New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-03

at the Courthouse last might; enlogaeu UoHslas ss
a national mar statesman, and hls course IN OPP
/ positiou TO Iecompton. Urged Union men Of ali
parties to vote for Bell the only candidate whose
success could give peace to the country could see
no remedy whatever IN dlssolylng the Union or SCI
select the President, we can outyote them and pre-
t vent harm from being done. The South can find
I constitutional safety in the Union and preserve thai
i greatest blessing for this country. He concluded,
/ Il will be nv prayer that this Union may last be-
/ yond any calculation.
arr. Bei's Record on the Slavery Question.
a document has been published by the Breckin-
ridge and Lane National Committee in Washing
ton City, parportng to be Record of John Bell
on the slavery question, filed with charges and
inuendoes against his soundness as Southern
man.
In order, once for all, to put quietus on these
| charges and afford our friends advocating the
claims Of Mr. Bell, evidence from the record, at
| once effactual and indisputabe, we republish the
| following compilation Of Mr.. Bells uotes upon
questions involving the Institution of slavery, which
1 We find prepared to our hand by the Georgia
Southern Watchman. III this record does not
eifectnally dispose of the charges brought against
Mr. Bell, at least to the satisfaction of ali fair
| minded men, we are sadly mistaken:
June %. is4S--0n Mr.. Hale's motion to instruct
the Committee on the District of Columbia to bring
ii bill to abolish slavery there, Mr.. Bell voted
| no. Congressional Globe, Vol. Is, page So.
| July 18th, lS4s-When the Clayton Compromise
was before the Senate, Mr.. Davis Of Massachu-
i sets moved an amendment excluding slavery
/ from Oregon. On this motion Mr.. Bell voted no.
| Congressional Globe, Vol. ls, page 1909.
August 10th, fS48--0n the Oregon bill, Mr.
4 Douglas moved an amendment embracing the Mis-
| souri, compromise. Mr. Bell voted yea, with
1 Messrs. Berrien, Calhoun. II. Y johnson, Hunter
/ and others. Congressional Globe, Vol. Is, page
| l061.
August 18th, s4s-0n motion that the Senate
recede from the Missouri compromise amendment
to the Oregon bill, MFR. Bell voted no. in the same
company. Congressional Globe, Vol. Is, page
l078.
January 18th, Is50-Mr. Seward presented a pc
tition for the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia. Mr.. Berrien moved to lay on the table
the question of reception--in other words. to re-
fuse to entertain the petition. On Mr. Berriens
motion, Mr.. Bell voted yea. Congressional Globe,
Vol. I'll, page l64.
February It'll, s50-Upon similar motion in
relation to petition against new slave States and
Territories Mr.. Bell voted yea. Congressional
Globe, Vol. 81, page $40.
April 10th, l850.-Upon similar motion in reIa-
ton to petition to abolish slavery in the District
of Columbia, Mr.. Bell again voted yea. EGongres-
sional Globe, Vol u, page 779.
June 9th, 1860.-On Mr. Chase's amendment to
the Compromise bill, that nothing herein contain
cd shall be construed as authorizing or permitting
the Introduction of slavery or the holding of per-
sons as property within said Territory hlr. Bell
voted no. CONGRESSIONAL Globe, Vol. III, pages
June 9TH, ls50.--Mr Berrien offered an amend
ment to the Compromise bill that 4 no law shall
be passed tby the Territorial Legislature) estab-
fishing or prohibiting African Slavery This
was against Squatter Sovereignty Mr.. Bell voted
yea Congressional Globe, Vol. 81, page 1881
June 9th, I8t0.-Mr. Hale moved to amend the
bill further by inserting the words " allowing,n
which wonld have the effect of preventing the
Territorial Legislature from protecting or ether
wise recognizing slavery. On this motion Mr.. Bell
voted no. ICongressional Globe, Vol. 81, page
Il55.
bidding slavery in New Mexico and Utah, Mr. |
Bell voted no. Congressional Globe, Vol. Il,
page 1884,.
June 5, 1850 Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi moved
an amendment to the Compromise bill in these |
words Provided, that nothing herein contained |
shall be construed SO as to prevent said Terrific
rial Legislature from passing such laws as may be
necessary for the protection of the rights of bro
perty of every kind, which may have BEEN or may
lie hereafter conformably to tho Constitution and
laws of the United States, held in, or introduced
into, said Territory" On this amendment Mr.. |
Bell voted yea. Congressional Globe, Vol q,
pages 1914 and 1854.
June g. IS50-Mr. Yulee moved an amendment |
to the Compromise bill, extending the Constitution
and the laws Of the United States over the Terri
tory of Utah. This, according to Mr.. Bells doc |
trne, would recognize the right to carry slaves |
there and he voted yea. Congressional Globe,
Vol. I'll, page ll46.
June &, ls50--Mr. Baldwin moved an amend |
ment. continuing in force in the Territory Of Utah
the Mexican laws prohibiting slavery, till they be
altered on repealed by Congress. Mr.. Bell voted |
no. Congressional Globe, Vol. 81, page l14s.
june 18th, 1S50--Upon the motion Of Mr.. Soule |
10 amend the pill BY providing that the Territories
when admitted as States should ssbe received /
into the Union, with or without slavery, as their |
Consultations may prescribe, Mr.. Bell voted yea. /
Congressional Globe, Vol. 81, page 1899.
June 18th, l6t0-On the amendment proposed |
unPA 10.
existing in the Territories which restricted the
full enjoyment of any right of person or property
Of any citizen Of the United States Mr.. Bell voted
yea. Congressional Globe, VOL 81, page 1854. The
effect Of this would be to repeal the anti-savery
laws Of Mexico.
August 2sd, 1850 On the passage Of the Fugitive
Slave bill, Mr.. Bell voted yea. Congressional
Globe, Vol. n, page Loaf.
September 10TH lS50-The bill to abolish the
slave trade in the District of Columbia was before
the Senate. The penalty for violating the law
was the emancipation OF the slave. This penalty
was disliked by Southern men who were unwilling
that slaves should be manumitted by authority Of
Congress for any purpese Mr.. Pearce moved to
change the penalty to a fine of $500. On this mo-
ton Nh. Bell voted yea. Congressional Globe,
September 18th, 1s5o.-Mr. Seward moved to
amend the bill by abolishing slavery in the District
of Columbia, II majority Of the people upon
vote taken for that purpose should be in favor of
ii. Mr.. Bell voted no. Congressional Globe,
Vol. I'll, pages 1874 and 1910.
September 18th, ls50.-The bill to prevent the
enticing away of slaves in the District of Column
ba was before the Senate. Mr.. Hale moved to re-
commit, with instructions to the committee to re-
port bin abolishing slavery in the District. On
this motion Mr.. Bell voted no. Congressional
Globe, Vol. n, page 1859.
September 2sth, l850.-An amendment was
moved to the bill prohibiting the slave trade ia the
District, giving power to the corporations of Wash
ingt1n and Georgetown TO prevent free negroes
from settling there Mr.. Bell voted for the amend
ment. [Appendix to Congressional Globe, Vol. 81,
page 1874.
September 2stn, Is60.-Mr Bell voted against
the bill TO abolish the slave trade in the District,
having first tried in vain to make it more accepta-
BILE to the South in three particulars, viz by
changing the penalty from emancipation to fine,
by giving power to the city corporation Ia the Dis
trict to exclude free negroes, and enaeting more
stringent laws against enticlng away slaves from
their owners. IAppendix to Congressional Globe,
Vol 20, page 1874.
September 10th, I850.-0n the motion to take
up the bill & to prevent enticing of slaves in the
District OF Columbia, p Mr.. Bell voted yea. icon
gressional Globe, Vol. q, page ls70.-The motion
was lost, and Thus the bill failed.
May &c, 1s52.--Air. Sumner presented a memo
rial from friends praying the repeal of the Fugi
tive Slave law. On motion to lay ii on the table
Tin other words to refuse to consider it}, Mr.. Bell
voted yea. Congressional Globe, Vol. "a, page
1475. e
August Goth, lss2.-The Appropriation bill was
before the Senate. Mr. Simmer r,aVed an armand