Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-06
TROUP AND QUITMAN,
A Question as 20 Mr. Yarcey's Status
in 1882.
Fran N. Nontg,,o-ry Aassrtser.

Fyom me Non;g9na-ry Adrsytser.
The letter OF Mr.. Davis to Col, w. p.
Chiffon, puhlsbed in suad 'y's Adver-
tieer, III which he referred 10 MIR. YAM
ccy's support Of Gen. Pierce for Presi-
deHt in 1852 reviyes recollections Of the
ticket put out by the States rights party,
GeO"ge NJ. TrOup. Of Georgia, and John
n. Quitman, Of Mississippi. heing their
candidates FOR President ana Vice Presi-
dent. The flies OF the Advertiser for
that date are destroyed, and most OF those
WAC prominently figured in politics in
those days have passed away. The sta e
ri hts marty put ont their ticket because
they did not believe either the Wing or
Democratic party sufficiently sound on
that issue. Further conversations with
ci'izen> Of MONTGOMERY Yesterday oil
went to prove that Mr.. Davis WAS right
~ saving that Mr.. Tancey supported Gen.
Pierce aHd William K. King, the lat
Ter at iba* time being United States
Senator from Alabama. The few win
whom we conVersed on Wedue sdAT rather
sustained The statement OF Dir. John II.
MARTYR, of the Rome (GH. Courier, that
Mr.. Tancev's support was gwen to
Ironp and QuitmRn, but the weight of
testimony brought out Yesterday was
overwhelmingly the other way. Capt,
o. Mr. Gancev, and was q leading States
rights man, warmly espousiGg the seces-
slou side IN 1Sj0-5l and giving his earn
est support to Troup and Quitman in 'J2.
lie is clear and positive in his statement
that Mr.. iancey supported Pierce and
htng, the regular Democratic candidates.
capt. James w. Powell, Nho vas quite a
young man then, was a warm Southern
rights man, and as such supported Troup
others complained to Mr.. Yancey OF his
po5ltlon In favor Of Pierce when
tNav thought be should support
Froup and Quitman. Capt.
James L. Dillard was at that time
something Of secessionist, or at any
rate he supported the TrOup and Quit
man ticket. His recollection of the
mes ting OF the friends of the latter is that
Mir. Iancey made speech, In which he
gave reasons why all States rights men
should support Pierce. his record con-
tanning, as he contended. nothing that
was antagouistic to the strictest states
rights doctrine. In that speech it ia re-
lated that Mr.. Yancey said all the States
rights men could come together again
when the horn blew. Col. JEFF Buford of
EufaulA, VINO was In the meeting asked
who would be left to blow the horn il all
went over to the Democracy.
The Advertiser publishes these state
ments because in Yesterdays issue it
gave credit to Mr.. Martins recollection
on this subject and as a matter OF history
wants to get at the facts. EX-Gov.
watts, who was the great Wing leader
here at that Time, is absent attending
Chiffon county court. Col. p. L. Sayre,
who was, il we are not wrongly informed,
an elector for TrOup and Quitman, is
absent in Virginia. The Advertiser hopes
10 get from them their recollection 70
the events OF the interestign period I'M
der consideration.
1t may be stated as a further incident
IN the history OF the TrOup and Quitman
contest, that Barbour county gave a ma
ioTity of its vote TO that ticket, and was
the only county in the State that did.