New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-01
Mr.. YANcEY,s SPEECH.

/ Rarely have we seen more distinguished honors
accorded to popular orator. as WEEK In the
nre,inaiuary reception on his first arrival, as in
he thousands Of eitizews, of all parties, who
tlroursd Canal street to listen to his speech.
/ We have read the speech as reported at length
in the Delta aud in SOME respects are pleased with
| it. and in some respects are disappointed. Mr.
| Yancey is by no means now, whatever he may
have been heretofore, the fierce fre-eater We have
been accustomed to regard him. We have heard
several speeches during the canvass far more
igneous and explosive. Contrasting the perform-
ance with the popular expectation, we may say, in
fact, that Mr.. Yancey z draws it mild = much
more so than Gov. Brown, Col. Glenn, Mr. NOISE,
and several others who have recently addressed
the people of New Orleans in behalf 81 Breckin-
ridge and Lane. We are Of opinion the distln-
guished gentleman, unless he retrieve his iaurels IN
the pyrotechnie field, will be in danger oil belng
| denounced as "submissionist," scarcely better
than those who support Bell and Everett. But Mr..
| Yancey has recently returned from visit to the
| North. He has discovered that there are thons-
ands Of good and true men there who are standing
up in the midst Of fierce fanatcism with hero
ism worthy Of all praise, and n courage undimin-
ished by constant defeat, for the rights, the
liberties and the honor Of their Southern brethren
AS q man. who has q heart in his body, he could
not fail to be touched and moved by the spectacle
Thus, then, MIR. Yancey has no general and sweep,
| ing denunciatisns Of the North his
censure, as is proper, only to those whose object
/ is to reduce tile South to the condition Of con
quered province and make perpetual war upon
her interests and her institutions.
| Mr.. Yanceys speech, in truth, contains sent-
| ments and doctrines which are held in common by
all parties at the South, and which will be as cor
/ daily subscribed by one party as another. We
/ fail to discover wherein these principles can be
used as an argument in favor of the election of
! Mr.. Breckenridge the Presidency. Mr.. Yancey's
discussion Of the proposition that the States as
well as the citizens of the States, equal in re
spect Of all their rights Of person and property is
marked by great ability but if any argument in
favor Of Mr. Breckenridge over Mr.. Bell can be de-
duced therefrom, it has not yet been pointed out.
! Upon this question Mr. Bell is committed by his
speeches and votes to the full recognition of this
4 doctrine this sort Of committaI will be re-
garded as equaly binding, and indeed more so,
than the language Of a mere party platform. Mr..
Tancey, himself does not prefer this as argument
in favor of Breckenridge though this, we suppose,
is the inference be wishes to be drawn-hut only
as Justification for the resentment which the South
ern people feel and ought to feel for the attempt
of the AboIitionsts OF the North to deprive them
Of their legal and Constitutional rights.
| Upon the question Of resistance to Lincoln's in
augaration Mfr. Yancey, we think. holds precisely
our own position. What, p said he, " should the
South do if this man get into power2 tits said we
ought to resist as the common phrase is. But here
let me say it is wrong phrase. We cannot resist
the Inauguration of Lincoln, because his inaugura-
ton would be legal and Constitutional form, con-
Quoted according to law. If, therefore, the phrase
to resist means resistance to the Inauguration of
Lincoln, repeat that it would be wrong. 1t would
1 be rebellion and treason.n
This is what Mr.. Yancey says, and it is only more
| forcibe than what we have ourselves said. He
| comes to the exact.position upon this question
held by the supporters Of Mr.. Bell We should
have been gratified if Mr.. Yancey, in supporting
| our position, could also conscentiously support
our candidates and, from his declaration that he
| would vote for Bell to defeat Lincoln, and the
grateful appreciation which he expressed of the
gallant fight which the Bell and Breckenridge men
| were making together in New York to save the
State from Lincoln, we are persuaded that the
transition would not be a difficult one.
He rejects, then, the idea of forcible resistance
to the Inauguration of Lincoln. But there re-
mains behind, says Mr.. Yancey the right of self
preservation. "When the Government becomes
oppressive is his language, it ia not only the
right but the duty Of the people to form new Coy
ernments.p Precisely. s'When the Government
becomes oppressive Here, again, great many
Of Mr. Tancey's friends are far in advance of him.
They dc not propose to wait until the Government
becomes oppressive They say the mere fact that
Lincoln is elected is enough to justify them in with
drawing their allegiance TO the Federal authority
and rendering it to the State alone. They ridieule
| the idea Of waiting for what is called an covert
act.n They taunt us all with being submissionsts
| if we say we will not withdraw until athe Govern
| ment becomes oppressiye,n We thank Mr.. Yam
cey for coming to our relief on this point. He is
however, in strange political fellowship. The
leaders of the Breckimidge party do not propose
to see whether or not the Government will become
oppressive (which would give us full justification
before the world for withdrawal but they assume
in advance that such will be the case. They seem
to forget that, supposng the assumption to be wei
founded little can be lost and much may be gained
by our standing still until circumstances shall pu
rs fully 10 the right and give us moral and lega
justification for our conduct. But Mr.. Yancey
while thus boldly expressing his own views
pie Of Alabama,m believing that their course viii
be wise, firm and patriotic.n
I, Mr.. Yancey concludes his speech with an argu
ment in favor of the right Of secession, and de
monstration of the greater wealth. in proportion Il
population, of the South than the North, and thu
prospect Of Increasing prosperity to our section
But still he declares that he is 'sno advocate of
Southern Genfederacy, and knows Of but one wa,
of perpetuating the Union, and that is by strength
ening the Constitution These are the principa
points Of his speech, except the one we replied t
yesterday in regard to the result Of the election
! between Bell and Breckenridge, in which we thin
be is widely mistaken. The supporters Of bIi
breckenridge can find in Mr.. Yancey's speech bu
little, in our opinion, to sustain the positions whic
= some of their other leaders have taken.
70 ARREST OF RAn.RoAD CONDUCTOR FoR MAJ
Y SLAUGHTER. A few weeks ago a passenger trai
on the Pennsylvania railroad ran into q crowd
ct people at Huntingdon, killing three men and woun
~ ing number Of others. Upon an investigation
q the affair, the Coroner's jury rendered verdi
that the accident was the result of carelessneRs
Ies the part OF the employees Of the company
id charge of the train and warrants were iasue3 NV