The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-04


 at the end of the session. The salary of Congressman in those days was only SS a day during the session ano I1a not for S5,O0O per year, as now rae ba6 to neglect his law practice ana felt that he was doing an injustice to those dependent upon him. AS alreaoy tsated MT. Yanceys mother upon the death of her first husband. married tno celebrated teacher. Rev. N. 5. 3. be- man To them was born son, who Tn .sanv respects was the equal of his half brother. He was Whig and tne Whigs had often threatened to put hln mn as a candidate against MT. Hancey. The two men. however. were deVoteoly attached to each other ana the youhset man would not permit 1t. when tne vacancy in Congress occurred 'ns Whigs did put up young beman a their candidate, and he fairly electrlIea the district His Democratic opponent was no match for him on the stump Although the victory was given WI. Cottredd. 1t was only by the naItow margin of twenty-five votes ana s. Snat hSca,se a box which gave Beman sixty- Sorr naior,cy was delayed by hlsh water too long to be counted:
 As soon as MT. Yancey retired rom C~onrress in 1s47 he came to Montgom- srv and entered into law partnersn.i,p with the eminent lawyer. John A. E more His residence was on s street, and was long one ts,'i oi .l rtrtion some houses of that beautllui pSteio pi.a of MontRome, 2. In spite of his desl[e' S,aTayer- to devote himself to law, ne was not allowed to leave the poltlcal 1eId. In 1S4S he refused to supPote the democratic candidate for Presioen.' Gen. Lewis cass, because ne ulo os nos Believe the party platform Ma
 1,a5ciently strong as to the rights oS inc people of the South Tn the tarritories His letter on the supJec' o-aated a profound sensation through ont inc Union. His old law part ner at Wetumpka su@eceeaedc @ n canpress n1ip t ktnSnS elected at the first election TOT eSii terrn. and. was successively elect ~ Eve fines Mir. Yancey was also oT,iet in the Presidential contest ot 3SsS hut he made noted canvass ot tSS Montgomery Congressional Dlstrl ,n 1ss1. for the Democratic candlaa In SonSress. MT. Hilliard meeting him ,n the interest of the Whig canaioats, It was one of the notapie events v. ttat era. of earnest politics when wHI sers rere divided, brothers oLteh peIlis men menS in opposite political camps. art @S yancev was attending strictly te t,,.,rsss most of the time rom & 1o4, .NIssS although at times spsashsnS t the interest of an extreme ot ot Party. IuSIC rrsat importance transpiring in tnos, says ss especially the angry discusslo sn nay SSonqregs over slavery in the terIl- t tnr,ss m The Know-Nothing Party aros. .a. toi tLa+ time and of 1t MT. Yancey "as q. ',,a aarnesf opponent. In lSoo E L- ss.aSv 4u himself into the campalsn 5a snr a the Democratic ticket Tor FIes Lo, s and Vice-President and mac .s,, aens sneeches for Buchanan anu Rany Rrackinridge ridge in Alabama and neigh boring States. tbere was zss,on n of re-opening the slave 1IsGe arsge and many advocates were Iouho inc right of the South to ia,nort slaves which had been express in impore p1rohibited since 1898, MT: Yaneey o,, " a9 of this class In 1858 great con con Msntion was held in this city 10 con n- sida- matters relating exclusively to tbe southern slave States. Men oi all narties were in attendance ana IL was psrhans intellectually the equal Of any aver held in the South. A. P. Cal boun. a former citizen of MarenSo r,onaty. in this State, and son of John c. Caihann. presided. MT. Hiniard and