The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

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 O,v When ne the convention assembled on the comma nding figure. Without dwelling | upon incidents. it is sufficient to state that the ordinance of secession was | adopted. three days afterwards Events | then followed in rapid succession and we were soon in the midst of war
 MT. fancey was sent as Minister to recognition of the young Confederacy. ] After more than a years effort in Eng | land and ether countries, he failed of ms object and returned home. lie had. m the meantime, been elected Conf. d. crate States Senator from Alaban2 '. and served in that capacity with con splcuous ability. He was never tl. strong. robust man after his ret,.:I from Europe, and the failure of his che-- lshed desire for recognition of the Con federacy that he had been before. l.e did not live to see the South defeated, and the horrors of reconstruction that followed. He died after a short illness at his home about four miles from town on the Upper Wetumpka Road. on the erected to his memory by loving mem- bers Of his family marks the spot where he is buried.
 Volumes could be written about MT. Yancey and his public career To those who desire full and careful information, not only about MT. Yancey, but the stormy events in which he participated. It is literary and historical gem.
 Governor Thomas Watts.
 With mention of one more distinguish ed citizen of Montgomery and this pa- per. which has failed to do justice to many scores of worthy men. and yet has gone far beyond original intention, will come to a close. Any reference to pulp lie men of Alabama with omission of Thomas H. Watts would be incomplete. miliar figure on our streets and in every neighborhood and locality his naue was an honored household word
 No man in all the States history served her with more loving faith and loyal zeal lie was essentially an Alabamian. Born upon her soil his first services were given 10 her, and through all his long and sound of her trumpet to move to her de- fense. whether on the battlefield, in leg tslativo council, in cabinet service or the executive chair. There was no position to which he was called that he did not adorn.
 Like most of the men who achieved distinction he had to carve his avn way to success through trials and difficult ties. In order to complete his studies. he voluntarily surrendered whatever might be his portion of his fathers es- tate. All through life he was kind to those who needed aid. comfort and sym pathy, for he knew what it was to strug- g, gle in early days and without resources. applied to him in vain for counsel or advice.
 When but a little over twenty-one years of age, the people of his native county of Butler recognized his ability and worth and elected him as their rep resentative in the Legislature. It was in the year lS42 and they continued him In this service until he removed to this city in 1S46 He was an ardent Whig and no man in Alabama ever upheld the principles Of that great party with more ability or fidelity. In those days there were giants with whom he had to enter the list of combat, but the young Whig cratic Goliath and victory, as a rule. perched upon his banner He was strong advocate while in the Leglsla- ture at Tuscaloosa, of removal or the canital tO this city. It Is a part of the history of those times that he eNerted great influence in securing the change af- forwards. He moved here in lSi6 and the people of this county soon selected him as one of their representatives.
 Governor Watts stepped at once into the front ranks as lawyer at a time when the bar of Montgomery was famous all over the Union for its great men.
 He was eloquent when addressing d jury. and seemed to sway men at his will He was analytical and logical when addressing q court and painstaking and careful when considering cases as coun- sel. He was to the fullest extent of the term a great lawyer. It is seldom that a lawyer Is great in the various branches of the profession. but this was pre-emi- nently the case with Governor Watts. Some are strong in one and some in an- other, but he was at home and always ready in all. He loved his profession, and for the last twenty-five years of his life spent a large portion of his time in
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