Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-30

The Cincinnati Gazette reports in full the address
Of Mr.. Yancey, at Florence, Ky, from which We
quote the following reply to some of the personal
charges
am charged, my countrymen, and think prob
ably here in Kentucky that should say something
in regard to my past opinions and princlpies-be-
cause believe that here in Kentucky, as much as
anywhere else have been most Ddustrlously mis-
represented fLaughter l am charged with
forming league which 1 never formed. am
charged with entertaining sentiments which lnever
entertained. am charged with entertaining designs
which never entertained. There are going round
through your papers what purports to be the eonst
tutions OF Southern leagues, attributed TO me- They
have been expressly forged by political managers
Tor this canvass, and were never seen by me until
saw them in the papers that gave them as The pro.
ducton of my pen. lLaughter.l am charged
with having been a nullIfer in 1882, and without
passing any condemnation or Judgment whatever
upon the ulifers of 1882 it is sufficient for me to
Tell you that the truth is that was Union man IN
! 1882. GOheers / Here bOquet was thrown to
Mr.. Yancey by a lady inthe audience Mr.. Aancey
contnued1 @ I'D -t. ..-
take this tribute from the fair hand that sent it,
as the judgment Of the people of Kentucky
! / am charged with being dIsUnOnlsts. lhaVe
said elsewhere, as say here now, that the charge
that am disunionist in the sense of that higher
and more perfect Union which is known only to the
CONSTITUTIONS is as false as the sentiment which en-
acted it. GCheers.l fsOme of those orators who
are so busy in prOmulgatng the charge, and those
editors who spread it the wings of the press viii
do Onetenth part of what have done IN this canvass
to unite the good and conservative element, North
! and South to break down the sectional party Of
dsunionionists of abolitionsts will submit to tl6
charge, however unjust may think 1t Is. Cheers.
! II is useless for me to say what will be the result
if lincoln is elected. ignore that here but mos
assuredly it is the part of loyalty of union of yoI
who have called me a Disunion man. TO emulate me
in noble effort to save the UDion-ln the noble ct
| forts | am making to save the Union. LApplausel
Figure in your heads who is the strongest candi
date opposing Lincoln, and leave It to your Judg
ment If you are true to that Judgment you WI
! vote for Breckenridge and Lane. And, If Mr.. Bel
was the man, I'd vote for him. tell you to-day
that if Mr.. Bell had the chance OF carrying tn
Southern States that Mr. Breckenridge has, 1t woulC
be the duty of every Breckenridge man here to en-
able the South to present solid phalanx in this con
test If Lincoln should be elected, ought we to b.
divided then? We may be divided before the cleo
ton; that will not make that radical difference
which goes to the existence of the Government u
! self
But If Lincoln should be elected Then we shOuk
gather together from all parts and positions wher
we have taken our SEPARATE stands, furl up our par
ty banners. and rally to one point, united and 10
viucibe phalanX of Southern people against com
mon danger. [ApPlagsel What will be BeiIlsn ,
and DouglasisnI, and Breckinrdgeism, If Lincoln
elected If we are divided what will be the view:
of the Northern people in their legislation agains
US? They win do as the world says they have don
IN times past-take advantage of our divisions.
all the course of history where are the free unte'
people who have gone down? IL any have gon
down their names have come to US covered all owe
with glory. [Applause. I'D,
Now. then, call for UniOn-l, tho despiSed DIS
unionist Loyalty call for Union. l call for loyalt
to that Constitution which is the more perfect nlor
call for common rally of the united South IN de
fence of that Constitution which is the more perfec
Union Ny friends of the Bell party and of tn
Douglas party, why do you split off now, when tw
years ago you were united on the sentiment OF
which the National Democracy stand!