Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-02

| llstIIllllIll, u V "A''-N t' '-N'A' ~ 49,
Dcnurtncut, and in %aIncXin. - such appointments
.,oted salaries and allowance, without authority ol
warrant Of luw.' Mr.. Bell certainly conld not .Iar,
,cnd the revenue law Of l1.S, which authorizes iLt
employment Of agents OF the Department..
Concerning the Indian wars, without giving
any facts, Mr.. Bell testified 10 his iinprcs
siuns thus
:. therefore feel well warranted ia M own mjm!
in attribu;ine to the inleclity, c~l:lvahic neglect at
the CORRUPTION Of the administration. all thr
blood and expenditure which have attended OR r."
cent hostile relations with the Creek lndia!-. ano
much of the dishonor which must attach 10 the conn
try bv the reason Of -pcculatl0ns in their lands.
/. lie then concludes by saying that he con
siders' that the President was guilty Of -
gross violation of official duty, i'll failing to in
nnu;rc' into the abuses of the Post Office De
partlncnt.
The committee, in reference to the testimony
Of Mr.. Bell and others, reported:
"Ticv were called upon IL the best source to fur
ui.h the committee with proofs, or with The names %
witnesses: and, instead Of doing 50, they make coin
plaiu;. against the committed and the President, H. i
they were the authors 0, lie charges. the movers o
tile resolution Oi inquiry. and tile promoters "l tai'
whole question Ui Investigation. They testify TO M
curruIt act that they know, int to much that they
: have been informed of and verify believe. hit gIs,
no names OF iuforincr- or Witnesses, who know :Ec
ALLEGED acts OF corruption in Official iI;y.f--App. &c
Gales Il Scatum'> Register, vol. Is, part =, pasc lN'
Thus was General jackson vinlicllrd, and
his d~cGalncr, John Bell, covered with collrl>ior
and shame. \ man Of feeling would have
shrunk from the public gaze, and sought obi
Won in retirement. Bat not ST. John Bell
The very next year bc had the audacity ant
impudcnce to arraign General Jackson before
the country, and declare that he ought to have
been inpeached! Hear him:
ali has been my opinion, and lnvq HOT Yet lnrtcv
from il, that the late President Gen. Jackson, did
trulurlc upon some OF the most i%mportan; and Vita
principles OF the Constitution. That 10 imprach-
!nent was actually moved against him, was not be-
causu there was any doubt that the Constitution was
invaded aud l~ranp!rd upon, nor because the snbiec;
escaped attention al the time; for, sir, ] Tor one, did
call the attention OF this House 10 the subject, nnd
declared my solemn conviction 70 be, that Until II
grent example should be exhibited 81 the power AM
Justice OF this House by impeachment, the evils oi
which We most cuInplaiucd would De progressive
And questioned whether any other adequate rcInc-
dy could DC applied, under the Constitution. Bnt,
sir, did not think OF moving III Impeachment against
the late l're,Idcnt, because, considering As great pop
uIariiy and influence viii! the pco'!c-,liat, during
the last years OF his administration, anu wll!cli were
clearly the worst. he was sustained i'll Ill his conduct
By II great majority IN this House and III the Senate
Il held, thut To provoke without tic power 10 re-
strain, would only aggravate the evils of the Times.
and bring additional injury upon the country and lis
institutions. An Impeachment, Under such crcli!il-
Stances, was not /" be th"nght Of by = prudent states
man App. to Gang. Giob., I'd session 18th Con
gross, page itin.
Friends OF JuckSun! who followed lis proud bali
her through the tlickc>t o.! the light, ANA who loved
the old soldier when liz WIS alive, now that lie is
dead and gone 10 his silent grave, will You not rebuEc
this calumuiator u his honor, his Integrity, and hi,
fame! Answer al the ballot box "n the tiles Of No
vriIbcr next!
Bells Opposition TO the NeIfcnn War.
The people canno; have forgotten the rcicIncncc
with which the Mexican War was denounced, cSpeci-
ally by the .ALolitionis,s oi the North. One Of their
Senators, .Mr. tUrwin. encouraged the McX!cnnS 10
greet our soldiers with bloody lrunds, and welcome
them to h0SEitahlc graves Amos Tuck. OF New
Hampshire, in his Abolition frenzy. said: LET the
same vote that declared the war unnecessary and M
constitutional, starvc tito death by withholding sup
| plier.r Abraham Lincoln, now the Black l,rpahl;-
can candidate for President, rising III HIS place in the
Hor,sc ri Representatives, denounced il Is = war IN
which the MrYicans We're in the right und the Amc-
ricalls in the wrong, declaring that the President
"iccls the blood OF this war, like the blood Of Abel,
crying 20 Heaven aguInrt him. Wlcic stood JOHN
Bell Side By side with Lincoln, Cor#in and Tuck,
in upposiu. The prosecution I'll the war and r"sistin.
the recommendation of the President Tor Ill Increase
Of tie military force. lie voted with the Abolition
lists against the Ten Regiment; bill. He wen; farther,
and in his speech defended the course Of these men,
and couI%rllrd the President 10 Withdraw tho army.
Here is lis own language:
Al hold, sir. for ol!r. that Gentlemen WHO believe
this war TO lie unjust and ubiquitous, OF, whether
lust or unjust, that the further prosecution ot il. is
likely TO iIIlict upon the country greater evils than
can be con pensatcd hy all ;hc territorial acquisitions
which the courage and Resources Of the country may
achieve, have Il perfect right /" arraign the aGtIIur>
and advocates oil It at the bar .. public upiai"n, and
to TlIW ART THEM 10y all the means oi speech,
writing ant voting which tile Constitution warrants.
| holt, sir, that TO deny them the exercise -: this
privilege b! law, would hc al nc; of Lc>poiism nndrr
legal forms and To seek 20 iorcstall Tie exercise Of
this privilcg,hr intimidation a:n! the Influence "i o.
Il ;al dcnuncation IY cIar.in. those WHO avail iiic'l,-
selves OF thIsprivilr.c H. the allies ri the public en-
envy and Observation-Disclosures in the war. Is al attempt nj
moral d%csrotilm only 10 hc excused H. an en'anation
Of excessive mi ovcr-hcatcd zeal. in which neither
the judgment ior Il proper regard iortl!c institutions
OF freedom laN had mUch 10 do.
But, sir, Slould the tone OF rrIIIOn,trLI!cc against
this war rise Srligh il this chamber Is To penetrate
every vale III MrIico, rcrcrbcratlng among her
mountains, AL ROUSE TIL: WHOLE CDEN-
TRY TO i Shirt OF RESISTANCE to the at
tempt 10 Subdc them 10 orr dominion, There are
those who helirc that 4 greater calamity may bcia!!
this country, the further prosecution Of the war
than even Sucl \ result ~ that.
"Sir, IL any .hOuld how desire 10 know my poor
opinion upon he proper mode Of terminating this
\ war, | suv to Elm to make the best treaty with any
rXis,in. government You can. II son mist have the
Territories Of .cw Mexico and California, gc; i ces-
| sion Of them { You cannot do that, come back 20
the Rio Grand, L. the boundary you claim title TO-.
and thus save uur honor.
INV ndyiccs, .toD tie wGy. Flee the country 4,
YOU would q civ d"omrd TO destruction 10y fire from
lIcaren"
1t sill thus l. seen that Mr.. l;rll was unwilling
that an Outrage. public sentiment should shame into
silence the mol1 treason OF the Abe Lincolns, Tom
Corwins, AnIo Tucks, and Others, hut that they
should bo permitted 10 20 Oh in their efforts 10
~"thwart" the Government in lis prosecution Of the
war, " by cvc1 means of speech, writing and vo-
ting even 'shuld the tone vi rc.IonStrancc rise so
| high rs 10 pclitrute every vale III Mexico, rcverbnr-
| rate among hcrmorLtainS, and ROUSE the whole
population to u pirit Of resistance What mattercd
| II to him that .sncrIcars were there in deadly con-
fict with the emmy Of their country No blood vI
| his cour>cd the Elm. Of M American soldier.
John Rel OH Knoyv-NothIngIsIn.
After helping throw over Mr.. Clay, in 1915, ami
in $50 rroposiu the admission, rs a State. 0! Nc"
Mexico. with q opulatiOn composed principally Oi
civilized. lnli.1iIizcd. uncivilizeI and harlmrous''
Indians, Spaniars and Mcxicans, We lind Alr. Bell,
in 1915, engage, in performing funeral o~;seGuics
over the death + the old Wing party, which lie,
more thun any thcr one man, had contributed To
kill, and in orgpizing - new Know Nothing
party in its steao In September. lsj5, he proceeded
10 Knoxville, Tennessee. and delivered 4 set speech.
which WAS ~alternrds printed in pamphlet form, and
distributed through the country. We make the fol-
lowing extracts TOM il:
i IHhc sslIli III lI'S mr. 'h''''Ni ~ 'iiCSl I!'HAS
over the stand i~npoliticaI assemblies in Tennessee.
That is true: butt has given place to another on.
sign. under whicl ] trust, all true and conservative
patriots Of both &c old parties will rally and make
It equally gloriorand more triumphant than the one
/ which i, has ~suplnntcd and that it may never have
TO he lowered or ssign its place TO any other. less
significant OF ratDtic purposes and stern dctcrlnInu-
ton to maintain tc national character ana insii;r-
tolls against all wo would change tie one or Under
mine the other.
'.Thc~ councils cthc American Order are denounced
rs secret political sricticS. frauglt with and tending
to MI the mischiGs ard atrocities of the .Iacobin
clubs of Paris in III French Revolution; yet, since
the order has bcc"m u political party, al their 81
legged secret proceedings are known. almost upon the
instant, to the puhla The oaths administered on
initiation Of mcmbtI are denounced :s Immoral.
and amounting to n srrcndcr o: all freedom and in
dependence in the EXCISE OF The elective franchise
Yet the oaths adrn!Lirrcd in various other secret
societies, or voiuntsr. associations in this country,
pass without notice ol,cnsurc; and it is vel! known
TO these ASSISTANTS tlanny member OF the Order c!i
set aside the obiigatin OF the cath he takes. -
STRONGLY Objected 10, discretion. ny withdrawing