Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-23
The North de
serts Buchanan.
His chance for
election is gone.


XoEcey In Knoxville.
Mr.. YANcEY addressed an assembage Of between
$50 and $500 persons. Near the conclusion Of his
peech there was quite an incident. We extractthe
GLOWING from the knoxville Registers account of
he proceedings Of the day
At this stage (of Mr. Yancey's speech) a voice,
,Ir. Marley, asked, what would you do if Lincoln
was elected PRESIDENT
Nancey. Come upon the stand.
Mr.. Nancy come up and tOsk his scat.
5sir. HaRcey SAID he received twelve years Of his
EDUCATION m New England. and there learned the
Yankee mode OF answering questions, and said to
Mr. H. II answer your question BY asking another
Manley Ask it
Yancey. Who are you in favor Of for President
Marley John Bell
Yahcey. WIN you endorse what John Bell has
said on breaking up the Uniong
Manley. Said he had propounded the question at
the request OF others.
1lr. Ysncey asked their names. Anote was ha d
ed 10 him signed s. L. Rogers, Wm. Rogers. Jno' n.
Fleming W. c. Brownlow and o. F. Temple lie /
called out the names Of these gentlemen ana re- /
ouested them 10 come on the stand with him. After
some little delay they appeared on the stand as re
questcd.
Mr.. Yancey asked them who they were in favor |
Of for President All snswered-John Bell: lie |
ten repeated the question be had P[op p o 70
Col Temple Said Bell had always been Union
man: though some Breckenridge men mad by CARRIED
from hIs speeches sought to create aiiler
ent impression. Thus recognizing MI Ben ne Nc
prepared to endorse his position properly entrusted
he did not mean TO charge Mr. ancey Wild s@tO-
Ling. &c. -.,o..,
would try to insult him on the stand, and be dld not
regard Mr. Temples remarks as applying nc hlih' or
be would have replied in a different manner.
Mr. Brownlow, IN answer to the question sald'
YES and added propose when the Secessl0nlsts go
70 Washington to dethrone Lincoln am for SEEING
q bayonet and forming an army to resist such an
stack and they shall walk ovtr my dead oody Oh
{ their way.
( S R. Rogers endorsed Mr.. 81 swalow s position
! j. NJ Fleming II Mr. Bell had been Intercepted
( on this point, he would endorse bis answer
When the QUESTION was asked VIM hogers, ar
/ Brownlow ssi we all answer in the affirmative:
Yaneey l sked him. suppose he knows bet
ter than you. unless you have agreed on stereo-
I typed answer
Brownlow. Move have not been initiated into
your League.
Yancey. Nor you would have been Det1ef
Southern an.
Mir. Yancey tien read an extract from John Bells
speech (the extract published short time since IN
the Regiser,) and said, now, gentlemen, will an
swer your question and answered 1t IN the follow
ing words:
/ nov. proceed to answer this question, although
unable TO perceive in what manner my future act
in Alabama can, in the least degree, affect your
votes here the question of the election OF Pres
ident
BY an act eff the General Assembly of Alabama,
passed last winter it is made the duty Of the Gov
ernor in the event Black Republican shall be elect
ed President in a certain period after he ascertalns
it. thirty days l uelieve) to make proclamation OF
the fact-and thai an election shall then be held oy
the people TO elect delegates to Convention OF The
people of the State which Convention VIII CONSIDER
what the sovereignty and wrongs done the state re-
qures at It's hands,
AS said TO you in the earlier part OF my speech
am States Rights man-believing in the right OF
a State to command the allegiance and obedience OF
its citizens ard therefore that my allegiance Is lfSI
due TO my State. do not believe in exercising the
individual natural right OF rebellion until both
State as well as Federal Constitutions are broken
ana nv rights destroyed. If the Federal Consttu
tion shall he broken and destroyed by the usurpa
ton Of Higher Law faction, my right TO resist Is
] subordinate to my allegiance to my state Consttu
| ton Is an iHdiUidual, therefore, shaI not r96e
qgrns such election for that 11od be rebellion dtsC
dgqinst ma 0lcn Slate authority But whatever course
Alabama may take, that course l shall be bound by
as citizen and if it IS to acqUesce shall do SO
If it is to secede shall cast my fortunes with that
of the State. If the Convention shall see tit TO &c
into a consultation with the other Southern states
and act as they agree, shall abide by that action
If it shall decide to demand guarantees for its
rights before it viii remain longer IN the Union,
shall acuuIesce in that. In fine, am bound by
so shall acquesce in ali that my state may decide
. 10 do
If my State resists, shall go with her, and if
meet this gentleman (pointing to Mr.. BroTnlow
arshaled with his bayOnet 20 oppose Us, III pluEgI
my bayonet to the ht through and through h.
heart and feel 40 cUnPUactcns Tor the act anC
thank nv God my country has been freed from suci
n foe This man forgetful Of his nativity, had ut
tered fratricida sentiments Of hostility toWarC'
men Of tie South who dilur with HIM upon then
, views of their rights and the time and manner II
which they should be asserted and supported, bu
p who if they err in judgment err on the side o.
I patriotism and through devotion to their native
land If Providence, in pity refrain sending IL
thunlCTbOit, crushing thls Old OAK Tree, whose
r boughs now shelter us, and which has mixed Iu
head to heaven since the days Of N2shlngton, ana
our revolutionary sires-he, bus one individual o.
the South might safely leave the author OF sucl
sentiments 10 the rcprOaches Of his own conscience
and .he retrbutiYe Justice, winch, sooner or later
" ever overtlkes those who oppose their country
veal. lie recognized those who came on the stan(
{ | as gentlemen. and he bore no personal mahce 10
j. wards them. lie hoped no militia Office woud be
= conferred this gentleman pointing to AIr. Brown
o. ! Iow) lie had better preach.
He regretted that he had been diverted iron
words of peace through interruption lie Gale
Il an interruption, but ln one sense and that not a
. offensive enc. lie thanked the people Tor thel
l-adDess and courtesy. He also thanked the Bel
BE- men who were gentlemen, aud those not gentlemen
g he knew the power Of the Press, tie base sian
ID 1,r5 i had uttered against him, and between nov
-uF the end of the canvass they would still 60 whcr
3. hlz FoicC euuld not reach. Their lies were IKE
scrlbBv quarter nag. while Truth was thoroug
u bred fourplile horse Gnu EEg-. race, the CUarte
n -a- was always successful. BIZ. thoroughbred "rlI
r always vict0rious a. long acc.
Ter a few other eloquent and cOlinlael,@-,
r...ar'zs 10 Is iales. Mr.. Ysncev closed. st In
.. ,lusiou OF his remarks BIZ. brOwniow took IL
.. .r.-i and said in substance that the gentl7.la
, bad spoken Of him ll pa-sons and suggested h'
Fur- in that capacity. lie had read some Scrip Lure
p AMI he would say 80 the gentleman, ct ,hee b h!n
"a rg. Satan lie had heard the gentleman AZ a wills
rrr ask a gentleman TIC stand If that vas not th
garson referring 70 the speaker. The gentl-Ua
sid yes while he was OF the subject OF Parsons t.l
Gentleman should have referred to the fact that IN
% gentleman of whom he asked the question, lBe'
~ Isaac LewisA was % Federal Office ho'ds-, az va
another PsIscD present, and that the Democrats ha
on their State ticket and an Hector for tins DIS
E trict two men Parsons. who only differed from 1lr
. n the fact that they had been sisueed for lying.
: lie declined speaking any more, but would spea
ont through his paper
Mr.. ldnCyy said, If you have anything 70 say; 81.
% ( here before me Ike man.
s The crowd called again for lancey lie said
gcntemga. you mot, expect me to dignity such
], 81.