Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-04
Spseeh If Hon. I'm. 1. Faus:y tn London.
HIS ReE1afks Enthusiastically Ap.
ts2 plauded. 49, H. -
from the London Globe, Nov. Iz1


England, attended the dinner of the Fishmon-
gers, Company on Saturday. Mr.. Yancey, in
| answer to a complimentary toast, made the
| following speech, which derives interest, from
I the fact that the Minister from the United
| States, Mr.. Adams, was at the same time
speaking in Guildhall. Il
| q Mr.. Yancey said:
Upon the part of Americans, l sincerely
respond to the sentiment just expressed BY
| the Prince Warden, for the restoration of
peace in America. Such a wish proclaimed
| by company of intelligent Englishmen must
kindle a corresponding spirit in the bosom of
every enlightened and impartial American.
The name American no longer represents a
| united people. There exists now two Ameri-
can nationalities-the Confederate and the
Federal Americans. las you may, perhaps,
be aware--am Confederate, or, as the Fed
eral Americans, unmindful of the character
of our common fOrefathers disdainly terms me
rebel. But the justice and the sense of
right OF this great Government, promptly CO.
incided In by France and Spain, speedily wi
| ped out that stigma from our brows, and my
couRtrymen are acknowledged here, at least,
to be belligerents. (Cheers)
Though indebted to an enlarged and en-
lightened view of public law, and not to the
| mere grace of favor of England, for this ac
acknowledgement of our unquestionable rights
and locus stands, l must freely express here to-
night that deep sense of thaDkiulness which
l am sure all my countrymen feel for its early
public avowal-Bis dat qui cito dot. {Prolong-
ed cheers.) From no other power could it
come 80 gracefully. In this--the old country
the principle of self-government is recog-
nized aud practiced, however blended with
the prerogatives of the crown and the priyi-
leges of the aristocracy. To your institutions
Americans are indebted for the chief of those
vital principles which have caused them to
style the Republic
The land OF the free. aT
r+ And the homo Of the oppressed. -A-
Such invaluable rights as the old English
writ of habeas corpus of speedy trial by
Jury, of freedom of speech, and freedom of
the press, are the main pillars of American
Constitutional Liberty, and / am happy and
proud to say are observed at least throughout
the Confederate American States as vital and
practical rights, even during their stern
struggles to preserve their "national life."
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I feel how unbe-
coming it would be in me to intrude upon
such an occasion as ihe present any merely
partisan views of the causes which have bro
ken up the late Federal Union. No matter
what they may have been, one thing is clear,
and that is that the contest now going on is
upon the part of the people of the Confeder-
ate States for the right TO govern themselves,
and resist subjugation by the North. (Hear,
hear.) They occupy territory as large as
England, France, Spain, and Austria togeth-
er-they are 10, 000, 900 in number--they are
chiefly producers of important raw materials,
and buyers Of all kinds of manufactured
goods.
Their pursuits, soil, climate, and produc-
tions, are totally different from those of the
North They think it their interest to buy
where they can buy cheapest, and sell where
they can sell dearest. In all this the North
differs toto Gallo from them, and now makes
war upon US to enforce the supremacy of
their mistaken ideas and selfish Interest,"
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Inldefence of their
liberties -2nd sovereign independence the
Confederate States and people are united and
resolute. They are invaded by Power
numbering 10000 900, yet for eight months
has the Confederate Government successfully
resisted--aye, repealed that invasion along
military frontier of 1000 miles. | ~
Though cut of by blockade from all for
eign trade, their Internal resources have
been adequate to the equipment and main
tenance in the field of an army of over 25O,-
900 troops Can all this be, and yet these
5000 900 ofwhites be divided? The idea is
preposterous. So much has been said about
our efforts to obtain foreign Intervention
that may be allowed to declare emphetical-
" that the Confederate States have neither
sought nor desired 1t. They can maintain
their independence intact by their own
strength.
As to their recognition by the powers of
the world, that of course they desire. They
are people, nation, exhibiting elements of
power which few States of the world possess.
But they have no reason to complain, nor do
they feel aggrieved because these great pow
ers see fit for season to deny their formal
recognition and reception into the family of
nations. However they may differ from them
az to the period when their recognition shall
take place, they fully understand that such
action is purely question to be determined
by those countries each for itself and with
reference to Its own interests and views of
public policy. 4,--.e -T.,rcg F.<aEs
with rs have quite as much interest to send
ministers and consnls to us as We have to
send such representatives to them. (Hear,
hear.) Why, then, shall there not be peace?
Simply because the North, in its pride, will
not admit that to be fact-a fat aceoaspli-
which old England, followed by the first
powers of Europe, has recognised and which |
The Confederate Government and armies have |
repeatedly demonstrated to be stern and
bloody faet-the fact that we are a beliger-
tent power. es@-4 ~ sGeA4
There can be no basis for negotiations, or
for peace proposals or consultations, so long
as the Confederstes are doomed to be and are |
treated as rebels. (Hesr.) But when our
adversary shall become sufficiently calm to
treat Us as belligerent Power the morning
Of peace will dawn in the horizon. When
that hour shall arrive. I think may say the
Confederate 5Government will be indexible
upon one point only-its honor and its inde-
pendence. For the great interests of peace
and humanity il will yield much that is mere