deplorable and disgusting bat a
retaliation in such compliments as q an imhe-
cile and dotard," are scarcely in better taste.
Besides, ". Petit has shown that Benton's
object has been achieved in the violence of the
retort whereas, a judicious silence, or mode
ration, would have defeated the assailant of his
purpose Thus much for the personal interlude
in the Senate, on Monday last.
In the House, upon the question of ordering
committee to inquire into certain unauthorized
and spurious interlineations, changing the in
tent of bill granting lands to Minnesota for
railroad purposes, Mr.. Stevens, Of Michigan,
rose to personal explanation. And what is
it.! A confession that, upon consultation
with Mr.. Forney and one of his clerks, and un-
der the authority of certain Senators, not to be
mentioned he (Mr. Stevens) had made the OBJ
jectionable interpretations in the bill aforesaid
lie did not know that there was any harm in
it. Certain Senators had said the thing had
been often done in the Senate. And so Mr..
Stevens amended the parchment, SO as to give,
by the change Of single word, certain railroad
jobbers in Michigan the benefit of the Mime
sofa bill. Truly, o very innocent affair though
the principle makes mockery and farce of
all the established usages of legislation.
A committee has been ordered upon this
business, but, as Mr.. Stevens has taken the
trouble Of an investigation of their hands, they
have little else to do than to report what should
be done with Mr.. Stevens. In the meantime,
it is to be hoped that the bill thus smuggled
through, with the advice and consent of Col.
Forney, will be repealed without delay, as pro-
posed by Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia
II these things 60 on for few weeks longer
the honest men of Congress, as well as the whole
mass Of our readers will be convinced that we
have not said half enough, in all that we have
said, of the eorruptions of these landjobbiug
railroad schemes. A great result will have
been achieved in behalf of the nple and the
Treasury. should this Minnesota 81lir operate
to kill off all other land-plundering bills Of the
same kidney. Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois,
and his associates In ferreting out this Mime
sofa amendment, and Mr.. Letcher. for his vig-
lance in this and in other cases, ore entitled to
the public appreciation. A few such men, in
these days of aspoils administration and spoils-
men Of all sorts, ore exceedingly useful.
The STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIRs.--Whateyer
is in store for Wall street, the agricultural in-
terests Of the country are in healthy condition.
Fifteen State fairs, including one at Quebec
Lower Canada, and cattle show at Springfield,
Ohio, are advertised to be held in the mon tbs of
September and October. Illinois and Kentucky
open the game on the 18th Of September; Yer
mont and Ohio follow on the 18th and 10th:
md Pennsylvania and Michigan hold theirs on |
he 26th and following days. No less than six !
State fairs are summoned for the first week in |
October, viz, those of Missouri, New York, New
Hampshire, Maryland, Indiana, and Wisconsin,
When they end, Connecticut takes up the ball |
IN the 10th, and week afterwards North Ca
'olina follows the example. The season 6Asars
;loses with those of Georgia and Iowa d the
I'D and 25th October. Amateurs must NIKE |
.hoice between all Of these; it will be as much
Is any one can do to see half of the number
I is almost pity that the same per. ID should
'e chosen by 80 many rival States for the exhi-
'ition Of their treasures; one might like to COM
'are Illinois and Kentucky, Pennsylvania and
dissouri, New York and New Hampshire, but,
it is impossible to be in two Places
n the same day.
1t must not be forgotten that these fifteen
ssemblages are entirely Independent of the
ountry and city fairs, Of which probably
ome Thousands are to be held in the United
tates this fall. We only speak here of the le-
latham fairs, which are events in the lives Of
be farmers, and which in past times have proved
ow high aptch has been attained by agriculture
! the United States.
To these fairs, in fact, we think we may safely
scribe the eminence our farmers occupy among
ne agriculturists Of the world. In no foreign
tate is agricultural competition as thoroughly
racticed as with us. State, county and town
Mrs and shows succeed each other with rapidity:
nd the industry and ingenuity of the farmer
re kept constantly on the stretch to keep pace