Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-10-20
Vice President" Davis.
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TRIBUNE.


David Davis is not one of the veterans of
the Chamber-be has not vet completed his
first term-but il is hardly too much TO say
that every Senator is his personal friend
H., i a man of peculiarly genial and WIN
ming qualities. lie was one OF the pioneer
LAWYERS Of Illinois. and although favored
with better education and A wider knowI-
edge of the world than that possessed by
most IF ms conieuporarie>. he made ms way
in that most democratic of all societies b,
virtue of the qualities of frank and genuine
manhood. He was one Of that goodlv iel-
low,hip OF Whig LAWYERS which held the faith
50 stouily for many wears against an over
uhelmlnr democratic majority: and when
the anti Nebraska PARTY grew UP out Of the
chaos into which politics in the West were
plunged b, the destruction Of the whig or
canization and the repeal Of the Missouri
compromise. David DAVIS. with Lincoln.
Archie Williams. Leonard SWEET. Brown
iug. Stephen T. Logan ana others. laid the
foundation of Illinois republicani,m 50
broad and deep that il ha, lasted in all it,
strength to thu, dav. OF all the founder,
Of the party. David DAVIS was perhaps the
a personal popularii, entirely distinct from
political standing. which IN fact he neither
possessed IN an, great degree nor especial
|, cared for.
We hear a great deal of Ilncolns init
mate fricnds"-thc traditional five hun
dred" is only the beginning of the catalngus
with which readers of newspapers are ia
mIlIar Those who knew him well, knew
how sngularly narrow was the range Of his
Int.macic>- Few great men ever lived with
fewer personal friends. But first and fore
most IN that narrow circle va, DAVID DAVIS
There vas something in the open. whole
some. breezy. large natur, Of DAVIS which
was extremely attractive To the more uneven
and seriou, temperament Of Lincoln. When
he became Pre,idcnt-an event which he
owed in great measure 10 the uniiring work
at Chicago and before. of DAVIS, Logan.
Marshall and Judi-Ba,i> vas on, Of those
who asked for nothing. and might have
thought he Was forgotten. until the death
Of Judge Mclean made a yacanc, on the
bench of the Supreme Court. There was a
great competition for the place. but LIN
coin never had but one intention With re-
gard to II, Il think that place viii Just III
David DAVIS" he said. and b, gave II to
HIM WI,hou, word of solicitation.
The judy, j. In, sort Of man Il whom
stories are sure To bc told. The bar Of
Illinois and Indiana have endless anecdotes
of him a, LAWYER and magistrate. Durin.
the campaign Of l>Gu hi, whole heart VA,
engaged IN the cause of liucoln'> candidacy.
ana his mind wa, apt to wander IN tina, d.
rcc,iou even while he wa on the bench. II
!. SAID on one occasion. when qro,y at
torucy was darkeninc counsc. With much
language. that the Judge went of into the
realms Of conjecture ahuai the SIC II the
vote that Douglass would get. The LAWYER
happened To say. And nov YOUR Honor.
the matter rests in tins State" The las,
word reused the Judge from hi. revere.
sui thinking Of the Little Giant. he cried.
State State he won't carr cu4nt,.~
After HE translation to the Supreme l-ench.
the added dIgn!t, VA, no; enough 10 qucnch
who!ly the fire Of has tculp,raneni. He IT,
lates tim>eifa v E!n,,cal .tor, If HI. fir,t
day on that bench. He va. quite jmurrs,-
Cd It'll the importance Of h.. function, and
listened with all h, ear, TO what vas guln.
on. \ Young LAWYER VA, maxim. MIA, our
ex-senator would cal. "a haleyon and yo,.i.
erou," speech. After the harauca, had