Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-07
mr. Rem and tho Quesslon OF slavery.

il really amusing 70 witness the bitter warfare which
Is being vaged against NJ Bell BY the disuuonsts and
abo!itiouists Whilst he is denounced BY the dsunon
croakers South as an abOitionist the negroworship
pers at the North busy engaged in examining his
cord, and publishing fact upon fact to prove him pre-
slavery man. Toe New York Trij,o,s (Greey's paper
goes so far as 70 charge him with completely in the
peal Of the Missouri rcsrictioa-he having voted TO
place in the Kansas Nebraska bill the clause repeating
it-and with voting on other amendments in such way
as 70 shou bis partially FOR the institution Of slavery
ani then declares that his vote against the bill does not
exempt him from the responsibility Of having given
the votes which, in is eyes reprehensible. Toe
S. Louis Democrat the old organ Of toe democracy Of
Missouri, nov supporting the Republican ticket turns
is bH,eres upon Mr Bel also. On the 18th inst 10
an article under the caption Of "BkLL Position on the
Slavery Question" i; says;
Toe result Of the Kentucky election and the Impulse
theseoy given the Bel and Everett movement render
h proper that the opinions OF Bell the slavery question
shou a be fully and correctly made known the public
Nor is this a Difficult. task. He has served in Congress
aud Cabinets be participated IN the great controversies
Of 5l54 His record j. therefore extensive, aud juig
Ing from letter Of his, recently written and published
he refers 20 &c w,h PRIDE and confidently invites it, IT,
s2ccton. We think l. Will be found examination,
thar he is decided pro slavery man that his opinions
the slavery question identical with those profess
Cd by the Breckenridge Democracy and not az all With
those which were held by CLAY aad the Wing party
True, he is not agator Of that question and tta. is
tia sole difference between him and the Southern Dem
ocracy Neither does be cogutenluce dsuuon
on Of any kind. His policy Is 10 protcc. aud extend
slavery within the aiOu, without contemplating the al
Tentative Of secession IL the event OF that policy being
frustrated.
The protection and extension Of slavery within the
Union IS the plltOrm vlich John Bells record esa-
bishes him. In the srea, debate or the comPromise
measures Of $50 be argued that slavery Is right il IT,
self and bsneiceui iu is operations ard result. thS.
the powers aud resources Of the Con.eterGcY would no.
be half wha, they ara, cxCtp. for slave labor; and that
the Institution is TO harmony With the hws Of nature,
and has prevailed IN al ages and countries This is sui
fce1sy explicit. Indeed the force o! language no
farther 20 10 plnegyrzug the institution. But We have
also an emphatic ayosal Of the Calhoun theory, (aoS
the speciality OF the Southern or Breckenridge DemCc
racy on the Constitutional rights Of slavery IN the
Territories. To the SAME speech, Mr.. Bell ahrms that
the "sounduess Of the doctrine that the Constitution car
RES slavery INFO the Territories tdathc
hac OF the Union psOtgcs the czel 10 the etJ0ymeat
OF bis rights OF property OF every description, recog
nzsd such 10 any Of the States, every sea, and ~
every Territory Of the Union, cannot be successfully
impcGChed.'
stThat the foregoing Is no inadycrent assertion 10
rhetorical flourish but ma,ured opinion il shown 10y
the Senator's vote the Kansas Nebraska bill four years
later.
son TIE 18th Of February. ls54 that BIZ being be-
Inent 70 insert the following, containing the very virus
aud deadly iaugs OF the disastrous which THE
Missouri COMPROMISED being Inconsistent With the prin
epes OF uOnnteryenuon by Congress with slavery in the
States and Territories recognized by the legislation OF
1850 commonly called the Compromise measuresl 10
Asrs5g dscldrsd imperative and rod
these are the words in which the Missouri Compro-
mise abolished and John Bel, Of Tennessee, voted
for their adoption aud their incorporation in the b
well a. Atches o. Geytr ard Douglas. As Bel has
ont his
was ssarly cast in conformity with The Southern iu
tarDretation Of the principle Of the ths1sNvbraska
bill in other words, ia conformity with the declaration
quoted above which he had made four previously
These facts speak for themselves. We have 70 COM
meat 70 make on them farther than presume The utter
imDoss6ily Of any Republican or Benton Democrat vo
linz for the man who himself voted for the abroga,ou
Of lie Missouri COMPROMISE and who declares that the
Constitution establishes slavery IN an the Terrtcries-
We grant that Bel voted agains, the KansasNebraska
bill on it, passage but he did because il gave aliens
the same privileges natives in the New Territories
Circumstance which has sort Of relation TO bis position
on the slavery question.
Thus remarks the Nashville Patriot Mr. Bell is assai
cd North and South, but upon opposite grounds. r.
pubcans sssl himbccause be is true the rights Of
the South aud Southern Democrats Perver his noble
record 70 assa him Is untrue the rights Of the South
The Republicans and their allies South in the war on
Mr. Bell whilst striking with different weapons, are
prompted by similar motives. Tie election OF Mr. Bell
would give peace TO the country, heal the disseuIons
which divide the sections aud deprive the ariteors Of
the means Of agitation. Under bis administration both
the opposing parties would be driven TO the wall and the
people divided in the support Of opposition TO- meas
ures and principles Of sectional and peace disturb
ing Character Il behOoves the great masses therefore,
10 arise In their strength and elect Mr. Bell They in
10 way do their country more signal service.