The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-11-01
John Bell on Slavery,


made TO turn, to sons extent, on ths ac-
ion OF this remnant of AmrricaDism.
Which was supposed 70 be chiefly power
al in Scioto county GEORGE TURNER,
Esq, OF Portsmouth, has rem tered good
service TO the Republican cause by show.
ing up some Of tile Pro Slavery positions
Of Mr.. BELL, and by opposing the soph.
istriss Of Mr. o. F. MOORE, a professed
Bell Everett man, Of that section, who
has been playing directly into the hands
OIL the Democracy. We subjoin some cx-
tracts from one Of Mr.. Turner's speeches
escorted in the Portsmouth Tribune, which
have permanent value for all who de-
sire TO become acquainted with the real
opinions Of Mr.. BELL. These views of
the Tennessee statesman are such as his
own friends, at Nashville, have seen fit
to publish in pamphlet for general cir
citation. (the "book" referred 10 below,)
ard in thus reproducing them, we csuno.
be accused Of doing him or his party any
injustice.
We quote as above indicated.
MR.. BELL ON sQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY
Mr.. Moore stated in his speech that be
was in favor OF the doctrine Of Squatter
Sovereignty. or of letting the PEOPLE Of a
Territory settle the Slavery question for
themselves. Upon this proposition Mr..
I. stated that Mr.. Moore was directly
opposed to John Bell. What says the
record? Mr.. Bell says. in a speech deliv-
cred in Congress upon the Compromise
Of l95o--published in this book. D. %.
"As to the principle of "squatter Sow
eignty, l wish further 10 say, that in the
late contest between Gen. Taylor and
the honorable and distinguished Senator
from Michigan, Gen Cass. it was dis
tinctly brought forward as an issue be.
fore the people of Tennessee.
In that contest, in common with tho South
generally. they the people of Tennessee
repudiated the idea, that handful or any
number Of inhabitants, in a Territory Of
the United States should have the power
granted TO them by Congress Of reguls-
ting their domestic institutions at their
discretion to deny to the citizen OF one
saction OF the Union the power to enjoy
his right of property in saves. We were
not prepared to reverse and set aside the
previously established practice and doc
trines Ofile Government, from 1879 to
that time. We could see no peace, no
end Of agitation that was to result from
such course We thought that if q
Territorial Legislature should, in lone OF
two years, establish or abolish Slavery
the agitation ofthe question of Slavery
would still 60 on. We in Tennessee. al
that time believed we were. advocating
principles and doctrines on this subject
in all tie Southern States. The
principle Men contended for was that the
people of a Territory, when they come, to
form their State Constitution, and then
only, were qualified to establish their do.
mestic institutions"
FURTHER DENUNcIAr1oNs OF TIE SANE DOC.
TRNE.
But'again-p.' 22-in another speech
upon the sane subj4ct. Mr.. Bell denoun-
ces this doctrine ofSquatter Sovereignty
and calls it a national prize fight, and
shows that it is equivalent to turning the
inhabitants of a Territory into bull-ring
there to fight aud cut and slay each 9th
er at will. This is his language:
without any far fetched analogy, tina
law may be said TO have inaugurated I
great national prize fight. The ample
lists were regularly marked out-they
were the hound4ries of Kansas. The two
great sections of the Union. the No,tl
and the South were to furnish the cham,
pions and to be their backcrs. The priz'
Of victory was to be Slave State on th'
one side. and a Free State on the other
But as the victory was to be decided b,
the number Of the champions, to encour
age their enlistment and prompt attend
ance, the, prize Of q choice quarter seciiol
of land at the minimum price. was to b
awarded TO the champions on either side.
"lt is not extrayagant 10 assert tha' ,hs'
the most inventive genius of the age bee
called upon fer scheme OF policy combi
ming all the elements Of Slavery agitatio
in such manner as to insure tfe great
est amqunt. of disorder, personal ant
neighborhood feuds. bordar disturbance
and bloolshed in Kansas, leading at III
same time, to permanent sectional alliena
ton, he could not have SUCCEEDED better thu
by adopting the provisions cf'the Eansas. M
Jraska bW." ....-
MR.. BELL EULoGIzEs SLAVERY.
In 1850, in speech upon Slavery. Nj
Bell goes almost into raptures in view g
its miraculous benefits to society, he say
"Sir. your rich and vsried commerc
external and internal, your naviga ioI
your commercial marine, the nursery G
the military, your ample revenue, you
public credit, your manufacturers, You
rich populous and splendid cities, sll, a
may trace to This institution 10 their we
spring, their present gigantic proportions.