Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-08-13
Mr. BELLS RELIGIOUS uAnIrs.

Ar. Bell and his wife arc members or DR..
Edgar's Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Bell
attends service quite regularly; bnt Mr.
lieIi alverslhes his religious devotion; at
tne FrSsorteFy by ocrasionatlT drur;.i;,.r
"a at the Baptist Church, where be hears
GOOD preaching and sees good many Of
h's Influential constituents His habits
are those of temperance. He lives easy
ana comfortably, indulges in little wiue
oSeaslonally, but Rot to any greater extent
tIian Daniel Webster or Berrien or Judge
fhelps, or any other of his former Scna-
torial colleague. So far rs drinking is
| concerned, he is therefore justly esteemed
marveilously proper man. Although for
/ many years resident of Washington, he
mas never been known to tback the ti:scr;"
and furthermore, although hn may Eayc
seen small elephant in his younger ,lavs.
he Is now the embodiment of stern and
!nieXlblc mOrality-like Sam Houston, for
instance. That he is religious, TEMPER
ate moral, and benevolent man is conce-
ded on every side.
SIR. BELL on THE PRESENT CAMPS1CS.
Ar. Bell expressed his views freely about
the present political contest He consid
cred the principles of the party he repre-
scntcd the best for the interests of tn,
| country at large. All the other canGi
! dates, he said, represented sectional inter
eSts, with the exception of Douglas. whom
he considered an infinitely more national
man than Brcckinridge. He preferred
, Douglas non-intervcnt!on doctrines to the
disunien doctrines of Mr.. Breckinridgc
lie had been written to on the subject of n
fusion against Lincoln, but he had de-
c!ined to interfere on the subject. ADVISING
his friends in the different portions of the
country to act rs they thought best in
the several sections. So fur as they ad-
h"Eed to principle in any arrangement thcv
might make to defeat Lincoln. he would
"ahere TO them; "hnt when they. departed
from principle he said with emphasis, Il
am no longer with them
MIR BELL AS a STAKEHOLDER.
Mr. Bell HIS a third interest in al.nn; 450
slaves. the bmlance belonging 10 hi. s.r-
on! wife. They are employed in Mr.. 3, H.
iron works, on The Cumberland River, ann
in his coal banks in Kentucky. The zys-
TEN by which this large body of slaves is
governed is admirable and humane. They
are ali properly clothed, fed, their reli-
gions instruction and moral culture ntten-
ded to, and they are required to work not
an hour beyond the usual standard of
days labor, unless they receive pay there
for. Although holding this propcgty in
slaves. Mr.. Bell is not considered !. rery
wealthy man, some unfortunate specula-
iions in Kentucky coal mines having ex<
hAnSted former competency, and left him
embarrassed. The fortune of his wife is.
however, ample and well-invested.
MR. BELLS OPINIONS OF PROMINENT nEPuR-
LICANs.
Mr. Bell stated that he regarded Mr..
Seward as the head of the Northcrn Marty:
Mr.. Chase (! st2ss satSss i.:.-1---, i----, - for MIR.
place him. lie regarded him as fnrn Tn
ability, but his views on national matters
were not clearly defined to his mind.
Mr.. Lincoln he regarded as fair, can
did, opcn-hearted, common-scnsr man
He was in the House of Representatives. when
he (Alr. Bell was in the Senate II left
to himself, Mr.. Bell had no fears about Mr.
Lincoln; but it would bc the counsels of
tic leaders of his party, Seward and
others, that he feared, and which would
DC fraught with injustice to the South and
eventual danger TO the Union.