New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-02

! tnn City, parporting to be Record OF John bell
GA the slavery question, filed with charges ana
il iuuendoes against his soandness as soutnefh
= 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 elfsctual ard ndisputable, we fepaolish the
4 following compilation Of Mr. he'll uotes upon
questions involving The Institution of slavery which
4 We find prepared ID our hand by the Georgia
/ Southern Watchrnan. If this record does not
eiectuaIIy dispose Of the charges brought against
Mr. Bell, at least to the satisfaction Of all fair
| minded men, we are sadly mistaken:
June Is, ls4s--0n5 MIR. Hales motion to instruct
| the Committee on the District of Columbia to bring
inn bill to abolish slavery there, Mr. Bell voted
no. Congressional Globe, vol. Is, page sra.
July 26th, lS4S--When the Clayton Compromise
was before the Senate, Mr. Davis OF Massachu-
sets moved an amendment excluding slavery
from Oregon. On this motion Mr.. Bell voted no.
| Congressional Globe, Vol. is, page 1902.
\ August 10th, lsas--0n the Oregon bill, Mr..
Douglas moved an amendment embracing the Mis-
1 seuri compromise. Mr.. Bell voted yea, with
Messrs Berrien Calhoun. HI y. johnson, Hunter
/ and others. Congressional Globe, Vol. IS, page
4 1u51.
\ recede from the Missouri compromise amendment
! to the Oregon bill, Mr.. Bell voted no, in the same
! company. Congressional Globe, Vol. u.s. page
/ 1878.
| January 10th, Mr.. Seward presented pc
tition for the abolition of slavery iii the District Of
Columbia Mr.. Berrien moved 10 lay on the table
the question Of receptiofl--in other words to re.
fuse to entertain the petition. On Mr.. Berrien-s
motion, Mr. Beliyoted yea. Congressional Globe,
| Vol. u, page 1884,
February It'll 1850 Upon similar motion in
relation 10 petition against new slave States and
Territories, Mr.. Bell voted yea. Congressional
Globe. Vol. y, page alo.
April 10th, lS50.-Upon similar motion in reia-
ton petition 70 abolish slavery in the District
| of Columbia, MI. Bell again voted yea ECongres-
sional Globe, Vol. q, page 7I9.
June 5th, l550.--0n Mr.. Ghase's amendment to
the Compromise bill, 4. that nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed authorizing or permitting
the introduction OF slavery or the holding OF per-
sons as property within said Territory" Mr. Bell
voted no. Congressional Globe, Vol. Il, pages
1854 and 1884,
June 5th, lS50.-Mr. Berrien offered an amend
ment to the Compromise bill, that no law shall
be passed (by the Territorial Legislature) estab-
fishing or prohibiting African slavery. This
was against Squatter Sovereignty. Mr.. Bell voted
yea. Congressional Globe, Vol. q, page 1884.
June 5th, 1ss 0.-Mr. Hale moved to amend the
bill further by inserting the words g allowing p
which would have the effect of preventing the
Territorial Legislature from protecting or other
wise recognizing slavery. On this motion Mr.. Bell
voted no. Congressional Globe, Vol. u, page
1855.
June 9TH, lS50.-hTr. Stewards amendment for
bidding slavery in New Mexico and Utah, Mr..
Bell voted no. Congressional Globe, Vol Il,
page IlSI.
| an amendment to the Compromise bill in these
words: provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed so as to prevent said Territo-
rial Legislature from passing such laws as may be
necessary for the protection of the rights of pro-
perry OF every kind which may have been, Or may
be hereafter, conformably to the 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 l074 and 1884. #sE
June 9, Is50-Mr Yulee moved an amendment
to the Compromise bill, extending the Constitution
AMI the laws Of the United States over the Terri
tory of Utah. This, according to Mr.. Bells doc
trine, would recognize the right to carry slaves
there, and he voted yea. Congressional Globe,
June &, ls5O-hr. Baldwin moved an amend
ment. continuing in force in the Territory of Utah
the Mexican laws prohibiting slavery, till they be
altered or repealed by Congress. Mr. Bell voted
no. Congressional Globe, Vol. 81, page 1148.
June 18th, 1850-Upon the motion Of Mr.. Soul6
to amend the BILL BY providing that the Territories
when admitted as States, should be received
into the Union. with or without slavery, as their
Constitutions may preseribe.i Mr.. Bell voted yea
Congressional Globe, Vol III, page 1888.
June 18th, le50--0n the amendment proposed
BIZ Mr. Davis, Of Mississippi, repeating allaws pre-
existing in the Territories which restricted the
full enjoyment Of any right of person or property
Dc 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 antislavery
laws Of Mexico.
August Esd, 1850 On the passage Of the Fugitive
Slave bill, Mr.. Bell voted yea Congressional
Globe, Vol. III, page lG47.
September 10Th, 1850 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 disiiked by Southern men who were unwilling
v anti itu Of
Congress for any purpose. Mr.. Pearce moved to
change the penalty to fine of $500. On this mo-
ton Mr.. Bell voted yea. Congressional Globe,
Dol. 81, page 1854.
amend the bill by abolishing slavery in the District
Of Columbia, if a majority Of the people upon
vote taken for that purpose should be in favor of
it. Mr.. Bell voted no. Congressional Globe,
Vol. u, pages 1884 and 1910.
September 18th, I850.-The bill to prevent the
enticing away 81 slaves ii the Districtof Golunl.
bia was before the Senate. Mr. Hale moved re-
commit, with Instructions TO the committee to re-
port bill abolishing slavery in the District. On
this motion Mr.. Bell voted no. Congressional
Globe, Vol. 81, page 1859.
September asth, ls50.-- An amendment was
moved to the bill prohibiting the slave trade in the
District giving power to the corporations Of Wash
ington and Georgetown to prevent free negroes
from settling there. Mr. Bell voted for the amend
ment. [Appendix to Congressional Globe, Vol. 81,
page 1914.
September 2Sth, IS50.--Mr. Bell voted against
the bill to abolish the slave trade in the District
having first tried In vain to make it more aecepta-
BILE to the South in three particulars, viz: by
changing the penalty from emancipation to fine,
by giving power to the city corporation in the Dis
tict to exclude free negroes, and enacting more
stringent laws against entioing away slaves from
their owners. Appendix to Congressional Globe,
Vol. %, page 1874.
September 18th, ls50.--0n tho motion to take
mp the bill to prevent enticing Of slaves in the
District Of Columbia, y Mr.. Bell voted yea. ICON
gressional Globe. Vol. 81, page 1a7O.-The motion
was lost, and thus the bill failed
May 20, l852.--Mr. Sumner presented o memo
rial from friends praying the repeal of the FHgi-
tive Slave law. On motion to lay it on the table
Tin other words to refuse to consider It'll hIr. Bell
voted yea. Congressional Globe, Vol. "a, page
1475.
August 26th,i la52.--The Appropriation bill was
before the Senate. Mr.. Sumner moved an amend
ment providing that no money should be applied
to pay for the execution Of the Fugitive Slave law.
On this motion Mr.. Bell voted no.. IAppendix to
Congressional Globe, Vol. 26, page 1425.
July 14th, l85a.--On Mr.. Dixon's amendment to
the Homestead bill, to confne It's benefit to itlite
persons, Mr.. Bell voted yea. Congressional Globe,
Vol. 20, page I774.
July 3lst, ls54-Mr. Sumner moved for leave to
introduce bill repeating the fugitive slave law.
1n this motion, Mr.. Bell voted no. Congressional
Globe, Vol. az page 2023.
February Esd, l855-0n the bill to protect Off
GERS Of the United States In the execution of the