Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-31
ken MAORI ,he People.

Keep Il Before tie People, That John Bell has served
his country for the last thirty years the councils Of the
nation, and that he has shown himself on all occasions
to be statesman, a patriot and conservative Union
man.
Keep Il Before tie People, That he IS asOuthern man
by BIRTH education, and interest looking all the WHILE
TO the honor interest and welfare of the whole country
and of the four candidates before the country for the
Presidency, he is the only one who is STAKEHOLDER.
Keep IL Before The People, That he holds the doctrine,
and Avowed 1t in his speech in the Senate July g. 1885,
that property in Slaves in the Territories is entitled to
the protection Of the laws and the Constitution OF the
United States.
Keep IL before the People That he avowed in speech
in the Senate July g. 1880 that he was in favor oil the
policy Of diffusion and extension Of slavery in any and
all new Territories adapted to slave labor, as humanity
to the slave and justice to his and that in the
same speech he attributes the present prosperity Of the
whole country to the institution Of slavery.
Keep IL before the People, Thatin his speech Of March
9sh 1855 he declared that he voted against the Kansas
Nebraska Bill because he learned from Judge Douglas
that he had incorporated into that bill the odious doc
tne of "Squatter Sovereignty" and that in this same
speech he avowed that he voted against the Lecompton
Constitution because it conceiyedin sin and brought
forth in fraud.
Keep Il before the People, That in his speech Of May
"a 1854 he maintained the doctrine Of nOnnerventon
as taught BY Mr. Calhoun, T. e. that Territory cannot
legsateor or against slavery except when it comes to
form State Constitution.
Ksp Bsors the People, That he is for the admission
into the Union Of all States, whether free or slave, that
come with lawful Constitution fairly formed, and his
speech Of the 18th Of March, 1885, so teaches and none
can misconstrue its meaning who candid aud hon.
est.
Kssp IL before the People, That John Bell voted
against the reception of Abolition Petitions in 1886, in
the House, THAT the Democracy tried to dodge the true
issues then, aud resored to parliamentary tactics to
evade the question and he voted against them, as
will be seen by consulting Niles Register for 1886.
Keep before the People, That in all his votes during
the exciting times of 1880 aud 1884, he was found vot-
ing on the side of the South the Congressional Globe
for 1850 aud 1854 will demonstrate.
Keep It before tbs People, That John Bells Record
establishes all these points and that the thousands who
speak lightly of him perfectly ignorant of his political
record and thar the honest becoming acquant
ed with his political record, and will give him vote on
Tuesday that will alike astonsh the Democrats and
Keep 1t before tie People, That the leaders of Democ-
racy have invariably tried brand with Abotonism eve
y candidate opposed to their nominee for the Presidency
whether from the South the North as in the cases of
Harrison Clay, Taylor, Fillmore, Scot; and Bell
Keep IL before The People, That any man in public or
prv,te life, on the stump off it. who charges John
Bell with being an abOlitiOnist is sLASDERER.
Keep il 6efors he People, That Edward Everett en-
dorses the Compromise of 1850 relative to slave
rythat is to say that the Territories shall say, when
they form their State Constitution and not before wheth
er slavery shall shall not e1st-measures which Mr..
Calhoun aequiesced in and supported.
Esep Il before the People, That Mr.. Everett is the
learned accomplished, eloquent and patriotic man
ever run for the Vice Presidency since the organization
of our Government and that he is ready to defend the
rights of the shareholders and said while member
of Congress.
hep Il before tie People, That Breckenridge testified
10 speech before the Kentucky Legislature in Deem
Der last that Mr.. Everett is a noble and man-is
conservative and patriotic man-and would scorn al
lance with Repubieanism
Keep 1t before the People, That the Bell and Everett
ticket is the only national ticket before the nation free
rom all sectiOnasm-and deserving the cordial support
Of All true men and PATRIOTS