The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-26
DANIEL WEBSTER II DEAD!

O'CLOCK at Marshneld, MS residence.
DANIEL WEBSTER N DEAD!
1t is not in obedience to custom, that vol
give evidence of mourning for public calam- +
tiles. No, when we do not feel the loss, and !
are not moved to shed tear for the depar-
vain and useless outward DISPLAY
of custom shall not belle our inward feeling.
1t has been but a brief period ago, since we
were called on to number with the dead,
that master spirit of Experimentation Ohm
C. CALHOUN, and clost upon his departure
from this turbulent world, followed the |
great statesmen OF the West, and now, as
though death had singled out for the poison
Of his shaft, the very pillars of the Union,
we are called on to record the death of
DANIEL WEBSTER! lllustrious trio
Where in the annals Of modern times are
three such name to be found in such COM
panionship! The have lived together-and3
the nation has grown great under the influ-
ence of their eloquence. The have strug-!
'gled together in the arena, and though Cpl
posed to one other, they were united-a:
tower of wisdom, strength and beauty"|
The fame of each has been measurablys
won, by kirbing with kindness the impet-I
|uosity of the other. They have lived to-
|gether-grown great together-inscribedI
their names on the pages OF immortal fame;
now they sleep together
F'Who labors long should be allowed to!
|restv' Peace to their ashes! Whilst the,
music of their eloquence still revibrates up-|
lon the ear of the nation, there is no daneer.I
but where are the men to come from, CONF
|petent to take up, the unfinished story and,
carry it on to coming time, that posterity|
may enjoy the fruits of their wisdom and;
|eloquence We cast about in vain to see,
them. Questions-mighty questions-ques-''
|tions of import to the whole civilized globe,
are already conceived, and waiting the on
ward march of time, to bring forth their
horrid consequences. Where are the men
to come from liz the long list of hollow poll !
|ticians that now array themselves before u,
to take charge of the ship of State. They
are great-aH great! But like the brass
Gods Of Delphi and Dodona, they are hol-
low-speaking not wisdom. but the empty
verbage of the concealed priests within
them. The people are fawned upon and
Aattered-made to believe themselves i'm
maculate, whilst the populace runs wild
with enthusiasm for some would be militia
ry chieftlan.
Look at the contrast my countrymen.-
Three such Brilliant intellects as Clay,
WrgsrER and CALHOUN, have accomplish
1 ed more, towards the advancement of the
race of man. in every branch o: true pro-
kgress, than hooked nose C1sal, rlva'
Acknowledgements and Wellington, all
combined. How humiiatng to us to think.
that CALHOUN, Clay and WEBSTER, have'
all been "too great" in all the qualities of
enlightened manhood, to stand at the head of
the Government. Whilst, third, fourth and
fifth rate men, have been spoken of, an!
elevated because Of some pugi,aaic quality
that has been won with a redsash and tinl
sworn on the fields of "Strombolo'-ouali-!
ties which are the antipodes of Liberty and:
|Repub!icauism. Let the spirit ofrepublic-
|anism be felt through the eloquence of its
advocates, and in company with the true
religion of God, it will find its way into
every corner of the earth and Weld hannv