Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-11
John Bell on Slavery.

A"o So"'oSs viii NoSh Hkely Oe nearly
or quite over, before grea, mony people
will koow either for whom or for what they
areivoting. For instance, within the las,
day or t~a1pw8 bave heard Of gentlemen
here in WheeIiog, who are constant readers
Of the daily papers, !conie nding with Re.
pub Leans, that Mr.. Bell was not a pro.sla.
very man, and that he did not hold to the
dogms Of the Brecknrdge party, that the
Constitution carried Slavery into the Ter
rltores. We have even heard of gentle-
man stalking his vote on this ssue---decla lar.
ing that IL it could be shown that Mr. Bell
was OF the opinion that the Constitution
carried Slavery into the Territories, he
would vote for Lincoln. | the gentleman
is candid, and means what he says, we can
easily satisfy him, and claim his vote. Mr..
Bell does hold the very doctrine that the
Cons titution of the United States carries
Slavery into the Territories. And for the
benefit OF our hesitating friend, as we'll as
similarly situated, we publish his opinion
uttered in his speech in the United States
Sanate, on the 9th day of July, 1850. Those
Of our friends among the Bell men who may
wish to satisfy themselves Of the entire cor.
rectness Of what we suy, can find the speech
ip the Ech@ond Wing Of September 29,h.
We believe they have given US ctodit for
doing justice to Mr. Bel's opinions up to
this time, and that they do not suppose we
could now misrepresent them. But TO satisfy
themselves, they can easily refer to his
speech in the Wing, or in the Congression-
al Globe, and see that we quote what he
says, correctly, and that we do no violence
to The context The Wing heads the speech
thus:
A THOROUGH PRo.SLAvERY PLATFORM
| JOHN BELL INFAvoR OF THE INSTITUTION
IN ALL ITS AsPECTs-sLavERY GREAT
CIVIL, MORAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND
POLITICAL INsTIrUTIoN--A PHILosoPHic.
AL AND sTATEsMAS-LIKE VIEW OF sLAv-
ERY.
Extract from a speech BY Hon John Bell
the Senate Of the United States, on the
9th Of July, 1850, the Compromise being
under discussion.
The words following this heading in the
| Whig, ara, ,theas.- We take the extract Just
~ publishes It. The Wing makes all the
headings. not US:
The forbearance of the North to apply
the Wilmot Proviso (to New Mexico)-a
proposition so justly obnoxio to, and CIV
ing rise to so much excitement at the South
is concession to Southern feelings
which would not seek to deprecate; but it
can only be regarded, under all the crcum-
stances OF the ease, as mere act of grace
extended without the surrender of any OF
the principles and positions of the North
THE CONSTITUTION PRoTEcTs SLAVERY IN
| THE TERRIEoRIEs.
IL lie conlended that the South is secured
in The full benefit of the doctrine held by
some OF the most distinguished champions
oi /. s right. who maintain the Constitution.
proprlo vigbre, that the flag of the Union
protects the citizen in the enjoyment of his
rights OF property Of every description re.
cognlzed as such, 10 any of tho Statos, on
every sea and in every Territory of the Un.
ION. The snundness OF the general doctrine
held on this point think cannot we'll be
qres ionod or dIsspproved; and if The ques-
liun related 10 Territory situated as Ore.
gon was when the United States came into
possession of it, properly in shves would
b. entitled to the protection oi the Laws and
Constitution of The United States.
We published the heading to this speech
on the first page of our paper last Wednes.
day. We also published in come ction with
1t the following additional comments of the
Wing On the speech:
"To the exclusion of much of our usual
variety, we make room to-day, for Mr.. Belps
great speech in tn, Senate oe the United
States in 1850, in defence of the institution
of Southern slavery. We inserted il In the
Wag in he early part of TIE canvass, ut
we do 40 again because we think tho prin-
ciples therein eBunclated have not been
sufficiently pcndered by the people. 1t is
really philosophical, statesman-like and
masterly view of the subject in all it's as
poets, and II Mr., Bell had never said or
done anything else In favor of our "pecu|iar
institution" this speech alone would place
him head and shou'd ders above any man
who has ever been a candidate for the
Presidency of the United STATES. We mean
that no man, Of any party, who has ever
been candidate Tor the Pre- idency. has
ever proclaimed principles and views on the
question ,i slavery 80 nearly in accordance
with the advanced opinions now universally
held on that subject throughout the South.
ern States. We repeat that you muy look
to tho recorded sentiments Of anv candidate
for the Presidency, beginning with Wash.
ington and coming down to the present
moment, and We defy you to show that any
such candidate has gone halt so far ss John
Bell in vndication and defence Of the In.
slitution Of African Slavery as It exists 10
the Soalbersa Slater uf-the Union!
IN addition to the above we subioin, also,
this editorial from the Wing OF Tuesday
last: W.
John BELLS RECORD.
Old documents have been ransacked from
A to Z-no stone has been left unturned, to
prove John Bell unsound on the Slavery
question; all in vain, however. Like pure
go g, he comes out Of the FIRE brighter than
ever. fi
The fact stands patent on the record
and to his past record he refers the country
for unar mites as IN his hiturp roursa--that