Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-14
Grand Rumpus between the Y Yanceys and
Col. Seibels.

We clip the following from a dispatch to
the Bulletin:
ST. LOUIS, August 3lst-There is great
excitement prevailing in Montgomery, Ala,
In consequence of a street fight " hich occur
red between Benjamin c. Yancey and Col
D. D, Neibes, OF the Confederation newspaper
Col Seibels, having commented pretty freely
in the Confederation on the polite i course
Of W. L. Yaney and his associates, Benjamin
c. Yancey (son of William l. declining them
personally otfeusive, resol ed to chastise Col.
Seibeles. So, meeting the Colonel on the
street, he attacked him with cane. intlictin,
some very severe blows and causing the
upon his antagonist, and a sharp scuh+ fol-
lowed, which was interrupted by the inter
yention of policeman
1t is believed that Seibles was unarmed -
The matter will probably not end here. Sci
bells is an ardent Douglas man and Young
Yancey espouses the cause of his father. W
j.. Yancy has published long card defend
ing himself against the charge of the Con-
federation, and concluding as follows:
81 have thus convicted the editors of the
Confederation of being wiltul liars, and ut
terly unworthy of public or private conf
dence IL has not been an agreeable duty
l have long borne their assaults in silence
but the vindictive and mendicio,s manner
IN which have been treated in that PAPER
for years past, has been such that this last
assault upon my motives and character had
been to my patience like the last feather to
the camels back. Their conduct. too has
shown that they are not to lie treated as
gentlemen, but as blackguards. My son has
this day caned the senior editor of the Con-
federation. and now brand him as eonvic-
ted liar and slanderer, and turn him loose.
w. L YANcEY
To this the editor of the Confederation re.
plies as follows:
"Mr. W. l.. Hancey, in a card published
in the Advertiser, after denouneing the edi-
tor of this paper in most offensive language
concludes 10y saying that their my conduct
has shown that they are not to be treat
ed as gentlemen, but as blackguards. NV
son has this day ca, ed the senior editor of
the Confederation. and now brand him as
q convicted liar, and slanderer, and turn him
loose
The assumption on Yancey's part that
am not to be treated as gentleman, is the
cheap resort of a cOward, who seeks refuge
from the responsibility usual among geutle-
men. 1t is an advertisement of the fact that
he won't fight if called on by me. Under
such circumstances, have no right to ask
friend to put himself in IA position which
might compromise him; and this Mr. Yanoey
well knew when he cautiously penned his
card His son had assaulted me ON the street
tor articles in this paper, acknowledged by
ar. faneey himself TO be insulting He was
in town on the day of the publication of one
of them, and permitted. if he cid not instigate
his soh to make an attack which he had not
the courage to do himself
If the articles written by me were insult
ing, MIR. \. had his remedy. | hold myself
ready at all times to respond to any demand
he might make; but he skulks conflict, and
interposes his son. This man, a convicted
felon, the recipient of Executive clemency-
who is more familiar with the walls Of ii Jail
than with truth and hOnor-reven enges an in
suit offered him. not by acts bot 10y words,
ana advertises himself as a poltroon and
coward, 10y publishing that we are not to bc
treated as gentlemen. He has saved us the
necessity of publishing him as n coward by
advertising it himself in advance
J. j. SEIBELs.