Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-15
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NOV wu +. YANCEY AND THE ADMINS
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fsw weeks ago, a communication appeared In
this paper, over the signature Of "Zeno.' 1t was
from an Alabama gentleman of ability and dis
tpction who having observed the name OF Hon.
VIM. Yancey classified by the enquirer" with
those utraists Of the South to whom were then d.
rec,iug public attention as dangerous enemies OF te
National Democracy and Of the Union, remonstra'eu
with us on the upustness of the mputation upou '0
patriotism of Mr.. Yancey, to which we nau s".
credence and circulation. That communicative N'
MED that Mr.. Yancey had at any time or IN any "o'
assumed all sntagonistic position 10 Mr. ou'naaon .
Administration. Our correspondent also saio' Il
have now TO sstonsh your yeaders by ADDING tnal'
40 far from hasty and reckless opposition TO the AL
mni,tra,iou. he has cordially approved Mr. Buchan'
ana inaugural and does dPprore ms instructions 10
Govsrnor Walker of Kansas, and is at this moment
defending Mr.. Buchaaan-making speeches In ibis
Congressional district TO promote the reelection OF
Hon. Jane. +. Dowdell, that brave and tried Demo
crst to Congress, under the banner OF the Admins
iratiou laundering at the gates OF the enemy. We
published with pleasure the refutation Of the charge
of hostility TO the Administration, which had oeen
brought against Mr.. Yancey under misapprehension
of his true position and we accompanied it with an tx
80 reliable the assurance that Col Ysncey cannot lie
included among those agitatoIs who have sezeo VI
the action of Governor Walker as prete1t tor con
tinusd opposition to the Administration. Inc
South" Of yesterday, however, adduces a. an evil
dence that our correspondent misrepresented Mr.
Yspceys position al extract from speech delivered
by him at Rippeville ON the Is, of August which is
as follows:
"For myself entertain no doubt but that the Pre-
sident entertans correct views OF the course OF
Walker, and that be will yet speak out IN manner
becoming him. When Congress assemblies WIN
be- expected that the President will clearly define his
postion-and am willing 10 wait till then. MY own
individual opinion is, that the prompt removai oi
Walker 10 the better course, but l shall be content
with less if his policy is changed and dssppsoy .sa
policy and action of Governor Walker a sense oil
duty oompels me to say that shall az readily con-
demu him as l have condemned Walker"
Our correspondent did not pretend to deny, that
Col. Yancey disapproved the policy of Governor
Walker as it was then interpreted by his assaants in
the South. On the contrary, he distinctly stated
"Col. Yancey thought on the 9th of June, that his
(Walker'e) polioy,wss in high degree dangerous
TO the institutions of the South and he added,
what be ,sop thinks since more recent develop
ments. we do not know" AS an Offset to the extract
in The South" of yesterday and in substantiation
Of the statements Of our correspondent we append
synopsis of another address delivered by Col. Yam
oey:
in regard to Kansas, he said that he blamed
Walker for any official interference at ALL because he
thus violated the principles Of the kansas- n ebraska
act, which forbade Ezecutire we'll as Compression
al intervention. Walker, however, it turns out is
no, against the wishes OF the proslayery men, our
treads there This fact altered the character OF his
conduct somewhat. That as far as Walker had gone
beyond the principle of the Kansas act he had assu-
RANGES from Washington that the administration
would disapprove. Even If Walker and Buchanan
should betray the South in Kansas he should not be
disposed TO Join the opposition in this District as
remedy. What join party that opposed and de-
nouncad the repeal of the Missouri restriction dis
couyaged Southern emigration to hansas, and sup
ported Fillmore for President-who characterized
that repeal Us all &c. Of bod faith Pandora'e box
and jmpugned the motives Of the Northern patriots
who helped the South to repeal the odous restriction
But Walker was now flashing the sword at the head
Of the United States troops IN defence OF eouthern
rights to put down the tratorous Freesoiers. IT be
did his duty in thus enforcing the lave, and proved
true to the Kansas act henceforward, he tor one,
would DO ready to forgive him for the blunder in bis
Inaugural and Topeka speech
When or where this speech was made by Col. Yam
ceywe do not exactly know This report of it whch.we
publish appeared in ths Montgomery Advertiser and
Gazette, as we arc informed by the Athens tGa.)
Banner from which transfer it.
But be that it may, it bears patent evidence Of
having been delivered since the first outburet of in
dienation in the South against Governor Walker,
and in which Col. Yancey participated. 1t proves
that he has become convinced that he exceeded the
bounda Of discretion that he had gone too far in his
denunciatious of Walker, that be had either msap.
thufb ;o in bod
suddenly changed to entte him at least to abste
men, Of Southern But let take the extract
from his Rippeville speech, upon which The South"
relies 10 establish the charge that Col Ysnceys po
sition has been misrepreseuted by the Enqurer's
correspondent and see if we can gather from the
sentiments therein expressed, that he was either
them or atthe time Of the appearance Of the commu
nieaon of"Zsno," opposed to the administration. In
that extract he expresses his confidence in the correct
of the views entertained by the President rea.
tive to the course of Walker. lie also svows his
Willingness 10 wait until the meeting Of Congress for
Mr.. Buchanan to define his position he believed that
the President will yet speak out the subject, in a
manner becoming him." Butt Mr. Buchanan did en-
dorse the action and policy OF Governor Walker, he,
Col Yancey, would as readily condemn him as he
had condemned Walker" Such were his sentiments
on the lst of August On the l4th of August the
communication of "zsno" appeared in The Enquirer.
Its object was to show that Col. Yancey was not in
antagonism to the Administration. 1t did not deny
that he reprobsted Gov. Walkers course; and yet an
extract from speech of his declaring that he then
had confidence in Mr. Buchanan on this very Kansas
question is pointed to evidence of misrepresenta'
ton of his position by correspondent. 1t corrobo
rses rather than detracts from the strength Of the
statements Of "Zeno.''
THE South" has called the wrong witness to the
stand. Our correspondent assured US that COL Yam
cey no. among the factious opponents of the Ad
IninistrauOn. The extract quoted by "The South"
confirms the representation. Having thus, we think,
shown clearly that the extract from the Rippeve
speech does not provo the position of Col Yancey to
have been tkea u opposition to the Administration.
only demonstrate that according to his test
of Mr.. Buchsnans fidelity to the South, he could not
have been changed from friend TO an enemy, with,
in the space of perhaps eight or ten days-allowing
the longest reasonable time between the delivery Of
his Rippevile speech the lst of August and the day
when the communication of our correspondent was
written. Col. Yanoey expressed his confidence in
tbs President with especial reference to the Kansas
aueaiion on the LET of August, and awaited his en-
dorsement of Walkers course before that confidence
could be forfeited. Was there any expression of
opinion by Mr.. Buchanan. either in Reproduction or
approval of Walkers course between the lat aud the
l;L of August tits conclusive then, tina, COL Yam
cey'. position, when he delivered his Rippeville
speech was identical with that which he held when the
communication Of "Zsno' appeared in the Enquirer,
that be- wss not at either time opposed to the Ad
,nnis,.ation and therefore that he was not nsrepre
sented by our correspondent.
The report of the other address, which We also
publish above is evidence that even his views with
regard " Walker were mo lifted much when sit turn
cd out that Walker was no. against the wishes of
the pro-siavery men. our friends there"