The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-21
Obituary.
DEATH or HON. JOHN DAVIS, OF MASSACHUSETTS.
[Erom the Boston Atlas. April 90

from the Boston Atlas, April 20
Another of the great and good men of Massachusetts,
has fallen. Yet another of illustrous names has
been enrolled among the excellent that have been but
no longer Of among Hon. John Davis, of
Worcester has been taken from the OF his earthly
abors and honor He has closed his eventul and well
spent life al ripe age full of honors if not of wears
BY the telegraph from Worcester receive the painful
idngs that he expired yesterday afternoon after brief
but severe Illness.
loses Of the pillars around which has long de-
lighted to cluster yet long will it have CRATE
tury of counsel aud that industrious and untirng zeal
with which, through long life of public service, he
earned for himself the confidence and esteem Of his fell
low citizens
Mr. Davis was, believe, Ga years Of age. In early
life he distinguished himself active and jealous
member Of the federal party In 1872 when but about
twenty wears Of age he is said to have delivered some
what celebrated Fourth Of July address in which the
with England severely criticised Upon the breaking
up of old prty lines during the presidency of Monroe
and the formation of associations Mr. PAWS became
active, prominent and influential member of the
years, he elected 10 Congress from the Worcester
district, where he distinguished himself by his
familiarity with questions of finance of commercial
bearing. In the tariff debate of 1873 no took
active or influential part He was distinguished by his
sound good his practical wisdom and his familiar
~ with tie details of that intricate and complicated
subject
in the fall of 1888 Mr. Davis wa. placed in nomination
by the national republican party their candidate for
Governor. Hon i. O. Adams and Hon. Marcus Morton
opposing candidates. There choice OF Cover
by the people and the Legislature elected Mr.. Davis
IN the subsequent year ne was again CANDIDATE ana
was this time chosen by majority of seventeen
thousand. In 1885 ,lr Davis resigned his Office to
the chair in the United states Senate snadc vacant
by tho withdraw I'll II Hon Nathane Silsbec n his
fortune TO be again a rival candidate with Hcu. John
Quincy Adams Ia $40 at the earnest call of his fellow
citizens Mr. Davis reluctantly assented to become the
whg candidate for Governor of Massachusetts,. He
elected by the largest oritv given 10 guberna
toral candidate. and was re elected 70 that Office On
the oath Of CHI lsi5 the death OF Hon Isaac c. Bates
having mace vacancy in the Senate of the United
States the Legislature again made choice of MIR. Davis
and he remained in that body until the Inauguration Of
the present administration when he declined re-eec
ton.
No public enjoyed more fully than Mr.. Davis
the confidence of the public for the spotess integrity
purity and honesty Of his public and of his private life
for his practical wisdom and his failing Judgment
Representing emnenty rural and inland district no
member Of Congress was moro generally consulted upon
whatever public question had connection with financial
commercial, and mercantile details. Whatever might
have been their feeling upon other questions men of all
parties placed unquestoning reliance upon Mr. Dayiss
uniform correctness and accuracy upon these points
Even TO political and sectional opponents his authority
upon these data almost uniformly law, and rarely
questioned In arranging the details Of the census law
Of 1850, Mr. Davis of the most useful and Ell
cicnt assistants in drafting its sections But the great
GROWING act of his Congressional life the steamboat
bill, for the prevention of explosions; Of the most
triumphant and successful acts OF legislation that ever
sought TO arrest great public evil OF this measure
Mr., laws was justly proud and few Of national lc
gsators will be able to look back upon nobler
valuable monument to their fame than this
The suddenness Of the announcement of his death
leaves us but little opportunity dwell upon his worth
or 10 set forth his claims upon the public remembrance
rs they should be- wise prudent and safe public SER
Nant able and eloquent legislator, good citizen and
an upright and honest man. his loss will be deeply felt
alike in the private circle OF family and friends Of whom
he the ornament and PRIDE and in that larger sphere
of the commonwealth and the country, who have 10 long
looked to him. and never In vsn for counsel and Tor AID