Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-02
The facts about the YanceyhiIf dif1

The facts about the YanceyhiIf dif1.
Guilty, in the Confederate Senate,
We find in one Of the frst numbers Of the
Nashville Tenn. Banner, sn article which
compasses more Of fiction and poetry in the
short space Of half q column, than We had
expected TO see in any paper this side Of The
Northern sensation journals.
The writer discloses for the first time,
the startling ahistorical fac" that Mr..
Yancey did not die, Gas has been supposed
by DIR. Hill and others in Montgomery,) Of
inflammation Of the kidneys, q disease from
which he had been suffering for years; but
his death was produced BY collision ip
the Senate with Mr.. Ben. Hill, of Georgia,
who, when assailed by Mr.. Yancey in Sc
icret session, 10 discussion Of the Navy
Bill, for giving him the lie, breaking bis
back, from which he dropped away and died,
nutter disheartened and disappointed man.
The man who got mp that story, We mod.
estly suggest, would be a model reporter
fol-. the New York Herald, the Haapsrs or
the Mussvated Neps. His talents win be
wasted on the ssdesertair" Of this miserable
Southern land.
Mr.. Yancey and Mr.. Hill did have diff
fcuty in the Confederate Senate, not, how.
ever, upon discussion of the Navy bill,
but Of the Snprsme Court bill. Mr.. Yam
cey had spoken !; Mr. Hill, ,in reply review.
ed Mr.. Yanceys record in style which
was regarded as offensive BY Senators, Mr..
Yancey arose, when Mr.. Hill had taken his
seat, and remarked that as other Senators
desired to speak on the question, he would
not consume the time of the Senate then,
but at the proper time he would endeavor
to do justice, both to the Senator from
Georgia and himself He. desired only to
say then, that the assertions of the Senator
from Georgia, in regard to what he was
pleased to term bis autobiography were false,
and he knew them to be false when hemade
them. - ..ss:gi.
Mr., Hill responded quickly from his seat
that he threw the falsehood back in his face.
Upon motion, the Senate went into secret
session. Mr.. Yancey was then appealed to
to adjust the matter, but reiterated what be
said and took his seat. Thereupon, MI. q.
unexpectedly to Mr.. Yancey, or any one
else, threw heavy glass inkstand, which
struck Mr.. Yancey on the side of his face,
bruising it, and causing the blood to flow
profusely, but not knocking him down, or
doing any serious injury. Mr. Yancey then
rushed at Mr.. Hill, but was prevented from
striking him, and here the fight ended. 1
A committee was appointed, and retired,
to report what was due the Senate for .
breach of sdeoorum Whilst they we're out,
various speeches were made to reconcile
the parties. Mr.. ,Yancey was. along time,
inexorable, but when appeals were made to
him as to the effect such rupture would
have upon the cause, be was disposed to
yield to the opportunities of friends. To
aggrayate the matter, the committee report
ed, censuring both parties-Mr. Yancey
for the language he had used, and Mr. Hill
for throwing the ink.stand, =,
=, Mr.. Yanoey protested against the report
to the last but it was finally accepted by
the Senate, and was afterwards reconsider.
ed and Withdrawn, Upon condition that be
would not prosecute his claim for personal
redress any further, he reserying to himself
the right to reply to Mr.. Hill's speech in
public, which he afterwards did, in pow
erful and overwhelming effort. The Senate
was engaged from about noon till midnight
in the settlement of the affair.
Members were bound to secresy, and nc
true statement could be obtained except
from some of them since the fall of the
Confederacy has made all this public. We
are confident, from intimations ne had a,
the time from confidential sources, that thi.
account of the matter is fully as liberal tc
Mr.. Hill as the recorded facts in the case
submitted in Mr.. Yancey's protest to the
Senate, would justify. The authenthic re.
cord is probably among the private papers
of Mr.. Yancey, but our statement is sufi
ciently accurate for present purposes, being
had from the memory Of a Senator who wal
an eye witness, and is generally careful 9.
facts. so ,sEs5 :
II is thus apparent thatthiss difficulty had
no effect on Mr.. Yanoey's rapid decline il
health. In fact, abundant testimony coula
be adduced, IF necessary, from his physician
here, to show that be had bsen q prey to dis
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