The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-04
From the st Louis Republican.
HE LAST MOMENTS OF DANIEL WEB
STER

STER.
b. Morse's Eastern line Of Telegraph,
We have . few items oil the circumstances
which attended his last agony. lie seems
to have died as betitied man OF his great.
ness and intellect, andnp TO the close 81
his long and eventtui HE bis mnd-tha'
giant mind which has stamped iis impress
III the hislor, aud the institutions Of lht
country -remaiued unhsohen aud vi,
clouded.
B5sraN, October Goth.
MARsnFlLLp. October 2ith.-Mr. Web
,ter expired al precisely twenty minute,
to three this morning. During the early
part oil the evening. there was some de
crease 10 the swelling in Mr.. Webster
abdomen. and fewer symptoms OF nausea,
5u, no signs OF raI,lng. Repeatedly Il
The course al the forenoon aud early pr
i the afternoon, he caaver,ei freely ana
with great ciaarness IT detail, III relation {
his private atflr aud the coalition ct hi
aims; stating his plans fully, and the min
aer III which he wished to have them car.
RED out.
About FIVE o'clock, he was again seized
with nausea. aud raised considerable dark
matter, mingled with blood. Exhaustion
now increased rapidly, and bis physicians
held another consultations, which resulted
in the conclusion that his death was tast
approaching lie received The announce
meat with ca,mness, aud requested th7i
the female members Of his fa,nlN be cailel
ia. w: Mrs Webster. Mrs Fletcher Web
,ter, Mrs J. ". Paige, and Hiss Own
10 each. calling them individually hS
name, he addressed few words ct fare
we'll and rational consolation. Next, he
had called IN The male members 81 ttis tam
uf, aud personal tfle"ds "hp hsd been
with bm the last few DAYS: Fletcher
Webster. his only SURF ising son; SamleE
A. Appleton. son .in-Ia@: J. w. Paige.
ieo. 4. Curtis. Edward Curtis. OF Nv
York: Peter Harvey anl Charles ilenrs
rhamas, Of Mar>hfeld; alSa. Me-sr,. Geo
], Abbott and w. G. 4 ,ntznger, both Ut
The State Department, Washington. Al
dressing each otihem by name he referee
10 his pact relations with hem respective
IS, and one b. one bade them ~ affection
lite farewell. This was about half past
,is.
lie now had Mr. ilarses called IT,
lgain and sid 10 bin, "iaryeg an n"t
10 sick but thtt | know vou; am vel
suupgh 10 llu9w sou; AN well enough l..
ease Suu aud we'll enough to cal dawn
he richest OF Heavens blessings upon yau
ii4rveN dna't leave mo until | am dead;
} al leave Marshfeid until | an dead
N u" Then as it speaking o himself, H.
.Ri, "Qnthe 9th IT Olbher, all thai i.
nertlI at D uieI Webster " III be ~ more
H. nov PRAYED il his natural and usaa
aiee, strong. full aud clear, ending wilh.
"!ieavenl Father. iargise my sins. an
receive me to thou, tituu Christ Jesus. -
Al hill past seven, Mr., Wtrren rrriyea
ron Boston 10 relieve Dr. ] fries az i'm
nediate medical aftendani Shortly ntirf
he conyersed with Or. .Ieiffies. WIN saij h,
.,uld Do nothing more for him tban occa,
-lanas> admjniNier a eeda,ive portion. and
hen said to Mr.. Webster. am 40 be her
till the end al it, ID So. mas IL
come soou" At len o'clark &c was stiH
inwcr, but perfectly conscious a every
hing thst passed .Hhn bis sight or hear
ing he fingered "a until twenty mnutcs
Il three. when death called him a. lis r.
warj Thns has crumbled The chief pillar
I the American Republic The mos
jniuful gloom peryndes all classes, md ~
osl solemn feeling III j. over, here N
,areni, pr claims that an awful ca!amii
las bcla!Ien tie nation.