Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-29
SPEECH OF WIN. /. YARCEY.
tFrsn the London Globe, November 12.]

1
England, attended tire ,ilnuer ul the Fi.hmon-
gers Company Oil S:';-day. NJ. Ia0cey in
answer to complimentary t.-.a., Iuad, tho fol
lowing speech, which derives interest from the
fact that the Minister from the Uni.ed States,
Mr.. Adams, was at the same Time spanking in
Guidhall.
Mr.. Yancey said
Upon the part OF Americans, sincerely 70.
spond to the sentiment just expressed by the
Prince Warden, for the restoration of peace in
America Such wish proclaimed by com.
pany Of intelligent Englishmen, must kindIe a
corresponding spirit in the bosom of every en-
lightened and impartial American. The name
American no longer represents united people.
There exists now two American nationnlltirs-
the Confederate and the Federal Americans
| las you may, perhaps, be awere-am Con-
federaie, IL, as tho Federal Americans, I'M
mindful Of the character of cur common fore
fathers, dlSdlinl, tt: Ill mo a rebel. Bat the
justice and the Sense Of right Of this great
government, promptly conceded in by France
and Spain, speedily wiped out that stigma
from our browS, and my countrymen are &C
| know lodged here, at least, TO be belgerents.
| {Cheers) Though indebted 10 an enlarged
and enlightened view OF public law, and not to
the mere grace or favor of England, for this
| acknowledgment OF our unquestlonable rights
and locus stundi, must freely express hero to
night that deep sense Of thankfuness which |
am sure all my countrymen feel for its early
public avowal-Bi. dat Qui ctto dat. pro
longed cheers) From no other power could
it come so gracefully. In this--tIio OLD cuuc
trY-the principle Of Sell-g,"rrnmCnt is recog-
nized anu practiced, however blended with the
prerogatives Of the crown and the privileges Of
the aristocracy. To your institutions Amcr-
cans are indebted for the chief Of those vital
principles which have caused Ihem to style the
Republic
The l.nd OF the tree
And the home Of tho oppressed.
Such Invaluable riShso as Tie Ola English
writ of habeas corpus, OF speedy trial by
jury, Of Freedom of speech and freedom If the
press, are the; main pillars Of AnericuH ;''en-
stitutional Liberty, aud am happy and proud
to say are observed a. least throughout the
Confederate American States us vital and pIac-
teal rights even during their Stern struggles
! to preserve their Irrational life" ttlcar, hear,
and cheers) | feel how unbeconug it would
be in INC to intrude upon snch an OCCASION Ms
the present any merely partisan vi.ws Of the
causes which have broken M the l:r1 FEEDER nj
| Union No matter what thep 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 Confederate States inr the right u govern
themselves, and resist snhngalion by the
! North CLEAR, hear.) They ';c,upy terrific
ry as large MS England, Francs, Spaia and Aus
tria together; they are 10, U0o, u'"J m number;
they ore chiefly PRODUCES Of important I'll"
materials and buyers o! ul klndS Of manulaa-
tnred goods.
! Their pursuits, soil, clmlr and production
ere totally different from those OF tic Nort''.-
! They think it their interest to buy where They
! can buy cheapest and sell where they can sell
dearest. Ia all this the North differs, t0to cLs ~,
! from them, and now makes war upon us to en-.
force the supremacy 81 their mistaken IDEAS AID
selfish Interests Clear, hear. and cheer+.)-
In defence Of their liberties md sovereign III
dependence the Confederate States aid people
are united and resolute. They are invaded by
power numbering ~, 00GOu0, yet for eight
! months has the Confederate Government sue
cessfuly resisted-aye, repealed that invasion
! along q military frontier Of 1000 miles
Though cut off By blcctad: from all foreign
! trade, their internal resources have been AIDE.
yuate to the equipment and ,n;nle:a src in the
| field of an army Of over $50, G0u Troops. Can
all this be, and yet these $500, 900 Of whites
be divided? The idea is prepostcrous. So
! much has been said about our cturtS to 90.
tain foreign intervention that may be allowed
to declare elnphatically that the Confederate
States have neither sought nor desired it,
| 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. Tuey are people, q nation, ex,
| hibiting elements of power which few States Of
the world possess. But they have DO reason
to complain, nor do they feel asgrievrd be-
cause these great Powers see fit Tor season
to deny their formal .,n' on and reception
! into The family Of nauons. However they
may differ lrGm them az TO tho period whyn
their recognition shall take place they fully
understand that such action is purely ques.
ton to DO determined by those countries each
for itself, and with reference to its own interests
and views Of public policy. Other nations
having trading relations with Us have quite as
much interest to se1d ministers and consuls to
US as We have to senl such representatives to
them. (Hear, hear.) Why, then, shall there
not be peaca2 Simply because the North in
its pride, will nos admit that to be iac!-a
tait aecompli-which Old England, followed
by the first powers OF Europe, has recognized,
and which the Confederate Government and
armies have repeatedly demonstrated 10 lie q
stern and bloody fact-.ha fact that We are
belligerent power. There can be llu basis for
negotiations, or fvr peace proposals or consul.
;atlons, SO long as the CoDfejcra!es are DOOM
cd 10 be and are treated rs rYbeis. iHear.)-
| But when our adversary stall become sufh-
GENTLY calm to trca: US asa belligercnt power,
the morning oil pesca will dawn III tue horizon.
When that hour shall arrive think may say
| tho Confederate Government will be inilexible
upon one point only--its honor and its indie.
| pendence For the great interests Of peace
md humanity it will yield much that is mere.
| ~ material or Of secondary Importance. Mr..
| Yancey sat down amid loud and continued
cheering.
TIE NEW YORK HERALD" on
PRESIDENT DA VS. MESSAGE.
From the New York "lIe:sld" otthe 18th Ins,.l
THE MESSAGE OF TIE REBEL PRESIDENT.
We published yesterday in eztenso, by tele-
| graph from Washington, the Message Of JEFF
ferson Davis to the rebel Congress, nov in
session at RichmGnd. Those Of our readers
who have perused it, need not be told that it
| is a weak and inflated document, and that
notwithstanding soms "whistiing to keep his
courage up" the Confederate President be-
trays evident slgus of fear and rrenbling at
lie Spectres which haunt his guilty SOUL
He is weak in the knees and weak in the
back but it is his policy to put ON the ap.
pearance of strength and cool courage. He
has read History. The grand motto Of Dan.
| ton-one of the most formidable leaders in the
Ersneh Rorolution 'nadocity-" IL IL
essential to success in all revolutions, and
Jefferson Davis knows how to assume virtue
| IL be has it not.
On the whole, the 90 may be regarded
as caving in of the rebel Uouiederacy, the
first decided symptom Of which was exhibited
recently by Gen. Polk, at Column bus, when
In sn;a 70 a cnrresnnndent of q Nnr1 harr m.