Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-14
Why Is John Ecll preferred 10 Edward
Everett?

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Why Is John Ecll preferred TO Edward
| Everett?
When the ticket of the Baltimore Opposition
Convention was sannuunccd, good hit was made
by certain editor-who thought the ticket
'yery much like Il kangaroo-al the strength
in the hind legs.
| Rough, as the Sinuile is, it has in it Soiuc wit
and entire truth. No candid man will deny
that the second name OH the ticket is much the
best No impartial man can deny that in every
quality which invites confidence or commands
respect, Edward Everett is very much the supe-
rior Of John Bell.
Yet the press and stump orators Of the Op-
position party in Virginia, while they lose no
opportunity to laud Mr. Bell with fllsome fiat
tery-sccm each and MI to ignore us far as pos.
sble all reference even to Mr. Everett How is
this:
Edward Everett is distinguished asOn accom-
plished scholar and an sorator, ri once elegant
and effective chastc and genal--whle John
Bell is scarcely Il tyro in letters, and even his
most elaborate and long.winded orations (:)
are notoriouSly dumb" Edward Everett is n
purc-mnded patriot and has won claim TO
the title Of statcSman-whilc John Bell has
earned notoricty only as 4 selfish politician. Ed
ward Everett has given his whole heart to Il
great and noble work to the present genera.
ton at least. his name is best known rs the
most eloquent of all the hiosraphcrS and elllo-
gists Of George Washington. John Bell is
much less widely and less Elvoraby known as
the ungencrols aSsailant Of Henry Clay.
When Know -NothingiSlu was Spreading
through the country and promised TO over
whem every other political organization, Ed
ward Everett stood proudly aloof from It's pol.
luton, regarding lis immortality with unaffected
and ufcluccalrd horror and disgust. john Bell
came forward, the blatant champion Of the dark
lantern and the test oath Of civil prescription
nnd religious intolerance, and even affected to
hail as happy omen the "Sprlnkling ol The
i.lood" Of Catholics and uunatu:aliZcd citizens,
on the streets Of Louisville john Bell has
gone, at least, as far Us Edward Everett has III
sanctioning the Fcdcralist doctrine OF latitudl-
marian constitutional construction. Whenever
practical opportunity has offered, John Bell
has done much more than Edward Everett to-
wards cncourag ing anti-slavcry' sentiment and
inculcatingsublni<sio 10 ant-slavery cncroacl-
lncnt. Much as We disagree with Dir. Everett
on the abstract question Of slavery and constl-
,ltional powers of the General Government
| over the rights and interests OF shareholders.
! we would 4 thousand times sooner trust our
fortunes and our honor in crisis like the pre-
sent, to his keeping, rather than commit either
to the hands of John Bell Of Tennessee.
Edward Everett percmptorly refused to per-
nit his name to be put in nomination for the
Presidency at Baltimore, and the Vice Presi-
Dental nomination was absolutely forced on
his unwilling acceptance. john Bell was SO
sseaSSSFtsa ii hS Is gaSG s6 S&Gs & Fiat he Is
Presidential nomination on the Chicago ticket
Why, then, do the Virginia 0ppoSitionlsts
so stuJborry persist in putting their worst
foot foremost. Thereby hangs il tale Out
side the border States Of the South this party
has no strength nor organization They have
not the remotest hope Of carrying single
Northern State. Their only chance is TO make
hesdway if possible in the South. Hence, 1t
is absolutely requisite to put the strongest pos
sible pro-slavery gloss on their ticket.
They find it impossible To make Edward
Everett sail under false colors. Mr. Everett
sincerely believes the institution OF slavery to
be Il serious evil. Mr. Everett sincerely be-
lieyes that the United States Government has
constitutional power to exclude slavery from
the Territories. Mr. Everett has openly de-
clared these opinions He is an honest man,
ono whose unshaken integrity cannot stoop to
nsincorc rctraction for the sake Of personal
success OF party triumph.
With John Bell the case is different. With
admirable piiancy he has been accustomed for
more than twenty Years TO the motley e"rh Of
anti slavery facing the North, and proslarery
facing the South. Although he cannot answer
rhc nurpoSc for which God made him. 50 well
os MIR. Everett, he is infinitely better adapted
TO the purpose for which the baltimore Con
vention nominated him. Hence, the otherwise
inexplicabe partially manifested by his partl
sans for John Bell over Edward Everett
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Keep il Before the People!
| IN. Dnurlas marty in this State say that