Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-12

Here VIC have the fact that it has been in
| contemplation from the first national struggle
after the organization ct the Republican par.
| ty. to resist the Inauguration of member Of
| hat party as President of the United States
though be were elected fairly by the peo
pie under the sanctions and all the form:
prescribed By the Federal Constit ltion, with
out awaiting any hostile demonstration, oil
| any overt act which should Justify resorI
| 10 such e1tremi.ies.
We next trace the course Of WILLIAM L
YANCEY, Of Alabama, who is now the recog
niz d leader in the secession movements in
the Charleston and Baltimore Democratic
nation of Mr.. BEECKIxgIDeE for the Prcsiden
| cy. Though a disorganizer in 1913 and
,lisunionist in 1850 81, we begin our quota
lions from his outgivings with the 1O;h May
1883. as It was only then that he began IL
| prepare acliyely 20 eOnslmmate toe aim
which had partial frui,ion at Baltimore
On hat day, the Southern Convention ME
| IN the city Of Montgomery. at the opening
81 TIA; Convention. he delivered an addres
Of welcome to The delegates, IF which III,
| -ul.ioiued is az extract:
i must BE- allow i. at least on NY own be
a5it,io Wc!coIii 'U, foo, but tic tUrt shadow
ing 81 IIai iaT.E' r. Important body imp, rian
| . you eyid nlly viii be. that if iusJice and
| "ToI2sbal continue to rule the buur and cGuI
| CTS Il The dominant section OF Ibis co ntTy
| must. ere long. ass mhle upon Southern soil
| .Gr the purpose Of deyi>ing sOEl. measure b.
| which rot only your industrial, but yOu'
soctTl 0EF poiiici TeLJij1ns sI.aU Je lIgcad por
tte tgsis Of a, INDEPENDENT 5 .yEEEICNTY. u 5cf
tU' hDrc 'gdhist lsslf 1si::ty # c!,pa4te, tfg
9f 3d. q unity Of production AID unity Of sCcaa!
/ ri toAS; That tHiy .rhich alone can be the 6asi'
Of a successful aud peTnlaneGt government"
At that session the chief topic Of discus
sion in the Convention was the Te5pening o.
TIE African slave trade, and a general ex
position Of the supposed wrongs ofthe South
Mr. IAScEE had good opportunity of con.
| 'erring with the ultraists of other Southern
5lateS, on the subject OF secession and dis.
union. which, we are led to believe, he iu-
.lustrigusIy improved. For within about a
month afterwards he addressed letter to
Hr. JAMES 8. SLAUGHTER, dated June 18th,
ISIS, which Is as follows:
4 hardly agree with you, ihaS Z general
m0TemcR, can he made that will clean out
he Auceal St,be. If the democracy were
UvertIrown, Is wo1li result in giving
Dl C to 2 greater and hungTicr swarm ct
flies. The T-u-dy Of the South is not IS sue .
i process Il Is il q diiiEcnt organiz alton
of her true men, for prompt resistance 30
The next aggression. II must come, in the
nature OF things No National party can
save Us: no sectional party can d It. But
If we could a., as our fathers did. organize
Committees Of Safety eli over he Cotton
States (aud II is only in ;hem that We can
hope f.T any effective m"Vcm"ni) WE shall
tire tie Southern he,Tt-iEsfTJJct The S01itLtlR mind
gre courage 70 each otds7. aud AT THE PROPER
II .MENT. By ONE ORGANIZED Gomez RTED AC
rTDN We Can PEECIPrTaTE THE COTToS STATES
INTO a REVOLUTION.
The Idea las been shadovcI forth in the
South by Mr. RudiH-h,s been taken up aud
recommended in the AGrsrtjscT, under the
IaIne CT League Of United Sputberlers' gchO,
tefyiHg up Mels old plTty relations on all other
questions, 1ciU Hola ne Southern ISSUE paramount.
nd zriU Influence pgTiiss. legislatures and stgtes
men. hire no taHe to aalGTge; 5sR suQgest mere
y."
He had evidently now pretty well ma
urld his scheme - but still held himself
open to friendly Suggestions. So far as the
plot had gone. It's diaboFIcal excellence was
never surpassed. Mr.. RUFsIN had agreed to
It and the Montgomery Adog1iser had taken
it up and recommended it. The masses Of the
..copls who were 10 second and sustain the
reason, N..e to retain their party relations
on other que-liou~-gLey were 10 give their
entire flrlf, 10 th-ir leaders. have JEeir pas
5ioas duly aroused by Try appeals. and al
the proper moment 5ge Che leaders, can pre-
ipitatc tbe Cotton States into a revciu,icu.'
.ir. YANCaY lost I'd time III setting On foot
IA prop1-cd cg-an.za ion, and 10 enlist the
.uazscs Under - di-laiga ard revolutionary
,aaGer. On ,bc Ig,h Of July. following, b
--paigcd {; ;tgcJuatry. and at Bethel Church
i the county Of Montgomery. delivered az
.idrezs to the people who had assembled To
ae;r bin. His theme VS., Of course, TAG
rror2s and cr:r e>ious ef the South. ~
he conclusion "a his speech q LEAGUE" was
.ogmea. uu.I-r lhc following ..CyY-ttutio1"
As q b5s-s Of organization:
II. TIE MIXERS OF this orgaaiztliou shall
Q known as th- 'Lsgssers Of The s0laht.; and
s.s., s.ar5 yt4g D. 4 -gUIIsgS RargBIIC IS
uUE uNLY sAFzTT.
= There sLsi DE primary Leagues. STATE
Leagues. aud @ L agus %, t.ie Syui 1er;i State.
g. ANY i've O. TO.e Southern citizens may
.grIG a. primary Il agIg Jy sUISci ibiuG ihgir
mines 20 ju- COAST -uiiUI-
:. THe State Lssgae shall be formed by
ile primary Leagues within tLe STAKE; and
tie League "a Ire Southern States sLaii be
.urmud by The Uu.uu OI the Silie L-a-iies-
,. Eacl L-sgue shall elect u President,
Vice President. Secretary. Treasurer. and
-lIch ether officers as it may deem Useful; and
ue Cfice.s shall hold their Offices Tor oHe
s.r,I. ard untI tier successors shall have
been elected
d. A ~oyli a. /; shall BE asceriained that
tlirre primary Leagues have been organic. d,
lie Presidents lheryUi or majority OF lie N
snail agree upon lime and place Tor TIE or
..luiztlIon vi "a State Lco gus and wien or
-.lnIz d II s5..iI I'll. ect Tie LINE aud p.ace ri
a. meetings
:. And as .OOn as Il shall be asceTtained
nat three States Leagues nave been OrElriZ
Il, tEe Presidents thereof Or maiOriiy o.
tIeln shall agree upon q time aud place Tor
ne organization OF the League Of the South
.ru States, and. when OrgGniz d. it shall di-
.gCt the lime and Piac- OF lis meetings.
g. Z ,ch primary L gGe Eay send ~ many
a. IL MAY select 10 the a>sem-
,ly OF the State League, but lis vote shall
ue countcd il proportion to the number OF is
members
g. Each State League may send as many
a il nay select 10 tue coun-
Ill OF the League 81 tue Southern States, but
each State shall iavs but Vus vote
TO- Tne President OF any L ague may call
d, meeting OF the League over which lie pre-
,Ides whenever he shalt deem it eXpedient
and any State League may call L meeting OF
b.. League of The southern States, whenever
, nIajp.Ily OF such League may deem it ad-
yisable.
Ii. Under this constitution, the District Of
Columbia shall be consider ed as i part Of the