Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-06-13

DEATH OF NOAH WEBSTERA
Bv an extra of yesterday morning from
the New Haven Herald, we have the pain
full intelligence Of the death at that city OF
Moan WEBSTER, Ii D., ut o'clock on
Sunday evening, 2Sth ult in the S5th year
of his age.
DIR. WEBSTER has been long time be-
fore the public as prominent individual
in the various departments of society, and
a short notice Of the principal events of
his life cannot be unacceptable to the pub
lie. He was born in West Hartford, in
this State, October 10Th. 1853. He vas a
descendant of John Webster, one Of the
first settlers of Hartford, who was Il men,
Der of the Colonial Council from its first
formation, and subsequently Governor Of
Connecticut.
Noah Webster entered Yale College in
l774. In his Junior year, in the time OF
Burgoyne's expedition from Canada, he
volunteered his services under the com
mand of his father, who was captain in the
alarm list In that campaign, all the males
Of the family, four in number, were in the
army at the same time. Notwithstanding
this interruption in his studies, Mr.. Web
ster graduated with high reputation in
l77S. Duringsthe summer Of 1873, he re-
sided in the family Of Mr.. afterwaJd Chief
Justice. Ellsworth, at Hartford. He was
admitted to the bar in Isl. Subsequently
he engaged in the business of instruction,
and being strongly impressed with the de-
fects Of such books as were then used in
the elementary schools, published in
1888, at Hartford, his First part Of a
Grammatical Institute of the English
Grammar. The great success Of this work
and others Of the same class prepared by
him, is we'll known. Mr.. Webster early
became a political writer. His first pub
LEGATION in this character, was at Hartford
in 1893, when the State was agtated on
the subject of half-pay for the Revolution
arv army For series Of papers in the
Connecticut Courant, under the signature
Of. HoNoRIous, he received the thanks of
Gov. Trumbull in person, and was highly
complmented by other gentlemen OF dis
tinction. Al various other periods of pub
lie excitement and difficulty, the aid Of his
pen was solicited by those who were best
acquainted with his full and correct in(or-
ton on questions of public interest. and his
ability to defend and explain his own
views.
His Sketches Of American Policy pub
lished in 1884, his writing in favor Of the
adoption Of the Federal Constitution, in de-
fence of Washington's proclamation Of
neutrality, and of the treaty negotiated
with Great Britain by Mr.. Jay, had great
influence on public opinion ana were high
ly appreciated. Various other topics du-
ring the same period were publicly dis
cussed by him. In 1893 he commenced a
dolly paper in New York. which is now
called the Commercial Advertiser and Ner
York Spectator.
Mr.. Webster removed to New Haven in
1898, and in 1908 entered on the great
business of his li(e-the compiling Of anew
and complete Dictionary of the English
Language This work he prosecuted amid
various difficulties and discouragements
and published the first edition Of it in l02 5
In the preparation of this Dictionary, he
was led to investigate to great extent the
subject Of Etymology, and the relations Of
various languages to each other. This
Dictionary has been more favorably re-
ceived than, as is believed, the author ever
anticipated His other publications are too
numerous to be particularly mentioned
here. DR.. Webster formed no opinion
without investigation, and such an opinion
on any subject as appeared to him, afte
full consideration to be correct, he neve
feared to express. He strongly loved hi
country, and was patriot Of the Wash
ington school. He lived and died in th
faith Of the Gospel. For the last fort,
years Of his life, though he had been Ion!
before diligent student, he devoted hi
time 10 literary pursuits with an ardor rare
ly to be seen in any country, and especial,
in this. His study was his home; hi