New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-11

The two leading speakers IL the late Montgomery
Southern Commercial Convention were Messts Pryor
Of Virginia. and Yancey Of Alabama. a Mobile
cotempoary thus daguerrcotypes the salient charac
teristics Of the two gentlemen
OF the many distinguished speakers who took part
in the late southern Convention ~ ar the most pro
minens We believe II Is generally conceded, were
Messrs fancey and Pryor. Inc political sentiments
| throughout the South they are bofh Democrats--
both Southern Rights men, and both decided adher-
ente 10 the doctrine Of secession. Agreeing in
would agree all the leading political topics Of the
day and probably they would but for the interier
enoe Of certain disturbing elements in the shape Of
party associations and party tactics.
Ia word, Mr. Pryor, with all his pretensions TO
the character Of champion OF the Southern Rights
cause, is now merely and only champion of the
Virginia Democratic Old-fogyism and that is the
character he sustained in the late Montgomery Con-
Misunderstanding MT. Yancey to stand forth as the
exponent and representative Of the true Southern
patriotism Of the present day, entirely untrameed
by party considerations. And il is owing to the fact
Of their occupying these different and antagonistic
positions IN our great sectional controversy, that
here alluded to them
The above Is probably about correct description
Of the two gentlemen named as could be given in
small compass, or in so few words. Between the
two, consider Mr.. Yancey the superior. regards
erne, because he evinces disposition to bury all
party predictions and to 60 in for the welfare and
Independence Of his own section without reservation.
He is willing, and so proclaims himself, to break
loose from the sNafionalp Democracy, or any party,
and ally himself to that party which promises to vim
dictate the Constitutional rights Of the South in full
faith and genuine integrity. and believes that the
South should with accord stand up for Equality
- <IrT Toto Ind Of Na ho.
eye, indeed that be would not object to the saliva
ton Of the South at the hands of the dabocal
Know Nothings,n II no other party could be found
able to secure that inestimable object
Not so with Mr.. Pryor, however. With him every
thing must be made subservient to the National y
Democracy, or the Virginia Democracy, with the old
fogy, outofdate tenets OF which he is thoroughly
imbued. Nothing can be right which the National
Democracy do not furnish, and nothing can be wrong
the Virginia Democracy supply. Outside this magic
circle no good can originate. Inside everything is
excellent outside everything is detestably bad. He
might possibly with the mental reservation that any
country that couldn't be saved by the National
and Virginia Democracy ought to be damned, con-
sent to the redemption Of the South from the domna
ton Of Seward, Giddings, Greeley Co, If angel
would come from heaven and prove to him that no
other means existed to effect that result but it
would be done with such wretchedly poor grace,
that il would be impossible to tell whether he was
pleased or dspleased He might not regret the sal
walton OF his section, but would think it an out
rageous procedure, contrary TO the resolutions Of
$500, the dogmas Of e John Taylor, of Caroline,
and the worthless, improbable and intermnable alb
sractons Of the Old Dominion generally, that such
an object should be attained by any other set than
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