New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-10
A VISIT TO JOHN BELL.

A CORRESPONDENT of The n. Y. Herald writes an
account of visit to the home of John Bell. We se-
lect the following ex racts
MR. BALLS RELIGIOUS HABITS.
Mr.. Bel and his wife are NE moefs OF Dr' hoedt
Presbyterian Church Mrs. Bell ATTENDS service que
raonIsrIv. but Mir Bel dlyersltes his rehglOuo ceyo-
tys at lie Presbyery By occasionally Dropping IN at
tIe Baptist Church, where be hears good preaching
snS sses a good many of HE nbuentd constituents;
Ills babi are those If temperance de A'es ca 1ha
Snn,fortably INDUCES in little vine occasionally pat
80 10 any greater extent han Dauiel Webster OF Ber-
Tiep or judge Phelps any other OF hs former Sena
t",iI eolle9gue So far as drinking is concerned, he
Is therefore Justly esteemed mar'eIousy proper
man Altbcu.h for many years u res DEM OF " ash,
ingtop he has never been kOOWn 70 back tue ger;
aId furthermore although he may bave seen sma!i
elephant in his younger days, he 10 now tne erp9ou
melt Of stern and il flexible morallty-hke osm nous
ton for instance. That he is religious, temperate,
,no1aI and benevolent is conceded on every sde
" MR. BELL OS The PREsENT CAMPAIGN
Mr. Bell EXPRESSED his views freely about tue pres
ent political coDtesr. He considered the prlncPless 81
be stv he seDted the bs Tor the Interests OF the
country at large All the ether candidates, he SAID,
rerreseuted sectional interests, with the ekeep ION Oi
ndnglas whom he considered an Infinitely more ma
tion-l man than breckenridge lie preIefIe9
Tonutervention doctrines IL the dsunlon doctrines OF
Mr RIeck1rdCe He had been written TO on the suo,
;ect of fusion against Lincoln, but he had declned
IN interfere Oh the subj advising bus frlenos III the
different portions OF the county 10 ac as ey
20 nrincitle ia any arrangement they might make 10
Se{est Lincoln, he would adhere 10 them " but When
they departed from principle, he said with emphasis,
81 am no longer with them
MR. BELL AS SHAREHOLDERS
Mr. Rel has a third interest IN about 4OV slaves, tIe
balance belonging 70 his second wife, Tney are en-,
nj, ed in MIR Bell s iron works, on the CumoerIahu
f. Yer 81 a in bis coal banks III Kentucky. lne sys
, Nv which this large body Of slaves IS governed Is
admirable and humane They are all pro ?erly cloneo
fed their religious instruction and moral culture ac
tsnaed To- and they are required 10 work not an hour
heyond the usual standard OF day labor unless tney
recejye raw therefor. Although hodiog this properly
in slaves Mr. Bell is not considered very wealthy
man some unfortunate speculaoDs IN Kentucky coi
,ines having exhausted former competency ana ieit
Inn embarrassed The fortune Of his wife lie, however,
srn1le and .ell-lnvesed. ..o,.,,,c.,,s
Ip prIIe oPJyIoSs OF PROMINENT REPI BiiCAno
M, Rel sts,.d that no regarded MIR. Sesa' as the
head of The Nortbe party Mr. Chase step 10 wer,
and "a for MIR Banks, lie did not know exaGiy "heie
40 nlaee bnx He regarded him as man OF aDlnIy OI
bs views on national matters were not clearly dehhed
." M lincoln he regarded as fair, candid OPEN
tesyssd .sebs 70 He was IN the House OF
sentayes when he Mr.. Bell was In the SENATE
N tn 10 bim.elf, Mr. Bell had no fears about nr;
LINCOLN but it would be the counses o. Tue leaaeis
~. rartv Seward and others, that he feaIeo, ana
bdb would be fraught wthir to the south anu
eventual danger 70 Ins Uulop.