Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-11-17
DEATHS.

In this town on Thursday evening last, JoHN
SLocUM esq. Surveyor and Inspector of this port
aged 60 years. The deceased was genuine patri-
OF, and was ardently attached to his country; no
man was more uniform, prompt, and conscientious
than he was in the discharge of all the duties that
deyove upon freeman. Ills politics were of the
old fashion Jciiersonian cast, and it may truly be
said that Mr.. Slocum was as constant and uniform
in his attendance at the polls, as he was at the
house Of worship-and attended to both from the
same deep sense of duty. Mr.. Slocum received
the appointment of Surveyor of this Port and Dis
,rict from Mr.. Jefferson. which he held with credit
to himself and usefulness to the country until the
time of his death. His remains were entombed
with his ancestors in the Friends Burying Ground
on Sunday afternoon, with every mark oirespect.
A respected correspondent has furnished us the
following Obituary notice of his decease:
"There are few whose decease would have ex-
cited greater and more general sensation of be-
reavement, than has been felt in the death of our
good townsnan, Mr.. J. SLocUM. Regret for the
little community of which he was most valuable
and beloved member TO tho various vistants of
our Island, he was so well known, that the very
children will remember Friend Slocum (none
better deserved the title) with his gentle hospita-
ty, and these humorous poculiartes which gave to
his character, notwithstanding its great simplicity,
a touch Of the picturesque. A former vistant re-
turning here, will scarcely feel our island to be the
same spot, not meeting in his early walk, in the
cool of the summer morning, the knd-hearted
quaker; ready to greet him-to talk with him-to
hear all he had to say-or when he did not hear
him, to ask (he had one form of expression such
occasions) "to please to repeat that ercun-
stance agdin''-or to profler to 20 forth in his
we-trimmed boat, the happy Ccerone, to all the
ristc Cicerone for his native island. There SEEM
ed community between the nature Of the place,
and his nature;-so serenely gay, so bland, so
healthful, so humble, yet so contented and so
ready at all times TO welcome the stranger If
these remarks strike some az savorng too much of
light matters for such an OCCASION let us tell them,
that we wish TO give a picture Of this singular good
man, to console his friends for his death by trca-
suring up these few traits of him us he was, when
living on this earth. Did we minge shades in the
portrait, it would be unlike him, for he was all
sunshine. lie never made us sad but by his death;
aud we think it no unimproying thing to look up
on this man, as he was-for fresher and purcr
illustration of the beauty of benevolence does not
exist 1t is good thing to be famous, but it is
better to be famous for goodness
! On Monday morning last, Henry Hudson Tley,
son of Mr.. William 1iley, aged p years. is
funeral will take place this afternoon from the
house of his father the Till, at 2 O'Clock p m.
Friends and relations are requested to attend with
out further invitation.
! At Port-au-Prnce, Sept %, capt Josas Law
ton, of this town, in the AID yeal Of his age.