Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-05
The Speaking In Richmond OH Monday

Monday night last marked an era in the his
tory Of the Democracy Of Richmond, which
will not be forgotten.
The Hon. Win. J.. Iancey, Of Alabama, ad-
dressed one Of the largest and most enthusiastic
crowds ever collected in the city, ut Metropol-
itan Hall. We have never known n public
speaker TO give greater satisfaction and pleasure
to his hearers than did Mr. Yancey The
speech was not ilashy defamation, pleasing
the ear but not clucilating tht subject, but it
was one of the most conclusive and powerful
arguments ever addressed to the understanding
OF men. The theory Of the Constitution, in
its original purity, with all its checks and bal
unccs-with its guards against nahezidak ma
joritieS-was the grand peryadng idea Of the
speech. No cpithet or harsh word marred the
beauty or broke the magic spell with which the
distinguished orator held his audience.
The charge of treason and traitor, leveled at
Mr.. Yancey by Mr.. Douglas was most happily
turned upon its inventor and fastened there,
his forehead with iron arguments We shall
not attempt to follow the train of Mr.. ianccy's
remarks No professional reporter can do JUS
ticc to this singuarly gifted man. The grace
and elegance Of defamation, the carnestness
of countcnancc, indicating the honesty Of con-
vction, must be seen as well as the arguments
heard, to give an accurate idea Of the impress
sion made by this distinguished orator.
While we regret the impossibilty Of Mr..
Yancey making general canvas Of Virginia,
yet we are reconciled to the disappointment Of
so many Of our fellow.cilizens from the fact
that all is SAFE in Virginia, and TINT Mr.. fancey
can do more for the party by going to the
North, whittier he Immediately goes from
Rockingham. Mr.. lancey did the Democracy
most efficient service by this speech-not only
in It's effect upon many Of our Douglas friends,
but also upon several Whig gentlemen in Rich
mond, who had the opportunity on the same
night Of comparing the patriotic conservatism
of Yunccy with the unblushing and anpu'lent
treason of Bolts.
1t was a most excellent arrangement that
both gentlemen spoke the same evenng-for
as Mr.. iancey began early and spoke but two
hours. Bolts, who spoke near five, was heard
in the greater part Of his remarks by the au-
dence Of Mr.. Yancey
So well pleased were the Democracy Of Rich
mond with Mr.. Iancey's speech, that an invi-
talion from those Of the crowd who were una
bic to get into the house, to sreaH again on
Tuesday night was urged upon Mr.. Iancey-
but he felt that to overtax himself at one place
might injurc his already much worn throat
and hence he declined the compliment.
Mr.. lanrcy leaves for Slaunton this morn
ng,and carries with him tine best wishes OF the
Democracy OF Richmond.
But it was not Mr. iuncey's great effort
only that rendered Monday night memorable
to the Democrats Of Richmond Bolts, the i'm
mortal Botts-that man for whose public exhi-
bition of himself every true Democrat reJolces,
made his debut in truly great ro!e ostensibly
for Bell really for Lincoln. Bolts, was glori-
Gus, "O'er all his ills victorious, he had q
syinpathising audience.
Mr.. Bolts has no organ in Richmond, and no
way Of reaching the public Of Virginia. The
New York "Times," however, had reporter
here, but as that paper circulates to very
limited extent in Virginia. we tender Mr.. Bolts
the use of the columns of the Enquirer for the
purpose Of spreading his speech before the
people His light should not be put under
"bushcl" by the Richmond "Whig," but Oh
our candlcstick, to shed its light, however blue
it may be- over the Democracy Of Virginia.
tmay not be particularly gratifying to many
Wings of Virginia to know that Mr.. Bolts
regards the right to hold negroes in slavery as
dependent upon municipal law, and that with
ont municipal action negroes arc not property.
We have never been able to find in the laws Of
Virginia any statute making negroes property;
We have never heard Of any such statute upon
the books Of Southern State; we thought pro-
pcrty in negroes, like property in horses, came
by purchase or gilt, and that the Governments
duty was confined to protecting, not making
property. But Mr.. DottS has found new light
upon this subject; and, according to him, pro-
perty in negroes results from and is depen-
dent upon municipal laws. This will be
readily recognized as the doctrine of Seward,
Lincoln & Co. It is reducing mans right to
his negroes below his right 10 his horses, and
rendering the property Of the Southern people
in negroes, entirely at the mercy Of the North
crll majority. But Mr. Bolts new derivation
of title 10 property in slaves was not the only
patent exhibited by him on Monday night lie
has an exclusive right to Il new mode oil CO.
ercing sovereign States. Mr.. Bolts would
starre South Carolina into suhjecton. Gun
powder he does not approve Of and with
full knowledge Of his own slavery to his belly,
he very naturally fell upon the starvation plan
of subiectiun as the most feasible, and in his
own case the quickest mode Of quclling insub-
ordination
Mr. Bolts may be 4 slave 10 his belly, but it
by no means follows that all men are brutalZed
with him. We do not think the belly mode or
the starvation plan will answer; but suppose it
woud-suppose South Carolina subdued either
by manly appeal to arms, or by Mr.. Bolts pa
tent starvation plan what would subdued
South Carolina be-a conquered State or ter
ritory: Ifa conquered State, would the Union
be a Union of equals: If territory, what is
there to prevent the general government from
reducing any State to territory These are
questions that seem never 10 have presented
themselves to gentlemen who are always ready
to tender their services for the reduction OF
refractory State. The reduction OF South "a
rolina liz arms might be aCcomplIShed, but