Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-16
[Corrr'pondsncs ofthe Beacon
Washington, p. G., Mar. II, ~.

Q~UlESCENT.
Matter, and things are rather dull
here Just now. Business is back
ward Jn account OF the bad weather,
Spring, in name, only having come.
Politics are sluggish, the Radicals
cannot control events, and when
they try they blundcr. The Reform
Republicans r quictlyShut detcr-
mincdly %perfecting theirprogramme
and the Democrats, so tar AS acts
are concerned, are: quite passive.
but arc "doin' a heap Of thinkin';"
in my next | will give my expert.
once among theon, for whilo cogita-
ting deeply they do speak a.IittlO.
THE JAPS.
Tho japanese Embassy, which
has visited this city, have been teted
and lionized TO thor hearts content
during tho past week. A portion
of them, headed by the chief Of the
department of public works Of ia
pan, Will visit Pennsylvania on
Tuesday to examine its coal mines,
ron works'snd railroads. The.rest
of them will await the return ofthe
great ga'ivanter and janboreeist-
UlysseS-who has been to Philadel.
phia to attend the wedding ofTony
rrexel's daughter TO be present,a at
the feed given to John W. Forney,
and to consult-with the. Honorable
John as to the ways and means of
continuing tho Grant dynasty in
the White House. Grants fitting
to,PhiladeIphia, when these distin-
gpishei officials of a great Eastern
nation visitod.the Capitol, savored
Of groat..,,diScourtosy and has been
sharply commented on by those
who think be should have shown
more respect to the ambassadors of
a nation with whom we expect TO
make treaties of commerce, which
willradvantage our country. But
the "Japs' do net. vote or mako
delegates or central conventions, as
Foruey is supposed to, and this is
the "milk in the cocoanut.'"
sIcKLES.
1t is stated.that on the arrival OF
tho President to-day be will
designate who shall succeed the no.
tonoas Dan. SickIes:as Minister to
The qmd nancs have not
been able to determine which crack
ed reputation, money bags or liber-
al subscriber to the Grant gifts, will
be selected.
FIGURES AS ARGUMENTS.
In the speech OF MIR. Dawes, the
especial defender OF Grant and the
administrator and Radicalism gen
orally, in the House, finds a
sum in arithmetic which, no doubt,
will be %ofinterest to the tax payers.
He estimated that ourtotal incomes
from all sources amounts to nearly
800, 100000 Of dollars and the ap-
preparations already are 100000, 900
and mole yet to come. The people
will do this sun by subtraction and
the administration will make the
account square by a simple sum in
abstraction, by which the peoples
pockets will be made lighter by the
abstraction ofthe difference between
three hundred millions and four
hundred millions OF dollars. But
RadicaIism must thrive and what
matters it to its high priests wheth,
er the people suffer or not! So
reckless are the Grant parasites in
their appropriation of the public
money, which Of course goes to JUS
tain them 10 power by the disposal
of jobs and patronage, that even
Dawes, chairman OF the committee
on ways and means, was forced to
protest against it. Only two mil.
lions If dollars were appropriated
on Friday for the equalization Of
bounties, but there are measures OF
asimiIar character which, i~fpassod,
will reduce Uncle Sans cash-box
to the tune of from 80 to 100 mil
lions of dollars. This seems to be
the day ofRadical jubilo, but small
voice whispers that there is a day
Of reckoning at hand.
THE TASIFF BILL,
which will be reported next week,
reduces the duties on all classes o.
iron and steel and admits several
hundred articles to tho free list
The tariff men claim that with the
aid of forty Democratic members
who favor placing tea and coffee or
the free list, they can defeat any
bill which reduces the duty on iron
"Pig Iron" Kelley will lead off in
speech deneuncinr the recommen