The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-06

the goth day of June, 1854
Mr. CHURCHWBLL said:
Mr. SPEAxgR: With the permission of the House wish TO
make few remarks by way of xpanaon replyto
tack made upon by ofmy colleagues in the other end
of the Capitol Some time ago, when il my privilege
to address ahe committee the Nebraskakansas bill,
thought proper to reply to colleagues who had preceded
me against the In doing deemed il necessary
TO anmadvert and review the of their known land
believe avowed candidate for the presidency in 1856,
Mr. BELL did so legitimatey and in reply to their at
TACK upon the author of the BILL Judge DoUGLAs whom
they seemed consider candidate for the presidency
also, and treated him. made no personal onslaught
upon that honorable SENATOR [Co BELL nor did make
any unpublished revelations spoke only of known re-
corded facts For daring TO do have been wantonly
attacked personally by t;s venerable gentleman; ne
me, and allowed himself in his rgony to indulge in
nslnuations, false in their conception and without
foundation in fact He has attempted to create the inn
preston tlmt sought ms confidence and then betrayed
it. lie does not say so in so many words know, but
that is the inference he desired should be drawn from
his shrewdly expressed nnuendocs by the public His OBJ
ct seemed to De to get up false issue to seek personal
controversy to divert the public mind from the facts con-
neced with his waseripg course on the Nebraska bill He
has devoted much space in his celebrated rdays speech
to profession of friendship for him. AS he is pleased to
speak Of it and his friends in Tennessee talk about my
want of gratitude to him for his answering letter which
addressed to him. during last canvass relative TO my
efforts in getting appropriation for the Tennessee river
asked for facts only Col BIL did not voluntarily give me
the leerhe answered mine to him. What else could he
do honorable than state the facts il he answered
my letter at ALL which courtesy would have re-
qred him do But there Is fact his friends do not
recoliect if they do to carefully avoid publish
ing 1t s that notwithstanding Col BELL answered my let
ter and furnished my opponent with copy OF the same
he further and furnished my opponent with ypa
letter Of different character which that opponent thought
proper read occasion against me; and for this
extraordinary kindness Of Mr. BRLL required by his
friends to remain under lasting obligations TO him. Sir
this Is requirement liberal, indeed Such favor ought
Before the last Tennessee legislature he candidate
for reelection. left my resdence-two hundred miles
rnp, iba fnt fha and tn
Before the Of his party he could get f my
memory argt but 20 votes lie could not and
did not get the caucus nomination lis reliance was upon
democratic votes The whg party seemed unwilling TO
re-elec him the United States Senate Without demo-
cratic votes he would and could not have been returned 70
the Senate No man knows better than Mr. BELL himself
whether my friendship and that Of my democratic friends
worth anything to him on that occasion.
If would descend to retail private conversations that
occurred Nashville could avail myself of what might
be called something valuable; butt forbear If Mr. BELLS
friends will add up the two accounts and strike the
balance think they will be honorably bound to give me
draft for Large amount upon Mr. BELLS bank OF graft
tude. He has spoken at length of our friendship, We
were ffienlyno intimate. But in my friendly relations
with Col BELL personally never entered into truce to
be silent and forever hereafter abstain from speaking of
his political sins account Of my respect for him
gentleman. not aware that my duty personal
friend absolutely required that should hide his political
deformity under the veil of friendship lie has presumed
largely my personal friendship He has complained
bitterly because thought proper to review his course on
the Nebraska-Kansas bill He had no right complain
and did attack him personally and long as re-
Trained from audng TO what he said to me in private
versatons said nothing of him personally whatever Ad-
init what he sayshat we very friendly did it fol-
low that he must be allowed TO take advantage OF that
friendship THAT he and his friends should daily ca and
shin and my friends (politicay,) and when should
dare strike back he must cry, hold my friend, hold
and forsooth because friendly must be still and
bear it! This is unnatural If this is Col BELLS idea
of friendship, thank God do not longer enjoy it,
The venerable senator has very modesy asserted "MGt
said conference with him that had more confidence IN
hsjugnen on questions q his description than IN any oer
peUs though did not say woud be guided By them II
would have been difficult imagine, ct any time for Col.
BELL according to his own account of his difficulty in ma
king up his mind have told what his views Nebraska
really until he forced to vote and very
tain never knew but thought if it possible he
would give himself sufficient latitude acknowledge that
always had Difference for Col BELLS and experience
but the language more than any other public man
knew little too strong colonel II ever expressed my
self so do not recollect It. will say did did not
but will now say if did it mistaken confidence of
which am glad to get clear. f. III
am sure never sought Col BELLS confidence any
than would seek the confidence Of any gentleman. If
had to any degree not Of it. had always
understood him to be wiry and willy He seemed to me
to be gentleman of rather 1hegmnie temperament and in
cned be over-cautous and destitute of confidence in
any living mortal save JOHN BELL.
believe those who know him. if there any such to be
found, will corroborate tie statement Will not adopt
his in hurting back the grauitous and untrue in
situations made by the dignfed senator in such language
made him odios before the Senate Of the United States
respect for the honor tho State misreresent
In my recent speech spoke of conference and rcailed
conversations that Col BELL and others had had with
upon the Nebraska question that would have con-
sidered dishOnorable stump orator. And will
spare the venerable senator's friends the further morti
fcaon of reading Of what did pass between during
conferences he pleased to call them the first of which
sought by himself at my have not thought
it necessary aludc even much less retail private
vcrsations to sustain Perhaps under all the circum
stances should not complain OF the venerable senator's
doing So for probably he would not have been guilty Of
such thing If he had not gotten into ugly category
gung desperate expedients to sustain him through
the brief period his gadatoria combat in the Senate
Is it not strange that the best efforts of Mr. BELLS life have
been made in defending his consistency? Why this unu-
sua conduct? Why this extraordinary display OF passion
Such the conduct Of the venerable senator IN his
agonzng throes bordering convusons, that the vet
crnn senator from Michigan Mr.. CAss] compelled to
rise in his seat and say, Mr. President the senator ought
to be required take his seat 1t asked by some
it true the CALLED jade wnces ply Others What Is the
matter with Col BELL to-day he must he sick II is strange
conduct for Mr. Bell" Perhaps in desperate case ms
COL BELL seemed 10 consider his to be- there may I've some
found for his resortug unusual and not highly
credtable means OF defence The show OF violent passion
ana the strong desire for personal controversy was part
OF Mr BELLS tactics that occason he aimed to divert
the public mind from the real fct ssueto direct their
the question involving southern interest Mr.. Tooams
observed tho fact and held him the issue will be
seen by his speech hereto attached
1t will be recollcccd that made personal ausiou
In speech, of offensive Objectionable nature, 10
Colonel BELL. All uttered of political characters 1t
whatever, and meant He did not hear my Speech
and did not wait to get printed copy but answered il by
hearsay consequently he makes things never ut
tered he magines my argument and answers IL accord
ngly
w take to he