The Election of Mr Lincoln a Narrative of the Contest in 1860 for the Presiden
The Election of Mr Lincoln a Narrative of the Contest in 1860 for the Presiden
Philippe Athanase Cucheval Clarigny
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As a supporter and defender of the Com- promise of 1850, * he had voted against the Kansas Bill, the ^^ fons et origo mali" of the present crisis, and his sturdy opposition to Mr. Buchanan had cost him his seat in the Senate. If Mr. Bell's political friends may have been able to lay to his charge some moments of vacillation, and some slight political inconsistencies, easily explained in a man who was voting" almost invariably ao-ainst the opinions of a majority of his fellow-citizens, no one ev...er for a moment suspected him either of interested views or of being biassed by private ambition. All parties alike acknowledged his talent, his high cha- * This Compromise, suggested by Mr. Clay, was to regulate the affairs of the Provinces detached from Mexico, and thereby put an end to the agitation against the Wilmot proviso. 48 racter, his inteo-rity, and his patriotism. As ashive- owner, Mr. Bell could not be suspected by the South, while the North was sure to hail with en- thusiasm a man who on several occasions had g'iven his vote in favour of liberty, and who had sacrificed his position in public life at the shrine of his poli- tical convictions.
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