New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-12
mr.. Belrs Record en ths slavery auesslon.

ton City, purportng to be RECORD OF JohH De
on the slavery question, filled with charges an
inuendoes against his soundness as Souther
: man.
: In order, once for all, toput quetus on thes
charges and afford our friends advocating th
claims of Mr, Bell, evidence from the record, a
, once eifectual and indsputable, we repuhlish th
following compilation of Mr.. Bells uotes upo
questions involving the institution of slavery, whic
, we find prepared to our hand by the Georgi
, Southern Watchman. Ii this record does nc
effectually dispose of the charges brought agains
Mfr. Bell, at least to the satisfaction Of all fai,
minded men. we are sadly mistaken:
n June 2s, lS4S--0n Mr.. Hale's motion to instruc
the Committee on the District of Columbia to brin
in bill TO abolish slavery there Mr.. Bell vote
! no. Congressional Globe, Vol lS, page s72,
July 26th, lS4s--When the Clayton Gompromis
4 was before the Senate, Mr.. Davis of Massachu
4 sets moved an amendment excluding slaverl
4 from Oregon. On this motion Mr, Bell voted no
A Congressional Globe, Vol. is, page 1902.
4 August 10th, lS4s-On the Oregon bill, Mr.
Douglas moved an amendment embracing the Mis-
souri, compromise Mr. Bell voted yea, Will
Messrs. Berrien, Calhoun, H. v. johnson, Hunter
and others. Congressional Globe, Vol is, page
1861.
August l2th, ls4s-0n motion that the Senate
recede from the Missouri compromise amendment
to the Oregon bl Mr.. Bell voted no, in the same
company Congressional Globe, Vol. Is. Iassse paae
1918.
January 18th, 1s50-Mr. Seward presented De
ttion for the abolition Of slavery in the District d
4 Columbia. Mr.. Berrien moved to Law on the table
| the question Of reception--in other words. to re
| fuse to entertain the petition. On Mr., Berrienss
motion, Mr.. BellEoted yea. Congressional Globe
1 Vol. al, page l6A.
4 February 7th, 1S50-Upon a similar motion n
relation to petition against new slave States and
| Territories, Mr. Bell voted yea. TCongressional
Globe, Vol: Il, page 80.
April 18th, lS60.--Upon similar motion in rela.
ton to petition to abolish slavery in the Dstret
Of Columbia, Mr.. Bell again voted yea TConeres.
| sional Globe, Vol. 81, page 779. n
June 5th, 1650.-On Mr.. Chases amendment to
the Compromise bill !. that nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed as authorizing Of permittino
! the introduction of slavery or the holding of per
sons as property within said Territory, II MI. BelI
voted no. Congressional Globe, Vol 81, pages
| 1854 and 1854.
June 5th, 1s5o.-Mr. Berrien offered an amend.
ment to the Compromise bill, that no law shah
be passed tby the Territorial Legislaturel estab.
lishing or prohibiting African slaverya This
was against squatter Sovereignty Mr. Bell voted
June 9th, lSs0.-Mr. Hale moved to amend the
bill further by inserting the words G allowing i,
which would have the effect Of preventing tie
Territorial Legislature from protecting or other
wise recognizing slavery. On this motion Mr.. Bel
voted no. Congressional Globe, Vol 2l, page
Las. a : pase ps
June 5th, ls50.-Mr. seward's amendment for.
bidding slavery in New Mexico and Utah, Mr..
Bell voted no. Congressional Globe, Vol. 81.
page l1S4.
June 5, 1s50-1lr. Davis of Mississippi. moved
an amendment to the Compromise bill in these
words Provided, that nothing herein Contained
shall be construed so as to prevent said Territo
rial Legislatnrs from passing such laws as NAV he
necessary for the protection of the rights of pro-
perty of every kind, which may have been or NAV
be hereafter, eonformably to the Constitution and
laws OF the United States, held n or introduced
INTO, said Territory On this amendment MI.
Bel voted yea; Congressional Globe, Vol. I'll,
pages 1914 and 1l34. =
June 8, ls50--Mr: Ynlee moved an amendment
to the Compromise bill, extending the Constitution
AMI the laws of the United States over the Terri
tory of Utah. This, according to MFR, BELTS doe
trine, would recognize the right to carry slaves
there l. e, and he voted yea. Congressional Globe,
june Q, ls50--Mr. Baldwin moved an amend.
ment, continuing in force in the Territory of Utah
me Mexican laws prohibiting slavery, till they be
altered or repealed By Congress Mfr. Bell voted
June 18th, 1S50--Upon the motion of Mr.. Soule
to amend the bill, by providing that the Territories
when admitted as States, should "he received
Constitutions may prescrlbe,n Mr.. Bell voted YEA.
Congressional Globe, Vol. 81, page 1888.
June 10th, lss0-0n the amendment proposed
BY Me- Davis. Of Mississippi repeating all laws pre-
full enjoyment of any right of person or propertv
of any citizen of the United States Mr. Bell voted
yea. Congressional Globe, Vol IL, page 1854, The
effect Of this would be to repeal the anti-savery
laws Of Mexico. -5
August 2sd, 1885, On the passage of the Fugitive
Slave bill, Mr.. Bell voted yea, TCongressionaj
Globe, Vol. 81, page 1647. Ns9''il''i
September 10th, 1850 The bill to abolish the
slave trade in the District of Columbia was before
the Senate. The penalty for violating the law
was the emancipation of the slave. This penalty
was dlsliked by Southern men who were unwilling
that slaves should be manumitted by authority Of
"a 1rrraco fFnrn NJ ry5YHt,u
change the penalty to a fine of $500 on this mo-
ton Mr.. Bell voted yea. Congressional Globe
Col. al, page l79A.
September 18th, 1s50.-Mr Seward moved to
amend the bill by aboshing slavery in the District
of Columbia, il a majority Of the people unon a |
vote taken for that purpose should be in favor of
u. Mr.. Bell voted no. Congressional Globe. /
Vol. 2l pages 1874 and 1910.
September 18TH 1S50.-The bill To nrevant tho
enticing away of slaves in the District OF Goinrn
Dia was before the Senate. Mr.. Hale moved to re-
commit with instructions to the committee to re-
oort bill abolshing slavery in the District On |
s1obe, Vol 81, page 1859.
September 2Sth, ls50.-An amendment was |
moved to the bill prohibiting the slave trade in the
District, giving power to the corporations Of Wash
rom settling there Mr.. Bell voted for the amend. |
nent. LAppendix to Congressional Globe, Vol. II. /
page 1874.
September 2sth, ls50.--Mr. BeIl voted aeainst |
having first tried in vain to make ii more aceepta
pie to the South in three particulars viz by
changing the penalty from emancipation to a fine,
by giving power to the city corporation in the Dis.
trict to exclude free negroes, and enacting more
stringent laws against enticing away slaves from
their owners. fAppendx to Congressional Globe,
Vol. 22, page 1914.
September 10th, 185o.-On the motion to take
lp the bill to prevent entieing of slaves in the
District Of Columbia Mr.. Bell voted yea. icon.
gressional Globe. Vol. 2l, page ls70-The motion
was lost, and thus the bill failed.
May 26, lS52.--Mr Sumner presented A memo /
rial from friends praying the repeal of the Fngi-
i've slave law. On motion to lay it on the table
lin other words to refuse to consider i0 Mr.. Bell
voted yea. Congressional Globe, Vol 24, page
August 2sth, 1852.-The Appropriation bill was
before the Senate. Mr.. Summer moved an amend
ment providing that no money should be applied /
% pay for the execution of the Fugitive Slave law.
9n this motion Mr.. Bell voted no. TAppendiy to /
Congressional Globe, Vol. 2s, page las.
July i4tl, 1854.-0n Mr.. Dfxon's amendment to |
he Homestead bill, to confine its benefit to scbite
1ersons, Mr. Bell voted yea. Congressional Globe,
Vol. 28, page l774.
July 3lst, t854-Mr. Sumner moved for leave to |
Introduce bill repeating tho fugitive slave law.
IN this motion, MIR. Bell voted no. Congressional
Slobe, Vol. 2S page 202S.
February 23d, is55--0n the bill to protect off.
sers OF the United States la the execution of the
avs designed to facilitate the execution Of the |
ugitive slave law) Mr.. Bell voted yea. TAppendiX +
% Congressional Globe Vol. 81, page 2i6.
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