Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-15

| generally acknowledge that the Democracy
| should b. left TO marage it's own AFFAIR." in its
own way, and to accept the entire RESPONSE
| billty. Blackburn expects the votes of the
| Tammany Democrats and the influence of
| John Kelley as an offset to that of TIlden.
| Blackburn also expects the help of Wallace
| in Pennsylvania. the latter being a long
time personal and political enemy of Randall.
| The contest is likely to be animated by Thurs
| day. The southern men are not content to
allow the northern Democrats to cav that it
| will not do to allow "A southern man to be
| speaker. The southern men, on the contrary,
| insist that now IS the time to assert them
| selves. The New York World, in an article
| to-day that excites surprise in the Randall
| camp, sides with the southerners, and says
IN the house the southern Democrats will
number no less than one hundred out of the
one hundred and forty-eight Democrats
| elected to that body, and yet there are north
| ern Democrats who venture openly to
assert that a speaker cannot be safely
| taken from a body constituting tEo-thirds of
| the whole Democratic representation. 1t
would certainly be a most unique exhibition
| of self abasement and Standardization if one
| hundred southern Democratic members of
| the American house of representatives should
present themselves before less than half their
| number of northern Democrats, like the
| ropes about their necks, confess their I'M
worthiuess to be honored or trusted, and en-
| treat their northern fellow members to order
| the house and all its business in the light of
| their own superior wisdom and patriotism
| Any northern Democrat who thinks the
| southern Democrats ought thus to ,hsport
| themselves, simply admits that the Demo
| cratic party ought not to have been called
under the constitution to control the le5iSla-
| ton of the land"
THE NATIONALS AND THE sPEAKERsHLP.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Not one mem
| ber-elect has turned up in Washington to-
day among the arrivals, and but few are ex.
pected before Wednesday. OF the entire
house not more than one-half of the certif-
Gates of election have been received, and it is
expected now that the members will bring
them instead of mailing them N advance, as
has been the case heretofore when there was
ample time. There Is but little news, there
fore, in the campaign for the speakership,
except the increasing confidence of Mr..
Blackburn Friends that he will be elected.
Mr.. Randall will not appear formally upon
the ground till tomorrow. The little group
of Nationals here continue to boast that they
are bound to hold the balance of power in
electing a speaker, and assert in support of
their claims, that they have the assurances Of
Mr.. Low, of Alabama, and Mr.. Wright of
PENNSYLVANIA, that they will not go into the
Democratic caucus. If this should prove to
be true, it would make the margin for the
Democrats in the house very narrow one.
Those who are IN position to know say that
neither Mr.. Wright nor Mr.. Low will act
with the Nationals, and that, in fact, several
whom the latter claim will also be found act
ing with the Democrats in the caucus and IN
the house. The chief animation perceptible
in connection with the matter was excited at
Wizards this afternoon by the perusal of a
dispatch published IN your contemporary, the
Tribune, to the effect that ''the Republicans
will not, in any circumstances, accept the
organization OF the house." The thermo-
meter fell perceptlbly several degrees on be-
ing brought into contact with this refreshing
observation.
BLACKBURN NOT THE MAN.
Baltimore Sun: Some of the opponents
of Mr. Randall we're IN caucus over the stu
atIon to-day, and came to the conclusion that
Mr.. Blackburn was not the strongest man that
could be selected to oppose him for the speak
ership. The name of Mr.. M'Mahon, of
Ohio, was then suggested, but it was re-
marked that it would scarcely do to elect an
Ohio man speaker of the house when an
Ohio man is President, an Ohio man is chief
justice OF the supreme court, an Ohio man IS
an assocIate-Ju5tlce, an ONO man Is sergeant
at arms of the house, and an Ohio man
Judge Thurman-is to be elected president
pro tenn. of the senate. A Mississippi repre-
sentative stated that he thought Mr.. House,
of Tennessee, would be the best man to con-
centrate the opposition to Mr.. Randall, that
there were fifteen members now ready to vote
for Mr.. House, and that he intended to nomi-
nate him IN the caucus.
THE SOUTH AND RANDALL.
New York Herald: st is believed that
Mr. Randall's greatest difficulty will lie, not
IN the opposition of Mr.. Blackburn, put in
tk he=tiI4ty of sgaE mon 40 (amono others)
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, and Mr. Cox, OF
New York, whom he neglected to make
chairmeH of committees in pursuance of the
usage of elevating to such positions rival
candidates for the speakership. He is also
aniagonizsd by Mr.. Cobb, OF Indiana. and
others, who are quoting to the western men
the record and speeches OF Mr.. Randall in
opposition TO free trade. There Is, besides,
a bitterly hostile clique of Mississippians,
who will not forget his refusal to let them
retort upon Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin. few
weeks ago, and who are angry with him for
his anti subsidy and anti-levee principles.
These men say they are not children to be
schoOled by Mr.. Randall, and that they are as
qualified as ne Is to pass upon the questions
OF extravaganza and Jobbery. One of these
MississippIaDs, Mr.. Manning, has received an
open letter from Mr.. M 'Carde, formerly edi-
tor of the Vicksburg Herald, counselling him
to stand by Mr.. Blackburn and to disregard
the caution that the Democracy must not in
sist upon a southern man for speaker; other
wise the southern representatives would be
repudiated by their constituents for not in
slstlBg upon right to which their strength
of over a hundred on the floor of the house
entities them. The indications are that there
will De so much hostility to Mr.. Randall from
this source that, while he may not fail of
getting the caucus nomination, he will be IN
able to get the entire Democratic vote in the
house on the day OF beginning the session
and that there Will be as 4 consequence no
immediate choice of speaker. THIS is the
programme as predicted by the malcontents,
but Mr.. Ranjall's friends, who have been
very reticent so far, are credited with the pos
session OF plan OF action which leaves no
chance for his defeat"