Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-02-07
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me character. political anteeelents, and
r-sssut party amuitiss Of Mr.. P-EEErNsroS,
ne newly elected Speaker Of The II use Of
REPRESENTATIVES., are now being eanvsssed
very generally BY the Newspaper press Of the
country. The New Orleans CsssasHt thus
sp-sks Of him:
william Pennington, the newly chosen
Sneaker. II his snfecrdents csn Be relied on in
forming a correct estimate n his character, is
--rhshir as unohirctionahie = man 10 the
south ss Il was possible for the Republicans 70
have rslected iu Congress. He is, undoubtsf-
Is. tinctured with snti-slavsIF notions, BAT his
-asf history has been free from ultraisn, and
n bis acts and words he has ever shown q
Fis1osiaon to respect the rights If fbs SoHth.
He was not elected 10 bis seat in Congress
from View Jersey 90 a Repubiean, bit nm on
The aOnnoeftfnr1 ticket, which united in %
~s.rncrt III TIE opposing elements to the Ad.
minirtration Democrscr, whether Republican,
American. OF Anti-Lacompton Democrats.
Hence we have reasonable room for the hop1
that in bis administration n the once he VIII
~ conservative. and free from partisan pre-
iusicss and asDeritieS On the score Of
ns-sanzT character Gov. Pennington has eve
horrs an ~unspotted rrputs ion. He 3 not Z
nan Of brilliant qualities or coDman-ing ahiti.
fies- brt possesses a well balanced mind
zounf Judgment and Industrious habits W
~anszt. hen. II We were r0npeiied 70 take IN
Speaker from TIE Republicans, We should b
vel satisfied a. not getting a worse man thar
Gov. Psnning on
Tbe election Of Pennington. It Is presumed
viii give The Republicans the control n thl
Hose committees, which, during the Prssi
SsntfsI campaiEn, viii Be important. u and
itfnv claims. anproving plans for expenditures
&c he chzirmpn and maiori5es Of commit
tees WELD a considerable power that we ar
sorr- TO see pass into the hands n the foes o
the south. Little OF no popular prestige wi
3 gafned. leUeFer. II is too plainly see
that This victory cost excessively dear. p
get their ship into port the Biaek-Republ
cans bad 70 throw ever their declared pro
wwme. throw ove- Sherman, throw Owe
Helnrr. throw over even partisan RaDHhii
eznirm itself, and then barely rubbed alonT 2
succesa. Surely no Ereat amount Of RapubI
can enthusiasm can Be stirred up By such
victory - this.
TIE View Ofissns Piozruus Eivrs TIE follow
ing brief sksteh Of Mr. P~snning.on's histor
M. Speaker Pennington Is not The sams NJ
Pennington who has hssn in Congress FRI
View Jersey a. an O. American-Rsnuhlicsn
Tbzt va his brother Mr. A N. c. Pennin
ton. This - NJ. william Pennington. WI
has not. we believe, ever served IN Congrr
before. or bad any experiences as presiding a
Ger in a ds'ibcrstivs body. He was Govern
% New Jersey during whzt was csier p
Broad Seal controversy in Congress, ~ l63
when The House was un~crrsnized SO long,
eonrsnuence Of the disprts over the e~ierdon
fbe New jersey members. who were m
chosen By general ticket in The whole staI
The vote was close and the result depended
he correctnsss Of soms returns-sleeed 70
erronsaus o- fr-u1uirut-in one OF the elect
dis.-cts. he governor received one return ?
certified 10 fhs election Of one Sc. The oh
side collected testimony % prove fhe retm
be false. and az these votes were decisive
fhs eompleriono ~ the House. Congress refu'
to give The certified members their seats, 2
G1rs-no- Pennington h-c7mr fau.ous and %
War a. the champion OF the Broad Sea Of Z
STATE. He WIS = Wig goveTnor. He Il 81
ted 70 Congress a. 2 Rep7bican-
TIE BaiHmors sua comments as follows
ole election o. Mr. Pennington:
After 9 urotrscted. vesrv and rexstions G.
test The choice Of Speaker n the House
R.prsssntatives has fallen uDon Mr.. Psnni'
ton. Of NeW jersey. We csHnot congratull
orr readers mon the event u is a. the ~
ent i~anetu-e IN political affairs a fact 10 Be
rrefted. fhat a MS 50 hostile 70 southern iul
buttons. and 30 directly committed 10 the
uoxious principles Of che Black-Repub i
uartv, should occ nv such a position j h
reu-osch, moreover. that a man, persona
miqrepresenting this c~onmunitv, has cont
utes to this result. and 10 this extent cd
TO the poilticsl complications OF our unfol
nate city the undese~ved tairt Of ~vmpa
with the Black-Rspubl cans. Tn the name
this entire community. however, we do not 3
state 20 resent the base as7ersion % such
at By disclsiming al shliation with n.
j. the fruit # reckless, unprinci pied, and B
tai Uelub lsw-or in the words Of the n
who has dishonorsd rs, the " lively play
fresmsn's s~uirits.D
The election Of NJ. Pennington is rende
levs offensive hv contrast. The success OF
Sherman would have been extremely odiou'
every man Of independent sentiment 10
southern s stes. As Il ig, the resolutions
NJ. Clark. Of No, that no indorseT Of
Helaer book was FL % Be Speaker, ~ lters
eonfrnrd BY the result. And though Bls
Rsp1bIicanism has succeeded in attaining
Important post Of Speaker, & has not tbl
mon the country a disgusting general APP
vaI o. the incendiary doctrines o. the frs
Helper.
= historical record We state the fact,
In fps Mr. Banks TsE elected SPEAKER Of
Hone q Representative on the 81 Of
nav. after 81 ballots. TIE contest this 5
~ fs-tsa within two dars Of the same PET
III. Pennington having been chosen or To-
~ Fehrusrr after he fth ballot