New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-23
statesman He wen. to Congress, and was about


college to learn. He was poor boy, and
bound out, and bad used, and run away from
his master. He always had sad look, as if
he had been hard used when he was itle-
But his eye was as knowing as q ox's-,he
knowingest look ne had, friend Tribune, you ever
see in mans head and his head, they said was
the second head in Congress, al the time he was
there second for size and make, go head handler
told them who along, and felt their heads
round Daniel Websers was first, and Whipple's
next, though Ichabod Bartlett there from New
Hampshire. He was little mite of a man but he
had head hardly any mans hat would go onto
A beautiful head, Ichabod Bartlett's was, shaped
like Apollos. and put well onto his neck But
they put Whpple's before it, and there was every
thing, most, in it. Daniel Webster speaking about
him 10 the Teamster, said, Whipple is a great
man. He went 10 Congress narrow man. but he
expanded. Sir" said be- "he was pillar in Mr..
Adamss administration. His services, especially
on Indian affairs, were truly invaluable Oh, he
was mastery man, the Doctor. They said no man
living had such memory When the doctors
amined him. 10 if he was it, they found he
knew more than all of them and he examined them,
and they were glad to get away from him. He had
most of the books by heart, and one large doctor
book, they said he repeated TO them from beginning
to end and he hada judgment equal TO his memo
ry and he could talk I've heard them say that
heard him, equal to Shakespeare. and from what
we heard of Shakespeare, should think he could,
though never heard Shakespeare talk. They said
he never forgot any thing. The Teamster asked
him how he could remember So He replied by
taking notice Of things. Any body can remem-
ber" said he, if they II take notice The reason
people forget IT, they don pay attention take any
notice at the time. Take notice" said the doctor,
a and you can forget" He was assessor Of d.
rect taxes as they called t-laid in the time of
the last war. He had some land sold and many
years aftenward the title disputed in the
courts. The lawyers all said the title could MT be
susained-for the business was hardly ever half
done, there so many steps to be taken, and
if it was done right, body could possibly re-
member to tell it. The Doctor had become intern.
perate IA thousand pties friend Tribune, for so
bright man J and very much broken down, as peo-
Pile thought But he called into court to testify.
He stood up and looked down on the floor, and told
off every step he had TAKEN the order of them the
year, the day, the time o'the day. and the place,
years and years after, all as if it was right present
before his eyes. The lawyers never asked him
single question. They did MT need to- He knew
better what they wanted than any OF them and his
memory was 30 clear and conclusive, they did not
dare doubt him. He got through-nobody said
woodland he walked quietly away, as If he was
still amid the times he had been telling OF. The
land title was settled and the law. lease ended
They sent him to General Court before he went TO
Congress. He was quite young then, and not
known any, He started in General Court what
was called the federation Law. Before ii was
passed every body had TO pay a minister tax in
town 10 the settled minister The Doctor law left
every man free 10 pay who he was mind TO, and
pat an end TO settling ministers by the town There
were great men in the General Court who opposed
it, but young Whippe was an overmatch for them
and carried the law and they say turned out very
useful and very different from what his opposers
said it would. | believe Jere. Mason was against
him in it. Governor Hubbard was who was MT
quite so great man as Mason-thoug h he was
smart man, and pretty forward. Ichabod Bartlett
was there and believe took sides with Whipple
But Whppe was the starter of the act, and its
champion Whipple was riding In the stage coach
from the city OF Washington, one day, when ne was
in Congress, to see the tomb of man by the name
OF w sshington, two or three miles of. There was
a number of Congress members in-some of them
from the South. The driver saw little negro
child ahead in the road He gathered up his reins
and said al IL run over that little devil" and start
ed his horses into full run. Whippe sprung for
ward, and dashing through the forward window,
seized the driver like lion, and told him he d tear
him limb from limb, if he run over that child 1t
stopped him. We heard tell of this and guess ii
is true He was resolute man, Doctor Whipple
was, and great hand for human rights, and
would MT see any body abused. / wish l had
memory like him. friend Tribune, l d give you the
facts OF the world in my day-t would be worth
your hearing. The Doctor died. He was great
Doctor but could Mt cure himself, If he had lived
friend Tribune and had nj been Incorporate, he
would have been man as much heard OF as my
ever raised in the State am your friend,
THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN.
Franconia Notch, May :, 1876.