Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-05
The New york tribune ON John Bell.

We find the following article in the Union Guard
the campaign paper published by the BELL and E'-
ERETr National Executive Committee at Washington
CITY. with these predatory remarks The following
lust tribute to our candidate appeared in the New
York Tribune. before the Chicago Nominations 1t
will be seen that the Tribune far as it was per-
sonaIlv concerned had mot on word to say in OppO-
sition to Mr. BELL" 1t compliments him for his
Judgment pluck, good sense and principle IN op-
no,inu the Kansas Nebraska bill The Tribune thinks
Mr. BELL can point to his record with prlue anu ue
and the approval of every friend of his country Of
every lover of law and order, OF every opponent OF
useless agitation of the slavery question. 1t VIII
be borne in mind that GREELEY regards the Black
Republicans as the special friends OF their country
lovers of law and order, and opponents OF useless
agitation of the slavery question. mo man OF our
time exhibits more unspotted political career" in
the estimation of GREELEY. THE record" Of Mr..
BE11- which GREELEY says he can point to, Is the
sar,a history as connected with the public service,
| IN which Mr. BELL, in his letter has pointed the
people of the United States. Mr.. BELL has done
nothing since this tribute Of GREELEY was written
TO change his political record 1t is the same to-day
that it was then Can the people of the South sus-
tain a man whose political career so shrewd and
well informed a Black Republican as HORACE
| GREELEY considers as Imspoted as that of SEWARD
or LINCOLN or any other public man OF our time
The article from the Tribune is as as follows
The Nashville Banner proposes the Hon. John Bell
| of Tennessee as the Opposition candidate for the
Presidency and hoists his flag at its editorial mead
| So far as we are personally concerned, we have
not one word to say in opposition to Mr. BELL ana u
he could he elected President IN lS6O we snOuId oe
l 10 iS a
statesmanlike views, of great political sagacty ana
/ unbendinp frmness. OF the whole body OF south
ern Wings in the Senate, at the time OF te passage
of the Kansas Nebrala bill, he alone had Judgment
pluck good sense and principle enough TO oppose IT,
| He smoke AGAINST It. and he voted against It. II
other southern Wings had been sutnclenuy eHliSi'-
| ened and brave to have followed his example, the
| politics of the country would now be IN very III,
| ferent condition from what we behold we sh0ulG
| have had no Kansas brOis, and we should nave nau
| no John raids. Mr.. Bell fOretod, with unerrlng
truth the mischief that would flow from the repeal
| of the timehOnOred compact, and IN astatesmAnHke
shirt endeavOred to persuade Congress TO tGrbear
| His counsels were unheeded. All that he prophe-
| sled of evil and more has come to pass. Hestands
more than justified before his constituents to-day,
| for the position he took on that memorable occa-
| sion He can point to his record with PRIDE and
demand the approval ofeYery friend OF MS country,
| of every lover of law and order, of every oppo-
| 0o,+ Of useless agitation of the slavery question,
and he will not make the demand IN VAIN II poLti-
cal hostility in any quarter witholds its praise 1t Is
not because it is deemed undersigned, II Is oiy
because it fears the consequences oI reI it
- His,orv at least will do Mr.. Bell no reluctant
,as,iae s' No public man of our time exhibits more
unspotteI political career There are 'housG VI
those who rank nomnaly among his poht.caS! e., Op
pOnents who would gladly see the anarS ou nj
| committed to his prudent a1c 1uoicl0us ohIo
He has Seen the Guiding star of al that is noble
and manly. and sagacio1s in Tennessee PG'lcs 10
quarter of century, and that ne snoulu nj IT,,
put forward by the Opposition of that state as ig ~
choice for the Presidency, is but just ana Weue
served tribute 10 his high character and great aDy