The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-17
MORNING EDTrIoN---FR1DAY. DECEMBER H. 1852.


Obituary ~ Hon. Cornelius n. Van Ness.
We srs isfesDed By telegraph Of the death Of tho Has
Cornelius Van Meas, who wss we'll known to the ole
Of New York Of the present generation a. Ccecto
Of the port Of New York under the aduinlstrstion
John Tyler but also occupied Q conspicuous place 4
the annals Of the nation In various public stations
through long political career.
| lineage Of Mr. Van Ness must have been about thre
score and ten, and We informed that his lady VIII
was then in this city, received on Fridsy last teo
graphic despatch informing her Of her suddsr
and dangerous illness, and that evening she was II hi
'sx bedside In Philadelphia He fingered iu great suf
@wsdpvs,day night, when death relieved ain
from the tolls OF -. mortal eonn,s.. una'''so00
that he died In consequence Of ~ attack 3 thi excru
cistins disease, the gout in tho stsmaGh.
The Of SIr Van Ness we're snSng the earliest
tmigrants nom Holland and settled as KinSerhook In
Columbia county, wheIe tho subject Of this sketch was
born The estate of Lindenwald, now owned and ovou
psd py ex President Van BuIan, about five miles
nom the bank Of the Hudson river the residence Of
the van Nes family Cornelius p ysa Mess was ono OF
three brothers the others being tho late VIM Van
Ness who was for several years District Judge of the u
s. Court for the Southern District Of New York In which
Office he preceded Judge Belts VIII, was appointed nv
President John @ Adams. John p Van Ness died ana.
denly and without moments pain In this CITY in SEN
tember lSao lie had held the office Of U S District
Juegs Tor twenty ono years. having received the appoint
1902 lie was the demo ratic Crawford
for mayor Of this city IN 1925 when the mayor was elect
ed by tho Common Councils but through the operations
OF Recorder Rker he defeated aud his friends od
lW ana elected fhiip Hone. He q man OF eminent
ap,J, paraouiaiiy as political writer, and was ths
ligat hand man Of Aaron Burr, in his contests In
the field OF politics and Mars lie was the second
Of Burn in his duel with Hamilton and a v,ta-
for the Press in the beginning of the nre.ont
century be was considered the Junius of his timss
In b reepect perhaps his opponent and the enemy Of
zen, night have claimed to dispute tho palm with Mr
Van Ness but the 81 1!s writings for the Mcnx
c1rones and in the celebrated pamphlet, under the
signature Of Arsdes exhibited talent OF the hishe,t
order particularly in sarcasm satire and the most yehe
ment invectiye.
John P. Van Ness less conspicuous as 20 ito,.n
nan hs brother william; but In 1900 he was electsd TO
Congress and represented of the districts Of this
state iot Two years during the first term Jeersons
hila Of the late David Burns ESQ., one OF the orcins
'ropietos Of the land which the oy OF WashiprScn
built and having accepted from Mr. Jefferson the c,m
mission OF msjcr OF the militia In the district it was
etmed that by SO doing he had forfeited his rieht
o bis fcat In the House Of Representative He !
hen fixed his permanent residence in washing.
Or: and contributed largely to the i'm pro Vemsnt |
that city. He held the offices Of Mayor Of the citv
nd President OF ths Bank of the Metropolis the latter
y a.a many Ssais s aisd q Wsshnstos March lsis
og brother the subject OF this sketch woman claim
pg TO be the lawful though private wife Of Gen Van
ess However contested the right to the property but
be Court decided against her notwithstanding Witch
he has kept her claim In suit for the last six or seven
sprs
Cornelius p Van Ness the youngest OF tho trio OF
rotbers Educated for the legal profession ne settled
'y IN ifs at Duriipgton Vermont where believe he
cid the oice OF Collector Of Customs some time
va was sa TO have been snocersfu In commercial ope
atoms during the war Of 1912. In common with his
rotbIs, he always acted with the democratic party
ie1o ne was elected dovarror Of tho State Of
eimont, to which Office he twice elected
bile in the executive chair. he becams n cnndi.
ate for United States Senator Eat in coneaueues OF
eing suspected Of being Ifiiendiy to the simiuistra
o. On q saaa Quincy adams tas.sa
February 1890 he lsceised from Prssident Jackson
pain While at Maori5, In July 1885 his arst wife
led Of tbe chcIsra Subsequently. he married In Spain
hesutfu and amabls Costi,ian lady, whom hs leaves
idcw, with one accomplished daughter, just budding
Returnipg TO the United sts.es Governor Van Ness
tired for white to Vermont but on the proHpect OF
inc appointed the Office of Collector OF ths port OF
ew.Yofk took up his rcsds in this cisy, and was
,polnte ed to that Office by Presidsnt Tyler after IL
,ierm,red that Mr Edsnd Curtis should not be con-
nued therein Mr.. President Polk did not think proper
retain Mr Van Eess collector. and he was succeeded
, June 1s45 by Cornelius w Lawrence II will be re-
lie ected that while Mr. Van Mesa was collsctor, the
lebIated jesse Hoyt Van Duren, ana bu.ler ps9erss
snada There were those who believed that Mr. Van
ess was not very much displeased with Maekonzte
the pait he took in making the disclosures oy pup
shng the correspondence OF oyt and his coidjutors
papers will be valuable to the future hstortan
no may wsh to examine iuto the secret motives and
,tions OF the pot at Albany Regency now defunct
we eboud have mentioned that Governor Van Nesy
as for time, Chief Jus tce OF tho supreme Court OF
State OF Vermont temporary office subject TO the
III Of the Legislature In bis personal appearance tho
inject OF this sketch of large frame tall and atnls
O: in his disposition he kind and amiable, and |
snerally cecemed in the social c:cles in which he
io,ed.