The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-21

bound not to be the last in the field.
SSushsrM Leseuers ard Southern COME dsra-
eiss-Wslker and Ysncey ut Werk.
From a newspaper extract or two, which will
be found in another part of this paper, it will
be seen that on the 10th instant, at Bethel
church, Montgomery county, Alabama, General
William Walker and Hon. Vim. L. Yancey made
speeches, and that while Walker was very Sc
we're on the administration for its course towards
him, and made decided impression upon the
minds Of his auditory, "the occasion was seized
by the advocates of extreme Southern views
for the formation of Southern league as the
practical beginning of general secession or
eanization, which is to eliminate in grand in
dependent Southern confederacy.
For the full enlightenment Of our readers
we give, in The newspaper extracts referred to,
the speech of Mr.. Yarcey on the occasion, and
the plan of the new organization, the members
of which "sball be known as the Leaguers of
the South" whose motto shall BED Southern
Republic 10 our only Safety" "Tbere shall be
primary leagues, State leagues, and league Of
the Southern States" These leagues are to be
independent of all existing parties and "no
league shall ever nominate candidate for any
osice of profit or honor under the federal or
any State government but each Lacquer shall
vote according to his own conscience, remem-
bering always his duty to the South"
Now, in the name of the prophets drome-
dairy, what does all this mean? We think the
happy conjuncture of General William Walker
and Hon. William l.. Yancey, at this Bethel
meeting, will afford a key to the explanation Of
the whole thing. Walker il The prince Of fill
busters. whose declared ultimatum, when he
was in the zenith Of his short-lived Dictator
ship in Nicaragua, was:-"A great Southern
ccnfederacy, based upon military principles" o
confederacy which was to include all Of Central
America and Mexico, all the ''cotton States" Of
this Union, and the island Of Cuba. Hon. VIM
l.. Yancey is prince among the secessionists
sharing largely In the manifest destiny ideas Of
1.-The little gray eyed man" Thus, the flibus-
tiers and the ire-eaters are all Of the same kid
nNy, VI ai''' same principles and .n .uoseo ny
the same magnificent delusions OF Southern seces-
sion and an independent Southern confederacy,
ing and annexation.
These ideas Of Southern policy and manifest
destiny" had much to do with the "Order Of the
Lone Star" and the Lopez filibustering expedi-
tions into Cuba A Southern filibustering con-
federacy was the idea which called into
life the secession movements and Nash
vile disunion conventions Of ls50-'5l; and
secession and Southern confederacy, from
that day to this have been the controlling de-
lusions Of those grand, pompous, magnificent
and supremely ridiculous annual assemblages,
known as Southern Commercial Conventions
The very fact that Hon. William L. Yancey was
the President Of the last Of these conventions,
held recently at Montgomery, Alabama, and
that this same General William Walker was the
most conspicuous among the invited guests on
that occasion, viii 20 long way to prove the
character and cslibre Of these commercial
gatherings. They stand at length fully dis
closed, as the gatherings Of desperate political
demagogues, niger asitators and hlibusters,
and nothing more.
The significant association Of Walker and
Ysncty at Bethel church also throws food of
light upon the otherwiFe inexplicab,e sympathy
which seems to exist In the South in behalf Of
the Niceragusn adven;urer: and Il also ex-
plains the terrible abuse levelled at the ad-
ninistraton by the Are.eaters Of Congress.
on account OF Mr.. Bgchansn's summary
method Of settling The hlibusteTiug ques-
ton. Hence we are not surprised to learn
that at Bethel church Walker was very severe
on the administration. and made a decided i'm
preston upon the minds Of his auditory" and
that the proceedings under the management Of
Mr. Ysncey were wound up with the formation
OF a Southern league
n this connection gentleman al Hunts-
vile. Alabama, in letter which we find il the
Sc. Louis Rsr1biiocn speaking Of the successful
confidence operations Of Walker. gives US the
following wonderful Information
5crss vii 90 s.ase tc ire amount OF " sec co., and
TIE planters O. The states q Iusans Alabama Georgia
Hssssppi, North csrollra, scvh Csroiina and Texas
VII ruTersse the tenrs 10 Be restmed IN lands In Cen
rssiy ispo,ed that 500 900 Il Sere, ssvc sr.aey SEEN
olsposed OF IN Aishsurs have several of ESQ
Ktre' Representing ;he palm and I've burning volcanoes
IN The otnrcs az ths i've pointed star peerng IL The
-aufed blue arch og ,be beavers I, 10 said that Cen
Hsap.3esep and Coz ycDcusd o. TIE Ecarsguan army
have maze 81 Arrangement with The CT American
vessels n he Eastern ctesNsw York Philadelphia and
BAimore-io furr sh tsnsTorisitn fer year, they
tavIs re rehi Of say n lEars Cor ten years free Of
c0st IA Ncsrasus Aso that Coouels Samuel Aston and
"A, arr Criieoeen, 81 sau Frsncco hare effected similar
arrangements With koIesL, Garrison and Fritz large
ocssn sssarer capitalists. his aso said hat George Tss
AZ John NDiurD, Of New York, will furnish three YES.
ses a. 5000 stand q sfms he free nee Tor one year,
spi Aeefns,hy Jotuson wheeler ~ Baltimore, viii sd.
varce ar mOr'hs supply Of brestsiuffs, &c.
This Is certainly splendid scheme on paper;
but there is one little difficulty in the way which
reduces all these fine calculations to mere moon
shioe-and that difficulty isthe administration at
Washington. There will be no more Walker
fiibustering while Mr.. Buchanan is President.
Walker, nc doubt, Knows this very well; but his
Southern sympatbizers among the fre-eating
simpstons ought to Know Il. Of course, 30