Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-24
AN Added EGG.
The Bonanza Our Representative Has
Proven to the Newspaper Men
at the Capitol.
An AdOnis in POlities-Mississipp River
ImprOVement-Sout Cotton
Manufacturing.
From an Appeal Correspondent.

From an Appeal Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January I7.-General Scott
was wont to remark when he heard young
officers fighting over glorious victories, "Ah
yes, boys; hind sight is a good deal easier
than foresight" and from the generals
standpoint, it is difficult to prognosticate
what the present session OF Congress will
bring forth. 1t has laid a number of legis-
lative eggs, but incubation is something
which is not safe to bet on, especially when
the capitoline hennery contains an immense
number Of roosters. Among them, if / am
an authority on chickens, / may safely in
clude the perorating member from your
State, who signalized his advent into Con-
gress by shrill crow which set the nation
grinning. l refer to
MR.. MOORE.
We poor fellows who occupy the gallery
above the Speakers chair, and are supposed
to mold public opinion, are thankful that
the people of Tennessee sent US a gentleman
who edifes US 80 hugely. We can always
mar the monotony of debate by dropping
our eyes into the middle aisle, at the end OF
which Mr.. Moore is generally seen with his
arms folded in Cieefcnian manner, his
goId-rimmed eyeglasses hanging from the
top button Of his bob-tail coat, and his eye
ain fine frenzy rolling from earth to
heaven" or from the floor to the ladies'
gallery, which Is mucn lne same tnlng an
ADoNIs IN POLITICS.
Seriously speaking, the maiden effort of
Moore, which has subjected him to 50 much
ridicule, and which it will take years of
hard work to overcome, shows how effectu-
ally a new member of Congress can injure
his career. There Is not a man in the re-
porter's gallery who would not sit UP all
night to burlesque any speech Moore might
make, no matter how sensible and logical it
might be. Every now and then some one
will say:
"GAzE on MOORE. ISN'T THAT ATTITUDE
KILLING"
Yesterday a lame female went out of the
ladies' gallery, and one of the Pittsburg cor
respondents calculated: "By jovel There
goes a woman whom Washer Moore has
crippled" This raised laugh, and made
the journalists more appreciatve than ever
of the Tennessean's idiosyncracy. You will
realize his position. He may be a smart man
and full of ambitious yearDings, but his ap
peal December 9Th will prove a shower-bath
whenever he seeks to realize his aspirations.
To return to our eggs, having disposed of
AN Added ONE,
their Matching will be stormy. 1 am afraid
the array of nersanS here who are ipterested-
in the passage OF bill to Improve the Mis-
sissppi river are injuring the prospects of its
suCSees- lhSIc are great many congress-
men who have consciences, no matter how
singular the assertion may appear to a great
many people, and they are inclined to be shy
OF any legislation where the fnger-print of a
lobby list is apparent. Investigations are not
very pleasant things TO have in ones imme-
diate proximity, and know of several men
who are heartily in favor of any measure by
which the navigation of the great artery will
be improved, but who will vote against such
a measure because the
THIRD HOUSE Is WORKING FOR 1T.
Opinion prevails that bill appropriating
couple of millions will be passed this year
and the work be started, and then it will be
for future sessions to make ap-
for its continuance. The North
ern members are solidly opposed to the i'm
provement as they know such a turn of al
fairs woul1 turn the tide of freight from the
railroads to the hatboats and do incalculable
injury to their section, while it benefited the
South in corresponding degree.
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION
A Massachusetts, gentleman who recently
visited the Atlanta Exposition, told me he
was never so surprised in his life as he was
during his visit. He went there expecting
squaiidity, filth, and illiteracy. He found
cleanliness and higher degree of education
and Information than was had by CORE
spending classes IN his ownSsectlon- His visit
was extended to Mobile, and he affirms that
The people of New England have no idea of !
Southern affairs CT people. 1 asked him if |
he thought the manufacture of cotton fabrics |
would be a success South. He replied i'm |
pressively: My dear boy, in twenty years |
he South will produce more cotton goods |
han the rest of the world, and in ten years |
will control the trade. The cotton your Sec
hon is shipping abroad to- day in bales, will |
hen be exported as manufactured goods" |
This opinion, coming from conscientious |
New Euglander, should be dwelt upon by the |
Southern people, and they should endeavor |
o fulfill his prophecy.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The Republicans are going to make an
fort to secure the admission of Washington |
Territory as a State, because its admission /
gsuld give their party two more senators
md a member of Congress. Now that Ter
itory, with an immense area, has scarcely |
'ne-half the population required for such
and still the Democrats seem in
ined to favor it. They are willing to be
PARTIES to a legislative barter-will allow
2obeson's crowd to bring in Washington
Territory if the Robson crowd will agree to
Omit Montana as a stand-off. Things have
ONE to pretty pass when partisansbip is
flowed to govern the adjustment of such a
rave question as the admission of State.
When write again will tell you some facts
egarding John Sherman and the treasury
Investigation. PERIPATETIC.