Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-02
Yancey in new Orleans.
From the Crescent (Bell,Everett.l

Yesterday morning the Hon. Vim. L. Yancey, of
Alabama, the champion of the South IN the cause OF
Breckenridge and Lane arrived IN the city upon the
invitation and as the guest of the Young Mems Breck
nridge and Lane Club. tie was received with dis
tinguished honor by the Democracy of the city, and
last night the meeting to hear him speak was con-
vened on Canal Street, as per notice previously
given. >, .
The turnout was large, Canal street and all its
avenues being overflowed by the deluge of male
and female humanity which had turned out 70 hear
the distinguished gentleman with the fame of whose
oratorica prOwess the country has been ringing dur
ing the stirring campaign now drawing to It's close
Tie Black Republican journals of the North, wher-
ever he spoke were forced to confess the power
of his eoauence and to acknowledge the rare excel
lence and eminence of his intellectual endowments.
They could not do otherwise. And we freely &C
cord him the credit due to his eloquence and genius
Several minutes elapsed after Mr.. Yancey came
forward before the crowd allowed him to begin and
he did so with an appeal the assemblage to be as
ouiet as possible that he might have fair hearing.
lie opened his address with an eloquent exordium.
The tunes were serious and the responsibilities with
which they were charged pressed upon the heart of
every good and loyal man, no matter what the party
10 which he belonged. lie proposed and would en-
desvor TO deal with the affairs Of the day In some
thing of the same spirit with which our fathers
grannled with somewhat similar emergencies 1t
80 no time when we were standing upon the brink
~ ,1sci,,icp as il WERE for the men of the South
70 no divided In the Northern States he had en-
deavored 10 shake off the shackes OF party IN the
discussion of the mOmentous quesuohs ol INC u~9
and TO stand as the representative OF hauoal lh'eI
ests He told them up North that their rig nus melt
his rights that the interests OF all were common
hut that if those rights were invaded he wouic
stand by the South to the death.
! He praved that the conflict which now seemed
| impending might he fought at the ballot oX h'
! -. ,-1,1 ha rnr1id
elected. He hoped that partisan opponents OF the
J South would not plead for theirs. but that al
| would manifest the came willingness which he fell
TO unite upon the most likely 10 win the battle at the
! balot-bOX. That man was John g. Breckenridge
as any calmly thinking man must. in has opinion
grant. BE did not think. and he had enjoyed eX
tended advantages of observation that Douglas haC
one chance IN one hundred OF getting an eectora
vote in any State. II the south Is beat in New York
il will he because of Douglas men not going TO tbs
polls. or voting with Black Republicans The
efforts Of fusios il different states was everywher4
| prevented, far possible, BY DOUGLAS VIII,
| told ms friends not to fuse under any circum
stances no matter who might be elected by thei
Mr.. Bell would not get Northern State. Della
,vora was duite az certain for Breckenridge rs Ala
hama was SO was Maryland aud 50 was Virgini;
| a month AGO Tennessee would have gone for Be
nv several thousand majority, but 1t will go fu
T{,.eql-inridye bv at least five thousand. kentuck
II Nlissr,,ri are doubtful States. Bell NAV carr
ham INT there was reason to think otherwise
He had travelled through the different States an
gave the results Of his personal observation e.
clusively. -. -,
Mr.. Yaneey closed with a a stirring appeal I
Soutbernerg 70 unite upon one man, that the Sout
miCbt present an uH5iyided front to It's opponent
and elect him if we fortunately have the ana OF Ne
York We have given as fun SYNOPSIS u ms !,
dress as possible and 1t covers, IN pril' ABOUT U
+ Whole ground Of a speech more than two hours
length. We give the tenor, but not the very eoquf
Language Of ihe gentleman's exceedingly az
effort.