Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-05
Oar Washington Letter

Oar Washington Letter.
Special Correspondence Of TIE oBsEnvrn
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 20, rs
The curious fact is stated by the
Agents sent to South Am,rica by
Z. NJ General Key, that American
goods are imported by the people
on the Test coast Of these coun-
tries from parts in Great Britain
In British vessels. If cur absurd
navigation laws or other Govern.
n1ent measures are responsible for
this, the G ivernment should al
The ear lest moment possible reno.
'dy it. With The finest facilities
in the world for ship. building, and
The ability TO supply every manu-.
factured article needed by the peo-
pie IN question, and a market at
home for all these people can sup
ply, and the most enterprising
merchants in the world. it is sim
Fly disgraceful that other coun
tries should not only make a prof
ut on our goods but should receive
the profits Of carry ing them. In
a few days there will be a meet
ing Of business men at New Or
leans TO consider this and other
subjects, including the building Of
Col Scott's Texas & Pacific r. r.
and the improvement of naviga-
ton OH the Mississippi and other
Western rivers. IL all these ques
lions the whole country has an
interest. The truth seems that
we are growing so fast in material
affairs that oar ideas do not keep
pace with our growth. After a
while, il Congress doesn't wake up
10 the fact that we can produce ev.
erything and that we must have
internal and external means Of
carrying everything TO market,
we shall have both the old parties
discarded and a Congress of bust
ness men elected without regard
TO parry.
Those Congressman who have
already arrived are extremely ret
iceDt as TO what will be done or
rroDosed politically. Perhaps it
Is mere cUIrvvt-tv rgy that 10th.
ing has been agreed upon % Ell
Their party except TO have as little
wrans.ng as possible until after
January LIST, when the Govern.
Inent will issue lis fiat that its
Paper money is as good as gold.
If everything works well in rela
zion TO this resumption of specie
payments" the politicians may
have full swing for the remainder
of the session.
All Tie members Of the House
COMMITTEE on Appropriations are
here or have been here. They
will have most Of The Appropria-
dion bills ready in January. Three
members of this Committee failed
nf a re election TO the 46th Con.
gress, and among them Mr.. Hale,
who, it is said, will hereafter re.
side in Michigan. The section Of
Maine which Mr.. Hale has mis-.
represented for SO many years was
second TO few if any portions of
the country in the amount of lis
ship building. 1t does not build
one ship now where it built ten
in 1860, and while there may have
Ibeen sufficient reasons for this du
1iug the five or six years follow
ing the latter date, there has been
none Tor the past twelve years.
BY reason of representing that
District Mr.. Hale has always had
a prominent place on the House
Committee, supposed to have in
nuence in such matters, but he
has never done or attempted any
thing beneficial TO bis constituents
Their interests would have been
safer in the hands of an Alabama
or Missouri man, and they realize
the TACT. The day when Mr..
Hale could be honored in any Dis.
trict in Maine has passed, and be
,sensitly goes TO another portion
Iot the country.
As this letter is written the |
Thanksgiving bells are ringing a.
round us, as, trust, they are in
every city of the broad land. We
in Washington, TO be sure, have
only the invitation of private cit
izen Hayes, of Ohio,t TO give thanks.
int the average American will
take advantage Of even so slight
a pre.ext as that for abstaining
from labor. In the States, where
the Governors are the choice of |
fhe people, and where no Federal
despotism impoverisbes as here, /
can readily understand bow abun.
dant haryests and general health |
will cause the people to assemble
in obedience to the call of legiti
mate authority, and have a gen.
uine Thanksgiving" May all
your readers enjoy thousand of
iham AUSTIN.
nI Satan broke his letters and
made his debut in Jackson, KY,
last Saturday, it seems. Two rival
nobs eemposed of free American