Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-05-18
Union Party.

This party, composed Of Old Line Wings,
Pso-Slavery Americans, etc, held their Con-
v,ntion at Baltimore on tn. 10th inst. and
nominated JOHN BELL, Of Tennessee, for Pres
id.nt, and EDWARD EVERETT, of Massachu-
sets, for Vic President Their platform is
as fcllcws:
K1r~as, Experience has demonstrated tina. all plat
lead and TO cause political divisions. by encouraging
geographical and sectional parties; therefore,
Aeoseed, That both patriotism and duty require that
should recognize policy principles hat those rest
ing On the broad foundation II the Constitution Of the
country the Unn u the States and the enforcement Of
t;on. Union party and ofthr country pledge ourselves
70 mants'n, pvotsct ard defend THESE principles, TINS
sir,id.e security a home ard abr:.d and securing the
II will b.. sy,n that this platform is very
ambiguous, and that i, is impossible. from the
natur, of its wording, to learn any thing def
mite regarding the organization. twill bear
one interpretation in one quarter, and anoth-
or in another, which very probably is the
purpose it was intended to subserve. From
the New York Tribune, We clip the following
notices Of the candidates:
John Bill, Of Tennessee was born near
Nashville, in February. 1897, and is now,
, Therefore. in the sixty.fourth year Of his age.
H. entered political life when only twenty
years old as a mcmb.r of the Legislature of
his native State, but retired, after serving a
single session, and for tn. next nine years
devoted hims If to tn practice Of his profess
sion-thc law. In 1927, he was elected to
Congress in opposition to Felix Grlndy, and
/: continued member Of that body for fourteen
successive years. HI was in those days a
Frce-tradcr, and so late as 1882 made a
speech against the Protective syst-.m. He
subsequently changed his views upon that
subject, and has ever since been an advocate
Of Protection. In his early political career
Mr.. Bell was member Of the Democratic
party. but diff renee arose between him and
his friends on the question Of the United
Sts.cs Bank. He opposed the removal of the
deposits. and the breach thus made bttwecn
him and Gsn. jackson was widened when he
was chosen Speaker Of tn. House in 1884 in
opposition to James X. Polk, who was the
Jackson candidate, and made irraconcilahle 4
year later, when Mr.. Bell advocated the cleo
ton Of Judge White to the Pr sidcncy, in
;; preference to that Of Mr. Van Buren,. From
that time h. was member Of the Wing par
ty as long as that party hal an existence
; When the question Of receiving petitions for
the abolition of Slavery IN the District Of
Columbia was first agitatcd in the House Of
Representatives in 1886, he was in favor of
their reception. and two years later he voted
against the infamous gag resolution of
. Ath. rton of New Hampshire. Not that Mr..
Bell was in favor Of thu object Of the petition
crs, but he considered they were simply ey-
crcising constitutional right, though he
had no intention Of giving a favorable hear.
1, ing to tn ir prayer. H.. abandoned the Tyler
Administration, in which h. was Secretary
Of War under an appointment by Gen. Har-
rison, Notwithstanding the st p was not ap-
proved by that large portion Of the Wing
party Of which MIR. Webster was the leader.
During that short term Of Office, however, he
did NOT show any remarkable aptitude for
the details Of business.
In 1853 he was returned to the u. S. Sen.
It.. by his native State, where he remained
until March 1889, being succeeded by Mr..
| Nicholson, D.rmocrat. His cours: in thu
S-nat; was marked hy tha same political in
t.grity which kas distinguished his Who'll
| political carer, and with somt thing Of the
same vacillation Of Judgment. Heapproved
Of the compromises Of 1850. while he voted
against the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska
bill; against the admission Of Kansas undo,
the Lccompton Constitution he also took de-
ciLcd ground. He is gentleman Of blame.
less character, public and private, and OF
eminent ability and lofty patriotism
though his capacity for uscfnins IS is somr-
what diminish by disposition to split hairs,
and want of mental dccisivcn"ss.
| The career Of the new candidate for tn.
Vicc-Presidcncy is so well known that it is
hardly necessary to recapitu'ate its details.
Mr.. Everett was born in Dorchester. Mass,
in 1894, and is thus three years older thar
Mr. Bill At tn. age Of l6 he WAS settled
a. the pastor Of Brattle-street Church, in
Boston; from 1919 to 1924. he was prof"s.
sor of Greek in Harvard College: from 1924
to 1884, he served in Congress; then for
four years he was Governor Of Massachusetts,;
from l841 to lSi5, he was U. S. Minister in
London; he was then President Of Harvard
College for three years; succeeded Mr..
Webster as Secretary Of STATE; was a mem.
Der Of the u S. Senate during the contest
on the Kansas Nebraska bin, which he feebly
opposed; and since 1863 he has been mainly
engaged in gaining means for the purchase Of
Mount Vernon by the ladies If the country.
To that cause Mr.. Evcrett's labors have con.
tributcd some 500, 400. and but for him the
obi ct would probably not have been attain.
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