New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-25
SENATOR BELL.

The Hon. John Bel sert the following letter IN rspy1
10 sn invitation to public dinner, addressed 70 hin
8 number of citizens Of Nes-York;
WASHINGTON CRY june IL 1854
GFNrLEMES: | am deeply sensible OF the iresfly
feelings manifested by your letter OF iavit4u)a to
"pubhc dinner" in which my name - HtHnngy
associsted with that OF the Hcn. j. j. CritteDe
Notbirg but imperative epgss eDents incident % tha
&C ournment Ct Congress, compels me TO forego y
honor which, uDder Otser circumstances, would y
scce pied with peculiar satisfaction.
The compliu ent is rendered doubly acceptso's %
smother account. Among the names subscribed 70
invitation | recognize many IA nihsr to tns Whols
country eminent in the various Walks 2, hte-som1
who have been distinguished In the pubic eersi,e,
ard others who have given tone and decuon 70 opia
ion AID others still who have but recently stooa al
comparatively political sttagonlsm:
Where these various shades of opiGion are thus
blended together end ac,usted by common n2ulss
In aiming at common Object, IL argues vel fJr taa
succ..s If the cause with which they sre idenh6 3D.
In the presen posture Ot pab,aifsfs, no sssisoca
is ore an, pisious than that such men ehould uol,
animated by the same patriotic lnsprttl'n ana act
f0r that great end by which the esuotrS may
be redt en- ed fom the rule of utr ,sm the excess ~
psrty az be rect ane1; stsgnant com netce may %
revived and suffering industry protected.
Ard il il esp cslly graf Tying that, ia the pstrots
effort to brig back the Gove'nmsps to ts ancient sld
honorable prncipes-an efflrt which nov bAslos to
diffuse ITS moral influen everywbere-sll merely
sectional considerations should BE- discarded, al the
movement should be impelIed by a nationL Impulse.
fhared alike by North and South E,st aud West. u
is only by such course wisely and Literally pusue',
ignoring all narrow prejudlces and exclusive ideas,
that this work OF reden p,ion can be coosunms ed.
Every patriot must see wherever he may live under
tee broad shield Of this UnioD that the time has CONS
for great moral revouten In the STANDARDIZATION 81
the Government. All the national interests have been
sghted ard neglected, as thu prosperity of Thirty
millions Of people claimed no consideration. Improve
me Mt Of MYERS and habors, upon which 0ternal CON-
depends for its tr snst and security have been
denied the Cove rnment is carried on by tue u's or
abuse OF public crect; all practical legislation has
| been refused, and at time when every man asks his
neighbOr Why thi, universal derao cement and stsgua
ton of trade has come to pass neither the President
nor his advisers have made a recommend auon OF
! irqusy directed toward relief. They have either
stood st exeted their administrative fscales for
/ the domination Of party or tne distraction OF the
| Union.
! No wonder then, the cry of" change" has gons
forth and that the people raising up 10 their own
strength to emand il. The North aud the south have
an equal stake il the result and whatever en,rSss
can command shall be employed now, az heretofore 10
restoring the Government TO its original purity Ia
streDgbe piDg the bonds of uniop, and in promoting
those moral and material interests by whic, alone o.
a nation, we can be made prosperous and happy.
am, with sr,at respect, gentlemen. - -.
Your obedieDt servant, JOHN BELL
Messrs BRADIsB WILLIAM EvARrs, A q. KiSGsLaSp,
SIMEON DRAPER, GEORGE ORIswoLI, JossPH Blunt, ke'