The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-04

Mfr Yancey were in attendance, and as usual were found on opposing sides. MI. Hilliard spoke in the morning or one of the days of the meeting and took strong grounds against revival Of the question of importing slaves. lie took occasion to denounce statements refiecting upon his devotion to the South. From one who was present l have been told that MT. Hilliard, to emphasize his declarations. went into poetry and quoted these words from Scott's poem, "Marmion:'
 "I tell thee thou'rt 6ebed!
 And if thou saidst I am not peer
 To any Io~d in Scotland here,
 Lowland or highland, far or near'
 Lord Angus thus hast lied.
 This was not directed especially at any one, particularly not to MT. Yan- cey, as he had not spoken. When MT. Yarcey began his speech soon after MT. Hilliard concluded there was an adjournment for dinner. On reassemb- ling he resumed his remarks. ana com on, ing to the poetic quotation of MT. Hil- Hard. said:
 '"They appeared to be familiar. but not heinz up in such matters so thoroughly as the gifted speaker (Mr. Hilliard) on going home to dinner consulted my daughter. who is young and romantic, and a lover of poetry. She immediate ly brought me volume of Scetts noerns and turned to the verses quoted. I at once saw that the gentleman had stopped too soon, and will give the Answer of Lord Douglass, and Lord Marmion's action:
 "on the Earl's cheek the flush of rage O'ercame the ashen hue of age; trtarca ba broLe forth And darest thou To beard the lion in his den, The Douglas in his hall?
 And hopest thou hence unscathered to No bv st. Bride. of Botbwell--No! Up drawbridge, grooms-what' warden
 Let portcullis fall
 Lord Marmion turned-well was his And dashed the rowels in his steed Like arrow through the arohway The ronderous gate behind him ruug. To mass there was such scantv room The bars descending, grazed his plume.
 Of course this was happy turning on MT Hilliard of his own weapon and was greeted with great applause and cheering.
 The tragic days of 1860 were soon at hand. On the 18th of December, 1901. 'here appeared in The Mont~omerv Ad- vertiser an article on old Montgomery. written by Mr. W. w. Screws, and from it quote of Mir. Yancey's part in those unhappy days.
 After the split in the Democratic National Convention at Charleston in 1860, adjournment was had to a later day at Baltimore. All efforts to recon cile matters failed There were two conventions and Mir. Douglass was nominated by enc and Mir. Brecken- ridge by the other. Mir. Yancey took the stump for the Breckenridge ticket, which was supported chiefly by South ern Democrats, MT. Douglass receiv- Ing the votes Of most of the Democrats North of the Ohio River
 He went to New England States and spoke in Faneuil Hall where a most remarkable demonstration took place There was at first great disorder and manifest disposition sot to hear him. He stood calmly and oraveIy and car ried his point and no matter how much his auditors may have disagreed with him, they paid tribute 70 nls eloquence and power as a public speaker. He spoke at various points in the North and West, one of the most notable be- ing in Cincinnati, where at Pike's Opera House he faced a violent opposi- ton audience. Mir. Yancey plead with his Northern auditors to stand by the Constitution and declared that he would not favor disunion except as