The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-22
TINE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS.
Speeohes Of Senator Seward and Hon
William r. Vancey.
EIpositionS Of the Dogmas Of III. Northern Black
Republicans and Southern Firt.Eattrs
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Speech or Mr.. Yancey. of Aiabams.
WASHINGTON, sept. Il, 1867.
At m hour this evening, learning .aat Mr. iancey
had arrived the BreckiDdge Club msshaled their forces
with vebbers band proceeded to the residence Of
Marshal Hoover, where Mr.. Yancey s stopping.
After the band had discoursed several national airs
yccierors calls were ancey, when be appeared
upon tbs ba cony and tue people nrr,erng
tween two and three thousand, az solloSs-
Fxsrov CrrzESs-I am party man, and DO net ad-
dress you as party Strange mar seem to you
after what you have heard quarters address
YOU 10 night as friend OF the constitution Good D
and the Jnlon under the consttuton-~l"G aad
eBet.er and the enemy OF any other union, coming
from wha source It may. (rrcrreudous applause, aud
cries Of THAT'S right.) During n brie, political
career, MP counirymen -
JUS. here the speaker interrupted BY drcaAen
individual
yoscs Put him out.
Mr. YASczY Oh no; let him alone. 10 harm can be
done 10 me BY any any party here who listens to
vo.c-Ttat's SO.
Mr. YAscEy.-And have sentiment 70 conceal from
any man or any party. l hope are here represent
ing parties excepting that party witch is the enemy
Oh the coastutorthe black republican party. cloud
and enthusiastic arplause Ny friends, there is one
issue before you and but sides to that issue. TIE
slavery question but Of tie symbols Of that ISSUE
The Union question but Of its ymboh But the
only before this country In the present CANVASS
the integrity and safety Of the Constitution.
(Cries OF "Good" and sppause.) BE Is true
Tno, man who stand By that coast.t1tor with
all It's checks and balances lie - disuuicu rar VINO
means destroy single letter Of that sacred nsru
meEt. ("Good.D II has been said that the South seez
10 agerandz itself at the expense or other sections that
I'M m sd Fryre ~
upon people VINO do nos want IL. With sn proper
pect for those who say this Southern man, say
that In every Of its utterance it IL false (Good
The South encroached upon secca she proposss
aggression upon no section; she asks
zion to yield any thing that Is hers for
sasety for prote Cton All that the South has
askei the government 10 to keep It's hands on Of
and let the constitution work its way. Zap.
plause) TheSouth has been asgressed up nthe South
has been trespsssed upon. -Four ahs OF It's territory
In which equal rights, hare been from her
End by the OF she has been excluded
from It. Revenues are fssed At the rate OF three
dslArs Ia the South to one from any other sec.
tion, for the support Of this great goyernmsni
But the South makes no complain; o. riers dollars
and cents unless touched In her honor ami she vii,
not complain OF almost any thing else you do. But
touch her honor and authority, and she win staad BY
Ahem The necessity All that the South asks ir
contest tnat eueu Op&crsc
checks and balances with reference t. her She not
willing that her rights shall Submitted to the viii Of
mere numerical nsjortes For remembering her fathers
our ancestors her great patriots, canuot agree that
u should be Otherwise. Il the wrttea compact Of
fathers tia. the minority should receive protection
from the constitution, and not be entirely dependent
shs mere selfish and viii OF prercuderant
majority. Parties divided themselves originally Ia this
Country u2ca that great principle oae party desired
thai the majority should rule In all things The State
rights party the country, Who desired that Il should
be ddsrea carried the day In the formation Of the
ution, and placed checks upon the Of the
majority. And this written constitution the
pact By which maortes should restrain the nselvee
With reference 10 the rights Of minor.ss Nsor.,Ies
. need no protection their poser Fence II q
easy for the North 10 cry orl for the
xnioa at al hazards and under all circumstances.
IL n easy sor The North. with its msjorics OF Millions
% say this Union, anyhow, matter who may be
Cd matter what may be done, shall be preserved. u
n wei for the people d the North sl 70 stand 10
Ir.on, "a the great cause OF their prosperity. Why
Because, with constitution all, the Northern
psOp protect themselves by their predominant vote
n she country. Bu. how - Il IN the South How Ia u
vth the minority Of the countryside minority ststcs
OF this government II they IL 70 tho win Of
tae majority, that majority viii In oil other cares,
Geek the sdvrncement OF power; win seek rs owr sell
nsh aygrandi1cmont win distribute the money Of
shs government among themselves, raise - much a
they p'esse and do all FOR their Advancement,
~ the expense Of the minority. hincsisiez, gentle
ms,, the true friends Of your sonstituton; be-
cause that consultation 10 their shisld and their
protection against the unchecked unlicensed w Of
majority. (A2plause) Hence 10 b that my section OF
Abe country stands By that constitution You DO not
hesr said such appass tongues there about
Rhe rnon n you hear about 10 at tue North bet you
bear much said there abc1t consultation iu
grct action, about The rigid enforcement OF ne
rhecks and ~ balances favor OF lnorcs, BE-
r~use V then q thing Of life and death. Within this
government that constitution must prevail the
ny WIN be placed ~ lamb that led 10 slaughter TO
shorn But LEI that constitution be observed and The
tights OF oil sections under that constitution be
observed, and the South 10 content 70 abide in
Ass under the workings OF shst constitution. The
North may well cry out "rnlonl Unloui Union, At
ri hazard, and the last extremity And the North
ven nov, understand At minght n armine Itself and
sslDg its midnight bands for The purpose Of forcing the
onion Of mere majority upon the south. understand
here are wide AvaSss n they call themseives-tha ID,
hey thin themselves very vide awake, but they will
nj some men In tbs southern states, gentlemen, sun
.en.iy wide awake 70 meet them on the battle aeld
Cries OF " That's sc,r and applausc) brave peopls
nd ure people, gentlemen, viii fear wide awAkes
An individual In The crowd hcvs became very exusAn
nd, waving his hat, exclaimed, "rarran HurrahD No
II more wide awake than he who loves his own are-
de, bis own wife, his own chlld and axxrcssss on no
ody but determines, a. Ar - God rive aim power
bat nobody shah agrees hin. fApplauss)
distinguished friend Of mine MA 10 me today, shs
aisle Of the revelation fought with sh,s runs Our
eope vere nm furnished with the great armament Of
podern warfare but being armed with shs right, shsy
ers enabled 70 meet The powerful array Of the thsa
sess nation On the Garth, and vps the British lion
Fo~ our country. Now desire simply 70 ~ 70 you
night that The South, Standing nothing but the
tuition fears NO aggression fears section; and that
nsstutlcn the South intends TO stand By. IT, in the
osrrss Of party divisions party dissensicus and party
rcons, that institution shall be trampad unde- foot,
this temple of iiberty n the government al Washing