The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-19
How the Bell Rings.


nation, and adds -
They have played no trick on popular Gre
dniity, by submitting an unknown name:
they are for making no experiment with the
public safety, by placing at the helm of State
un'rcd men they seek to avail. themselves Of
no Fictitious enthusiasm. in favor Of transient
heroes Of the day but they have Offered to
the American people men who. for more than
a third of a century, have been in the civic
service filling with honor and usefulness the
most important Legislative and Executive
posts. aud imprcsSing themselves upun every
| important page Of our political history within
| that period. They present them on the solid
platform Of personal worth, Of intellectual fit
ness, and of political lovalty-aS men who
have served their country long, faithfully and
ably. and have thereby given the surest guar.
| antec Of their tru>twurJhincsS- as men whose
career has shown that they possess minds too
broad for sectional s!atemanShip, and souls
TOO lofty for the petty schemes of time. serving
politicians and sclf-seekinS dcmagogues. =
Such men at the head Of affairs, III must ad-
nit the country never before 50 sorely needed.
Fer our part, we feel this so strongly, that we
| cannot do otherwise than believe that The
great masses of the people in every State of
the Confedcracy Spnrnng the further leader
ship of those who have guided them so far
aslrly, will rally TO their support with an en-
thuslasm that will sweep down everything
that oppose, them.
The Petersburg Va.) Intelligenccr amour
cos the nominations, and adds
lt now rema ms to be seen whether the peo-
pie of the United States have desire to be
| ruled by wise and conservative statesmen, or
| whether they prefer still to follow the par:i-
san leaders of the other political organlza-
TONS The Convention has done noble work
in presenting such men TO the country, and
we can bnt hope that the intelligent voters
will duly value the prize that is now within
their reach, and work well for the good cause
till victory shall crown their efforts.
The Alexandria (Va) Gazette in noticing
the nominations Of the Union Coivention,
says:
| They have adopted as the Platform of their
party for the coming contest, and, we hope,
for all future contests, The Constitution Of the
country the Union of the States--and the
Enforcement of the Laws. A strong. staunck
| platform. upon which, we hope. the people
will stand. and on which they will place the
men selected by them to administer the affairs
Of their government,
hHu the same convention mas non iraleu
and recommended as next President, and as
one upon whom they can rely with confidence
John Bell of Tennessee. well.tricd expert
enccd statcStnan-an honest, high-mndcd cit
izrn IA patriot in heart and in his principles
"A prudent. conservative politician. and a
| Wing, devoted to the maintenance Of the Con-
stitution, the preservation OF the Union, and
the authority Of the Laws
The Convention have selected as the associ-
ate of Mr.. Bell upon the ticket, the eloquent
son of Massachusetts,, Edward Everett-a
statesman without reproach.
The National iutelligcncer says:
"ln word it only remains for US to say
at present Preserving for to morrow more
formal consideration Of the suhccU that in
| our Judgment it vii! he conceded hy cand id
men throughout the land that these are nom
nations cmncntly fit to he made and
worthy to be endorsed by conservative citi-
zcns of all classes and denominations.
The Philadelphia North American describes
the platform as natioua! and righteous, and
! thus speaks Of the Union nominee:
Its final choice of John Bell, of Tennessee.
and Edward Everett of Massachusetts,, was
another and high proof of its good sense and
its conservatism. OF the latter gentleman we
will say nothing. Indeed. the reputation and
the merits Of both are far beyond the need Of
eulogy. But we will make a remark or two
showing the especial fitness of the nomination
o! John Bel for the Presidency. Beng but
90 years old, he is sufficiently in the prime of
life. From tie age Of twenty until now he
has been constantly honortd by his constitu-
ents with high position. A citizen Of the
South, which is naturally, though mistakenly
| in favor Of flee trade, he has steadily and
strongly, for some thirty years, swan against
the tide, uphodng, at the risk of political
ruin, the flag Of protection to American indus
try.
| A citizen of slave State. he has, Of course,
maintained the legal rights Of the peculiar
| institution in exactly the same manner and
| TO the same extent that they were upheld by
| the fathers of the republic. lie sustained the
rendition of fugitive slaves The Consttu-
ton guarantees it. He defended the right of
| aboltioniS,s and all other citizens to address
| the law givcrs, whom they themselves had
made, for the adjustment of any grievance,
OF the establishment Of any proper claim. =
| The Constitution guarantees this right He
supported the compromise Of 1850 which was
endorsed by national conventions, Wing and
Democratic. lie opposed the attempt made
| by Stephen A. Douglas, aud others, in the
Nebraska bill Of lS5+ and in the still later
and far baser Lccompton and Eng llsh bills, to
upset all compromises, trample down all JUS
tice, and pervclt all law. We therefore say
that he has shown himself to be brave, ma
tional and patriotic statesman, and that the
Baltimore Convention deserves great praise for
making such nomination.
The Philadelphia Press" after referring
to the harmony and enthusiasm of the Con-
vcntlon. concludes:-
Few living American politicians have had
more enlarged experience III political affairs
MIR. Bell has been more than a quarter of a
century in one Of the two branches of Con
gress, and for short period a member of the
| Cabinet, as well as twice a member of the
Senate Of his own State. lie possesses talents
as speaker and reasoner which, though not
remarkably brilliant, place him far above me-
dioclity, and, altogether, the hereditary antag-
onists Of the Democracy may congratulate
themselves upon having found candidate for
whom they can vote with II clear conscience,
and who has been a devoted representative of
their views. The Chicago Convention, if it is
inclined to make terms with the Union party
has better excuse for doing so since it has
selected Bell, than if any other man promi-
nently named in connection with the Union
Convention (unless, perhaps, McLean) had
received its nomination yesterday.
The Richmond Dispatch, one of the truly