Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-04

guished gentlemen and able Statesman. he IS
charged with treachery TO the South with lAslDs
betrayed the interests Of his section; with nav
ing forgotten that he the servant Of the people
and assuming to be their master, and Win haVlSs
battered the rights Of bis constituents 70 secure lor
himself the sympathy and support Of A00iip0niS's
--BGBaG.
NotvithstandinR the denial contained in The above
paragraph from the Banner we are siil SATISFIED lhas
Mr. BELL Is intriguing for the nomination IN this
Congressional district This opinion is confirmed
BY the lsbo-ed defence Of his political career which
we End in the Baane Of yesterday. That paper
which may be considered Mr.. BELL's organ denies
the justice Of the charges we have made againsl ann
and defends his position the Kansas Nebraska
bin Now it is 3 somewhat significant fact that our
contemporary in its zeal to vindcate the course OF
Mr.. BILL, forgets that the Know Nothing platform
Of 1866, which the BaaReT sustained and endorsed,
adopted the principle Of the Kansas bill, and was
commended to the favor Of the South By its advocates
on the ground that it maintained the rights Of the
South on that question. Il is equally Significant
that the Bonner in defending Mr. BEIL's vote on the
Kansas bin dues not hestate to take issue with me
present able representstiVs from this district, Gen
aorrrooFFrR and the entire party, who have twice
rgnised their approval Of his vote in favor Of this
measure. Our contemporary disregards the claims
fthe other prominent members OF its party, disre-
9sras the known sentiments Of the people of the
entire State, abandOns 3 leading principle in the
Know Nothing platform, and sacrifices its own con-
sisteney in it's devotion to Mr.. BELL It is willing
to desert all others and "clesve only unto him 1t
condemns al those who differ with him, although 1t
must include nearly the entire body Of Southern
Senators and Representatives in its condemnation.
1t asserts that he is true to The South, although in
doing 90 it must maintain that ninetenths of the
Southern people are false to their interests and
rights Il contends that he was faithful to his con-
stitusncy, although he sObeyed their positive i'm
structions and disregarded their express wishes 1t
sulogizes him IS pure and patriotic Statesman,
although he has violated his voluntary promise,
made in the face of the whole nation, the floor Of
the American Senate, that he would resign his seat
whenever the people Of Tennessee should signify
their disapprObation of his course The Kansas
Nebraska bill.
Nov, we are prepared to sustain every charge
which we have made against Senator BELL. We &C
cuse him of treachsry to the sOuth, and his whole
Congressional record his entire political course sus-
tains the accusation He voted against the repeal
Of an unjust restriction which excluded the citizens
Of the South from an equal participation in the com
uate policy which authorized Northern men to car,
~ their property into territory where Southern
men we're prohibited from going with their proper
ty. he voted against the admission of slave
State into the Union with constitution legally and
enthusiastically framed. BE united with the en-
tire body Of Northern free-soers and sbOlitonists
In opposition to the LecOmptOn Constitutions op
position which the Patriot denounced as an attemp
to make othe South surrender at discretion, anC
kneel subsequently at the feet of her euemies-" HI
united in movement, as the Patriot characterize
It. so sustain the wishes Of wicked fanatics" and t
ssvield the material rights Of the South" Nor hal
his course Of subserency the North failed to use
cure him the sympathy and support OF the abolition
lists" Mr.. BELL has received congratulations
from many Of the leaders of Black Republican party
on his opposition to the Lecompton Constitution
GREELEY and RAYMOND and TRUMAN SMITH have writ
ian to him a complimentary letter commencing hi
positiOp on that question: and inviting him to par
take Of public dinner testfying their apprObatiO
Of his course He has responded to that invitation
and eomplimented his Black Republican admirers .
able and patriotic men, whose union be regarded 8
most auspicioDs for the country. BURLIEGANB an
other fanatics of the North have expressed unqual
fed appreciation of his votes and speeches, and se'
ersl of the Black Republican Journals have spoke
of him as proper man for the Presidency I'll
Banner says his popularity is increasing and v
admit after these Indications that he is gaining f.
vOr With the enemies of his own section which !
has betrayed.
Nov. on all these questions affecting the lights
The South Mr.. BELL has acted in opposition to Il
known wishes of his constituents He was sent
the Senate the United States torepresent the Opi
ions Of the people of Tennessee. He has wilful
misrepresented them. They indicated by the
votes that they disapprcved his action on the Kal
uas-Nebraska Bill and requested him to comp
with his promise by resigniug his seat He refuse
to do so. The Representatives Of the people i
structed him to vote for the admission of Kans
with the LecOmptOn Constitution, and he de6'
their instructions by voting against it. He, the Sc
want Of the people, assumed to be their master, al
usurped the authority to barter away their RICH
in opposition to their wishes. With all the arr
sanoe Of an arbitrary prince, he disregarded the "
of his constituents and sacrificed their interests
his own ambition.
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