Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-25
Does Mr.. Yaneey desire Disunfonf
HEAR HIM FOR HIS CAUSE.


HEAR HIM FOR HIS CAUSE.
Mr.. YANcEY.. Will my friend from vfr-
GINA, Mr.. Pryor tell me what is the issue
upon which the South is prepared to assert
its rights?
Mr.. Pryor, of Virginia. As the gentle
man has addressed an interrogatory to me, /
will reply to it. In the first place. speak
only as an individual-I say this: / am not
willing to assert the rights of the South on
proposition to kidnap cannibals from Africa
or to buy savages from the King of Dabomy
But say this, that achen q Black Republican
President is installed in the Executive mansion IN
Washington. and the po,cer Of the government is
paLpably his hands. and aOhea gentlemen can SAL
igy the intelligence Of the people Of the. Southern
States IN sufficient Numbers TO justify the action of
rational men that zoe should appeal to posteriy and
The god Of battle then am avillilg TO make the IS
sue. repeat TO the gentleman, that l pledge
to him that Virginia Will not be behind Ala
bama.
Allow me at this moment TO notice the
sneer, that when Jackson dispatched his myr-
midons to South Carolina, Virginia only
threw herself forward to arrest the march OF
aggression, it being intimated that Virginia
ought to have assumed the defensive Where
was Alabama at that hour? L throw no as
persiOn upon that gallant State. but repeI
all aspersion upon Virginia. And l will say
this, and in behalf of Virginia, that chen an
issue is presented upon which The people of ALaba-
ma, By The rOice Of the majority Jully and fairly
oppressed, leqUirlg everything else out Of considera
ton, are sciLiing to Leave the Union upon mature
consideration, ace of Virginia a0iA be ready to 90
acith them. Es ~
Mr.. Yaneey.-I am most happy, infinitely
happy, that l have drawn from the gentleman
from Virginia (Mr. Pryor this declara alton,
even such as it is. That gage which he has
thrown to Alabama l take up with the high
est pleasure, / place it in my cap, and trust
The time is NOT FAR DISTANT lches shall meet that
gentleman IN that contest. (Renewed applause.)
Success and high fortune until 1ce meet again, and
usel-achqt God tUius This is a friendly
gage, for do not take it to be hostilei Ire
jOice that have met one whom at that hour
L shall be able to find side by side with me
doing battle in the cause of our common
country. / find, as | trust, that | have not
spoken in vain. find the spirit of my Vir-
ginia friend rises with my own. (Applause.)
l find that the sympathies of his own high
and chivalrous nature are not to be kept
down by party influence. (Renewed ap-
plause.)- When the banner IL flung TO the
breeze, his eye glistens and his heart beats
in unison with that of the Southern man who
spoke frankly and fearlessly in Southern
cause. | find that, although this morning,
when cautious and prudent Virginia would
only act with united South, now she will
act with Alabama alone. CONTINUED APP
plause and cheers.) That is an advance in
sentiment which gives me token that the pub
lie mind is not tar behind the standard of
what is Southern duty towards Northern ag-
erosion. 1 have more hopes now. Why
should aCe Ggitdte this question: Cui bono. That
question is answered already in this hall.
Let us bare our arms, show how far are
our rights, and who have prospered by rob
bing US of them. Let us show what has be-
come of the prosperity OF our country. Let
us show that we have but little else to lose
now; the flesh being taken, the blood is fol-
lowing the knife that cut into US in the form
of law. Let us show that only the forms of
government are left, while the spirit has de-
parted that though the temple is left. its
priests are slain; though the altar may be
there, the fire had died out upon it. Go to
our people, l say, and laying aside every
fea:, laying aside every weight which may
retard us in trying to run this race for our
rights, discuss this question before them.
But when we shall have been refused, that
will be one other evidence before the South
ern mind that injustice is the dominant spirit
of the hour in our national legislature; there
will be one more link between Northern and
Southern men; there will be. it may be, one
link snapped which binds Southern men to
Northern men; another powerful link of par
ty domination, of ambition on the part of
selfish politicians will be torn away from the
creation of their idolatry and the pure in
fuence of public opinion will be brought to
bear upon our representatives in Congress,
until they find that there is a South, and they
will turn away from the flesh pots of Egypt
and take their fate with Israel. THE HOUR
WILL COME, rest assured, when the God who
led our fathers will yet raise up Tor US Moses
who shall learn from the burning bush what
is the will of Heaven, and what is to be our
destiny; WHO WILL LEAD Us FROM THAT LAND
WHERE WE ARE BOUND TO MAKE BRICKS FOR OUR
oPPREssoRs WITHOUT EVEN STRAW TO RELIEVE
OUR DEGRADATION.
THAT is THE GOOD l propose, by agitating
this question.
The above is an extract from the debate in
the Southern Convention, held in Montgome-
ry (Ala.) in 1858, the subject under discus
sion being the law declaring the slave trade
piracy Mr. PRYOR declares for disunion in
a certain contingency; and Mr.. YANCEY,
clasping his hand, trusts that the time is not far
distant arhen he shall meet Mr.. PRYoRsin that con-
test. -
Again: he believes the '.hour will come"
for disunion; and ''THAT is the good be ex-
pecled 10 COME OUT Vi the agitation Vi the
question before the Convention.
Later in the debate we find the follow
ing
Mr.. Yancey, of Alabama, at half past four,
resumed his speech as follows. l must ask
pardon of the convention for having detained
them from the consideration of this question,
after the time to which it was adjourned.
But 1 know they will not blame me, when 1
tell them that / have been engaged over
good bottle of Wine with good southern men
in drinking to this sentiment, which have
the honor to propose to this convention:
"THE UNITY OF THE SOUTH FOR THE SAKE OF
THE SOUTH, AND FOR NOTHING ELSE"
IL VINO vERTTAs. This will do for Mr..
YANCEY to-day.