Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-29
Master ard Pupil.

Colonel james Tappan, venerable citi-
zen of Gloucester, Massachusetts, now a
years of nge, recently addressed letter TO
the Hon. Daniel Webster, reminding him that
more than sixty years ago Inc thlr. wa was
one of his pupils, when he taught school at
"New Salisbury" The Gloucester News
publishes Mr.. Webster's prompt answer to
his old friend and carly teacher, and re-
marks:
awe doubt If any letter that Mr.. Webster
has written TO public bodies, or any of the
thousand great aud noble acts of his life, re-
fleets more credit upon him than this kind
letter aud generous giit to his aged and un-
fortunate old school master" II is indeed n
beautiful letter, alike honorable to the head
and heart of the writer; and, as the editor
of the News remarks, " at n time when envy
and malice nre dealing blows from all quar-
ters at Americas greatest statesman, when
his public course is decried and exccrated by
political opponents aud the basest charges
are brought against his moral character" il
! sheds upon his name and character fresh
glory, that, long ailer his petty traducers
shall be dead and forgotten, will remain un-
dinmed in the hearts of his couDtymen.
Here is the letter of Mr. Webster, and its
ur'ue and interest ARE enhanced by the fact
that no nllusion is made in it TO an enclosed
fifty dollar bank note:
WAsHINGToN, February &c, 1851.
MASTER TAPPAN 81 thank you for your
letter, and am reioiced to hear that you are
yet among the living. remember you per-
fectly well as teacher in my infant years.
] suppose my mother must have taught me
to read very early, as have never been able
TO recollect the time when could not read
the Bible. | think Master Chase was my
earliest schoomnster, probably when ] was
three or four years old. Then came Master
Tnppan. You boarded at our house, and
sometimes think in the family of Mr.. Benj.
Sanborn, our neighhor, the lalne man. Most
OF those whom you knew in "New Salisbi-
ry" have gore TO their graves. MIR. John
Sanborn, the son of Benjamin, is vet living,
and is about your age. Mr.. John Colby, who
married my eldest sister, Susaunah il also
living. On the "North Road" is Mr.. Benz.
Ilunton, and on the South Road is Mr..
Benjamin Pettingnil. / think of none else
among the living whom you would probably
remember.
You have indeed lived chequered life
hope you have been able to bear prosperity
with meekness, and adversely with patience.
These things are ? II ordered for us, ihr better
Than we could order them for ourselves We
-t'ny pray Tor Our ,inily Tread we may pray
lor the forgiveness OF sims; we may pray to
he Kept from temptation, aud that the King.
dom OF God may come in IIs, aud in all men,
and his will everywhere he done. Beyond
rlis we hardly know for what good TO sup
nlcale the Divine mercy. Our Heavenly
Father knowelh what we have need of bet
ter tllan we know ourselves aud we are sure
that his eye and his loving Kindness are up
on us and around us every moment.
thank you again, my good old master,
for your kind letter. which has awakened
many sleeping recolIeclions; and with all
good wishes remain your friend aud pupil.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Mr. I,,neo Tionno,