The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-01-13
Remark OF W. J. Jones, Esq.

nounccment of the death Of the Hon. Henry
Winter Davis was made by William j. Jones,
ESD, United States District Attorney, who
spoke at some length, eloqucntly depicting
the many private virtues and public merits
Of the dead.
Mr.. Jones said:
rise, may it please your Honor, with
feelings of indescribabe regret, to announce
to this court he death of the Honorable
Henry Winter Davis-an announcement
which little thought, one short week ago, it
would be my painful duty to make upon the
rcopening of this court.
little thought that he whom | saw only
about week ago in the full enjoyment of
bodily health AMI mental vigor, with eye
uudimmed and physical strength unabated;
with intellect and genius chastened and telt,
pered by time, but wanting nothing of their
original power and brilIiancy wouldnow be
lying only few squares from us, cold in
death.
This Il, perhaps, not the time br the place
to speak of the public acts of Mr.. Davis, but
for ten years past he has been so intimately
associate with our public atlairs-has been
50 prominent an actor in, and has so def
nitely made his mark upon every phase of
our national history, that, to think of him
at all, is to call to mind his public life,
Without detraction from the reputation Of
Others it is only fair to say that for the last
ten yeHrs no nan in Maryland attracted so
large portion of public attention as Mr..
Davis. His political views were so bold and
original, his advocacy of them so fearless
and eloquent, that men were forced to admire
even where they were unwilling to approve.
Some of Mr.. DAVIS critics have said that
he was not practical; and as such men count
pracscability grant they are correct. But
he was pre-emncntly man Of bold and
original thought, and so furnished to other
men the ideas, principles and conceptions
which they afterwards turned To practical
account. What the geologst, who by inspi-
ration Of genius discovers the hidden and
invaluable ore in. the bowels Of tho earth
is to the blacksmith who fashions and uses
1t, such was Mr.. DAVIS to the ordinary work
era IN the spores of legislative action and
party management
And yet, thoroughly engrossed as Mr..
DAVIS was IN political life, he was never, IN
the commoA acceptatiou Of that term.
politician. lie had none OF the arts of the
I
demagoguc. lie never set his sails to catch
the popular breeze. never pandered to the
popular prejudice, nor was swayed By the
popular passion. He was never the man to
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