Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31


Special Correspondence of the onsrnyrn.
WAsH!NGToN, DC, May rs, II
Thrse are a few "internal inn
Pfpfemepts" which seem to have
a-tlaim on The general govelE-
4ent for aisl, and the Admins
tRti"n seems willing 10 use it's
lufillence in their behalf. The
difficulty i, not TO select the
worthy few at this time, lut to
stop alter the government once
begias. An enormous AMOUNT
of money has been advanced. BIZ
the nation TO one Pacific Rail
road, and if another road in an
other section, and with equal
promise of good results to the
country at large, shall ask for
mnch less aid, and such aid is
iounl be 10 necessary in order o
complete the road, there is at
least an appearance of fairness
in granting the request. The
claim that he Mississippi leyces
should be put in good condi-r
ton by the Government aso
sistancc is even stronger than
the other. 1t is truly Il nation
al work. While it is emircntly
necessary that care should be.
taken in selecting enterprises
to be encouraged, and assisted,
and while the policy and tradi-
tions of the Democratic party
are not in the line of such ex-
penditurcs, there are at this
time peculiar and forcible rea-
sons why the two projects mcr-
toned should receive respect
FIJI consideration by the Demo
cratic House whenever it meets,
and it is gratifying to know
that the Democratic press gen
orally urges a full discussion of
the subject at the October res
sion. There can be no harm in
fully understanding all The facts
of The case.
Al the White House Of late
the rush of office-seekcrs has
hcen unprecedented. AS the
cIamor for office increases, the
Administration becomes APP
parently more indisposed to
make appointments. There
have been various times named
when men should be selected
for important Offices, but the
anxiou seekers is still left un-
satisfied, and still haunts the
Executive Mansion.
Secretary Evarts has decided
81 DO as other occupants of his
high Office have done, and will
not hereafter appear in Court.
The enormous Government eX-
penditures during the war so
reyolutionized and increased
business throughout the coun-
try, that a lawyer in large prac-
tice can hardly escape cases in
which the United States is di-
rcctly or Indirectly interested,
and for that reason it would APP
pear more than ever desirable
for legal gentlemen who hold
high Office to confine themselves
10 the duties of their position.
The Unitarian Church prop
erty OF this city, being a small
lot aud an inconvenient build
ing, has been leased for term
of years to the District Gov
crnment. 1t viii be used for a
Police Court room. John Quin-
CIV Adams and John c. Cal
houn worshipped here in the
early days of the society, and
Claiming preached. The Socie-
", which has gained strength
of late, has purchased another
and moreelegant piece ofground
and will soon erect a larger
church edifice. soc
There is certainly an influence
at work in the army favorable
to vigorous measures against
Mexico, and people who are us
ually we'll posted in Admins
trafion matters attach some i'm
portance to it. No doubt A.
merican citizens on the line be-
tween the two countries often
suffer from raids. Possibly the
pursuit of these maraudcrs into
Mexican territory by Z. 5.
troops might be justified in or
binary times, but the full sig
nificance of such an act at this
time is found in the fact that
the troops are apparently de-
sioned TO be on Mexican soil
when a large party of mlaw-
rnI.inyaders of Mexico will be
,hore TOO. We shall soon know
definitely what, if anything, is
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