New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-11
OBITUART.
EX-SENATOR DAVID L. YULEE.

Ex-senator y. l.. Yulee, of Florida, died yes
terday the Clarendon Hotel after short illness from
Outstanding heart comp amt, complicated with
cold. He has been spending the summer az Bar
Harbor with his invalid and three daugh ters and
about ten days ago to NewYork on bis way home
He born in tue West Indies in ISL He was OF
Hebrew extraction and his orig nally David
Levy. His parents removed Virginia when he
young, and In 1924 they remyved TO Florida He served
in Congress delegate from the Territory OF Florida
from 1sl1 till 1545 under the name OF Levy He fell in
with Miss Weklife. 9f Kentucky, and it IS said
the conditions OF her engagement to him was
that should have his changed. In The. conyen
ton which framed the State Constitution OF Flor
ida he served under the OF Yalee. lie was
elected the United States Senate in ls45 ana served
until January 81, 1861 when with other Southern
Senators he Withdrew. or the Southern Senators who
withdrew at the time the only survivors now are
jefferson Davis r. NJ. I. Hunter. OF Virginia, who
now holds a small cousctorship under the Cleveland
Administration
Mr. Yuee served in the Confederate Con gress At the
close OF the he arrested aud for time i'm
prisoned in Fort Pulaski. He pardoned by Pres-
dent Johnson, who had been one OF his colleagues In
the Mr. Yulee on January = 1861, wrote letter
10 General Finnegan, OF the "soveegnty Convention
adoped AZ Consultation of the sen aIors from Georgia.
Alabama, louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi and
Florida. In this letter Mr.. Yulee said
The meeting that the states should ont
at once and provide or the early oFganza1ton Oh Oosa
allowed TO enable Louisiana and Texas To participate
II seemed opinion left here forced loan
bills might De passed which would put Mr..
immediate condition Tor hostlfies WAert a. BY
remaining places until the 4h OF March, ~ thought
ace can KEEP tee hands Of Mr. Buchanan tied. and
dtsqbts ne Republicans rom efcting any 0slHt0n uhca
lo strengthen hands Of the incoming AdmntsrrGti0n
dent convention have not been able 10 ind Mr. Nal
10y morning Hawkins Is Connecticut have there
thought 10 best 20 send this vi the resolutions
The resolutions as follows:
Rssolrea That in opinion OF the Southern States
should ~ may be, secede from the L MON.
Res0rsd That provision should b. made for convention
organize confederacy Of the seeding states,
the convention TO meet not later than The 10Th
February at the city Of Montgomery In the STATE OF ALI
bama.
threatened seeding states and which may be
consummaed the 4th OF March, ask instructions
whether the delegations % in Congress until that
date purpose OF defeating such legislation
ResOlUed That committee De and are hereby appointed
consisting Davis sde and Mallory, TO carry OUT
the objects OF this meeting.
TIE original Of Mr. Yulees letter was found IN Fer
napdina when that city was captured IN ls0Z
Mr. Yulee was interested in the development
of Fernandina and Cedar keys, and was one
OF the original corporators or the railroad
places After the srructiou OF
Florida his property enhanced In value and Tor
some years before his death he in comfortable cir
cumstances. several years ago he decided to make
Washington his home and built nne mousse Ia the
ra-hiOnable quarter OF the soon after Is was
occupied MS wife died Since that time had been in
falling health. He leaves SOD, lckfe fulee, and
two daughters. The body Will be taken to Washington
fol burial.