New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-02
PROFESSOR WEBSTER.

Execution of Prof. Webater-His letter TO Rev.
DR.. Parkman, &c, Go.
The following letter which we fnd in the BoltoD
transcript, was addressed by Prof Webster to
Rev. Dr. PArkman, brother of Dr. Geo. P&rkm1n'
copy of the letter was retained by Prof. " and
confded to friend, with permission to make such
use Of it as he might see fit, ate. the execution
Boston, Tuesday, Aug 6.
REV DR.. PARKMAE. Dear sir.-I cannot leave
this world in the peace of r1ind for which | pray,
without addressing you the head OF that family
which ] have so deeply In ured and afflicted. 70
make known to you and them the bitter anguish
of SOUL the sincere conrition and Penltence nave
fe at having been the cause OF the affection under
bch you and they have been called to mourn.
can offer DO excuse for my wicked and fatal eoul-
ton Of passion but what you already know, nor
would attempt 10 pallate it.
| had never until the two or three last interviews
with your brother, felt towards him anything but
gratitude for his many acta Of klndnesa and friend
ahip. That should have allowed the feelings ez-
cited on those occasions to have overpowered me
30 as TO involve the life of your brother and my
own temporal and eternal welfare CAP, even
now hardly realize.
may not receive from you forgiveness in this
world, yet cannot but hope and believe you Will
think Of me with compassion, and remember me IN
your prayers to Him who will not turn away from
The humble and repentant. Had | many lives, with
what Joy would | lay them all down. to alleviate
the afiiotion have caused; bu& can now only
pray FOR forgiveness for myself and for every conso
lation and blessing upon every member OF your
family
In Justice to those dearest to me, beg to assure
you, and l entreat you TO believe me, no one OF my
family had the slightest doubt OF my entire limo
cence up to the moment when the contrary was
communicated to them by DR.. Putnam. That they
have your sincere pity and sympathy feel assured.
There is no family toward every member OF
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Bpeot and regard than that Of which you are now
the head From more than one have received
repeated acts of friendship and Kindness for which
l have ever been and am most truly grateful
Toward yourself in particular have not only my
own feelings been those OF the most sincere reg ard
and gratitude, but every individual OF my tamuy
has felt toward you that you were their pastor and
friend, Often has my wife recalled the intereas
you took in her from her frat becoming your pa
risbioner, and often has she spoken, with feelings
of gratitude, of the influence of your public mln's-
tratonE and Of your private instructions and o1n
versatons and of your direction OF her inquiries
and reading 10 what related to her religious vie VS.
These she has often recalled and referred u ag
having firmly estabahed the religious tssh and
trust which are now such sources OF consolation
and support 10 her and our children, as well as to
myself
Nothing that has occurred has weakened these
feelingp and although those L leave behind me may
not meet you without the keenest anguish. l trust
you will exonerate them from any participation in
or knowledge of the fathers niD, up to the moment
| have mentioned, and may you remember them in
your prayers to the Father Of the fatheress and
the widow God
beg you, my dear sir, to consider this strictly
private letter and by no means to give 1t publicity
at the same time will request you to make known
to the immediate members OF your famliyt the state
of my feelings and my coptriton.
That every consolation and blessing may be
voucbsafed to yourself and TO every member OF
your iamily,is tee heartfelt prayer of
tsisusd, ours mo" '''p}' w. WEBSTER
Incidents of the Execution, &c.
The Boston journal says:
During great part of the day before the exeou.
ton, the prisoner occupied himself with setting
aside little memorials for those few frienda in whose
charitable feelings toward him, when be was gone,
he might hope, He selected nubmer OF HIS books
and wrote in them the names of several persons to
ward whom he wished to express some recollection
of past obligations and favors. He seemed to take
much interest in this occupation.
The announcement that the family OF the late
Prof John White W ebster were in Ignorance of
the day on which he was TO suffer the extreme pen.
atty OF the law, was discredited by moat persons,
while those having the beat opportunity for judging
were perfectly satisfied 81 its truth Aa q confr
nation of the report it may be stated that on
Thusday, after the family had remained in the cell
four or five hours, they were kindly iu:jrmed that
the hour for closing the jail had rived whereupon
Mrs. Webster put the inquiry Wilt DO your
hour OF closing for the future = The inquiry took
the jaior somewhat by aurprise, but after mo-
ments hesitation be answered in the Affirmative
and the family Immediately withdrew, without
ausplciOn that that visit was to be their last
Immediately AFTER the execution Friday, Rev
DR.. Putnam proceeded to the residence of MIRA
Webster, and impaired to her an! her llcted
children the ARd intelligence that her hush md ard
the ir IL tbar m Tho aoDen,n nd daa
peiniel scene which ensued, should be yelled fcom
the public gaze. Rather than 10 intrude upon that
secfed ground, let as oia our tears With theirs and
b. heartfeltsympalhy, seek to bind u and comfort
thei, crushed and bleeding hearts.
The remains Of Prot Webster were conveyed
Friday evening to the residence OF the family,
whence they will be removed to Mount Auburn
and deposited III the family tomb on NarcisERs
Path"
The funeral will tahe place on Sunday, ia as pri.
vRte manner as possible,
The Boston Bee says: 1t ID ahid that Prof
Webater made 40 detailed combustion to 20 bofire
the public. He has talked freely on tho aubjsc, OF
the murder, with different individuals bat always
with this promise from them that Tiny would not
make anything public. Tho itoy Mr. Watcrat9u
received very long and very anguiariy written
letter from the PtoeaEor before his death aud soy.
erhl other clcrRymon received similE lSttors
Tho dress Of tho condemned was black ftoch
coat and pants. His NECK without crsyss or
handkerchief After The body had been plae9d in
tbs colin, his features appeared rs In lifp without
dt,of,!pa aud thore was nothing but the purple
bus Of tbs iiosh TO show thai his dssth md boan
violent and that w6S fas. disappearing
IL ia atnted TINT Professor W5bstpr was nsyer
in hsttsr Atstn of hsa.h than yesterday In the
morning hs received his bsshkfaft as usual from
PsgAets aud ate quits assfsy. drank tvo mugs ol
Tea annexed cigar. mud passed the balance Of hia
auppy oi cigars - otiiesr jonss and olh4fs in al
tsndspcs.
i,sfors tho services Ia hin cs Or w slsssst sspt
for Mr. Andrsws. tbs jsief aud all tho ethsr
oiiiesfs pi tbs pssos who visited hls sell he ihsa
i.u.k final MI hitr.Lt.ntn fatn srIL II l,at, ~.