Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-04
THE PUBLIC RECORD AND PAST HISTORY
JOHN BELL AND EDWARD EVERETT
CONTINUED
CONTINUED
TIE KANsAs.NEBRAsKA ACT.


peang by express words the Missouri Compromise of 1920
compromise which has always been regarded as unr
to the South and which the North had uniformly shown
unwngness to observe, except when operated their
advantage, compromise which Mr.. Bell had himself de-
nouneed III 1850, of value the South and ga
submission of the Souha submission fatal the interests
OF the South. The compromise of 1850 had virtually
present legislation accord with that Mr. Dixon brought for
ward his proposition OF repeal Inc Legislature OF Tennes
voice the Senatorial branch and unanimously the House
passed resolutions in favor of the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise The amendment of Mr. Dixon afterwards
offered by Mr. Douglas to the BILL and when
up in the Senate UOed for by Mr.. BELL connection
with all other national of both parties 1t was the first
time for many that upon any material question nvo
wing the rights OF the South he had failed to take ground
against the South and with his old Federal allies at the
North understood that the entire body of Wing
Senators from the South would support the bill as thus
amended The National Ineigence their organ at Wash
ngon was taking the contrary course and fearing that
might create false impression with the country as to the
position OF the Wing party in the Senate Of the
Wing party was held and
eSoUed That we dsappr owe of the course of the Ma
tOna lnegencer upon the Nebraska BILL and that in our
opinions it does not truly represent the Wing party for the
The Hon. John Bell of the members of this
Gus meeting That resolution says the chairman of the
meeting, Mr.. Toombs, in speech in the Senate was
doped without dispute did hear the Senator'S (Mr.
Bes) voice against it." Just before the meeting adjourn
ed, say Mr. Toombs Mr. Clayton and Mr. Badger in their
speeches in The Senate, it suggested that would
be several weeks before all of would have opportunity
position upon in the Senate wDud promote the objects of
the meeting This agreed TO a1bOm dispute, where
state in substance that the Southern Wings amt IN
fdUOr Of The bill. The Senator from North Carolina, Mr.,
Badger having the floor next day. made the
accordingly The statement went forth to the county
The Senator from Tennessee continued Mr.. Toobms,
1cdS present Ce ii made but he did not utter pub
lcy one WoId IN opposlton and never heard that the
statement of the Senator from North Carolina did not truly
the position of the Senator from Tennessee until
heard OF his vote against the bill when it passed that
body"
Senator Clayton Of the pures who occupied
a seat in the Senate, said
The Southern Wings Tin that meeting) unanimous
IN favor OF the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise They
had consulted with each other not in caucus but we I'M
derstood from private conversation with each other that
all thought the Missouri Compromise line ought TO be
Mr. Clayton further said he understood Mr. Bell himself
to take that ground in his speech Mr. Badger sad in the
certainly thought requested by the meeting of
Wing Senator's then and there present, of whom my friend
from Tennessee onenOt only authorized, but request
edn order to anticipate the delay which must take place
before they could either vote speak the subject that
whatever course OF reasoning might adopt in bringing
ted"
Every other gentleman who spoke confirmed these gentle
men in their statements (See Appendix to Globe, VOL 49,
PIP. 94O-41.)
And yet after having voted for the main features of this
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise offered
amendment by Mr. Dxon-after having attended meet
ing OF the Wing members of the Senate who all agreed
to favor the BILL and Who from their intercourse with Mr..
Bell understood him being with them and who authorized
ate that they were unit for the Nebraska BILL
Mr. Bell, true to his instincts abandoned the South and
his party friends this question: and recorded his
vote with the Abotonsts against it. The following is the
negative vote:
NAYs-Messrs. BELL of Tenn, CHASE of Ohio, DODGE
Of Wisconsin, FEssENDEN of Maine, FISH Of New York,
FooT of Vermont HAMIIN Of Maine Houston Of Texas,
JAMES of Rhode Island, SEWARD of New York, SMITH of
Connecticut, SUMNER of Massachusetts, WADE of Ohio,
WALKER of Wisconsin IA Ayes 81.
What light broke in upon him between his vote for
Mr. Dixons amendment in accordance with the instructions
of his State and his vote against the bill? What induce
neS held out to him by the Abolitonsts which in
Cned him to violate his instructions, stuy his
cord and return to their embraces? We will see When in
1885, meeting with the general disaPprobaton OF his out
ragged constituency, it rumOred that he intended to
sign and hoe the leading Black Republican organ of
the North the New York Tribune, conadctng the report
as robust and hale to-day as when he bearded and
conquered the old on ANDREW JACKSON in his den and
TeSOLe end ready to do SeUice aohe
he braUey encountered the WHOLE SOUTH upon The Nebraska
Ball. and ARRIED TERROR INTO The wisdom and
experience of eminent and pure Of ordinary
value at this tme when the country convulsed with the
wars of faction and the spirit of Su6Ju9atlon is abroad
threatening overshadow land of PROMISE (ansas
Let us hope they will be long exercised in the Senate
their advantage"
But we must hurry on And this brings US to the
ADMIssIoSSOF KANSAS SLAVE STATE.
1857 bNfed for admission as a slave State Her
constitution s46rmed by convention legally convened
vote Of AND hev IN favor of slavery
Gen. Zolcoer the Wing Representative in Congress from
Mr.. Bells own district in Tennessee, truly said
The great of those who oppose the admission OF
Kansas into the Union, oppose it because it comes with
prOsavery constitution"
question whether the Black Republican doctrine,
sDG a Ge 10 M
to vote for the admission of Kansas or resign What did
do? He gets up in the Senate, and insults the people OF
" undertake to say that at this day 858) there
i've hundred in Tennessee who the Kansas
Nebraska BILL = In my intercourse with the peO
pe have yet to find the first man who understood that
question properly"
pie, he voted with Hale Seward, Sumner Co., agnst The
BILL He and Mr.. Crttenden of Kentucky, the only
Senators from the slave States in the Senate that that
OCCASION had the harhood desert their section and
attach themselves to the Abolonsts of the North, and
haJo both hooV 11raI
constituency from their seats N that august body.
In his speeches upon the question, Mr. Bell objected to
some ntomaties and charges OF fraud which had been
thrown out by the Abolition Senators against the action OF
Kansas. He forgot that he had voted to admit California
had not had territorial government before The
venon that made her constitution called together by
even submitted to vote of the people There was no law
directing who should or should not vote All Chaos
The military Governor the supreme authority, and evil
dences of astounding frauds filed before Congress-
denied and undenabe Mr.. Bell himself admitted that the
rights of the United States to the mineral lands not
guarded in her constitution Yet he voted and spoke for
admsslon-$e eCaS free Sate-he could then overlook
He willing to admit New Mexico, with her uncivlized
and semi barbarous people, free State But
slave State comes up for admission, and Gddngs Hale
Seward Sumner Co. start of, in accordance with their
Abolition antslaVery views, in full howl against it, Mr. Bell
tender, conscientious SOUL normales every act
rreguarty at every turn and fraud every The
powerful North that North with whom Mr. Bell had
long cooperated that North which he had sustained in its
tavore policy through every vcissude of political fortune
that North with whom he had formed sacred alliance at
aoEu anu at Boston, when he betrayed the Democratic
party in 1886 that North with whom he had cooperated in
reyiyg all the Federal measures of John Quincy Adams
administration that North with whom he had abored for
United States Bank and high Protective Tariff that North
with whom lie had combined to defeat the acquisition Of
Southern territory in the admission Texas that North
with whom he had Joined hands in denouncng Mexican
war and impeding its vigorous prosecution that North
with which he had voted almost uniformly against own
section upon every question involving the rights of slavery
that North whom he had aided opening the doors of Con
the Wmot provso the Territory of Oregon and in max
ing it PRECEDENT against the South in future legislation in
defeating the CLAYTON compromise which secured to the
slave States whatever constitutional rights the Supreme
Court should determine them entitled to in endeavorng
defeat the compromise of $780, and adopt their
stead plan of settlement which would have debarred the
South IRON every inch Of the newly acquired territory that