The New York herald., 1851-08-03

7,
CONSULTATIONS both Of the South and the North. by
night ar always feeling and acting as If our united
constitutional American liberty we're in some de-
gree committed 70 your charge, kesp her, go far as
it depends you, clear of the bre sksrs. Whatever
laitudes you traverse, whatever distant billows
you tOsst let your county retain her hold on
yoVr afections Keep her in your hearts, and let
your carol to her ever be-
"Lsshsd 20 the helm,
sbtnld seas o,erwhelm,
III think On thee"
| am. my friends, with sincere regard, your
obliged fellow citizen and obedient servant,
DAsL WEBSTER
Messrs Wm. b. Gooeh, Eleazer Nickerson, Jr.,
Miller w. Nickerson, and others.
MIR. wrBsTrR's REPORTED RnsIaNArIoa
The Lebanon correspondent of the Boston Tr2a-
sept, gives the folio wing -
In recent letter spoke Of the enthusiasm which
was telt by the guests of Columbia Hall in this de-
lghtful summer hone, the reception of the glo-
rious oraton of Daniel Webster, at the laying Of
the corner stone Of the enlargement of the Capitol
ut Washington. have since seen a letter written
by gentleman who must have mad every facility
for knowing the facts, (an1 whose character auds
like that Of CTsars wife, above pcion in which
tie following facts were stated; and as ! nave
no alusi"n 70 them in any Of the public Journ ais,
wish to refer TO them briefly, Tor know that they
VIII constitute new source of satsfaet on TO the
frierds OF that ilustrious staresm who has just
escaped from tie excite meu,s and fatgues of his
public labors, TO the quiet shades of his sea washed
home at Marsh field
MI "cptteI, curing tue lasI sevCntecn months,
has gone through more eXhausting lnb0rs in public
life than any other civilian We sea fcely know Of
General even, who, in the flushed career Ofyotory,
hatch'ng IRON one conquered province to another,
and IRON one protr e Kingdom TO empire yet
to be conquered, who has achieved such inmease
and ncouparsble physical moral, and inte eileotuil
tasks. From the time Mr. " ebsteT first conceived
his great Union speech of the 7th Of March Last
year, till he handed in his resiguetio to Mr.. Fill
more as Secretary Of STATE the 9th, day, he must
have experienced constant aud uninterru pted in
tellectual tension, of which few other would bc
/ incapable What constitutes the chef ma6ter of
surprise is, that he b Is been able to 60 tbrough
those exhausting tolls without absolute plostraon.
! And yet Mr.. Horace Mann has the Pharasaicd
! iuipuderce to sneer at Mr. W for the premature
/ breaking w OF his physica constitution.
but, viii sptuk OF the facts TO which have al
! i1d,d Feeling the necessity Of complete repose-
! and longing rs he did physically ADD moray. for
his accustomed rural sports and anuseu,eGtS the
indu genco of whicn he has gat hered his vitality aai
| power, fiom the time ne beat his own suow path
! over the hills Of New Hampshire, TO the d,trct
| school house Mr.. Webster laid bcto Mr. FIJI
| mere bis rtsigi alton, in Of those tigDifed
and classical letters by which he has hieyed
20 much fame. and on which his reputation as a
cuIely iOf the future We once hea d Mr Webster
ICmayk when very high oulegiup was psased, ia
bus presence upon the classic purity Of tie stNle of
bis dir lcmatic cUr,es popdence with Lord Ashbur-
ton, that he felt II 10 be much thc duty Of an
American statesman to write pure Anglo saxon as
10 Ntltlaie the III inUry of v ashingtOn
Wen. Mr.. Webster lad before the i osient his
resignation. MIR Fillmore received the commrui.
cation from Mr. Wcbsters ha aus with sS,onish-
ment hnd regret. :" canE0t,." he said To his
Stciciay, aeccpt your resignation When was
urfapectedly called to this post, felt tha' could
not relcse Ioy coiiueLcc - securely in any uther
American cifIzen, NY cha, coun eor. and there
fore invited you 10 become Secretary of state.
"a kindly and generously lett your niuent plsco
10 The ceiaie, and consented 70 AID ins in the ad
maistrstIon OF pubuc Affairs lou have done SO,
and uee 10 You ve'y considerable portion Of
that popularity which has attended my admins
tratiou
the wsrn seoson To rural exercise. ard agricultural
pprsulis. feel the necessity Of going home to my
thrD, and cannot cuusent ~ sustain tny official
responsibility while AIN AWAY from my post foe
ary considerable length of time / should be very
glad, therefore, sir, II you would relieve me from
my o1ios. wish you well, ar. think the Unio1
Is safe know Of no Important foroign business
now pressing " on our attention. aud -"
"but, Mr. Webster. | cannot consent to ac1ept
your re. gnat;on You have been with me from
the beginning, let Us 20 through 20 the end. YSu
know have al confidence in your integrity and
obili'y and, besides If you feel dispose TO take
some relaxation, 20 and stny ns long your
LCGith, your duties. or your medication prompt,
ard If ANY particular emergency arises, viii come
ny to Maishteld. and you certainly, after what has
passed beiwtcn us, will have no g-eit objection to
seeirg me there, aud we will talk over The b soess
Of the day, su l. ~ u may be
Mr. w bster could not resist this appeal IL was
made with the same mugnanimity with which the
portfolio OF foreign Affairs was hD' offered to him,
after the death oi General Taylor. These facts do
great bcror TO both gentlemen
Ard so Mr. Webster left Washington, and ~
hs- gone 10 MaIshfieid.