Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-16
JOHN BELLS S0UNDNESS.
CONCLUSION oP HON B. IL HILLS SPEECH AT ROM


ID.
EEAD THIS ExrRACT.
But, gentlemen it is useless longer TO waste words in
proving plain proposition Mr.. Bells soundnoss on
the slavery question. This is well established that
gentlemen candor aud information the other side
admit It, Ny distinguished friend, Mr.. Bsrtew-who,
TO whatever man he may give his vote know to be in
every sense worthy able and candd-wshes tu he I'M
dcrstood this question. He says l repeat do not
charge Mr. Bell with unsoundness on the slavery ques-
lion" So must every candid say, who knows
what he says or says what he knows. must says it is
little singular that my friend should have seemed TO
leave the impression that Mr. Bell might have approved
the doctrine Of Squater Sovereignty in certain vote
the explanation Of which he did not know lie certainly
could easily have known that Mr.. Bell never did believe
in that doctrine by Mr. Bells declaraton for in
speech which Mr. Bell made in the Senate the cath
and twentyth of May, 1854, he referred to this very
doctrine by name and condemned it. and said that he
and his people in Tennessee condemned il long ago
S4S in the contest with Gen. Cass. He not only con-
demned the doctrine but declared that in it he could
see no peace quiet end Of agitation aud that he
and his people had commended far back SiS that
the people of Territory when they come 10 form their
State Constitution and then only, were qualified to
tab.h their domestic institutions" Over and over again
has Mr. Bell spoken with even greater emphasis against
this doctrine On the I'd day of july 1856 he spoke of
this doctrue as connected with the repeal of the Missouri
COMPROMISE declared that il ''inaugurated great Ma
onal prize.6ght"how it had disappointed the pleasing
dreams of the Southern people, aud then adds this
| strong language. W usScIb Hdb
had the most inventive genius OF the age being called
upon for a scheme Of policy, combining all the elements
Of slavery agitation, in such manner as TO insure the
greatest of disorder personal and neghborhoOd
euds border disturbance and boodshed in Kansas lead
ing at the same time to permanent sectional agitation
he could have succeeded better than by adopting the
provisions of the Kansas Nebraska bill"
What other statesman has spoken such words Of log
ic, history and prophecyi What Mr. Breckenridge
doing and saying during those periodsg Voting for aud
1 "a : -. "a
and Mr. Douglas says patting him the back for his
Suuatter Sovereignty speeches. What wonderful de-
fender % Of the South ~
With equal point force and clearness has Mr.. Bell
spoken upon every point of the slavery question and az
| itation / could read from his speeches all day, and
place him. on all points, far above the bubbles of sau
deriug demagogues and the peryersons OF designing
press Most truly can say, the South and the Union
aud the Constitution have had truer, nober or
wiser champion and defender Let me add in conclusion
on this point what Mr.. Bell himself said occasion
which will not be forgotten by some people:
The honorable Senator from Georgia in the course Of
his remarks yesterday thought proper to declare that
had become the ally Of the Abotonists Of the North.
have this 70 say to the Senator in reply IF the honor
able Senator means TO say that in voting against the Ne
braska bill in company with Aboltonsts, was their
ally and to that extent only was their ally; If 1t was
bis object In making that statement to let go forth to
the country for effect among the people, that he had
boldly said to my face in the Senate that had become
the ally oil tue hOOntlOnlstS, uaNc W
was ad edptGndna argument unjust to him as il
to me- and worthy only Of the shaowest and lowest dem
agogue II he to say that had become the ally
Of the Abolitionists Of the North in sympathy feeling
or by any concerted arrangement then have TO pro-.
| nounce that he stated what he knew to be false"
| burning rebuke, and nobly administered Let hon.
est men everywhere readit for sure it must pro-
duce in the minds of ALL whitening contempt for all the
subsequent little revers of this dgni6ed and noble states
man. Whenever the charge is made by speaker or by
writer let the answer be the scathng words of Mr. Bell
himsef-"He stated what he knew to be fllse."
| ARSENIC EATERS OF AUsrRIA.-The Vienna Academy
of Sciences has recently made an interesting report in
ation to the arsenic eaters Of Seiermark and other
| provinces south of Salxberg:
"The arsenic caters begin with dose the size of a
milletgrain and mount gradually to dose as large
pea In quantity from two, four and half to i've and
half grains Some take the arsenic acid others every
other day. and others still twice in the week.
In Hartberg IL is the custom to with each new
MOON and begin with relatively small doses again. I'm.
medatey after taking arsenic, they oreear drinking
eating meat and fatty substances They are In the
erage, strong healthy people, mostly OF the working
classes such as woedmen, grooms &c. Seldom do fe-
males indulge in this practice. The men begin with the
eighteenth year, and live to be seventysix and
older They generally courageous, quarrelsome and
Of strong animal passions Il is their belief that the
use Of this drug preserves them quite strong and healthy
and protects them from sickness OF all kinds; though in
fact many Of them end their days upon beds OF disease