Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-07-13

ASa f.Srxx -Ancas Che saasy
esenk of peszcEa, ial1rose that trAnspired
- - 5euth during ths hse var bat fex
- q nore dYamatic character. q aroased
deePer iutercsx anong Cur people. tAan
the vnfaTtnnate personal dif6cal(v which
took pi.ce IN tise Confederate States Sea-
- y Richmas.d during = sc4sioa BE-
tween William Il. Yancxy. OF Alahama,
and i. Bea Hill. Of Georgia Several
ditseE~at and conflicting yeusscas Of the Il.
fair have beea givcn through the South-
ern press. bal noae has set been Published
that sccosls With statement xe recently
derives, from gentleman Who vas 1t the
hmc = Senasor. aud IN eyewitness TO all
that = assp;red On the OCCASION
The difficulty had lis origin in the heat
cd political coRteeis 50 comnoa IN his
countzy prior 20 The breaking out Of the
var. h w4x when Yancey. with his dsx-
sling saoQuence. Was firing the Southern
'icarla that basbecue, attended BY thou
sands. vas given in one Of the Southern
countries ct Georgia. l. was here that
Hill aSd lancey net--the one the bold
and eloquent defender Of the Union, and
the other tho boosted champion Of seces-
sioa--and during the debate which ensu-
ed woSsls were uttered that caused an es-
arrangement that was never aferward re-
coached.
Thetwo bad met again in the Coafed-
crate Senate. both deuhshns smazting un-
der the recollection OF past coafiicss and
entertaining no kindly feeling for each
other. IL was when the canse Of the South
was dropping and every patriot heart was
heavy with dependency and gloom that
Nr. Yaneey, rising in his place in the Sen
ate, declared that the war could no longer
be carried on with any hope ofsaceess I'M
less many of the constitutional restraints
and embarrassmeats were thrown aside.
and boldly advocated radical change in
the Government to meet the demands of
the public and the exigencies of the hour.
Upon the conclusion Of Mr. Yancey' s
remarks Mr.. Hill promptly arose to reply.
The scene was one of most intense excite
ment, He deprecated the opinion advo-
Gated by Mr.. Yancey, and proceeded with
great severity to review his past political
career, running back to the beginning of
the times when our sectional troubles were
first being agitated. He said Mr.. Yancey.
not satisfied with having warred upon and
disrupted the old Union, was now CRYING
out against and enjeavoring TO subycrt
and break down the Confederate Govern
ment When Mr.. Hill concluded, the
excitement, already at white heat, was
increased beyond anything ever before
witnessed during those troublesome times.
Mr.. Yanccy arose, and IN a calm dignihec
and sef-poised manner peculiarly his own,
commenced his reply. He described Mr..
Hill rs repeating SANDERS that had been
| uttered against him for the past twenty
years, and that all which Mr. Hill hal ut
| tered had been said innumerable times be-
fore BY every third rate politician in the
country: and continued by saying Ma
ture had designed the Senator from Gsor-
gia as an imi,ator tbat.he had been cast
! in certain die, aud it was vain to attempt
to enlarge his dimensions"
Pallid with rage, Mr.. Hill mounted to
his feet, and seizing . heavy glass ink
stand hurled it with all bis might and
power at che head of Mr.. Yancey, which,
grazing his forehead, plowedits way 10 the
skull and passed on its furious course.
crushing heavy window-facing beyond.
Without turning bis head, Mr.. Yancey,
who was at the time addressing the Speak
er. continuing his speech, deliberately re-
marked. 1T il always the prerogatiye of
towards to strike from the rear" En-
ragged still more at this remark. Mr.. Hill
gathering a chair rushed upon his antag-
onist. who beedless Of the attack, was con-
tiuuing his remarks as calmly as if moth
ing bad happened, when number of Sen
ators inserposiag, the difficulty was end-
cd. Mr.. Yanccy's wound bled mos. pro-
fusely, aud scene Of the utmost confu-
sion prevailed.
Il has several tunes been stated since
Mr.. Yancey's death that it resulted from
injuries received in this reacoatre, bu. it is
not the fact, Is he died from disease thai
could in no way have been superinduccd
by this cause.