Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-03
THE DAVIS OBsEQu!ES.
MEETING OF THE BALTIMORE BAR.
Resolutions of Coincidence. cEc.



of society, white and c0lorcd avaied themselves Of
the privilege the throng Of visitors continuing With
out abatement, until the hour appointed for the per-
formance of the last sad rites over the remains the
| brilliant orator and promising 5tatesman had Or
| rived.
Tu the course Of the morning 3 number Of our
| distinguished public men, and seTeral prominent
citizens of the District of Columbia. arrived from
Washington and participated in tie funeral ceremo-
MES. The Cabinet of the President of the United
States represented in the persons of Hon. Edwin
NJ. Stanton Secretary of War; and Hon. Jas Harlan,
Secretary of the INTERIOR the Supreme Court of the
United States by Chief Justice Chase. and Associate
Justices Swayne and Davis. he latter cousin of the
deceased; the United States Senate by Hons. Chas
| Sumner, Of Massachusetts,, e. D. Morgan. of New
York. VIM. SpraGue, of Rhode Island. and John A. J.
Creswel of Maryland the House of Representatives
by Messrs. H. I. Blow Of Missouri, Hooper, of Mas
sachusetts, Brandagee, of Connecticut, Green Clay
Smith of Kentucky, Schofeld of Pennsylvania, and
John L. Thomas Jr., and Chas E. Phelps, Of Mary
land: the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
by Chief Justice CARTIER of Ohio, and Associate Jus
tice Olin. of New York: the municipality Of ash
ington, D. c., by Hon. Richard Wallach, Mayor and
the Bar of Washington BY Joseph IL. Bradley, ESQ.
The army was represented by the presence of Gems
W. S. Hancock, S. s. Carroll. G. W. Getty, Mitchell,
Woocy, and several of the staff officers Of this Do
partnent.
The State of Maryland had her representative in
the Governor elect, Hon. Thomas Swami, and the
Lieutenant Governor, Dr. c. c. Cox. besides several
members Of both houses Of the Legislature.
At the appointed hour the parlors and halls being
crowded with friends Of the deceased besides an i'm
mense throng in the street and upon the pavemcnts
who were unable to gain admission to the house,
Rev. DR.. Hobart rector Of Grace Church protestant
Episcopal,) of which Mr.. Davis hadong been amen
ber advanced TO the foot of the coffin and amid SOL
H.,
vice. This concluded, the coffin closed and the
remains borne to the hearse by the following pail
bearers: Chief Justice Chase, Gen. G. C. Smith Hon
Henry 7. Blow, Senator J. A. j. Creswell, General
| Winfield S. Hancoch, Judge Hugh L. Bond, DR..
| Thos. F. Murdoch. Major f. R. Pethcrbridgo,
Archibald Stirling Jr. and W, J. Albert, EsQs.
| The procession was then formed in the following
| order
| Family and relatives of the deceased the dis
| Hon. John Lee Chapman, accompanied by former
| and present members of the City Council of Balti-
more: members Of the Bench and the Bar; friends
| and citizens generally.
The melancholy cortcge passed through st. Paul
| Fayete. Green and German streets, and up the lat
ter to ST. Pauls burial ground, German. Ere
| mont street Arriving at the family vault. Rev. DR..
Hobart concluded the burial services while the large
eoncourse of s0Trowng relatives and friends stood
uncovered beside the corpse of the lamented dead
| The religious services concluded, the remains ere
placed in the vault and the assemblage quietly dis
persed to their respective homes.
An affecting incident in connection with the fore
going, the unrcstrained grief manifested by the
household servants of the deceased upon the occa-
sion of their taking last view of the remains OF him
to whom they were so sincerely attached. II was
subject of general remark by those who witnessed ii.
Previous to the hour liked for the funeral services
| q meeting of the Bar Of Baltimore was held at II
o'clock yesterday, in the Superior Court room There
| was larger attendance of the Bench and Bar than
| has been witnessed upon similar occasion for many
testitying the esteem IN eh the deceased was
held by his professional brett 5u without regard to
| difference upon outside issueS
| Hon. Wm. Fell Giles Judge OF the United States
District Court moved that the meeting be organized
by the selection of Hon. Robert N. Martin, Judge Of
the Superior Court, as Chairman and Reverdy John
son. Jr., as Secretary, which was concurred in with
| great unanmity.
On motion committee of nine, composed of the
following named gentlemen. appointed to draft
resolutions for the consideration of the meeting:
! Wm. Schley Judge W. F. Giles. Judge Hugh L.
| Bond Judge John c. King, A Stirling, Jr., W. Dan
iel, r. Stockett Matthews, Hon. j. Morrison Harris
| and Charles J. NJ. Gwinn. The committee retired
Ind after short absence returned, and reported u
preamble and resolutions through the Chairman Mr..
Schley, as follows:
guished brother Henry Winter Davis, has been sud
denly taken from us in the very midst of lifei and
Whereas, The Bench and Bar of Baltimore desire
to testify in becoming manner their high apprecia
ton of the merits of their deceased brother, md
their sincere sorrow at his death; therefore.
Rcsot1ed, lst. That IN me death OF Henry Winter
Davis the Maryland Bar has lost Of its brightest
ornaments; an able lawyer and an honorable and
ID hat in bis death Maryland has lost one of her
most distinguished sons, of whom her citizens had
to be justly proud, and of whose future emi-
nence statesman they have good reason to cher
| ish the most confident expectations.
Sd. That in his death the nation has lest states
man of enlarged and compreh'f1 io5e views, whc h
maintained so resolutely unuI all circumstan-
ces throughout his political life that even those
who differed from him, however widely, freely
awarded to him the praise OF political constancy and
4th That VIC deeply sympathize with his bereayed
family in their atdiction and respectfully tender to
| them sincere coincidence. r.
5th. That these resolutions be published in the
several papers of Baltimore city, and by permission
of the Court, be entered the minutes Of proceed
| ings of the Superior Court of Baltimore city
9th That copy of the proceedings of this meeting
to the family of the deceased.
Remarks were then made By MesSTS. VIM. Schley
J. Morrison Harris, Charles J. NJ Gwinn, R. Stocket
Mathews, and Archibald Stirling, Jr,
REMARKS OF NR, sCHLEy.
MIR. Chairman-Whilst heartily coaeurring in the
resolutions which have just been read should new
feelings Of real and sincere regret the death
of our distinguished brother, if contented myse1
these resolutions, without adding personal tribute
OF respect to his memory.
Although our intercourse was but occasional, and
by no means frequent, yet 1t always friendly and
although II never led to especial intimacy it estab
liShed between US the relations of mutual goodwill
and mutual respect. But Notwithstanding that ouI
intercourse professional and Social thus limited
full opportunities, nevertheless, were afforded to me
to FORM believe, just judgment of his character
| as lawyer, and of his qualities as a man.
shall, III the rst place. speak Of him in his pro-
tesslonal capacity From conferences in eonsulta-
| nbSprVnnppS I trial fabl pha,,
| we have happened to be there, colleagues or as
opponents, discovered that he was deeply ground
ability in conducting the heavy causes to which |
refer. He was in fact, an able lawyer and if be
had given his powerful mind entirely, or even in
large degree, to his profession, he would uudoubted
y have attained position in the rank of the fore
most lawyers of our country. But am apt to think
that he took no delight in the practice Of his proes-
sion. His taste was for other books than Coke upon
hittleton, and Eearne on Contingent Remainders.-
His mind was disinclined as thought to the inveS
tigation of individual conroversieS-to the settle
ment Of questions OF mere n!eum and fpgIn. 1t de-
| lie. Nature designed him for a statesman.
not my purpose to speak Of the political life o
the deceased ItwouId be out Of place to do SO here
or at this time. 1t is however. fact that
at ar age, comparatively early. he had. by common
consent. attained position Of distinguished emi
nenee amongst the statesmen Of the country, and
conessedly of the foremost leaders Of the politl
| cal party to which he was attached.
In private life our deceased brother was a refined
and courteous gentleman, lie was a man of raro ac.
| quirementS and of highly cultivated taste His
| disposition genial and social; although have
heard 1t said. and not unfrequently. that he was re
| servei and naughty in his bearing. This may have
been latterly but fso. it the result in large
| degree. am sure, Of the disagrcements msunder.
standings and animosties inseparabe from political
| troubles. Our deceased brother was not a man to
bend the knee TO any man-not even to his constitu-
ency. Feeling that he was acting he thought his
| duty required him to act he would not humble him.
self to Justify his conduct TO his friends much
less to those who unfriendly. He was not man
| to abandon his convictions. He was stern and un-
compromising and fearless in the discharge of wha
| he considered his duties.
| REMARKS OF HON. j. MORRISON HARRIS.
Mr. Chatrman-I rise to second the resolutions lust
| submitted to the meeting well impressed by the
shock which the announcement of the to which
| they refer made upon me. 1t met NE on my return
to the city after weeks absence, ignorant even OF
his sickness, with the startling force of the unex
pected and the terrible. Within week had met
him in the full enjoyment Of his usual vigorous health
and had l been cal ed upon to speculate upon the
| probable duration Of his life, knowing as | did his
regular habits and physical vgor, should have as.
| signed TO him many coming years of activity and
| labor.
Little did dream that in one brief week the shad-
ows OF the valley would entold him. and the grave
har the prosecution of those plans of future life to
which his ambitious and earnest nature looked for
ward that all earthly aspirations would be checked
roundneSS of his life he would pass rom us
forever. Complying with the request OF the commit
tee just made to me- to speak to these resolutions,
como with no studied eulogy, but to utter my hon
esty entertained views of his character and abilities
| Nv with him in ma al