The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-03-21
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A"oc AuSS'oy 'uO Foi'y -SiA
z congress assembled at shingt,
and effected its organization. III
most important feature in the o
%ganization of the house vas eli
election of a speaker. and the il
terest of the nation was centere
upon that subject, al in the sele'
ton was to determine whether til
South would have Justice done he
or not, or if the North was still t
control this section and get througI
all her measures irrespective G
what should be given this sectior
of the Union.
The two most prominent demo
cratic candidates for the speaker
ship were Blackburn, of Kentucky
and Randall, of Pennsylvania. Ii
the caucus held Monday Mr.. Ran
dali received the nomination Owe
Mr.. Blackbu which virtually Sc
cured his election before the house
On the REPUBLICAN side Garfield
of Ohio, was the nominee OF the
caucus. All the members of the
house were present except James,
of New York. On the first ballot
Randall received IA votes; Gar
field, 1875; Wright, of Pennsyl-
vania, 10, Z. ID. Kelly, OF Penn
sylvania, /. Mr.. Randall having
received a majority OF all the votes
cast was declared speaker. The
election of Mr.. Randall is not
looked upon as being favorable to
the South, as he has been in oppo.
sition to every appropriation for
improvements OF this section, and
has shown his opposition by verC
bitter and determined action y,,pp.
ever opportunity presented itself.
last why Southern democrats
should vote for Randall and against
Blackburn, who is a Southern man.
is not yet understood, though their
reasons for so doing may, when ex-
planned. be satisfactory-to them
selves, at least. We hope We may
be mistaken in the motives of Mr..
Randall in the part he has taken
against the appropriations for i'm
provements in the South, and that
the present congress he may
set himself right before our people
upon these matters, but we very
much fear we are doomed to disap.
pointment, and that the North is
still to receive all the aid at the
hands of congress for her improve.
ments while the South is to go
without. Time alone will tell.
The Forty-sixth congress will
have such important business be.
fore it for consideration, that which
is of NEST importance to the South.
ern interest being the repeating of
he Jurors test oath and the act re-
luirug United States marshals at
h. polls. 1t is confidently believed
hat as both branches of the con
.ress has d majority OF democrats,
hese infamous radical measures
will be repealed, aud that in the
nture the Federal government will
ave less to say in the management
t Stat s government. For eight,
en- years, during which time the
epublicans have been III power OF
he national legislature, the gov.
rnment of the States have contin-
lily been lnteriered with, and the
thereof taken from them
nd centered in the Federal head,
nd the whole drift of radical leg.
has been tending to a cen
power. Now that the
emOcrats have control OF national
in congress it is hoped that
] laws which have usurped the ,
ghts of the States will be repeal ,
| and that from hence forward we
i'll have no more interference with
'e rights which naturally belong
the different commonweaths as .
lch.
was a mighty fine poem which the y
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