Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-02
THE PUBLIC RECORD AND
PAsu HISTo1Y
JOHN BELL AND EDWARD EVERETT!
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and refer their abolition petitions; he had voted
against the Clayton compromise, and spoke in
favor of the WiImot Proviso; he was willing to
vote to admit free States, and had voted against
the admission Of a slave State; he had spoken
against the Compromise measures, and voted
against the kansaS-N Nebraska bill; he had pro-
claimed the power Of Congress, and his own
desire, to abolish slavery in the District oil
Columbia; and now he had joined the Adolf,
tionists to weaken the force Of the decision Of
the Supreme Court. In view Of all this, well
might Mr.. Seward, that arch traitor OF New
York, abiding to Mr.. Bell, say:
sat last 4 new voice issues from your own
region, FROM THE Sorrn, from the slave States,
and protests against your further persistence IN
this mad enterprise, [of extending slavery,
and admonishes you that it must and VIII lail.
The cohorts are gathering FROM THE SOUTH The
men Of moderation and conservatism, VINO, as
they have HERETOFORE MODERATED IN FAVOR OF
SLAVERY AND AGAINST FREEDOM, Will now be
obliged, in consistency with their Just and well
established character and their patriotism, TO
| MODERATE AGAINST You IN FAVOR or FREEDOM,
AND RISE up UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST
SLAVERY.'
Well might the notorious Burlings'ne-he
who blasphernously declared that the times
demanded, and we must have, an antislavery
Constitution, an anti.slavery Bible and an anti
slavery Cod thus brspattcr Mr.. Bell with
praises:
"Sir, il was a proud day to me when | heard
| the speech of the venerable Senator from Ken
| tuckv, CMr. Crittcnden.) The melody Of his
voice and his patriotic accents still sound in my
ears. was glad to hear him dcnounce fraud
was glad to hear him stand for the truth. =
also felt proud to hear the speech
Of the distinguished Senator from Tennessee,
Chr. Bel,) = = trust that this may
be an omen Of what may happen in the future.
As to what may happen, it is not for me to
proplesy, let time and chance determine" :,
Horace Greeley, Of the New York "Tribune,
was also loud in his praises of Mr.. Bell. Hear
him:
s.Most certainly We should prefer an original
Republican-Gov. Seward or Gov. Chase, for
instance-but we shall heartily and zcalousl!y
support one like JOHN BELL, Edward Bates,
OF John NJ. Bolts, provided we are we'll assured
that his influence, his patronage, his power.
if chosen President, will be used not to extend
slavery, but to conineit within the States that
see fit to uphold it"
And again, in reference to who should be
their candidate:
"a speech, a vote, a proposition Of the right
stamp, and made at the right moment, may
indicate him so that the clear-eycd can no longer
doubt. And that man, whoever he may be,
whether Seward, or Chase, or Mclean, or
Banks, or Fremont, or Bissell, or Collamer, or
Bates, or Fessenden-nay, should he not have
hitherto been regarded as technically a Repub-
lican. such rs Gen. Scott, or JOHN BELL, or
Horace +. Clark, or John NJ. Bolts, or Henry
Winter Davis, provided he be openly and un-
eouivocally anti-slavery extending, anti-Cuba
stealing, anti. tllibuster-we shall heartily sup
port both his nomination and his election. We
give fair notice that a practical triumph over
the sham Democracy and its master, the slavery
Propaganda, is the end for which We labor, and
to which We hold not only personal aspirations
but party names wholly subordinate.
Again, in 4 long article on the policy oil
taking up q Southern man, after laying down
the pIatirom of the Black Republican party,
Greeley said:
"Looking to the. North, we regard as com.
ing within the scope of the organization we
have indicated, all such Democrats as John
REYNOLDS, Horace F.. Clark, Garnet i. Adrian,
John W. FOrncy and John Hickman; and all
such Americans as Nathaniel ). Benton, Da-
MEL Ullnan, James II. Campbell, Henry NJ.
Fuller and William Millward. At the South,
unless We misunderstood their position, 1t
would embrace such men rs JOHN BELL, Ed
ward Bates, H.. Winter Davis, John NJ. Bolts,
Emerson Ethcridge and Kenneth Rayncr.
"Cannot they combine to overthrow the
Nulliticrs and Propagandists of the Calhoun
school in their efforts to override the Constltu-
ton and make negro slavery the dominating
interest Of the country? ARE NOT THESE
THE ISSUES UPON WHICH THE PRES1-
DENTAL CONTEST Is TO TURN: DO
not William H. Seward and JOHN BELL, Sal
mon P. Chase and Edward Bates, Schuyler
Colfax and John Fl. Hickman. Henry NJ. Fuller
and Horace +. Clark, HOLD PRECISELY
THE SANE SENTIMENTS IN RELATION
TO THESEg And shall these gentlemen, and
those who think with them, unite and give
EFFICIENCY TO THEIR COMMON OPIN-
ION in the next National Administration, or
by warning on each other, insure q triumph to
their common foe
The New York Times, the organ Of Senator
Seward, discussing the probabilities as to the
Chicago nominee, said:
The candidates prominent before the Oppo-
sition are Senator Cameron, Senator SEWARD,
William l.. Dayton, Senator BELL, Senator
Crittendcn, Governor Banks, ABRAHAM IIS-
coin, JonN C.. FREMONT"
And in confirmation of all this, the Times
proceeded to detail a conversation between sew
cral "prominent Republicans" who stated:
THAT, Notwithstanding they were personal
lv in favor OF Seward, yet it would be more
polite to nominate q Southcrncr, so that it
might not be said it was Il sectional struggle
for power. 1t was further urged that BELL,
of Tennessee, vas the most available candi-
date for them
Even the National Era, the ultra Abolition
paper, published at Washington city, was will.
ing 10 take Mr.. Bell, but did not like the
abuse Of the Republicans by the Nashville
Banner, which was kept up to throw dust in
the eyes Of the people Of Tennessee. The Era
said:
"Thc Nashville Republican Banner the Or
gan of John Bell, is spelling all the fine pros
poets of that gentleman for the Presidency by it's
coarse abuse Of the Black Republicans While
Mr.. Bell is hob-nobbing with the Republicans
and semi. Republicans of Pennsylvania and
New York, his organ is denouncing Black Re-
publicans' as being no better than the Black
Democracy, and the great original sin of each
of these parties, according to tho Republican
Banner, is the fact that they trace their origin
to Thomas Jefferson, who is denounced as an
accomplished and ineftablc demagogue."
So intense was the love Of the AbolitionistS
for Mr.. Bell. that We SEQ them. with Horace
Greeley at their head, rendering him the COM
pliment Of Il public dinner.
We submit the questions to the heart and
conscience Of every Southern man: Is this
NO, 1.bncn life md course hove hppn ca on
posed to Southern interests and Southern rights
as to receive the plaudits and approval Of such
Abolition leaders as Seward, B%urlingame, Gree
Icy, Raymond 4 Co., a safe man for the Presi-
dental chair? Would you be willing to trust
your rights and interests in his keeping for
four years? Does he deserve the support OF
the South, and can a ruc.hearted Suutherncr
give his vote to one who has been so regardless
Of Southern rights? If it had not been for
the German element in the Republican party
dem,ndinr that no one who had justified