The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
in the Montgomery cemetery.
 Of National Note.

It is singular fact that three citizens or Montgomery represented the United
 fates Har1 ministers listers h, t2 Belgium First
 Col. J. J. Seibels was appointed by President Pierce in 1853 and when he left here his business affairs were com Fair; Mir. Buchanan, when he became l President, in 1851, appointed General Fair minister to Belgium, and when he left this country he placed his business | anairs in the keeping of Col M L. Woods, and if the war of '61 had not come on, perhaps the latter would have been the next in succession.
 IA MG,ntgomery for years prior to the enviable reputation in the world of lit erature, law and politics No city of so small population could beast of better lawyers than Judge Martin. P T. Sayre,
 Thos. H. Watts. Thos. J. judge, George Goldthwaite, John A. Fillmore, w. l.. | Yancey, J. F. Jackson. M. A. Baldwin, and others of splendid legal reputation The last named was nearly quarter of | a century Attorney-General of the State Johnson J. Hooper was a man of more than ordinary ability. His book, simon Susgs, and other humorous stories se- cured for him a national reputation, but | he often expressed regret ab having written them, because of the impression | created that he was more of humorist | than anything else. He was good lawyer but as an editor of newspaper hls abilities were most conspicuous. MT. Hooper was an ardent secessionist and when the provisional Congress was or ganlzed here he was chosen secretary. Afterwards, when the two houses assem- bed at Richmond. he was defeated in his race for Secretary of the Senate, and died soon afterwards. He was one of the most genial and companionable of men and numbered his friends by the thous- ands
 There came to Montgomery in 1Sn young physician, who had practiced short while at Mt. Meigs, in this county, and al Cross Keys. in Macon County. His name was J. Marion Sims. It was not long before he developed great skill in his profession and great capacity as a surgeon. He began here the wonder ful career which made him famous throughout civilized countries. Moving to New York in lSO3, he entered al once upon large practice. His svmpathies were with the South during the war and he went to Paris, where still greater fame and success awaited him. vol ume on diseases of women. written by him while abroad, was published in all most every European language. The courts of that country decorated him with honorary degrees and the imperial family of France treated him with dis tinguished consideration. He returned to New York in 1868 and continued to add to his reputation until he died some Years afterwards. A number of his rela- ttves reside in Montgomery. Some years before his death. Dr. Sims visited this city and seemed very happy in once ',''i' ullSlHS Nlln our people. lie SalQ that Wherever he might go. Montgomery would always seem like home to him.
 pr. William O. Baldwin, another dis ungulshed physician of Montgomery achieved national fame and was chosen President of the American Medical and Surgical Society.
 pr. William Boiling ranked among the most accomplished and learned phySi- clans of his day. There were many. oth- CT medical men here far above the aver age, showing that in the medical profess Sloh Montgomery could stand with the foremost cities of the Union.
 r,AIohS lawyers the name, of Samuel Y. klcc will ever stand conspicuous To great l'4rning he added indOmntahle TneIHE' lie was at one time the Chief justice of the Supreme Court although he was not in accord politically with the Legislature which elected him. He was great orator. and clear and vigorous Wrlter TWO qualities which do not often come together When he could not carry a crowd with him by reason of strength or ms cause. he could put an enemy tO ddlsc9mtort ny ridicule, raillcry and wit. lie died q lew years ago.
 William L. Yancey.
 The name of William l.. Yancev Is closely identined with Montgomery. Ala bama and the South Since inc j,,ys of Patrick Henry, no man has baen bis s,'l perior as popular orator He was an Intensely earnest man and his v,boil, political life was devoted to m1intananca of what he believed tp be the iust righIs of the States of the Union i1 w6irb slavery existed. He was born in C1eor- gia Aug 10, lsl4, but his parents were from South Carolina, and he lived there until 1886. when ne came tn Alabama and St tiled at Cahaba. He came primarily