Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-01
Mr.. Re'p. Reeord--Dl.eovsry Of Wore Mare


In response to the repeated solicitations ofthe Wing
inspect the record Of Mr.. Bel the subject of slavery
the Enquirer of the 2Sb undertakes the task and per
forms it too after its usual fashion Always great The
discovery Of mares nests shows itself to be particularly
aud extraordinarily great in the same line, in its article
Saturday last In the first place. in order to prove Mr.
Bell AbOtOnist it adduces the testimony of al Abo
hilton witness. Il calls TO the stand one Thomas Hart
Benton, who lived and died FreesOer and whose udg-
men in regard any question or any person where his
prejudces nterposed Is universally regarded special
" partial One-sided and unjust And nowhere do his
Preuees and aversions manifest themselves more con-
spieuousy or more Extensively, than in that egotstea
work called "BeutOns Thirty Years View In that work
Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Clay both of whom Benton hated
intensely, meanly and Indignantly disparaged And
vet "Bentons Thirty Years View the standard author
ity to which the Enquirer appeals convict Mr. Bell Of
unsoundness the slavery question and treason to the
South Why refer Us to the Thirty Years View, when
the Congressional Globe, containing the votes and
speeches Of members Of both Houses Of Congress SO
easily accessible? The EHgsirsr quotes also, from a
volume called The Political Text Book the compiler Of
which lately Democrats holder, and is nov,
and has always been, active Democratic politician
Does show that in resortng to such authorities
such authorities the real record" evidence which the
kaquircr relies upon Why We ask should not the In
girg go the fountain head, instead of relying for
support Of its charges agains. Mr. Bell upon noted AbO
tiOniss and preudiced Democratic partizansg We IT.
ect and repudiats both "BentOns Thirty Years View"
aud ~Cluskeys Political Textbook" as standard Author
" on any question whatever.
We shall, nevertheless employ the Thirty Years
Esguirc itself and overthrow all its main positions
Aud remark in the beginning that have never on
any occasion, during eonnexion with the Press seen
Migrant perversion aad misrepresentation Of any
mans record is embraced in the article of the Eng-
y,r, Of Saturday last on Mr.. Bell We have before
the Egggirsr's chosen authority, the Thirty Yeas'
View" In second volume, page 800 there is a chapter
headed slavery Agitation in the House Of Representa-
tyes and Retiring Of Southern Members from the Hail.
Il is upon that chapter that the Enquirer relies 20 cen
Wet Mr. Bel Of AboEtonsm, and We hope all our read
ers who have the work, will turn it and read it for
themselves.
But. lei Us proceed Ga the 2clh OF December, 1885.
NJ Sade Of Vermont presented Abolition petitions and
moved their reference TO select committee with instruc-
lions repo, bill in conformity with the prayer This
was the cause Of the agitation AZ that time in the House
OF Representatives; and the Enquirer quotes from Ben
ton to prove that It quite exciting time all ad-
nit But in its Quotations, the Enquirer skips over
good deal Of the narrative and jumps ahead in ORDER
~ obviously as think intimate TO it readers that
Hsivy a. Vase the Promptest-eyen the very first
mAn-to call Mr. Ssde 20 order. Now the fact Is that
Mr. Legare Of South Carolina, and not Mr. WISE was
the first 70 cal Mr. Sade TO order And Mr. Dawson Of
Georgia also on two occasions asked Mr. Slade for the
floor in order 20 allow him to adjournment be-
fore Mr.. Henry 4. Vase had opened his mouth This
j. a small matter in seI, but merely refer it to
show that the Eagsirsrs quotations from Benton are
necessarily calculated to create false impression upon
the mind Of the reader regard the part taken BY
members while Mr. Sade held the aoor II there il any
credit in calling Mr. Sade order for discussing slavery
'n the State Of Virginia let it be given Mr. Legare
% whom il Justly belongs and to Mr.. Henry A Wise,
who called bin to order at later stage in the eontro-
versy.
There was great excitement in the House on accom-,
Of the motion made by Sade and the character Of the
speech he delivered the OCCASION and in consequence
Of the excitement large majority Of the members de-
sired an adjournment Of the House. Mr. Bell voted
against the motion TO adjourn and it Is that vote which
the Enquirer maintains eonyicts Mr. Bell Of Abolition
i'm Gracious goodness, Goodness graciousg Is s,
not the rery 6rst time in the history Of the world that
anybody has attempted convict another Of being
AJoiiiionisis, Of his voting either way
or another question Of adjournment, Is it
not the childish the absurd the,most super
bly ridiculous idea that ever entered any sane mans
had And yet because Mr.. Bell refused TO vote for
motion to adjourn the House Of Representatives on a
certain o6casion he is declared by the Richmond ERgw
Tsr 70 be an Abohtoniss, Nov, that Is so exfraya-
santy originaland funny that when read il
very near dying in a it Of laughter. Bell Abolition
ISIS for voting against adjournment when the EnYrTs
great leader in the present eanvass-the President Of
the Breckenridge Convention, CALEB CUsHNG-vOted
side By side with him Look at the vote published
10 the Enquirer Of Saturday the motion to adjourn
and there you will find CALEB CUsHrSG the great MOgu
Of the seeeders voting ogaiass the motion to adjourn
And so according TO the EHgrss logic, the notorious
CAtEB-the sweet pet Of the Enquirer and the Breckin
ridgers-is an Aboiiioust Of the first water! What
tremendous reasoner the Enquirer Isl
But the serious charge Of the Enquirer against Mr.
Bell j. that he voted against the following resolution Of
fered BY Mr. John n Patton. Of Virginia, amend.
ment TO the rules Of the House
Resolved, That all petitions, memorials and pap2rs
touching the abolition Of slavery, the buying selling
or Transferring Of slaves In any State District Or Ferr
tory Of the United States, be laid the ABLE without
being debated printed, read refer-e- and that no
further action shall be bad thereon.
The Enquirer distinctly and smpAaiieaIy charges, We
repeat that Mr. Bel voted gsHst the Patton resolution
that the passage o. that resolution mot secured
by the cooperation Of Mr. Bell" We really cannot ac-
count for the ERgursrs making charge so unfounded
when on page l5S Of the Thirty Years View" which
the Enquirer had before its eyes, and three inches
below the resolution Of Mr. Pation the vote Is recorded
in full on the motion Of Mr. Patton for "a suspension Of
the rules enable him TO offer his resolution; and in the
Affirmative Of that vote stands the Of JOIN BILL in
company With the Of the entire Southern deegs-
ton Mr. Benton says-"Mr. Patton moved suspension
'ofthe rulesWheh motion required twothrd sustain it.
and unless obtained this salutary remedy for alarm
ing evil (which already in force in the Senate could
'not be offered Il a test motion, and rhieh ~
oDDOsenis Of Abolition agitation IA ls House reaur
'ed all their strength for unless two TO one they
defeated. Happily the two 70 one we're ready and
"taking the yeas and nays demanded BY an Abolition
member 10 keep his friends the track and TO hold
"the free State -Aboionists to their responsibility
sat home the result stood 1875 yeaS go nays the full
two thirds and fifteen The yeas this impOr-
tAnt motion
q Messrs Hugh J. Anderson John T. Andrews Charles G.
AthertOn William Beatty. Andrew Beirne, JOHN BELL,
Bennett Bicknell Richard Bdde, Samuel Birdsall Rat
Ih Boon, James W. Bouldin, John @. Brodhead Isaac
Il. Bronson Andrew d. w. Bruyn, Andrew Buchanan,
John Calhoun, Q. G. Cambreleng, VIM. B. Campbell,
T. ii =