The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-24

Oohtuary.
DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR IoHx YnrSa


Young, late Assistant United States Treasurer Of
the Port Of New York, aud formerly Governor Of
this State. He died yesterday morning, about half
past four o'clock, Of pulmonary consumption, at his
residence in this city. He returned homo from
Washington only week ago, who're he had been
lying very i'll for some days, and endeavorod to re-
sumo his duties but tho disease, which had been
preying upon him for many years, terminated his
earthly career, in the fftieth year Of his age.
John Young was born Of humble parents in the
year 1902, at Conesus, in Lvington county, in tho
State Of New York After having been educated
a. the common schools Of that village, he commence
ed to study law at the age Of twenty-one in the
Office Of Augustus Bennett, Esq, at Easton Avon,
in Livingston county, supporting himself, in the
meantime, by teaching common school, After six
years Of hard mental application, he was admitted
in 1929 to the bar of the Supreme Court, where
he exhibited that taste for politics and
public life which formed Of the principal traits
Of his character. In 1928, he stood as the de-
mocratio candidate for County Clerk, but was
defeated by tho candidate Of the anti-masonic
party. AT this election, he was a supporter of
Andrew Jackson for President and Martin Van
Buren, for Governor. In 1929 he himself Joined
the anti.masonic party, which ultimately became
identified with the present whig organization. In
1881 he was elected to the Assembly, but did not at
tract much attention. After this session, he did
not appear again in public until after period of
nine years. During this time, in 1888 he was mar
ried TO daughter Of Campbell Harris, of Yorke, in
Livingston county, whom he has left behind, with
four children, to mourn his untimely end. In 1870
he was elected to Congress. by majority Of 2, O0O
rom the Thirtieth District, including Livingston and
Allegheny counties. Throughout the term he acted
with the wing party, and ultimately united in the
manifesto issued by the wing members in vndica-
ton of their course towards Tyler In 1915 he
again elected to tho Assembly, where he now as
sumed leading position, and the State was ms
much indebted to him, perhaps, as any other man,
for the calling of the convention of 1885, for the pur
pose Of revising the constitution of the State
In 1916 he was again returned to the Assembly
when he became the candidate for Speaker, but was
defeated by the opposite candidate, the democrats
being in the majority. During this session, there
took place the division of the democratic party into
the barnburncrs and hunkers arising from the con-
troyersy on the question of the public printing.
William Cassidy, of the Albany atlas, was the
candidate of the friends of Silas Wright, while
Edwin Croswell, of the Albany argus, who had
Mr.. Young formed coalition with the weaker
party, and helped Croswell to defeat Cassidy, and
abolish the office Of State Printer altogether. TO
this coalition he afterwards became Indebted for the
greatest political triumph of his life. Mr. Young
was, from the beginning of the session of 1916,
identified with the anti-rent party of the State,
which was rapidly becoming formidable, and he
ono OF the committee, of which Samuel J. Tilden.
anti-rent bill Of that session. which did more
than any other legislative act has yet done
to reconcile that unhappy controversy The
ability exhibited by Mr.. Young during the sea-
Of 1916 and 1916, and his tact in taking ad-
vantage Of the quarres which ragged, both in his
own and in the democratic party, brought his name
prominently before the whg convention as a candi-
date for Governor. The division in the whig party
was then first beginning to appear. Mr.. Fillmore,
Luther Bradish, and John A. Collier headed di-
vision, and VIM. II. Seward Thurlow Weed, and
Ira Harris headed the other. Mr.. Young had be-
come identified with the latter interest upon all pub
lie questions, and especially negro suffrage and anti
rcntism. He accordingly received their support in
the State Convention of September, 1885, for Gov
eTnor; and Hamilton Fish, of New York, now Uni
ted States Senator, nominated at the same time
for Lieutenant Governor. Silas Wright and Addi-
sen Gardiner the latter at present Of the Judges
OF the Court of Appeals, then holding the Offices
of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, were the
candidates of the democratic party for reelection.
Mr. Young, who had received the nomination Of the
anti-rent convention, elected over Wright by
a majority Of nearly ii 900. He was charged by
portion Of the wing press with having obtained the
nomination of the anti-rent convention by pro-
mise Of an amnesty to the anti-renters but we be-
lieve the charge has never been proved.
After the inauguration Of President Taylor, he
became an applicant for the Office Of Collector Of
this port in opposition to the Seward candidate,
Mr.. Bowen but neither obtained the post Mr..
Young, however, was appointed to the Office of
Assistant Treasurer, which he held at the time Of
his death. Since his appointment to the Custom
House he has acted with Mr.. Fillmore, approved Of
the secession Of the silver greys from the State Con-
vention in 1850, and has been the principal manager
for the administration in this State since that time.