Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-20


! government as he did he displayed wonder
full energy and fidelity, acquitting himself
with apt ability and to the great satisfaction
| of all concerned. He is a power in the west
! and viii yet cut high figure in the national
! politics. Some say Mr.. English will succeed
| M'Donald in the senate. He can do so if he
| desires; but il is my opinion he cares very
| little about it. In this event he would be
chosen by the Democrats alone and enter the
| senate sans Republican support, which, of
| course, any man with a promising and only
son in Democratic general assembly
wouldn't care to receive"
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
"You say Mr.. English cares very little for
| a position In the senate of his country?"
mot exactly that. He would perhaps go
if sent, but will make no fight for the place.
His friends have something better for him"
What am [ to understand you to mean by
that?"
81 will answer that question as the Yankees
do, by asking another. Who do you Ken
tuckians prefer shall receive the nomination
for the Presidency?"
'Democraticf"
Eyes"
''The man who will be elected" laughed
the Hsrold man. 81 suspect, though he
continued, that we over the river like Bay
ard or Tlden best. The people in Kentucky
strongly favor an eastern man."
Exactly. So do we Hoosiers; but we want
the west on the ticket toe"
well, what are you going to do with
Hendricks?'
Hendricks wants the fret place. The
pique of 1876 still worries him. He believes
himself fully entitled to an elevation, AMI,
between you and me" laughed the Hoosier,
81 suspect he will get it in way he doesn't
expect"
''Overboard
"Oh, can't say as to that; but you can
wager safely he'll not get what he wants.
English, you see, is stronger In cur State
than any man who can be made available
for the second place. He will carry many
Independents and Republicans, and, besides
all this, has bari of money almost as
much, In fact, as Samuel TIden."
MR.. ENGLIsK's CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
"Mr. English. l believe, served several
terms in the house?'
Yes, he was there from 1852 until the
breaking out Of the war. His congressional
conduct was marked chiefly by its prominent
work on slavery questions. He was mem
Der of the committee on Territories, and had
much to do with the famous Kansas Nebras-
ka bill. English took strong grounds
against tae introduction of slavery into any
State, but greatly deprecated and unsparing-
ly denounced the aggressive measures of
agitating abolitionists. 1T is best. safest,
wisest, he said, 'to do as the constitution
provides-refer this question to the peopleto
be governed. They are the true Judges of
what will best Suit their condition, promote
their welfare and happiness The result of
the Kansas Nebraska bill was the defeat of
all except three members from free States
who voted for it, Mr.. English being one of
the trio returned. Mr. English up to this
time had always been a warm friend of the
Buchanan administration, as well as great
party man. He now opposed the Lecompton
bill to admit Kansas, much to the surprise f
the administration and his colleagues of the
Democratic party. The senate had passed
bill admit Dg Kansas under the Lecompton
constitution, and the administration favored
it; but the house would not sanction it, and
adopted q substitute which the senate re-
fused to concur in. Five months OF angry
lighting was the result, and at time when
agreement seemed hopeless MIR. English
| took the responsibility of Offering to
concur in proposition from the senate for
committee of free conference. Amid the
greatest excitement a vote was taken, result
ing in a tie-one hundred and eight TO one
hundred and eight-but the speaker voted in
the affirmative, and the motion carried. The
house committee consisted of w. H. Eng
lisb, of Indiana A. b. Stephens, of Geor-
gia, and W. A. Howard, OF Michigan. On
the part of the senate, Green, of Missouri,
was chairman; r. N. L. Hunter, of Virginia,
and w. 81. Seward, of New York. AS the
senate had asked for the conference, the
managers on the part of that branch of con-
gress were informed by Mr.. English that
propositions Tor compromise must come from
there; the house had none. All propositions
made by the senate were not accepted. The
senate committee then asked the house COM
mittee if they had any compromise to offer.
Mr.. English replied that he had nothing
ready, but would prepare s,mothing. This
is the inside history of the origin of the great
compromise measure called the English bill,
which finally passed both houses of congress
and became a law"
''By the provisions of this law" continued
my informant, ''the question of admitting
Kansas under the Lecompton constitution was
referred back to the people of Kansas-just as
Mr. English desired that 1t should be-and,
of course, defeated, as he had predicted and
hoped it would be. He is as far-seeing as he
is determined and practicable
docs Mr.. Eng fish favor Tilden?"
81 cannot say. He wants an eastern man,
either TIlden or Bayard, doubtless; but here,
we are getting into Kentucky, where, doubt
less, Henry Watterson can be found and tell
you more as to the probable ticket than any
I know nf ~