The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-21
4 Few Programme for a Southern
Confederacy.
W. L. Yancey and Gen. VIM. Walker in
the Field.
FORMATION OF 4 SOUTHERN LEAGUE,
&C., &c, &c.

FVAMAEiON VI SUUInEnN hLA"UAs
&C., nc, &c.
An Alb, tract OF the Speech OF Hon. William
Il Ysncey at lne n.rbacue at Bethel
IFrom The Montgomery (As.) Confederation
kr. Yancey commenced by exercasing his thanks "a
the citizens Of thai negnborhood for the hocor OF being
selected 70 address them aud important sub
leot that OF the poca position Of the South in the
Union He asked their indulgence, for he was laborinR
under great physical debility, and had been for
month past The very proposition 70 discuss the question
involved the mournfu and Notifying fact that pre-
sent political sstus in the Union not what il should
be-was not what Of right It ought 10 be. change 10
political condition the South in the Union had been
gradually goipg on since the formation Of the constitution
be spoke Of her relative condition with refe
10 that Of the Northand that change had been
uniformly In direction and had been accomplished by
the practical working Of the government since 1907.
The constitution was right just and eminenty suited 70
proper Development Of the resources and progress Of
both sections therefore the South did not complain
justice with which il was formed, the condition Of
The South ut this day would have been such TO
have exhibited IN equality Of power and OF progress
well - equality OF right Bot administered the
government had always been, by national parties, In his
opinion those ighs OF the South which involved is
ona interests had been sacrificed to the necessities of
those parties and new creed had been interpoaed for
MI practical purposes, In national legislation upon which
% base those sacrnces-a creed unknown-a creed, in
hot, fepudated by the constitution and which had been
baptized with tho name Of compromise" When the
constitution formed 1t was Is true the result or
e0,lL
Sundauenta, unchangesble fxed rule OF legislation By
xwas all legislation to be squared. Itself compromise
involved the idea Of no further compromise. This
much our ancestors yielded TO each other, and wrote il
down the barrier 10 any further demand compro
nise When the constitution formed, slaves existed
n ali the colonies. When tho Revolutionary closed
Ne States south Of Mason Dixon's line owned
nearly, II indeed not all, the unsettled lands
Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia owned all
s.na nave and Mississippi
slave States-and Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois. Iowa. and part OF MinDesot..non-
holding Ststes, WI be seen, prepooderAted largely
the North in extent OF territory Since that day
hss acquired the Louisiana territory I'm
Sudng the States OF Lousiana Arkansas, and Missouri
and part Of Minnesota and the present territories Of
Kansas Nebrssaa Washington, and Oregon and tina. OF
The State Of Texas. Tho territories OF Louisiana and
ylosda and the State Of Texas, were governed by pro-
he soyeru%snt On de national party basis Of Conn
PROMISE" twoihirds OF the louisiana territory, and
large part Texas were cosed TO the South By the egls
Naive free soil line Of 80 degrees &c. north Of which
slsvery prohibited, being through them Tnese
acts are called Compromise The constitution
70 as
IN marking out upon our vast pubic domain . blsck
hne north Of which the South prohibited from going,
pleased. The South voted for it. It's best
voted for il. 1t was held up for years as South
Ss Ss Ss s ss
approved the compromise Of 1920 and ssncty rested
upon for long years, and forbade even the South
victim. Yet, thirty years After when compromise af
ter compromise had been made, dictated by the ne
sssses Of national party and the l.st bit Of lana was
aweke with conclusive epersy-dared question the wis
dom Of the "comprcmse " Of their great ancestors
dec that unconstitutional that compromise"
Of constitutional rights was itself unconstitutional
The south demanded and Obtained the great
shouted for oy and II last discovered that even An act
approved by the united wisdom Of their best Congession
baneu to the best of the SOUTH and in violation
Of the constitution But cui b1os Who here believes
that foot Of all those MAGNIFICENT Ierrtories-Kansas,
Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, Utah. and New Mexico
win ever be under the government Of pro slavery
cossttuuons9 There was enoe . hope. once q
,aI .na cpp'' pro slavery ss-"xaus SYN cue Ei
1rom The beginning 70 the end Of executive and legislative
pct,ou ON that question: by federal authorities there has
Secn series OF errors which have lost 10 us that only OPP
portuniy. the South stands In the Union, upon
se question Of Is,or extent p 81 ana Prospso
had more territory than the Norh win expccauons OF
great future progress Nov, she sees not foot OF public
nation OF new pro slavery State while In the Union she
but fifteen Of the thirty two states The North, ter
rIorsy he weakest IN iIst now has seventeen ssa,ss
pg TO number in the future every new state that
snail Apply for admission. The advance OF the anti
slavery sentiment has been steady has covered The
whole Noeh II has made parties and administrations
cover before IL fierce demands and mot only holds within
tension Of me Union, but II has crossed the line.
me srubicon has been passed. IL Is nov coniendng
with the South for the possession OF Missouri The cues
lion made the St. Louis district IN that state by
M Blair. Mr. " then commenced discussing that other
element Of Southern power-her slave institutions.
Ny nc ss s sr % s o bsr ,Ss
States South Increased theirs But in 1907 Congress do
the foreign trade IN slaves 70 be ilega-and era
duAiiy increased the grade Of tho offence, Ill was do
carod be that al Infamous OF all offences, piracy.
J effect TO stop ha. large supply OF labor which was
giving such impetus 70 the prosperity o. zoe soutn ana 70
slaves then In the country. This was wrong Although
the constitution, by It's letter, may have permitted sncn
law 10 be passed, yet II did not make duty 10 pass
uuch law Though Southern men voted Tor II, and ap
proved then and now, that doeo no sanction a. Reason
must be The lest-sound policy looked to-n de.
terpinlng whether tho Necessities and interests OF the
South cooled for u, and sanction ~ Good southern
erred in the compromise act OF 1870, oy which the
Souh restricted In settling the lands Of tho country
N his opinion good Southern equally erred in the act
Of 1907 by which the south restricted In ne increase
Of her black labor he South h.a been l, y ouy
auy public Ands that she desired 70 settle other Words
the great restrictive acu OF 1907 aud OF 1870 had
been passed, and the South thus left unrameled
she would no, be- the weaker power In the Union.
Not only Kangas but Utah. New Mexico, Oregon and Ne
brks would been settled by her enterprsne sons,
carrying with them the cheap yet valuable slave labor
which would have been ours Ia sbuudance--aud have
thus given 10 the South fair ctsncs 70 have formed them
into ssve states Yancey said that only had
foreign In slaves been prohibited, but oegnr ing
had been made TO restrict and finally 10 prohibit our IN
tHYUai uade. Every Kfcai cnu pcknnlnf
very often, ana quite nssursily-a suall beginning
srA oaks from liaie scorns grow,
Large streams from little fountains houn
So with this great attack upon slavery within tho Uniop
The acorn had been planted. Among the "compromise"
Ncss OF 1851 making penalty for any mao 70
take q slave into the District OF Columbia for sale.
Tho penalty not nne upon or improvement OF tho
offender. Oh. no That would not hevs he,n "thc
acorn" OF prohibition OF the internal slave trade.
me penalty imposed was freedom 70 the slave.
Here vas an act Aboshug slavery In the Dstric. OF
Columbia upon particular contingency. And
yeA that district IN common 10 the South a. well
~ 70 the North-s asaveboldlng dstrict-gven by
shveholdng state DO you ask, SAID Mr. " for the clue
10 tbs system OF legislation for IL ssys,em-working
invariably 10 the injury % section promo
on Of the power and grandeur Of the other His answer
was hs'-The south has always been numerically the
minority section Under our majority principle, there
FORE North looked 70 for promotion by The able and
ambitious statesmen OF the country National parties are
composed Of individuals from 9TH sections united upon
able men are leaders OF these national parties and
N for their interests and the interests OF those parties