The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-06-07

this magnificent effort Of a brilliant in
tellect, and would that weconld publish
the speech entire Mr.. Yanccy is a cour-
taous man in debate, and corruscations
Of genius gem his unanswerablc argu'
,oents all through. After about one
hour and a half of sound talk, Mr.,
yancy goes on to say to the N"r.h'
Tn the march of events, feeling con-
scious of of your numerical power, you
have aQressed upon us. We hold be-
tween us and your advancing columns
81 pumbers ihat written instrument
Hh,ch your and our fathers made, and
BY the compact ofwhich, you with your
power, were to respect US ana our
rights. Our and your fathers made it
that they and their children should for.
ever observe it; that upon all ques'
tons affecting the minority, the MAORI
ty should not rely upon their voting
numbers, but should look, in restraint
upon passion, ~avarico and lustfor power,
to the written compact, to sec IN what
the minority was to be respected; and
how it was to DO protected, and to yield
implicit obedience to that compact
Constitutions are mado solely for the
prcteUtion Of the minorities in govern
ment, and for the guidance Of MAORI
ties. You, in your voting power, are
not accustomed to scan its provisions
As closely as we, who, less in number,
End in the instrument the only pcacea-
bic solution Of difficulties that other.
wise would lead US to defend ourselves
with rms.
1t is but natural that the North, con.
scious of her voting strength in Con
gress, should seek.to WELD the govern
ment to its own agrandizemont, and
should listen restlessly, and often def
antly, to the stern demand Of the Soutf
that the constitutional restraints Of del
gated power should be rigidly observed
bat, at the anne time, you must remcn
Der that it 10 not only as natural for Thu
South to do this, but that it is con9titu
tional; and it 10 in the compact tina
you shall forbear.
The simple position Of Alabama
then, is upon the Constitution of Tho
country. Taking our position as IL mi
nority, and holding that Constitution
up against your Notwithstanding il
up against your passions-holdlng h.uI
against your loose notions Of what arc
your duties q regards the minority, anc
az regards yoursolvcs-hoIding itQp as
something that you must and shall re
spect--as it is something that you say
you do respect--thus planting ourselves
purely upon the Constitution, and ask
ing nothing which that instrument does
not grant, we have II right to ask, not
only Of this young giant OF the West
bat of this older Northeast and North
that they will calmly and conaidratoly
and intelligortly with us read that in
ntrument and sec wherein we ar
wronged, and Wherein you are agrees
ing. We Of the South, iii is a possibility
may mistake our constitutional pos
ton. We Of the South may be wron!
in our exposition Of the Constitution
There is u possibility That you may b'
right. There is 4 possibility that, IN
in view Of our interest upon the qac3.
tim, you have more impartiaIly con.
sidered it than we have, and that cur
views upon this question, arc not quite
supported by the ligid letter and spirit
ofthe Constitution.
But / have no doubt on this question;
our people have no doubt upon it; but
in order to show you what | conceive
to be your duty, and trust you viii
think / do SO in all proper Difference, J
will consider that such may be thee case
Then how is it? Ours is the property
invaded; ours are the institutions which
are at stake; ours the pea that is to b'
destroyed, ours is the property to b,
destroyed; ours Is tho honor ut stake
the honor of children, the honor oflan
lies, thelives perhaps ofaIl-allofwhic
rests upon what your course may ultl
matoly make Il great hoaving volcano
of passion and crime, if you arc cna
blod to consummate your designs. Beal
with us, then, if we stand stcrnly upor
what is yet that dormant volcano, anc
say we yield no position here until W.
are convinced We are wrong. (LouC
cheers.) We are in q position to asl,
you to yield. What right Of yours
gentlemen ofthc North, have We Of tn,
South ever invaded? What institution
ofyours have VIC evor assailed directly
or Indirectly What laws have we CIV
or passed that have invaded, or induced
othors to invade, the sanctity Of you,
homes or put your lives in jeopardy, o
were likely to destroy tho Fundamental
institutions OF your States? The wiscst
tho most learned and the best anon,
you will remain silent, because you can
not say VIC have done this thing
(Cheers.) IF their view is right ans
ours is not stricly dcmandedby the com
pact, still the conscquece, in a rcmotode
gree, of your proposition, may bringthi'
result upon us; and if you have no do
nestle nor municipal peace at stakc,anC
no property at stake, and no fundamen
tai instftutionso of YOU liberties at stake
IRE we asking any too much Of you to
day when we ask you to yield to us il
this matter as brothers in order to quic.
our doubts--for in yielding you lose
nothing that is essentially right
(Chcerb.) Do Estate the proposition.
gentlemen, any stronger than your own
intellects and your own Judgments
will thoroughly endorse? III do, | am
unconscious OF it.
This being the st:,tc Of tho case, will
you look back upon the past and see
what is already history upon this mat
ter? Notice when aud how, at an ear.
" day, our institutions were assailed
A Young State was seeking admission