Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-24
Xanrevin Cincinnati.


The Enquirer, the DOUGLAS organ in Cincinnati,
says:
Pixies Opera- house was crowded to its utmost ca
DacItv last evening. and contained probably the
largest audience ever within its walls to listen to
an address from the Hon. VIM. L. 1ancey, Of Ala
bama The nOtoriety of the mcn. his great agency
in producing the disruption Of the Charleston and
Baltimore Conventions. the novelty of hearing one
entertaining his extreme views on the slavery ques
ton together with his power as an orator. would
naturally draw him a great audience IN this city,
especially when provision was made for them being
comfortably seated in spacious and comfortable
house Fame has not done HIM too mnch credit as
a speaker. He Is able and logical, and often rises
TO flights of true and genuine elOquence. The
speech throughout was a defense Of the institution
of slavery in its moral, political. and criminal re-
spects. The Territorial question, upon which he
and his friends broke up the Democratic party was
only incidentally alluded to- and the points at issue
between him and the National Democracy were not
discussed. 1t was mostly an arralgnment-a great
enlargement of the selfshncss and injustice Of the
Republican policy. His viudcation of the Declare
ton of American Independence from the cOnstruc-
ton put upon it by such men as Carl ochurz. that 1t
was intended to embrace the negroes, was thorough
and conclusive and his history OF the slave COLI
promises of the Constitution, and of the earlier
acts of the Government under them, were IN the
main correct.
The Cincinnati Gazette. Black Republican, thus
prpfaces its report Of Mr. YANCEY's recent speech
in that city:
Rarely. if ever has Pixies Opera House been SO
densel, crowded with human beings on Saturday
evening last on the occasion of the first appear
arce" in this city Of the Hon. VIM. L. 1ancey OF
Alabama who responded to invitation OF the
breckenridge Clun OF Cincinnati to address the cit
zpvls Of this place. The advertised hour tor the
opening Of the door was half past seven, but long
| before that time Fourth street between VINE and
Walnut was thrungcd with an eager multitude.
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| like the breaking Ot a flood through an embank-
| mcnt As the crowd cOncentrcd from the front and
sides into the main entrance II became wedged into
| a solid mass and there was no necessity OF exert
ing ones locomotive powers IN getting up stars as
| the pressure from below carried him lrreSistibly
onward and the only etfOrtrgq uIrcd-but not very
! LIGHT one either-was to keep from beng crushed
out Of his original shape. In five minutes every
mart of the house, except the second tier reserved
for the ladies' wa dpnSely packed, and as soon as
the having ladies could get in and be seated. the
| stairvyavs 10 the second tier were opened to the
surging multitude and Immediately II also filled TO
| its utmost capacity.
Al about cight o'clock Mr. Yancey made his ap-
Dcarance ON the stage and for several minutes the
clappIng OF hands and stamping OF feet was con-
| tinued By the audience.
Mr. Ianscv when he addressed a Kentucky
audience at Florence, on Friday, was attired in a
suit of fine blue jean On Saturday night he wore
| a black cloth coat silk vest and light cashmere pan
| falcons He Is a of about medium height
rather heavy set and burly in appearance, with a
| large and stern looking face expressive OF great
deal of strength and decision of character. energy
force and tenacity of purpose. Phrenologcally his
pcrccptivc predominates over hs reflective organs
| and as regards the latter, phrenology certainly
sp,aks true in his case, Judging from his speeches
! Ne should not pronounce HIM a handsome man. as
We have generally heard him represented, and there
Is not much grace Of oratory in his manner, but ms
fine flow of language, and his earnest and impas-
stoned. and at times dramatic style, seem to mag
nttizc his audience for the time beng, conscious
though they are of his sOphistrics, and enable HIM
to exercise a powerful sway over their feelings.