New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-13
MIR. Be,l,s N..1vs OF the Contest.

correspondent of the N. Y. Herald profesaeE
to have paid Mr.. Bell confidential visit at home,
and after giving an unnecessarily minute account
of his domestic AFFAIRS, gives the following report of
his views touching the Presidential contest:
Nix. BELLS HoHE VIEWS ABOUT THE PREsIDES-
TI4L CoNTEsT.--Mr. Bell expressed his views freely
about the present political contest. He considered
the principles Of the party he represented the best
for the country at large. All the other candi-
dates, he sad represented sectional interests with
the exception of Douglas, who he considered an IN
finiteY more national man than breckenridge. He
preferred Douglas non.inIerventoh doctrines to
the disunion doctrines Mr. Breckinridge repre-
scented. He had been written to on the subject Of
fusion against Lincoln, but he had declined to
Interfere ON the subject, advising his friends in
the different portions of the country to act as they
thought best in their several sections. so Tar as
they adhere to principle in any arrangement they
might make to defeat Lincoln, he would adhere 10
them, " but when they departed from principle 3
he said with emphasis, :" am no longer Win
them.n
SUPPOSE LINCOLN IL EI.EcTED He spoke cheer
fully of the encouraging Intelligence he was daily
receiving relative to the progress oi the Union
movement all over the country; and in reply to a
question asked, what course, in his opinion, the
south would take in the event OF Lincoln's cleo
ton: he replied, that 30 far az nc and his friends
were concerned, they would aequiesce: and that
| the mission of the party he represented in the
| South was to prevent dissolution nf the Union in
the event of Lincoln's success by the incorporate
| action OF SUuGheru extremists but ns udu iiu
| prehsnsions that Lincoln would be elected. He
| believed that the Union movement was spreading
with such volume, strength and rapidly as to over
whelfn all the sectional candidates, and that either
himself or Mr. Everett would be the next President
y Do you go TO Washington in the fail?' we
| fcntured TO ask.
| /" No, sir = replied Mr.. Bell, unless am Pres
| dent--(a pause}-l think so, &"
| We spoke of Edward everett, and Mr.. Bell in
| duIged in q rhaIisoiy of remarks about his CO
partner ON the Union ticket, his national position
and his universal popularity. He also spoke o
bis chances the Presidency in case of no choies
4 by the people.
I Mr. Bell stated that he regarded Mr. Seward III
the head OF the Northern party; Mr. Chase, q stel
lower; and as for Mr.. Banks, he did not know
exactly where to place him. He regarded him q
a man of ability, but his views on national matter
were not clearly detined to his mind
Mr.. lincoln he regarded rs u fair, candid, ope
hearted, common sense man. de was in the Hous
y, OF Representatives when he lMr. Belly was in th
Senate. II left to hiuiself Mr.. Bell had no ieai
about Mr.. Lineoln; bat it would be the t0uilsels
the leaders of his party, Seward aud others, that Ii
feared, and which wonll be fraWght with iulnste
10 the South aud eventual danger to tho Union.
BELL or EyERETr THE NEXT PRESIDENT. %
+ taking our departure, we mentioned that we mig
see Mr.. Everett in the course of n few week
TELL him = said Mr.. Bell. that the canse Is Er
I crossing glorionsly and will soon write 60 ~
4 in detail, ana Interchange views; ana tel III
that either he or will be President ny the peoh
| or the House, or he through ihe action ot i
!. Senate,h