Washington telegraph., 1850-10-02
Letter from Prof. webster 10 the REV. nr
Francis Parkman.
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tFto8 the boston Transcript
The following letter communicated
Tor the Transcript Of this day, was aa.
dressed by Prof Webster TO the Rev. Dr.
Parkman, aud copy retained in the ros.
session Of the former, which he coud1el
TO friend, with permission to make such
disposition OF It Us he might see tit aiger
his owl deccase. We mention this, in
order that the gentleman 10 whom the
letter was addressed, may not be suspee.
ted OF having disesardgd the request
which It contains.
HazThN, Aus. g, 80.
RLy DR. pAEkaAS-De So can.
10, leave this world IN the pence Of mia1
Tor which pny. without Addressing
You as the head eI That family which
have sa deeply Iuiufel aul afflicted. %
make known 70 yau aud them She bitter
anguish Of soul, the sincere conu.tioa
aud paHIigHre Hsfa .elt, al having been
the eaase ot lha ad.cu3a under winch
You aul they haYs teru aailaI 10 NOUN.
eau oilaf u5 UXeu=s Tor M wicked and
fatal ehuIilion Of passion ha: what yau
already know, u5f would | attempt u
palIlala It.
hal uaycG until lho two 0l three lat
interviews with YouG htaIheb islt To-
wards I'm anything bat gratitude luf n
many ats %. kindness and !IgujsMp=
That ! should have allowed The ieeliuss
excited on those occasions u have over.
powered me 30 aH 10 involve the IIlH Of
your brother, aai ny owu temporal aH3
eternal welfare, 1 eau, even NOW, hardly
realize.
| mny not receive from You forgiveness
IN this world. yet | cannot but hopo aud
believe you will lbuk Of mg with COM.
passion, and remember mc ia your pray.
efa TO Him who will uUt turn away from
the humbls uud vpculant Had | many
lives, wilh what i0y would | lay them
all down, could /, u the least. atone Tor
the injury have done. Or alleviate ihc
aiiiicu1a, have caused, bu, / can ouiy
now pray for iorgiyuess Tor myself aud
!of cyey cou.olei0ou and blessing upon
every member oi your family.
to assure you, aud ! en,Igat You to be-
lIcyo ne, no one oi my family had tIc
slightest doubt Of my cu'irc innocence
up to the moment whun the contrary
was communicated 10 them 10y DE- lui.
man. That they have your sincere liy
and sympathy / iegla.tuw'
There no family towards very mem
bcr 9i which have Away tells gcs,gr
degree VI respect and regard llnn Ihnl Of
winch yUu are now the head, From
more than one have received repeated
acts OF friendship aud kindness, ior which
| have ever been aud am most truly
grateful
Toward yolsell Ia particular, have
not only my own feelings been those OF
tho most sincere regard and gratitude,
but every individual Of my family has
felt towards you that you were their pas
tor aud friend Oncn has my wife recall
cd tho interest You took in her from her
iirst becoming your panshoncr and often
has she spoken, with feelings ol deep
gratitude, ol the Influence VI your admm-
ioAlhAl'h ahA VI lHhi l'tt'NFN A''''' '''''~''r
aud conversations. and ol your direction
Of her inquiries aud reading IN what re-
lated 10 her religious views, These she
has often recalled uud referred to, AS hay-
ing firmly established the religious lalth
and trust which are now such sources o!
consolation aud support TO her and 10 our
children, as well as myself.
Nothing that has occurred has weak.
ened these feelings, aud although those
leave behind me may not meet you
without the kecnest anguish, ! trust you
will exoneralc them from any panlclpa.
ton in or any knowledge OF the fathers
sin, up to the moment | have mentioned,
and may you remember them in your
prayers to the Father ol the la:heaess
aud the widows God.
beg you, my dear sir, to consider this
strictly private letter, and by no means
to give it publicity at the same time !
willrequcst you to make known to the
immediate members Of your family the
state OF my feelings and my contrlton.
That every consolation and blessing
may be vouchsaied to yourself and to
every member Of your family, is the
heartfelt prayer of
Yours, most respectfully,
(SipnoU j. w. WEBSTER.