Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-10-06
Yancey at Knoxville.
We make q few extracts from Yane


 what he means, and, therefore. he was not astonished to learn that there are but two Douglas men in this town But though he speaks out; he speaks out as a bad man, as one opposed to your rights
 Parties. don't separate tie honest from the diShonest-thele are honest men all political parties. To such he al pcaled lie spoke to those who have heaped hoaors on John Bell, and admitted him to be a man of great ability and experience. But ne did not hesitate to say that a more dan gerous man Tn the councils of the South than :, ohm Bell, they could not follow. He had been condemned 'bv his own State, and was defeated for the Senate, his own party Tn Georgia, headed by the gallant lilll, had resolved that Eve have no sym pathy with the squatter sovereignty of Douglas, or the freesoi principles of john Bell More than smoke thele It was consuming blaze of indignation, kinlcd ey honest men to sacrifice one of it's lead CTS. He did not call Bell freesoiler. but the American party justly condemned him. lie read extrarts from Stewards and Bur- llngame's speeches, complimentary to Bell Also from the Tribune and Times, .compli- mentary of Bell, and said if Greely wants him the South should hesitate.
 Atthis point Mr. Yaneey was interruptcd by man who cried out, :. .hurrah for Bell.,'
 Iancey-Hulrah fo. Greedy too.
 The man called for the reading of the Slaughter letter. Mr. Yancey told him he should have it, and requested him to take the stand if bs had any thing more to say.
 4hr. lonceyresuming- said: The Tribune and kindred prints, saw no nsuperable ob- stacle 10 prevent republicans from support ing Bell or Etherdge, and asked-should not these address themselves to your serious consideration Are you in league, and nave you any part or lot in common with HfceiY, seward, Raymond and Lincoln?
 He sald 1t would De worth fee of $500 to make brief of Bell's record. In his early record he almost unanimously voted with Adams, Giddings and Slade. in favor of the reception of abolition petitions " hen Soule said California had been ac- quIred by southern blood asked that the South should have portion and proposed to extend the Missouri liue-BelI voted aSalnst the South, SouIc's equitable mea- sure opposed by Bell! Ought not the wings of Georgia to have warned their brothers of the South to beware of John Bell.
 lie then drew graphic prcture of Joe Lane as the Marion of the Mexican war. who bears similitude in many points of character to Marion of the revolution, and happily coTtraSted the coIlyse of Joe Lane on the field of Mexico, with John Bell in the senate during that war.
 Read the constitution of the league It's object was, by proper means to create a proper public opinion and to protect the rights of the South in the Union. It was opposed to any more compromises; was in iaVor ot selecting the best men of all par ties for public stations, and no candidates were to be nominated by the league. (We regret our inability to publish the docu- ment entire.
 lie called upon the Douglas and opposi- tlon men to put on their glasses and show any disunion in that. There was no secrecy about 1t nor oaths taken He dclied any man to point out wrong sentiment in it. lie was friend to the Union under the constitution; was educated to believe that the safety Of the South was in and not 0yt ol the Unlon. The man who charges him with being disunonist was an infamous liar. II he knew himself, he desired to stand by the constitution as expounded by the supreme court. A higher law man who dare not stand by the compact made ny hls fathers, may call me a disunionist, put no southern man dare make the charge to lis face, whatever course they may pur- sue when his back is turned What little ne knew he had learned from our fathers and he knew of no political sentiment he had ever uttered that he wished to retract. *
 At this stage voice, MT. Manley. asked what would you do if Lincoln were elected President?
 oncey-Come upon the stand
 MT Manley came up and took his seat.
 MT. lancey said he received twelve wears of hs education in New England, and there learned the Yankee mode of answering oues- tions, and said to Alr. NJ. l'll answer your question by asking another. | Ndniey-Ask it.
 loncey-Who are you in favor of for President.
 Maniey-J ohn Bell.
 paneey-Will yon indorse what John Bell has said on breaking up the Union?
 Ha"tey-Said he had propomded the | question at the request of others.
 MT. Yancey asked their names. A note was handed to him signed $. R. Rogers. Wm. Rogers, John NJ. Fleming, w. G. l Brownlow and 0. P. Temple. He called out the names of these gentlemen, and re- l quested them to come on the stand with him After some little delay they appeared on the stand as requested.
 MT 4aneey asked them who they were t,;s ~ ot sari r1si;iirut. zsit aHsweiefi=--. John Bell He then repeated the question he had propounded to Mr. Manley, and re- quested an answer from each.
 Co., 7empte-Said Bell had always been a Union man; though some Breckinri,lee men had, by garbled extracts from his speeches, sought to create a different i'm. presSlon. Thus recognizing Mir. Bell. he was prepared to indorse his position properly construed. He did not mean to charpe Mr Iancey with garbling, etc.
 Iqncey-Said he did not suppose ap, gentlemen would try to insult him on in, stand, and he did not regard MT. Temple', remarks as applying to him, or he womb have replied in different manner.
 Rr' .Brownlop--ln answerto the question sad yes, and added-I propose when tin, ee1esslOnIsls go to " asAlngton to dethrnn,