Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-18
tirSYamcey In New York.

Hon: William L. Yancey spoke on Wednesday night
at the Cooper Institute, in New York Of his speech,
the New York Worldsays:
From the N. Y. World, (Moderate Republican,
Probably most of those who heard MIR. Yancey at the
Cooper Institute last evening whose speech we give full
elsewhere were somewhat his general
hberatenes OF expression and camness OF manner He is
usually considered to be the representative fire eater How
he may justify this repute at home there certainly
not much parade of the devouring element this
sion He spoke like sincere man and gentleman-wih
bodness it true, but with urbany and dgny-and the
general impression which ne left upon his audience de-
cdedly favorable. 1t was difficult position for him-hs
hearers, SceaneOus collection Of Breckenridge
Douglas men, and Bell and Everett men, all chilled and dis
hearened by the three great State defeats of the day
vious, and himself conscious that he looked upon by
most of them misohievOus uraist if not positive
my the Union It did not take him long, however, to get
the favorable regard of the multitude before him. and
though he failed to them up to anything like ardent
enthusiasm he yet ELECTED great deal sympathy and
that the great body his speech could hardly
woke dissent. Mr.. Yancey avowedy spoke Southern
for any emphasis he might choose to put upon
declaration that his section would insist upon her
constitutional rights and ought not and would not be de-
graded into the condition of oppressed dependency
His mistake lay not herefor any bosom of generous in
that the accession of Mr. LINCOLN to power entail
subvesion of southern rights and that secession the
publican party the thoughts of the majority that
party. they were, and understood, the party
| could not stand day.
We also extract from the New York Day Book,
Breckenridge Democrat, so to give both Sides We
Judge that Yancey must have made most favorable
impression:
| From the New York Day Book
Mr.. YANCEY 8 SPEECH.-An immense assemblsge greeted
Mr. Yancey upon the occasion of his first appearance
fore the people of New York. last night. Notwithstanding
the high which had been raised by the southern
press relative to the oraory of the eloquent Aabaman
will venture say that dsapL ointed and that
no speaker Cooper Institute before made deeper
impression on his audience The SPEECH held the people
spebound for two hours and reused enthusiasm that
almost impossible to in order to permit the
speaker proceed Mr. Yancey bold and manly in the
expression of his opinions Our readers will that he
made equvocaton the question of secession His
position commercial relations between the sections
characterized with cogent reasoning and unrefutabe
facts and figures His appeal to the union loving OF
New York to step forward at and save the Conedera
cy by beating back the coming torrents OF fanatcm was
expressed eloquent TERMS and brought enthusiastic
response from ms hearers The printed report OF speech
though cannot give with it the clear and pleasing voice
graceful style of the orator viii be found well worthy
| of perusal.
| SEAsoNABLE ADVICE" Shut the door," for these
be the melancholy days indeed and the weather is chilly
and we are chilly, and fire an institution and all noses
are red when not blue, and coal is in demand.